Mine Technician
Chapleau, ON, CA, P0N 1H0
Workplace Type: Onsite
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Location
Borden Mine
Chapleau, ON
Dimensions
This position will be reporting to the Mine Planning. When required work with the underground survey team to complete daily tasks and provide guidance to mine operations group in a timely manner. Assist the planning team with drill and blast designs.
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Purpose
Provide up to date survey prints to development crews in a timely manner. This position will provide as-built and cavity surveys to the planning department and operations in a timely manner. Complete markups of longhole stopes, diamond drilling and utility holes. Provide diamond drill holes and longhole pickups using the proper equipment and procedures and ensure all surveys are conducted to standards with appropriate checks to ensure accurate results.
Assist planning department with drill and blast designs including longhole drill designs, loading packages, tele-operations mucking prints and cemented/unconsolidated rock fill backfill packages. Complete development and stope reconciliation.
Assist with ventilation to take underground readings if necessary.
Essential Duties
Promoting Safety and Sustainability
- Promote and adhere to Company safety policies.
- Maintain and care for assigned survey equipment.
Mine Engineering
- Complete assigned survey, planning and ventilation tasks efficiently and accurately
- Learn the practices and standards at Borden Mine
Record Keeping
- Survey, calculate and check month end production figures as required.
- Maintain survey records up to date, including long sections.
- Issue survey prints to all relevant stakeholders.
- Issue longhole drill and blast prints to all relevant stakeholders
- Maintain reconciliation database
Training & Experience
- A survey Engineering Technician, Mining Engineering Technician or Mining Engineering Technologist Diploma or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum 2 years of underground mine operation and engineering experience.
- Be technically competent and have a good understanding of U/G longhole mining.
- Have strong communication and people skills.
- Team player
- Strong computer skills and familiarity with Deswik
- Familiar with Leica software and product
- Be a self-starter
- Ability to manage priorities while delivering consistent quality reliable work
Working Conditions
This position is located at our Borden operation in Chapleau, ON.
The schedule is 4 days on 3 days.
We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
As an equal opportunity employer, Newmont is committed to diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.