// Unit group · 8111

Miners and Quarriers

Miners and quarriers operate plant, machinery and hand tools to extract rock, mineral ores and other deposits from underground and surface mines and quarries.

8 Plant and Machine Operators, and Assemblers / 81 Stationary Plant and Machine Operators / 811 Mining and Mineral Processing Plant Operators / All level 4

// Working conditions

Air and dustConfined spacesHeat and coldMachineryNoiseShift work

// Hand tools

  1. 1General Hand Tool Operation
  2. 2Hammers

positioning, operating and monitoring the performance of a variety of underground and surface mining equipment including continuous mining, cutting and channelling plant

setting up and operating drilling equipment in underground and surface mines and quarries

operating machinery and using hand or power tools to remove loosened rock, ore, coal and other deposits

preparing, fitting and installing supports in underground workings including rock bolts

operating machinery to open new shafts, drives, air vents and rises

operating auxiliary plant such as pumps to expel air, water and mud

performing minor maintenance and repairs and lubricating and cleaning plant, machines and tools

completing records detailing operations completed during shifts

collecting mineral samples for laboratory analysis.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Bogger operator
- Continuous miner operator
- Dragline operator (mining)
- Drilling (mining)
- Jumbo operator
- Miner
- Mining plant operator
- Quarrier
- Roof bolter (mining)

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Mining supervisor - 3121
- Blaster - 7542
- Shotfirer - 7542
- Driller (oil or gas well) - 8113
- Mining Labourer - 9311
- Quarry Labourer - 9311

Indexed job titles 30