Development miner
Hecla Keno Hill Elsa, Yukon
Permanent
Full time
As soon as possible
Description
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 2,184 hours per year
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 5 years or more
- Underground
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Hard rock mine
- Ensure the safety of the mine by scaling loose rock from walls and roof, drilling and installing rock bolts
- Operate specialized drills to produce underground passageways
- Operate the mucking loader in the process of loading a conveyor for transport
- Set up and operate drills and drilling machines to produce a designated pattern of blasting holes
- Support the mining advancement by extending and installing air and water pipes or operating ore loading machinery
- Set up and operate mining machinery to shear coal, rock or ore from the working face
- Load explosives, set fuses, and detonate explosives to produce desired blasting patterns and rock fragmentation in underground mines
- Operate scooptram or load-haul-dump (LHD) machine to load and haul ore from stopes, drifts and drawpoints to ore passes
- Perform routine maintenance of mining equipment
- Train other workers
- Load-haul-dump unit (LHD)
- Scooptram
- Loader
- Specialized drills
- Jack leg drill
- Jumbo drill
- Stoper drill
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Reliability
- Team player
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
- Bonus
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Long-term care insurance
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- On-site recreation and activities
- Transportation provided by employer
Salary: $40.39 to $45.39 hourly (to be negotiated)
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