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Overview
Mine planning engineers prepare future mine plans, account for mineral-resource structure, build production and development schedules and monitor progress against those plans.
In job descriptions, look for mine planning software, geology, technical drawings, production schedules, reconciliation reports, operating costs, mine development projects, equipment advice and safety requirements.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
The work combines geology, engineering judgement and scheduling. Mine planning engineers turn resource information into layouts, development stages and production plans that operations can follow.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes mine planning software, technical drawing, geological factors, production monitoring, cost assessment, reconciliation reports, equipment advice and safety requirements.
Salary context
Pay is usually read through engineering responsibility, mine scale, planning horizon, software and reporting depth, staff supervision, cost accountability and effect on production decisions.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior mine planning, production scheduling, mine development management, operations leadership, technical services or project engineering.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names open-pit or underground planning, scheduling software, cost monitoring, development projects, reconciliation reporting and safety or permitting responsibilities.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include mine development engineer, mineral processing engineer and mine health and safety engineer.
Explore this activitySite preparation
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include quarry engineer, mine health and safety engineer and explosives engineer.
Explore this activityMINING AND QUARRYING
Another possibility is this activity. Other occupations there include mine health and safety engineer, mine mechanical engineer and geological engineer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 1
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
17-2151.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancyBMINING AND QUARRYING43.99Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.43.12Site preparation
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals (2146)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7b99007f-c6bf-4703-85d3-f168bc6a9f28 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2146.8 |
| ISCO group | 2146 |
| Concept type | Occupation |