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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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Open in Job ExplorerWhat 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.
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This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Occupation group
Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals (2146)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7b99007f-c6bf-4703-85d3-f168bc6a9f28 |
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| ESCO code | 2146.8 |
| ISCO group | 2146 |
| Concept type | Occupation |