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Underground Production and Development Miners  (NOC 8231)
Windsor-Sarnia Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Underground production and development miners drill, blast, operate mining machinery, and perform related duties to extract coal and ore in underground mines and to construct tunnels, passageways and shafts to facilitate mining operations. They are employed by coal, metal and non-metallic mineral underground mines and by specialized contractors in mine construction, shaft sinking and tunnelling.

blaster – underground mining, chute blaster, diamond driller – underground mining, drift miner, driller – underground mining, faceman/woman – coal mine, hoist operator – underground mining, jumbo drill operator, miner, mining machine operator, mucking machine operator, raise miner, roadheader operator, scooptram operator, shaft inspector, shot firer.

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Underground production and development miners perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Set up and operate drills and drilling machines to produce a designated pattern of blasting holes
  • Operate diamond drills or other specialized drills such as raise boring machinery to test geological formations or to produce underground passageways
  • 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, load-haul-dump (LHD) machine or mucking machine to load and haul ore from stopes, drifts and drawpoints to ore passes
  • Perform duties required to ensure safety and to support the mining advance, such as scaling loose rock from walls and roof, drilling and installing rock bolts, extending and installing air and water pipes, operating ore loading machinery, inspecting mine shafts, operating hoists that transport people, equipment and materials through mine shafts, and constructing timber supports and cribbing if required
  • Perform routine maintenance of mining machinery.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Chatham, Windsor, Sarnia, Amherstburg, Belle River, Forest, Kingsville, Lakeshore, Leamington, Petrolia, St. Clair Beach, Tecumseh, Blenheim, Dresden, Ridgetown, Stoney Point, Tilbury, Wallaceburg

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Outlook & Prospects for Underground Production and Development Miners in Windsor-Sarnia Region

The future forecast and current conditions for an occupation can vary based on location or due to changes in the economy, technology, or demand for a product or service.

Provincial Employment Potential Information

The following table identifies employment conditions within Ontario.

Table on the employment potential for Underground Production and Development Miners in Windsor-Sarnia Region as well as in the rest of the Ontario.
Location Employment Potential Release Date
Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula Region N/A N/A
Kingston - Pembroke Region N/A N/A
Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie Region N/A N/A
London Region N/A N/A
Muskoka-Kawarthas Region N/A N/A
Northeast Region N/A N/A
Northwest Region N/A N/A
Ottawa Region N/A N/A
Stratford--Bruce Peninsula Region N/A N/A
Toronto Region N/A N/A
Windsor-Sarnia Region N/A N/A
[ Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]

Additional Provincial Prospects

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Mining Sector Hiring Forecast

The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) forecasts that the mining sector will need to hire a total of 1,300 Underground Production and Development Miners in Ontario from 2011 to 2021.

The following table shows MiHR's forecast for the total number of jobs that will need to be filled from 2011 to the given year.

Table on the cummulative hiring forecast for Underground Production and Development Miners in in Ontario starting from 2011.
Cumulative Hiring Forecast (base year 2011) 2013 2016 2021

Region: Ontario

Occupation:  Underground Production and Development Miners

 235 550 1300
[ Source: Canadian Mining Industry Employment and Hiring Forecasts 2011 - MiHR ]

Labour Market Bulletins

An analysis of the local labour market and an assessment of local employment-related events.

[ Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]
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