Job description Mine Helper in Ontario

Find out what work is like for a mine helper in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Mine labourers (NOC 85110).

Mine labourers

Description

Mine labourers carry out a variety of general labouring duties to assist in the extraction of coal, minerals and ore, and in other services in support of underground mining. They are employed by coal, metal and non-metallic mineral mines.

Work week duration

Mine labourers usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Mine labourers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Assist other mine workers in maintaining or constructing underground installations
  • Clean underground rooms, roadways, working areas and mining equipment and conveyances using hand tools
  • Load, move, sort and pile materials and supplies
  • Clear spills of ore or coal using hand and power tools
  • May cut core and prepare core sample boxes in support of mine exploration
  • Assist other workers in prospecting for mineral deposits and perform various tasks related to general geophysical surveys.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Handling material manually
  • Standing
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Walking and running

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Mine labourers are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Coal, metal and non-metallic mineral mines

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Outside, under cover
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
  • Sound and noise
  • Skin injury
  • Standard safety equipment
  • Vibration
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 85110), and a list of similar occupations:

  • chute puller
  • mine helper
  • mine labourer
  • miner helper - underground mining
  • pit scaler - underground mining
  • shoveller - underground mining
  • underground labourer - mining

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Mine labourers in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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