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NOC 85110 — Mine labourers

TEER 5 · Labour (no formal education required) · Not eligible for Express Entry (CEC/FSWP)

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.

Main duties

• 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.

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