Required skills analytical skills to determine mine design needs communication skills to: consult effectively with clients and colleagues impart knowledge and ideas through oral, written and visual means initiative and enterprise skills to: manage information interpret project requirements and translate them into design literacy skills to: assess, develop and use workplace information read and write key performance reports, including technical reports research and evaluate in order to source surveying and spatial information services educational information numeracy skills to: analyse errors conduct image analysis estimate costs interpret and analyse statistics perform mental calculations record with accuracy and precision undertake high level computations organisational skills to: plan and coordinate technical and human resource inputs to research activities plan and prioritise activities to meet contractual requirements project management skills spatial skills to: exercise precision and accuracy in relation to mine design archive and retrieve spatial data manage and manipulate spatial data manage files solve complex problems relating to height, depth, breadth, dimension, direction and position in actual operational activity and virtual representation train others in spatial precision techniques technology skills to: use computers to develop design documentation use instruments when carrying out basic mine design Required knowledge abilities of work teams accuracy and precision requirements calibration of specialised surveying equipment concept of mining in terms of the objectives, types, classifications and purpose data capture and data set out data formats data management data reduction and manipulation techniques development of headings in underground mining operations economic geology, including: different methods and techniques for discovering economic mineral deposits economics of mineral industries familiarisation with mining and metallurgical technology physical and chemical characteristics of rocks and structures theories of formation economic significance of mining in terms of domestic and international markets and global technological demands guidelines of projects high-level, relevant engineering-related tasks and associated computations industry standards legislative, statutory and industry requirements and standards limitations of the guidelines relating to equipment, measuring and analysis mineral exploration methods: geophysical, geochemical and geological techniques mining methods for metalliferous and coal mines mining technology revolution organisational policies and guidelines, such as OHS guidelines phases and stages of exploration procedure and possible methods of exploration relevant to each planning and control processes processes and procedures involved in undertaking exploration of mineral deposits project review procedures safe work practices scope of mining in terms of cultural, economical and social significance spatial reference systems surveying equipment for data capture surveying computation skills surveying reference systems terminology and nomenclature applicable to mining |