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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare to establish and maintain underground mining ground control and stable mining systems
   • Access, interpret and apply underground mining ground control and stable mining systems documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
   • Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
   • Identify, collect, access and interpret mine survey data
   • Identify and record the necessary resources required to create and maintain a stable mining structure
   • Identify, access and interpret mine survey data and historical information
   • Identify, assess and record all possible mining structure failure modes relevant to the mine site
   • Establish the criteria for establishing the quantitative stability of mining structures
2. Identify and evaluate geological and geotechnical information
   • Access, identify, interpret and evaluate exploration techniques
   • Access, identify, interpret and evaluate geological structures
   • Access, identify, interpret and evaluate hydrogeological features
   • Identify, interpret and evaluate hanging wall, foot wall, ore body characteristics and physical properties
   • Identify, interpret and evaluate stress regimes
3. Identify and evaluate mining engineering principles and practices
   • Investigate, identify, interpret and evaluate types of mining system and methods
   • Identify and assess layouts for stable mining structures from engineering analysis
   • Identify, interpret and evaluate mining constraints impacting on the development of a stable mining structure
   • Identify, interpret and evaluate equipment requirements
4. Identify and evaluate control options
   • Investigate, identify, interpret and evaluate ground support systems
   • Identify, interpret and evaluate ground support installation, monitoring and assessment systems
   • Identify, interpret and evaluate causes and impacts of failure mechanisms
   • Identify, interpret and evaluate natural and induced stress control methods
5. Establish ground control and stable mining systems
   • Design and establish exploration programs identifying geological features and characteristics impacting on mining operations
   • Investigate and design safe access and egress systems Design and establish mining systems
   • Design and establish sequences for mining operations
   • Design and establish system specifications and documentation
   • Establish a program, including systems and procedures to satisfy identified training requirements
   • Establish emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures
   • Identify, confirm, establish and implement safe operating procedures
6. Audit and review the effectiveness of ground control and stable mining systems
   • Audit stable structure standards
   • Audit mine survey data
   • Audit monitoring systems
   • Audit recording systems
   • Audit system maintenance program and procedures
   • Audit emergency procedures and plans
   • Audit the stable mining structure training program for currency and relevance
   • Audit emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures
   • Identify and assess future site mining requirements and standards and incorporate into the planning procedures
   • Establish procedures for response to non-compliance or other discrepancies/deficiencies revealed by audit
7. Plan and prepare to establish and maintain underground mining ground control and stable mining systems
   • Access, interpret and apply underground mining ground control and stable mining systems documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
   • Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
   • Identify, collect, access and interpret mine survey data
   • Identify and record the necessary resources required to create and maintain a stable mining structure
   • Identify, access and interpret mine survey data and historical information
   • Identify, assess and record all possible mining structure failure modes relevant to the mine site
   • Establish the criteria for establishing the quantitative stability of mining structures
8. Identify and evaluate geological and geotechnical information
   • Access, identify, interpret and evaluate exploration techniques
   • Access, identify, interpret and evaluate geological structures
   • Access, identify, interpret and evaluate hydrogeological features
   • Identify, interpret and evaluate hanging wall, foot wall, ore body characteristics and physical properties
   • Identify, interpret and evaluate stress regimes
9. Identify and evaluate mining engineering principles and practices
   • Investigate, identify, interpret and evaluate types of mining system and methods
   • Identify and assess layouts for stable mining structures from engineering analysis
   • Identify, interpret and evaluate mining constraints impacting on the development of a stable mining structure
   • Identify, interpret and evaluate equipment requirements
10. Identify and evaluate control options
    • Investigate, identify, interpret and evaluate ground support systems
    • Identify, interpret and evaluate ground support installation, monitoring and assessment systems
    • Identify, interpret and evaluate causes and impacts of failure mechanisms
    • Identify, interpret and evaluate natural and induced stress control methods
11. Establish ground control and stable mining systems
    • Design and establish exploration programs identifying geological features and characteristics impacting on mining operations
    • Investigate and design safe access and egress systems Design and establish mining systems
    • Design and establish sequences for mining operations
    • Design and establish system specifications and documentation
    • Establish a program, including systems and procedures to satisfy identified training requirements
    • Establish emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures
    • Identify, confirm, establish and implement safe operating procedures
12. Audit and review the effectiveness of ground control and stable mining systems
    • Audit stable structure standards
    • Audit mine survey data
    • Audit monitoring systems
    • Audit recording systems
    • Audit system maintenance program and procedures
    • Audit emergency procedures and plans
    • Audit the stable mining structure training program for currency and relevance
    • Audit emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures
    • Identify and assess future site mining requirements and standards and incorporate into the planning procedures
    • Establish procedures for response to non-compliance or other discrepancies/deficiencies revealed by audit

Performance Evidence

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient establishing and maintenance of ground control and stable mining systems including:

accessing, interpreting and applying technical and mine survey information

accessing and analysing archival and historical failure information related to the mine

interpreting and applying mathematical and scientific theorems/laws related to stable mining systems

interpreting and applying design criteria for stable mining systems

interpreting computer spreadsheets and stable mining systems modelling/simulations

accessing data from monitoring systems and equipment

applying risk management processes and techniques

works effectively with others to establish and maintain ground control and stable mining systems that meets all the required outcomes including:

consulting with surface mining team and provides team leadership

sharing information and communicating effectively in the workplace

establishing training, coaching and mentoring support for supervisors and managers

preparing written reports communicating the pit development status and outcomes

demonstrates completion of establishing and maintaining underground mining ground control and stable mining systems that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

identifying and evaluating:

geological and geotechnical information

mining engineering principles and practices

control options

conducting enquiries/investigations and preparing reports

analysing and reporting on stable mining systems training needs

preparing and establishing systems and procedures

auditing and reviewing the effectiveness of ground control and stable mining systems

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of establishing and maintaining underground mining ground control and stable mining systems through:

legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures for:

mine planning and design

ground support

work health and safety

critical data including:

geological, geotechnical, hydrogeological data

hydrological data

survey data

systems of work including mining and extraction such as pillar recovery and the use of various types of fill material

mine surveying

stress analysis techniques for mining induced stress, vertical and horizontal stress tectonics

mining structure failure modes

exploration techniques

mining and general engineering principles

audit methodologies

stress distribution diagrams

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