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| MINOR GROUP 811: MINING- AND MINERAL-PROCESSING-PLANT OPERATORS
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Mining- and mineral-processing-plant operators operate and
monitor plant for cutting channels in a mine workface, for
processing mineral ore and stone, or for the drilling and
sinking of wells.
Tasks performed usually include ; operating and monitoring
machinery and equipment used for continuous mining or for
drilling holes or cutting channels in a mine or quarry workface;
operating and monitoring machinery and equipment used for
processing mineral ore and stone, as well as for the drilling
and sinking of wells. Supervision of other workers may be
included.
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the
following unit groups:
8111 Mining-plant operators
8112 Mineral-ore- and stone-processing-plant operators
8113 Well drillers and borers and related workers
Note
Occupations are classified into Major group 7, Craft and
related trades workers if the tasks are carried out by hand and
by hand-powered and other tools and call for an understanding
of the work organisation, the materials and tools used, and the
nature and purpose of the final product.
Occupations are classified into Major group 9, Elementary
occupations if the tasks are of a simple and routine nature,
mainly entail the use of hand-held tools, some physical effort,
little or no previous experience and understanding of the work,
and limited initiative or judgement.
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