Underground Hard Rock Miner
U.S Silver Galena Complex
Wallace
08.2003 - 12.2014
- Operated heavy machinery to facilitate efficient ore extraction processes.
- Collaborated with team members to enhance safety protocols in mining operations.
- Maintained accurate records of daily production activities and equipment usage.
- Implemented best practices for environmental impact reduction during mining.
- Performed routine inspections of mining equipment to ensure operational efficiency.
- Trained junior miners in equipment usage and safety regulations.
- Identified and addressed potential safety hazards within the mining site.
- Participated in emergency response drills to prepare for hazardous situations.
- Coordinated with management to improve operational workflows and minimize downtime.
- Maintaining mining equipment, such as drills, conveyors and pumps.
- Placed blocks and scotches to prevent shifting and movement.
- Conducting pre-shift inspections of all production equipment.
- Monitoring air quality in the mine shafts for hazardous gases and dust particles.
- Serviced equipment and repaired and replaced parts as necessary.
- Opened and closed bottom doors of cars in order to dump contents.
- Performing regular maintenance on mining equipment.
- Inspected equipment regularly to identify any potential issues or malfunctions.
- Installing blasting systems in accordance with applicable regulations.
- Inspecting mine sites for safety compliance and hazardous conditions.
- Operating mining machinery to extract ore and other minerals from underground mines.
- Operated equipment to transfer materials between workstations.
- Adhered to safety protocols by maintaining awareness of markings, grade stakes and hand signals while operating equipment.
- Maintained fast-paced schedules by loading materials onto vehicles using loading machine.
- Drove loaded shuttle cars to ramps and moved controls to discharge loads into mine cars or onto conveyors.
- Replaced gears and bearings to maintain equipment performance.
- Operated jackleg, loci, longhole drills, muckers, jumbo, haul trucks, tractors, utv, cutting torches, welders, hydraulic hose press and all basic shop equipment.