I have been working underground for the past 12 years, along with being an active member of Mine Rescue and being a member of the Joint Health and Safety team. I have been assigned several different tasks which has given me the opportunity to gain knowledge and the experience to work under pressure while doing it in a safe manner.
Job Description- Currently working on a 4 man crew Jumbo offsiding/training, loading rounds and mucking.
Job Descripion- Worked on a 5 man crew installing a pipeline and supporting structure in a tunnel which included rebar mats, cement forming and shotcreting.
Job Description- Worked on a 4 man Jumbo crew installing ground support using maclean bolter and conventional methods. Mucked rounds operating a 8 yard scoop.
Job Description- Work safely and efficiently on a three man ramp development crew excavating portal and down ramp.
Roles- Muck rounds with 6/10yd LHD, install ground support using scissor deck/maclean bolter, charge rounds using stick powder, jumbo offsider, high pressure grouting, manage gear lay down and unload deliveries with IT loader
Job Description- work safely and efficiently on a six man crew in unison with several other contractors under civil code and regulation rehabilitating an existing hydro tunnel located inside of a mountain.
Roles- install ground support/drill drain holes with maclean bolter, prep/form and pour concrete slabs, assist shotcrete operations, operate several types small utility vehicles, muck with 8yd LHD, JHSC Chairman
Job Description- Work safely and efficiently on small crews to rehabilitate mine tunnels and replace ore conveyance systems that were damaged in mine fire.
Roles- dismantle and remove damaged conveyor system from mine, work alongside iron worker sub-contractor to erect transfer tower and conveyor system using cranes and small utility equipment, excavate fire suppression cutouts using conventional mining methods, install and tension cable bolts, prep form and pour concrete pads
Job Description- Work safely and efficiently on shaft crew to install mine shaft and conveyance system
Roles- work in the shaft off of a galloway installing ground support/shaft steel/observation deck, install loading pocket using cranes and utility equipment, prep/form and pour concrete structures, drill and blast small excavations
Job Description- Work safely and efficiently mucking development rounds underground and mucking production stopes on tele-remote from surface.
Roles- Muck development rounds using a electric Sandvik 10yd, use tele-remote to muck open stopes, train individuals to muck on tele-remote system, jumbo offsider
Job Description- Work safely and efficiently to muck raisebore's and development rounds with remote and tele-remote
Roles- setup Sandvik tele-remote system with electrical crew, muck raisebores using remote, muck development rounds using tele-remote between shifts, road maitenence
Job Description- Safely and efficiently develop ore sills in a two man heading using conventional mining methods
Roles- complete mining cycles daily using conventional mining methods(jackleg,longtom)
Job Description- Safely and efficiently muck production stopes
Roles- muck production stopes with 10yd remote scoop, load trucks, maintain roadways, assist blockhole operator, backfill stopes
Job Description- Safely and efficiently develop ore sills in a two man heading using conventional mining methods
Roles- complete mining cycles daily using conventional mining methods(jackleg,longtom)
Job Description- Safely and efficiently develop ore sills in a two man heading using conventional mining methods
Roles- complete mining cycles daily using conventional mining methods(jackleg)
Job Description- Work safely and efficiently on a 4 man jumbo crew doing ramp development
Roles- install ground support using jackleg/stoper off a scissor deck, load rounds using anfo truck, cable bolting, jumbo offsider, dewater mine after flood