Profession mine surveying technician
Mine surveying technicians conduct boundary and topographic surveys and surveys of the progress of mining operations. They operate surveying equipment and utilise programs to retrieve and interpret relevant data, and perform computations as required.
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Personality Type
- Realistic / Conventional
- Realistic / Investigative
Skills
- Compare survey computations
Determine the accuracy of data by comparing computations with applicable standards.
- Operate surveying instruments
Operate and adjust measuring instruments such as theodolites and prisms, and other electronic distance-measuring tools.
- Record survey measurements
Gather and process descriptive data by using documents such as sketches, drawings and notes.
- Work ergonomically
Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.
- Delineate area with marks
Set out and recover documentation such as marks or stakes to be used in surveying.
- Maintain records of mining operations
Maintain records of mine production and development performance, including performance of machinery.
- Monitor equipment
Monitoring equipment implies watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
- Perform surveying calculations
Perform calculations and gather technical data in order to determine earth curvature corrections, traverse adjustments and closures, level runs, azimuths, marker placements, etc.