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Applied English to

Mining

Lesson I

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Contents

Introduction to Mining

Mining Technicians

Importance of Mining

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What is Mining ?

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Mining

  Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or othergeological materials from the earth from an orebody,lode, vein, seam, or reef, hich forms the minerali!ed

pac"age of economic interest to the miner#

  $res recovered by mining include metals, coal, oilshale, gemstones, limestone, dimension stone, roc"salt, potash, gravel, and clay# Mining is re%uired toobtain any material that cannot be gron throughagricultural processes, or created artificially in alaboratory or factory# Mining in a ider sense includesextraction of any non&reneable resource such aspetroleum, natural gas, or even ater#

 

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  Mining of stone and metal has been done since pre&historictimes# Modern mining processes involve prospecting for ore

bodies, analysis of the profit potential of a proposed mine,extraction of the desired materials, and final reclamation ofthe land after the mine is closed#

 

'he nature of mining processes creates a potential negativeimpact on the environment both during the mining

operations and for years after the mine is closed# 'hisimpact has led most of the orld(s nations to adoptregulations designed to moderate the negative effects ofmining operations# )afety has long been a concern as ell,and modern practices have improved safety in minessignificantly#

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Mining 'echnicians

  Mining technicians or" as part of thepreparation, exploration, development,maintenance, or operations segments ofmining teams# 'hey might assistmetallurgists and chemists by testing roc"

samples and helping locate natural resourcedeposits all over the orld# 'hey may alsoor" ith environmental engineers toensure that safety standards andgovernment regulations are being folloedin the mines, or they might assist IndustrialEngineers by testing the air %uality

underground for traces of poisonous gases#'he career of a mining technician variesaccording to the individual speciali!ationand the demands of mar"ets#

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*e%uired Education to become a

Mining 'echnician  Mining technicians re%uire at least an associate

degree in mining technology, mining engineering, ora related science# )ince most mining techniciansrely heavily on "noledge of math, chemistry,metallurgy, geology, and other sciences, miningtechnicians can also enter the field from a science orchemistry bac"ground# Mining technicians ithmanagerial or administrative experience can also

or" as production managers or shift supervisors#With more advanced education in engineering,mining technicians can train to become engineers,managers, or mine shift supervisors#

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*e%uired )"ills

  'he abilities needed to be a mining technicianvary according to the speciali!ation# )trongmath s"ills and a vast "noledge of natural

sciences, especially geology and chemistry,ill be helpful# Mining technicians may or"in an office, in a laboratory, in a mine, or all ofthe above, so they need to be careful anddetail&oriented, as ell as flexible and illingto accept a certain level of danger that comesith the industry#

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Wor"ing conditions

  +nderground mining is adangerous or"# 'echniciansho or" underground ithengineering and geologicalcres share this danger#

'echnicians usually spend partof their or"ing day in officesand laboratories# 'hey generallyor" in cres ith othertechnicians, engineers, andor"ers# 'echnicians ho

become shift bosses usuallyspend all of their or"ing day inmines# 'hey may or" rotatingshifts# 'echnicians usually or"forty hours a ee"#

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Activity

  -et together ith a classmate and

discuss these %uestions.

• Why is Mining important in Chile?

• What are the advantages and disadvantages about working

in Mining?

• What are the most important Mines in Chile? Why?• Do you know about International Mines? Mention some of

them