Miner, Practical (Underground)
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- None
JOB DESCRIPTION: A practical miner extracts minerals from underground mines. The miner uses hand or power tools and explosives to expose the minerals, and then secures the area by installing supportive wall structures. The practical miner also makes it possible to accommodate equipment by laying mining tracks. A practical miner is employed in the mining industry and may specialize in the extraction of one mineral such as ore, coal, or rock.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- No education required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Oklahoma Department of Mines
- Address
- 2915 N Classen Blvd Suite 213 Oklahoma City, OK 73106
- Phone
- (405) 427-3859
- Agency website
- http://mines.ok.gov/
- Licence page
- www.ok.gov/mines
- Last updated
- June 25, 2020
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- Assistant Mine Foreman 47-5099.00
Source and verification
This record is Oklahoma's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Oklahoma Department of Mines — see the issuing body section above.
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