Geological engineer vs mine inspector

Differences between geological engineer and mine inspector duties and responsibilities

Geological engineer example responsibilities.

• Conduct time-and-motion studies and performance of truck-and-shovel analysis and efficiently allocate trucks to shovels and attain optimum productivity.
• Identify ways to maximize data gather from logging and testing, conduct onsite petrophysics analysis and QC.
• Help to prepare mechanics, geotechnical and geological reports.
• Analyze field and laboratory test data and prepare geotechnical reports.
• Operate and troubleshoot vacuum deposition machinery used in the development of anodes vital to the design of novel lithium-sulfur battery technology.
• Involve consistently infield operation and provide high safety and HSE standards.
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Mine inspector example responsibilities.

• Inspect surface mine operations including electric shovels and drag lines.
• Assist Montana mining companies with development of their MSHA approve safety-training programs.
• Work with other CMI's very well and communicate with them daily.
• Utilize and maintain GPS surveying equipment for traditional surveys and machine guidance systems.
• Mine production 2 million TPY and 12 million CY excavate per year.