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| 8112 MINERAL-ORE- AND STONE-PROCESSING-PLANT OPERATORS
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Mineral-ore- and stone-processing-plant operators operate
and monitor machinery and equipment for processing mineral ore
and stone.
Tasks include -
(a) operating and monitoring equipment which crushes and breaks
lumps of minerals and stones to required size;
(b) operating and monitoring washing, separating, leaching,
precipitating, filtering, extracting and combining equipment
to wash mineral ores in order to remove waste material;
(c) combining mineral ores with solvents to facilitate further
processing;
(d) separating metal or mineral concentrates from ore or
alluvial deposits by thickening, flotation, gravity
separation, filtration, or magnetic or electrostatic
separation;
(e) performing related tasks;
(f) supervising other workers.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Floatation worker, minerals
- Machine-operator, crushing/mineral ore
- Machine-operator, milling/minerals
- Machine-operator, stone processing
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Cutter, stone - 7113
- Splitter, stone - 7113
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