Who is a mining mechanic and what do they do? The mining mechanic does various work with metal and machinery in mines.
What are the activities of the mining mechanic job? Routine repairs and maintenance of mining mechanisms and equipment, such as mining locomotives, drives, conveyor belts, extracting mechanisms, control of mine doors, hydraulic feeders, drills and mining trucks, installation, disassembly, assembly, replacement and inspection of selected mechanisms and equipment, e.g. car feeding mechanisms, or parts of crushers, mining winches, rail tracks and other equipment and machinery.
Where is it done and under what conditions? This job is carried out in mines and you should expect dusty and difficult working conditions with objects that are sometimes hard to reach.
What tools/equipment do they use? The work is usually done with various hand tools for repairs and maintenance, measuring and diagnostic instruments, welding equipment, drills, grinders, benders, etc. and, of course, manual skill.
What do you need to succeed? You need vocational training, manual dexterity, technical imagination and accuracy.