Discover a Career in Mining

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Discover a Career in Mining

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Mining Video
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The Importance of MiningTo everyday life

• Minerals and metals are essential to our daily
  lives.
• Its difficult to imagine a world without them!

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The Importance of MiningTo Canadas economy

• employs almost 390,000 Canadians
• contributes 40 billion to the countrys annual
  gross domestic product
• Canada is worlds top producer of uranium and
  potash
• Canada is third in diamond production

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Mining Today

• State-of-the-art technology

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Mining Today

• Leading-edge research and development

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Mining Today

• Environmental responsibility

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Mining Today

• Social responsibility

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The Mining Cycle

Mine Construction
Exploration
Operation
Closure and Rehabilitation
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Whats in It for Me?

• Opportunity to use transferable skills
• Careers to match your experience
• Stability
• State-of-the-art technology
• Great salary
• Dynamic work environment
• Range of opportunities

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Opportunities

• Over the next 10 years, the mining industry will
  require 92,000 new workers.
• There are over 120 career options in the mining
  industry!

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Explore the Career Possibilities

• Construction and Extraction
• Installation, Maintenance and Repair
• Transportation and Material Moving
• Production
• Health and Safety
• Management, Business and Financial
• Professional and Scientific
• Office, Administrative and Support

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Where to Get Training

• 25 colleges and 9 universities offer mining
  programs in Canada
• Many other colleges and universities offer
  programs related to mining (e.g. earth sciences,
  engineering, skilled trades)
• Apprenticeships are possible

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For More Informationwww.acareerinmining.ca
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A career in mining is morethan you think