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Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.
Related: Earth Drillers Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Helpers--Extraction Workers Loading & Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators
Industries: Mining, Oil, & Gas
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