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Diamond Industry Jobs:Mining Professionals

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Diamond Industry Jobs: Mining Professionals

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In my current series of articles, I am examining the many occupations within the diamond industry. So far, we have looked at the jobs and responsibilities that go into finding a diamond mine, and developing a plan to build the mine and acquire the necessary permits. Assuming that the decision to mine is made, and a mining camp and processing plant are built, the long process of mining the deposit over many years begins to take place. There are hundreds of different people performing many different jobs every day in order to deliver ore to the plant, and keep diamond production moving consistently.

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The job of the resource geologist does not end after the discovery of a mine. In fact, a team of geologists is usually a permanent fixture at a diamond mine, and helps to coordinate the efforts of the explosives team in an open pit operation. Geologists also assist underground miners to delineate the ore body. They help define what is actually diamond-bearing rock, and what the surrounding host rock is, and ensure that the correct rocks make it to the processing plant. The delineation of the mine provides important data that is used to confirm original estimates, and to increase the size of the ore reserve as more data becomes available.

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The views expressed here are solely those of the author in his private capacity. None of the information made available here shall constitute in any manner an offer or invitation or promotion to buy or to sell diamonds. No one should act upon any opinion or information in this website (including with respect to diamonds values) without consulting a professional qualified adviser.

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January 2017

Diamond Industry Jobs: Mining Professionals