Environmental mining engineer to mine geologist
An environmental mining engineer already meets 36% of what the mine geologist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.4/ 100
1 How much of what a mine geologist is expected to do is already part of an environmental mining engineer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the mine geologist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mine geologist role treats 6 of its required skills as things an environmental mining engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- address problems critically
- chemistry
- communicate on minerals issues
- communicate on the environmental impact of mining
- prepare scientific reports
- supervise staff
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine geologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an environmental mining engineer background worth leading with.
- already held communicate on the environmental impact of mining communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held communicate on minerals issues communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
- already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held supervise staff management skills
- already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the mine geologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn advise on geology for mineral extraction required
- still to learn advise on mining environmental issues required
- still to learn deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
- still to learn provide information on geological characteristics required
- optional, not held advise on mine development optional
- optional, not held advise on mine equipment optional
- optional, not held advise on mine production optional
- optional, not held negotiate land access optional
- still to learn determine characteristics of mineral deposits required
- optional, not held monitor mine production optional
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- still to learn plan mine operations required
- optional, not held develop site remediation strategies optional
- still to learn geology required
- still to learn use mine planning software required
- optional, not held logging optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine geologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 plan mine operations practise this
- 02 advise on geology for mineral extraction practise this
- 03 advise on mining environmental issues practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held communicate on minerals issues skill
- already held communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held maintain records of mining operations skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held dimension stone optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on mine development optional
- optional, not held advise on mine equipment optional
- optional, not held advise on mine production optional
- optional, not held develop site remediation strategies optional
- optional, not held dimension stone optional
- optional, not held logging optional
- optional, not held monitor mine production optional
- optional, not held negotiate land access optional
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
20 held skills the mine geologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
- not needed by the target role develop mine rehabilitation plan skill
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- not needed by the target role impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
- not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role present reports skill
- not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
- not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn geology required
- optional, not held dimension stone optional
- optional, not held logging optional
Other moves recorded from environmental mining engineer
Common questions about this move
Can an environmental mining engineer become a mine geologist?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An environmental mining engineer already covers 36% of what a mine geologist is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the mine geologist role treats as required.
What skills does an environmental mining engineer need to become a mine geologist?
8 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is plan mine operations.
How hard is the move from environmental mining engineer to mine geologist?
Its learning distance is 62.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.