Mine Engineering Internship (Summer 2021)
Company Overview:
Hibbing Taconite is a leading iron ore mining company which began production in 1976 and has an annual plant capacity of 8.0 million tons of iron ore. ArcelorMittal, US Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs are partners in Hibbing Taconite, with ArcelorMittal owning a majority stake. ArcelorMittal is the managing agent.
Location : Hibbing Taconite is located in Hibbing, MN on the Iron Range. We are located approximately 75 miles Northwest of Duluth, MN.
Position Summary:
Support the Mine Engineering department and complete several special projects and initiatives.
Sample Past Projects :
· Participate in the design of the weekly, 30 day, 60 day, 90 day, and annual mine plans
· Using data provided from the mine planning team and geological engineering team, design appropriate blast patterns for weekly dig plans
· Obtain production data and track in mine plans
· Conduct analysis of production data and present to operations and management staff
· Maintain weekly mining plan
· Use ground-based laser scanning tools to create topographical maps of mine pits
· Conduct assessment of material moved using mine pit map updates
· Use laser scanning tools to analyze blast swells
· Make recommendations for future blast patterns
· Participate in regular mine planning meetings with Engineering and site management
· Other duties as assigned by the Mine Planning and Engineering staff
· Past Project Examples:
o Storm water runoff improvement design
o Diamond drill core logging
o Large chunk drilling and blasting in the mine
o Data integrity verification
o Justification of new equipment calculations
o Sampling program oversight and administration
o Short, mid, and long-range mine planning effort aid
o Haulage infrastructure design
Education Requirements : Candidate must be enrolled in an accredited school or university and currently pursuing a degree in Mining, Mining Engineering, Mining Technology, Geotechnical, Civil, Geology, or other related degree
Experience Requirements : No previous experience required, previous internship experience preferred
Competency Requirements :
· Ability to work in various environments – rain, heat, humidity, etc.
· Strong writing skills
· Strong interpersonal communication skills
· Well-developed, superb organizational skills
· Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
· Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook
· Familiarity with Mining software a plus (Vulcan, MineSite, etc..)
· Able to multi-task and set proper priorities
We take safety seriously. We require that all employees wear metatarsal steel toed boots while working in our facilities.