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Job Description

Operate underground loading machine to load coal, ore, or rock into shuttle or mine car or onto conveyors. Loading equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.

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☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining”.

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