Mining assistants perform a variety of duties underground in mines as well as on the surface.
Mining assistants may erect and dismantle scaffolding at a construction site on the mine; collect waste material; help with the laying of pipes and cables; do bricklaying; transport materials and equipment to and from the workplace; load and unload crates; install, maintain and dispatch mechanical and electrical machinery under the supervision of trained operators; or maintain the premises and gardens of the mine.