Domain - Surface Extraction
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| Level 2 | ||||||
| 17696 | Unit |
Describe and apply basic skills and knowledge required to work at a surface extraction site |
4 Credits |
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| 17983 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of emergency shutdown procedures at a sand extractives site |
6 Credits |
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| 8896 | Unit |
Undertake aggregate drying plant operations for extractive work This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | |||
| 8900 | Unit |
Clean surface extraction fixed and mobile production plant, equipment, and site, and maintain site |
5 Credits |
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| 8901 | Unit |
Make and spread stockpiles for an extractive site |
3 Credits |
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| 8906 | Unit |
Apply water to surfaces and stockpiles at an extractive site |
2 Credits |
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| 8909 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of the maintenance of working surfaces at a surface extraction site |
2 Credits |
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| 8911 | Unit |
Operate a static primary crushing plant This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
12 Credits | |||
| Level 3 | ||||||
| 14870 | Unit |
Operate a rope excavator |
12 Credits |
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| 14960 | Unit |
Describe and operate a ladle carrier at a slag extraction site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
20 Credits | |||
| 14961 | Unit |
Describe and operate a dock truck at a slag extraction site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
20 Credits | |||
| 14962 | Unit |
Describe and operate a coil fork at a slag extraction site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
20 Credits | |||
| 15664 | Unit |
Demonstrate introductory knowledge of geology at surface extraction sites |
5 Credits |
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| 17981 | Unit |
Describe and operate a hopper/cable reel car at a surface extraction site |
6 Credits |
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| 17988 | Unit |
Describe and operate primary feed systems at a sand extraction site |
10 Credits |
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| 17990 | Unit |
Describe and plan sampling; and collect, store, and transport samples at a surface extraction site |
15 Credits |
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| 17993 | Unit |
Describe and operate a tailings disposal system at an extractive site |
12 Credits |
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| 19735 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of and operate an aerial ropeway at an extractive site |
12 Credits |
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| 19736 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of and operate a coal processing plant |
10 Credits |
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| 20732 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of environmental requirements for an extractive site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 21153 | Unit |
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of dewatering, pump maintenance, and settling ponds at an extractive site |
5 Credits |
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| 22058 | Unit |
Describe and operate a drying plant at an extractive site |
10 Credits |
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| 22341 | Unit |
Operate a wheeled dozer safely for surface work at an extractive site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
8 Credits | |||
| 22342 | Unit |
Operate a track type tractor safely for surface work at an extractive site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 22343 | Unit |
Describe, prepare, and operate a soil compactor at an extractive site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
20 Credits | |||
| 22344 | Unit |
Describe, prepare, and operate recovery equipment at an extractive site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 22345 | Unit |
Operate an articulated dump truck safely for surface work at an extractive site |
8 Credits |
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| 22346 | Unit |
Operate a water truck safely for surface work at an extractive site |
6 Credits |
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| 27238 | Unit |
Operate a wheeled loader safely for surface work at an extractive site |
8 Credits |
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| 27239 | Unit |
Operate an excavator safely for surface work at an extractive site |
8 Credits |
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| 27240 | Unit |
Operate a mechanical rockbreaker safely for surface work at an extractive site |
6 Credits |
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| 27241 | Unit |
Operate a motor grader safely for surface work at an extractive site |
10 Credits |
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| 27242 | Unit |
Operate an excavator at the face safely for surface work at an extractive site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | |||
| 30901 | Unit |
Read and interpret a quarry site plan |
3 Credits |
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| 8893 | Unit |
Carry out weighbridge operations for extractive industries |
10 Credits |
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| 8894 | Unit |
Dewater extraction sites This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 8897 | Unit |
Adjust jaws on crushing plant for extractive industries This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 8898 | Unit |
Adjust cone crusher on crushing plant for extractive industries This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 8908 | Unit |
Inspect and maintain conveyors and screens at a surface extraction site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | |||
| 8912 | Unit |
Use water at surface extraction sites This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 8915 | Unit |
Conduct drilling operations at a surface extractive site |
20 Credits |
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| 8917 | Unit |
Operate haul trucks safely for surface work at an extractive site |
6 Credits |
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| 8918 | Unit |
Carry out shotfiring operations at a surface extraction site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
12 Credits | |||
| Level 4 | ||||||
| 12630 | Unit |
Recover cyanide from processed gold slurry This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
20 Credits | |||
| 12631 | Unit |
Strip and process gold This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
45 Credits | |||
| 14868 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of and operate a lime mill processing plant |
45 Credits |
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| 14869 | Unit |
Operate a separate circuit as a part of lime mill processing This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
15 Credits | |||
| 15665 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of geology and geotechnical features and hazards for surface extraction |
5 Credits |
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| 16689 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of alluvial gold recovery plant equipment |
12 Credits |
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| 16690 | Unit |
Evaluate a mine plan, interpret, and execute sampling procedures |
12 Credits |
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| 16691 | Unit |
Measure, evaluate and diagnose metallurgical performance of an alluvial gold plant This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | |||
| 16692 | Unit |
Maintain an alluvial gold plant This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
90 Credits | |||
| 16693 | Unit |
Recover gold from alluvial concentrate This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
30 Credits | |||
| 16694 | Unit |
Control quality of product from operation of mobile and static sizing plant |
4 Credits |
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| 17697 | Unit |
Design blasting layouts and carry out blasting operations for construction and infrastructure sites |
40 Credits |
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| 17699 | Unit |
Describe procedures, plan layouts, assemble, place and fire shots for snow control |
20 Credits |
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| 17700 | Unit |
Design blasting layouts and carry out blasting operations for land work |
28 Credits |
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| 17987 | Unit |
Install and operate moveable conveyors at a sand extraction site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
15 Credits | |||
| 19734 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of and maintain an aerial ropeway at an extractive site |
15 Credits |
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| 21630 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of and apply blasting layouts for underwater blasting This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 21631 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of and apply blasting layouts for blasting hot surfaces This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 21632 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of and apply techniques for blasting for pipeline perforations |
10 Credits |
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| 21633 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of and apply blasting layouts for pile and pipe cutting blasting This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 22059 | Unit |
Describe and operate a separate circuit at a lime mill processing plant |
20 Credits |
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| 22060 | Unit |
Describe and operate moveable conveyors at a surface extraction site |
15 Credits |
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| 7162 | Unit |
Inspect, operate, maintain, and repair an aerial ropeway on an extractive site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 7163 | Unit |
Operate gold mill processing plant This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 7166 | Unit |
Operate alluvial gold plant This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
30 Credits | |||
| 8891 | Unit |
Carry out hydraulic sand extraction operations |
12 Credits |
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| 8892 | Unit |
Blend product using a blending plant for extractive industries |
8 Credits |
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| 8895 | Unit |
Supervise loading out of materials from extractive sites |
12 Credits |
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| 8904 | Unit |
Produce product using a mobile crushing plant |
10 Credits |
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| 8907 | Unit |
Design blasting layouts within surface operation production areas |
20 Credits |
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| 8914 | Unit |
Arrange for laboratory testing of crushed stone and rock aggregates |
15 Credits |
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| 8916 | Unit |
Operate secondary and tertiary crushing plant This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
15 Credits | |||
| Level 5 | ||||||
| 12628 | Unit |
Operate a metalliferous gold mill processing plant This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
120 Credits | |||
| 12629 | Unit |
Treat all excess water from gold processing plant and recover all other run offs and seepages This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
80 Credits | |||
| 15663 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of the geotechnical requirements for ground stability at surface extraction sites |
15 Credits |
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| 15667 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of surface extraction methods and the effects of geological features on these methods This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 16695 | Unit |
Create a safety management system document for an extractive site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | |||
| 17698 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of blasting layouts for specialist blasting techniques This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
20 Credits | |||
| 17745 | Unit |
Survey and draw a surface extractive site plan This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 21154 | Unit |
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of procedures to minimise environmental impact at an extraction site This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2026. |
7 Credits |
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| 28797 | Unit |
Review consent conditions and describe how to prepare a water management plan for a surface extraction site This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 7167 | Unit |
Carry out test and evaluation operations in an alluvial gold plant This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
15 Credits | |||
| 8910 | Unit |
Manage surface extraction site to minimise environmental impact This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
7 Credits | |||
| 8913 | Unit |
Plan and manage aggregate production to minimise environmental impacts This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
15 Credits | |||