Mine surveying?

can anyone tell me the main responsibilties of a surveying department of a mine? i've been on the net for hours and i can't seem to get the perfect answer.

Answer:
Surveying in mining serves several purposes:

1. Geophysical surveys indicate where ore/minerals are most likely to be found. Surveyors guide the mining operations to those locations.

2. The quantities of ore/minerals mined must be determined as a part of the business operation. Surveyors determine those quantities.

3. In underground mines, the location of the excavations must be documented - to make sure that the operations are conducted in areas for which there is a legal right to take ore/minerals, for public record of the mine locations, to map hazardous conditions, etc.

4. In underground mines, often there are areas that are to be avoided. There was an accident a few years ago that was caused by inaccutate surveying and mapping - resulting in flooding of an active mine.
gud noon... the responsibilities of a mine surveying party is to ensure the routes and pathways of the mines... also called route surveying, they make sure they tunnel into places in an exact coordinate... they map the mine and then inturn give it to the mining ditrict of the mining company... accuracy usually depends on the instruments the surveying party uses.. ΓΌ

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