So you wanted to be a miner and all you got was this lump of coal? We'll print that on a T-shirt for you, but in the meantime, you should know that Mining is one of the fastest growing industries in Canada and an essential part of the provincial economy which means, good money. Over the past three decades, mineral products mining and smelting has significantly increased due to technological advances in exploration and mining as well as new domestic and foreign markets.

There are over 120 careers you can pursue in mining. That's a lot of holes to dig.

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A Career in MiningCareer MineMembers of the Mining AssociationMinerals Resource Education Program of BCMining Association of BCMining Employer ListMining Industry Human ResourcesMining Job BoardPDAC JobsNorthern Miner JobsRio Tinto JobsStudent-on-the-Job BoardTeckStatus of Women in MiningUnited Steelworkers Local 7619Women In MiningWomen In Mining Vancouver