Ashton Mitchell
Silver Springs,NV
Summary
Looking for a chance to work with only the best team of drillers/miners to safety achieve the clients expectations and generate more opportunities for a long successful career. I have over 4 years in total of drilling with experience on surface and underground doing reverse circulation and core. I have also drilled underground on a cube x set up for production drilling vent raises, stopes and benches.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Miner
Small Mine Development
Boise, Idaho
10.2020 - 01.2024
- Operate and maintain atlas Cop co Cube X drill.
- Work alone.
- Read hole plans and ensure holes are drilled to correct footage.
- repairing and replacing worn or malfunctioning parts.
- Maintaining mining equipment, such as drills, and pumps.
- Operated various heavy equipment
- Operate 6 yard loader
- Document inventory of explosives
- Learn mine ventilation and locate nearest refuge chambers
- Operate jackleg
- Drive and maintain explosive truck.
- Identify and eliminate hazards.
- Baricade any inactive headings.
- Inspect W65
- Maintain fatigue management
Driller
American drilling corp
Elko, Nevada
10.2018 - 10.2020
- Selected and handled drill string tooling.
- Logged detailed records of all drill activities including footage.
- Logged daily consumables for project cost and budget.
- Read hole plans.
- Record survey tool measurements
- Maintain safe working environment while practicing stop work authority .
- Report any hazardous spills.
- Maintain atlas copco U8 drill.
- Setup drill station.
- Identity bad ground.
- Conduct myself in a professional manner client property.
Assistant Driller
Boart Longyear Drilling
Elko, Nevada
07.2017 - 10.2018
- Managed inventory levels of supplies such as diesel fuel, hydraulic fluid, lubricants, spare parts, ordering new items when necessary.
- Maintain a safe working environment
- Identity/ report and eliminate hazards.
- Log daily pre operational inspection cards for all equipment daily.
- Operate various heavy equipment
- Operate truck mounted crane.
- Assist driller with all rigging up procedures including tooling.
- Maintain and service super 10 drill.
Education
High School Diploma -
Silver Stage Highschool
Silver Springs, NV07-2013
Skills
- Adaptability to conditions
- OSHA requirements
- Heavy equipment operation
- Explosives handling
- Ventilation management
- Diesel equipment operation and maintenance
- Ground control
- Drilling operations
- Positive radio Communication
- Welding
- Mine safety protocols
- Hazard recognition
- Worksite safety
- Hole conditioning management
Timeline
Miner
Small Mine Development
10.2020 - 01.2024
Driller
American drilling corp
10.2018 - 10.2020
Assistant Driller
Boart Longyear Drilling
07.2017 - 10.2018
High School Diploma -
Silver Stage Highschool