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Mining Board Duties

Meeting Calendar

The State Mining Board and Director of Mines, Don "Blink" McCorkle, meet quarterly to administer state tests and state certifications for the underground miners. This board also monitors policies and addresses any problems that should arise.

Mining Board Members

Tim Emmons, Chairman
Terry Mooney
Bob Mowery
John Stachura
Chris Whitehead

Indiana Mining Board will meet to review applications on:

Date:     Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Place:    Vincennes University Technology Building (4th Floor, Room 418)
               Vincennes, Indiana 47591

Time:     9:00 a.m. EST

State Certification Testing

Certification testing for the state of Indiana certifies miners in five different classifications:

  • Mine Foreman:  Allows miners to supervise the entire shift at the mine site and to examine the mine site in its entirety.
  • Mine Examiner:  Allows miners to supervise a working crew in the mine and to examine the mine in its entirety.
  • Belt Examiner:  Allows miners to examine the belt lines only.
  • Hoisting Engineer:  Allows miners to operate the hoisting transportation at the mine sites.
  • Shot Firer:  Allows miners to use permissible explosives in the mines.

Date:  Saturday, January 14, 2012

Time:  8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST, Registration 7:00 a.m. EST

Place: Vincennes University Technology Building Auditorium
            Vincennes, Indiana 47591

Fee:    $25.00 (paid the day of the test)

Please phone (812) 888-4514 with any questions.