Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0005 - Mining Council › Chapter 1 - EXAMINATION FOR CERTIFICATES › Section 1-4 - Experience Credit

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An applicant
				for the surface mine foreman certification may be granted three (3) years
				experience credit for not less than three (3) years experience in another type
				of surface mine other than the one the applicant is applying for, providing the
				experience at that mine consists of practical work of a hands-on nature
				directly related to the hazards involved in surface mining. An Applicant who is
				denied experience credit under Section
				4(a) may apply for
				experience credit under Section
				4(c).
(b) An applicant may be granted one (1) years
				experience credit, towards the underground coal mine foreman or underground
				coal mine examiner certification, for not less than five (5) years experience
				in an underground gassy metal nonmetal mine, providing that experience consists
				of practical work of a hands-on nature directly related to the hazards involved
				in an underground metal nonmetal mine.
(c) An applicant who has worked in one type
				of mine for not less than ten (10) years and is applying for the mine foreman
				or mine examiner certification for another type of mine (i.e., surface mine to
				surface mine, underground mine to underground mine, surface mine to underground
				mine and underground mine to surface mine) may be granted one (1) years
				experience credit towards taking the mine foreman or mine examiner
				certification examination providing the applicant's work experience consisted
				of work of a hands-on nature directly related to the hazards involved in the
				type of mine in which the applicant worked.
(d) An applicant who is applying for the mine
				foreman or mine examiner certification may be granted one (1) year experience
				credit, towards taking the mine foreman or mine examiner certification
				examination, for not less than ten (10) years experience in an industry similar
				in nature to mining providing that experience is of a hands-on nature directly
				related to hazards similar in nature to the type of mine for which the
				applicant is applying.
(e) An
				applicant for either the mine foreman or mine examiner certification shall be
				given one (1) years experience credit towards taking the mine foreman or mine
				examiner certification examination for a degree in mining engineering from an
				accredited college or university.
The applicant must provide the State Mining Council with an
				  official copy of the applicant's transcripts or other document(s) that clearly
				  show that the applicant was awarded the mining engineering degree. The
				  transcript or other document(s) must be mailed directly to the State Mining
				  Council from the accredited college or university.
(f) An applicant for either the mine foreman
				or mine examiner certification may be granted one (1) years experience credit
				towards taking the mine foreman or mine examiner certification examination for
				a degree from an accredited college or university in the following degrees, if
				they are related to mining:
i) Civil
				Engineering
ii) Mechanical
				Engineering
iii) Electrical
				Engineering
iv) Environmental
				Engineering
v) Safety Engineering
vi Geological Engineering
The State Mining Council may consider other degrees that are
				  related to mining.
The applicant must provide the State Mining Council with an
				  official copy of the applicant's transcripts or other document(s) that clearly
				  show that the applicant was awarded the degree for which the applicant is
				  seeking experience credit. The transcript or other documents must be mailed
				  directly to the State Mining Council from the accredited college or
				  university.