95100 Labourers in mineral and metal processing

What this occupation covers

Labourers in mineral and metal processing perform material handling, clean-up, packaging and other elemental activities related to mineral ore and metal processing. They are employed in mineral ore and metal processing plants such as copper, lead and zinc refineries, uranium processing plants, steel mills, aluminum plants, precious metal refineries, cement processing plants, clay, glass and stone processing plants and foundries.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 4 main duties for this code.

• Transport raw materials, finished products, scrap and recyclable materials throughout plant manually or using forklift or other powered equipment
• Feed conveyors, crushers and other equipment; open valves and start pumps; skim dross from furnaces; sort, stack, bundle and stamp materials; and perform other activities to assist process and machine operators in mineral ore and metal processing
• Clean work areas and equipment
• May assist with minor repairs and maintenance.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 4 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 95101 Labourers in metal fabrication
• 92010 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing

Excluded from this code

• Labourers in metal fabrication (See 95101 Labourers in metal fabrication)
• Machine operators and related workers in mineral and metal products processing and manufacturing (See 9410 Machine operators and related workers in mineral and metal products processing and manufacturing)
• Supervisors, mineral and metal processing (See 92010 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

abrasive reclaimer - mineral products processing · acid conditioning worker - primary metal processing · alloy mixer - primary metal processing · alloy processor - primary metal processing · alumina clarifier helper · alumina recovery helper · aluminum sheet separator · annealer helper - primary metal processing · asbestos mould stripper · asbestos moulder · asbestos shingle floor hand · asbestos worker · asbestos worker - mineral processing · asbestosboard sander · asbestosboard shearer · atomizer operator - primary metal and mineral products processing · automatic scrap washer operator · baghouse attendant - mineral processing · balcony labourer - glass manufacturing · balcony worker - glass manufacturing · ball mill helper - mineral products processing · ball mill labourer - mineral products processing · ball mill worker - mineral products processing · billet helper - primary metal processing

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school may be required for some positions in this group.