How often do mining engineers work off site?

Question

I mean how often (or after how long) do they come back home to visit their family for a while then go back.

Also, is there any mining engineer working in offices? or they all work in remote areas?

Answer 1

The Roster system for mining people varies between countries and depends on the base location for the person. At the moment in Australia a common roster is 9 days on 5 days off, or 2 weeks on/1 week off. In Indonesia the roster is generally around 4 weeks on and 2 weeks off. If an aussie is working in Africa, the roster may be 3 months on and 3 weeks off.

Usually mining engineers working in the (head) office have already done their time working away and so have a more senior role. Some bigger organisations may have junior mining engineers working in their head office, but this would not be the norm.