Miners

A miner is a person who extracts minerals through mining. This may be on planets, celestial real estate, nebulae or anyplace valuable minerals are found.

There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the face; cutting, blasting, or otherwise working and removing the ore. In a broader sense, a "miner" is anyone working within a mine, not just a worker at the face.

In regions with a long mining tradition, many communities have developed cultural traditions and aspects specific to the various regions, in the forms of particular equipment, symbolism, music, and the like.

Miners use the principles of math and science to develop economical solutions to technical problems. They often work on new products considering a variety of factors and evaluate a final design for cost, safety, effectiveness, and reliability. In addition, miners are required to work in production, maintenance, and testing. Nanotechnology was introduced into mining circa 2300 OTT. Because technology is constantly changing, miners need to continue their education.

Mining is one of the most dangerous trades in the Union.

