assayer
Code 2146.1
Assayers test and analyse precious metals such as silver and gold to determine the value and properties of components using chemical and physical techniques. They also seperate precious metals or other components from other materials.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- good laboratory practice
- characteristics of precious metals
- statistics
- precious metals
- chemical processes
- metal and metal ore products
- chemistry
- analytical chemistry
- laboratory techniques
Skills and competences
- test raw minerals
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- perform laboratory tests
- identify customer's needs
- handle chemicals
- mantener máquinas para el procesamiento de minerales
- separate metals from ores
- use chemical analysis equipment
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