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A ROADMAP FOR MINERALS PROCESSING EDUCATION

Figure 3: Projection of the accumulated offer of graduates accord-
ing to the average retention and the accumulated demand for min-
ing engineers in Large Scale Mining per year.

Projection of offers 30% acum.ret.
20000
Projection of offers 40% acum.ret.
18000
Projection of offers 50% acum.ret.
16000
Projection of offers 60% acum.ret.
14000
Acum. Large Scale Mining demand
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Year

Analysis and Reflections

Making a brief analysis of the data shown in Figures 2 and 3, the difference
between offer and demand would give by 2023 in the best case an
employability in Large Scale Mining of 21.4% (with 30% retention) and of
12% (with 60% retention) in the worst case. This would mean that in the
worst case there would be one out of ten engineers employed, and in the
best case, two out of ten.

However, it can be argued that the employability does not consider
middle and small scale mining, plus engineering companies, services, and
mining support in these fields, or else the creation of new companies,
and innovation that can cover part of the offer. Unfortunately, no current
or projected data on employability in this respect are available, so a
simple exercise can be made, making the assumption in which three

Analysis of Labuor Sustainability for 107
Mining Engineers in Chile