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Mining Engineer roles at U.S. mining and extraction companies qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process. Employers file on your behalf, certifying no qualified U.S. workers are available. Your degree field and years of experience determine which category fits your profile.
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Get Access To All JobsIf you want to drive real change, we have just the place to do it. Our Graduate Program is an opportunity for you to shape Rio Tinto from the inside out. We want you to be part of our leading global company to help take us forward by solving the emerging challenges of our time. At Rio Tinto, we believe the best ideas come from bringing people together with different perspectives to work toward a common goal - to create a better tomorrow.
About the role
Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.
We're looking for graduates from a range of degrees for different areas across our business. This requisition is for a role of Graduate Mining Engineer based at Rio Tinto Kennecott in Salt Lake City, Utah.
We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We have technical development programs that are industry-leading and recognize the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.
Working in a collaborative community, you will be:
- This opportunity will allow you to be involved in mine and concentrator planning, utilizing mine planning and scheduling tools to create optimal mine designs and schedules. Ensuring that plans are safe and achievable through close collaboration with Operations teams and effective reconciliation. Communicate mine plans to stakeholders at all levels of the organization via presentations, documents, and face-to-face presentations. Coordinate with Contractors and lead projects while managing for safety, cost, and schedule. These roles and responsibilities will provide a strong foundation to enable you to excel in your career.
- Learn fundamental leadership skills by leading a virtual team through a gamified leadership simulation.
- Challenge your thinking and gain outside perspective from futurists and external thought leaders.
- Acquire a toolkit focused on future skills to inspire innovation and creativity through a series of masterclasses.
- Team up with graduate colleagues to innovate solutions for future business and world challenges.
- Grow your leadership skills with 1-1 coaching sessions with an experienced external coach.
- Network with our senior leaders and subject matter experts.
- Access world-class digital learning.
What you’ll bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
- To be eligible for the Graduate program, you must have completed your studies within the last two years (2024, 2025) or working towards graduation in 2026.
- Bachelor or master’s degree in Mining Engineering or other related field.
- Less than two years of relevant work experience (local and international).
- Leadership skills, eagerness to learn, and ready for the challenge ahead.
- Flexibility and autonomy.
- Good communication skills and ability to work in a team.
- Valid driving license.
- Experience in Vulcan and/or Leapfrog software is preferred.
To be eligible, you must have the right to work full-time in the United States.
What we offer
Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
- Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
- Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
- Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.
- Attractive share ownership plan.
- Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
- A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.
- Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges.
Our global Graduate Development Program is designed to prepare the leaders of the future through a series of engaging, progressive, and future skills activities.
Where you will be working
Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter, and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.
Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to closing dates.
Graduate
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected, and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.
Rio Tinto participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.
If you want to drive real change, we have just the place to do it. Our Graduate Program is an opportunity for you to shape Rio Tinto from the inside out. We want you to be part of our leading global company to help take us forward by solving the emerging challenges of our time. At Rio Tinto, we believe the best ideas come from bringing people together with different perspectives to work toward a common goal - to create a better tomorrow.
About the role
Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.
We're looking for graduates from a range of degrees for different areas across our business. This requisition is for a role of Graduate Mining Engineer based at Rio Tinto Kennecott in Salt Lake City, Utah.
We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We have technical development programs that are industry-leading and recognize the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.
Working in a collaborative community, you will be:
- This opportunity will allow you to be involved in mine and concentrator planning, utilizing mine planning and scheduling tools to create optimal mine designs and schedules. Ensuring that plans are safe and achievable through close collaboration with Operations teams and effective reconciliation. Communicate mine plans to stakeholders at all levels of the organization via presentations, documents, and face-to-face presentations. Coordinate with Contractors and lead projects while managing for safety, cost, and schedule. These roles and responsibilities will provide a strong foundation to enable you to excel in your career.
- Learn fundamental leadership skills by leading a virtual team through a gamified leadership simulation.
- Challenge your thinking and gain outside perspective from futurists and external thought leaders.
- Acquire a toolkit focused on future skills to inspire innovation and creativity through a series of masterclasses.
- Team up with graduate colleagues to innovate solutions for future business and world challenges.
- Grow your leadership skills with 1-1 coaching sessions with an experienced external coach.
- Network with our senior leaders and subject matter experts.
- Access world-class digital learning.
What you’ll bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
- To be eligible for the Graduate program, you must have completed your studies within the last two years (2024, 2025) or working towards graduation in 2026.
- Bachelor or master’s degree in Mining Engineering or other related field.
- Less than two years of relevant work experience (local and international).
- Leadership skills, eagerness to learn, and ready for the challenge ahead.
- Flexibility and autonomy.
- Good communication skills and ability to work in a team.
- Valid driving license.
- Experience in Vulcan and/or Leapfrog software is preferred.
To be eligible, you must have the right to work full-time in the United States.
What we offer
Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
- Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
- Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
- Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.
- Attractive share ownership plan.
- Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
- A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.
- Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges.
Our global Graduate Development Program is designed to prepare the leaders of the future through a series of engaging, progressive, and future skills activities.
Where you will be working
Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter, and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.
Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to closing dates.
Graduate
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected, and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.
Rio Tinto participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Mining Engineer
Align your credentials to PERM requirements
PERM requires your degree to match the job's minimum requirements exactly. A mining engineering or geological engineering degree maps cleanly to most postings. A civil or mechanical engineering degree may require a credential evaluation to confirm equivalency before your employer files.
Target employers with active PERM filings
Use Migrate Mate to filter Mining Engineer roles by employers who have filed PERM applications. This tells you which companies have already built the internal process to sponsor foreign workers, not just ones open to the idea.
Distinguish EB-2 and EB-3 before you apply
EB-2 requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience. EB-3 covers bachelor's-level professionals. Many mining employers default to EB-3 for field roles and EB-2 for senior engineers, so clarify the category before your employer files I-140.
Understand how site location affects your timeline
PERM recruitment must cover the specific worksite location, not a company headquarters. Remote mine sites in certain states can have thin local labor markets, which may speed DOL recruitment outcomes but adds documentation complexity your employer's immigration counsel needs to plan for.
Request PERM filing before your priority date slips
Your EB-3 priority date is locked when DOL accepts the PERM application, not when I-140 is approved. Ask your employer to file PERM as early as possible in your employment. Delays between job offer and filing cost you months in the visa backlog queue.
Use OFLC Wage Search to verify your prevailing wage tier
DOL uses O*NET codes to classify Mining Engineer roles and assigns a prevailing wage from Levels I through IV. Check OFLC Wage Search with your job duties before negotiations. If your offered salary falls below the certified level, USCIS can deny the I-140 petition.
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Find Mining Engineer JobsMining Engineer Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Mining Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Mining Engineer positions qualify for both categories depending on the degree and experience level your employer lists in the job description. EB-3 applies when the role requires a bachelor's degree in mining, geological, or a related engineering field. EB-2 applies when the employer requires a master's degree or equivalent, meaning a bachelor's plus five years of progressive, specialized experience in the field.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for Mining Engineers?
H-1B is temporary, capped at 65,000 registrations annually, and subject to a lottery. EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM has no annual cap on filings, but a per-country limit on visa issuance can create backlogs for applicants from high-demand countries like India and China. The PERM process takes longer upfront, typically one to two years from labor certification to I-485 approval, but the outcome is permanent residency, not a temporary status requiring renewal.
What does the PERM labor certification process look like for a Mining Engineer employer?
Your employer must conduct a DOL-mandated recruitment campaign, including job postings, newspaper advertisements in the role's work location, and internal notices. DOL reviews the recruitment results to confirm no qualified U.S. workers were displaced. For mine-site roles in remote areas, the local labor market documentation can differ from urban postings. The employer then files ETA Form 9089 with DOL before moving to the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS.
How do I find Mining Engineer jobs where employers are already set up to sponsor green cards?
Search Migrate Mate to identify Mining Engineer roles at employers with documented PERM filing history. This filters out companies that express general openness to sponsorship but have no practical experience with the process, which matters because inexperienced employers frequently delay or abandon PERM filings after making an offer.
Can my employer start the green card process while I'm on an H-1B or OPT?
Yes. Employers can file PERM while you hold H-1B status, and you can extend H-1B beyond the standard six-year limit under AC21 once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is more than 365 days old. On OPT, your employer should begin PERM as early as possible, since the process does not provide independent work authorization and you'll need a separate status while the green card is pending.
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