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(\"ECM\"), irrespective of whether this job posting has been listed on job boards of other legal entities. Any individuals hired from this job posting will be employees of ECM.\nYou are an experienced Mine Blaster who takes pride in safely and efficiently executing production blasts in a large open-pit mining environment. You are safety-focused, dependable and comfortable working as part of a production-driven team.\nECM, a Newfoundland-based company, is seeking a skilled team member for an exciting hard-rock open-pit mining project near St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador. 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