Amaqhosha e-carbide enziwe ngesamente anomsebenzi wawo okhethekileyo wokusebenza, ngoko ke asetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwi-oyile yokomba kunye nekhephu, oomatshini bokulima ikhephu kunye nezinye izixhobo.
Kwangaxeshanye, ikwasetyenziselwa izixhobo zokomba oomatshini basezimayini, izixhobo zoomatshini bomgodi kunye nokususwa kwekhephu kwendlela yokutshayela kunye nezixhobo zokugcina iindlela.Izixhobo ezisetyenziselwa ukwembiwa kweekwari, imigodi, ubunjineli betonela, kunye nokwakha uluntu.