Lots of people around Australia know someone that works “in the mine’s”. What isn’t as well know is that the system of work (the mines inspectors like to call it this) we use to run our mines, is seen as world’s best practice. What makes this industry extra special compared to others, is the number…
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How Australia has become the Iron Bank to China
Just as the Iron Bank supplies gold to the Lannister’s to pay their debts (a Lannister always pays their debts), so too China is now offering gold as payment. If you are selling oil or other commodities to China and don’t want the Yuan as payment, you can exchange it for gold. Australian gold. This…
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Why you can’t go down to your local TAFE and enrol in a mining course
Mining in Australia is complicated, there is no national system, each state and territory owns the minerals in the ground and they all have their own set of rules. Western Australia has a mining Act & Regulations (which is world’s best practice) while other states have their own rules as part of their OH&S Regulations.…
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Hardrock Underground Miner, the career that can take you around the world
There has again been a lot of talk in the media about the skill shortage in the mining industry. While the reports are about mining jobs that involve degrees, I wanted to talk about the other jobs open to people. What jobs am I talking about? To a person that is Green (the industry term…
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