Theres only one word to describe Running Waters…………… oasis. It really is amazing to have an idylic spring fed swimming hole nestled amongest the baron red dirt of the isolated, unforgiving Pilbara outback. We are lucky enough that it is only a half an hour drive (very rough tracks,…
Last swing (duration of time spent at mining camp working) I had the plessure of stopping off at Marble Bar to check out the sights on my way to Port Hedland. There’s not too much to do at Marble Bar, established back in 1893 to support the…
Of late I’ve had a few people emailing me about getting jobs in the mining industry. My response has always been that its pretty bloody hard to enter the mining industry if you don’t have any mining experience, sought after qualification, transferable skills or a contact…
At work currently they have been doing mapping work of the regional sites out of the mine area, so the helicopter has been on site for the last couple of weeks. I went up today, quite funny, the pilot, the Geologist and myself all kiwis…