Its that time of year where we all get frustrated fighting the Christmas crowds aimlessly browsing the shelves in the hope that something will jump up and say “oi! buy me, I’m the perfect present”. But the perfect present is as easy to find as…
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…
Last swing I went over to neighbouring mine Telfer with the Woodie Woodie Emergency Response Team. Each mine has an Emergency Response Team (ERT) as they have to be self sufficient in all aspects including emergencies, due to there isolated nature. The ERT team plays…