The Mundanities of Mining #1

Anyone who’s ever worked in the mining or construction industry – particularly as a contractor – will be familiar with the process of inductions.  On joining a company, the first thing you have to do is read and sign a stack of papers relating to your health, your work history, your various trade certificates and [...]

Job Focus – Mine Controller (underground)

What roster are you on?
Eight days on, six days off
Describe a typical shift for you.
Usual shift I’m monitoring all of the underground fixed plant equipment, all the ore movement, primary ventilation circuits, dewatering, pretty much anything that goes on underground. All the mobile fixed plant.  Anything, anyone, drills,  I have to record.

Job Focus – Boiler Maker

What roster are you on?
2 and 1…..It sucks the arse.
Describe a typical shift for you.
There’s nothing really set for every day.  Someone comes over and gives me a job at the start of the shift and I work on that through the night or day.

What ambitions do you have?
To work up in the mining industry [...]

Job Focus – GeoTech (underground)

What roster are you on?
Currently doing an 8 days on and 6 days off roster
Describe a typical shift for you.
A typical shift for me would be, first thing in the morning taking all my gear down underground, heading to the fresh cuts that have been blasted, taking fresh grab samples, cleaning up all the cuts [...]

Job Focus

This is something I’ve been meaning to do for ages – particularly to provide a bit of a window into the career paths of FIFO workers for those who’re considering the lifestyle.   I recently recorded a couple of interviews with some people working at my current site about their jobs and will post them shortly.  [...]