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Mining, oil and gas news for the people who do the work: new projects, pay, rosters, tickets and how to get hired, with the live jobs behind each story.
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Tickets & training
How to Become a Crane Operator
Crane operators lift the heaviest components on mine sites and plants, from truck engines to processing equipment. Here's how to get the right licence and the experience employers want.
5d ago
Tickets & training
How to Become a Rigger or Dogman
Riggers and dogmen set up and direct heavy lifts on mine sites, plants and shutdowns. Here's how to get the licences and your first job on a lifting crew.
5d ago
Getting a FIFO job
How to Become a Mine Operator
Mine operators drive the trucks, diggers and loaders that move rock, on the surface or underground. It's one of the most common ways into mining without a degree. Here's how to land a trainee role.
5d ago
Tickets & training
How to Become a Shotfirer
Shotfirers are licensed to blast rock so it can be mined. It's a specialised, high-responsibility job. Here's how to get on a blast crew and work towards a shotfiring licence.
5d ago
Oil & gas
How to Become an Assistant Driller or Derrickman
Assistant drillers and derrickmen help run a drilling rig and its crew. It's the step between entry-level rig work and driller. Here's how the path works in mining and in oil and gas.
5d ago
Oil & gas
How to Become a Petroleum or Reservoir Engineer
Petroleum and reservoir engineers work out how to get oil and gas out of the ground safely and efficiently. Here's the degree path, the first jobs to look for and where the career can take you.
5d ago
Getting a FIFO job
How to Become a Driller
Drillers find new deposits and prepare rock for mining. Most start as an offsider with no experience. Here's how to get on a drill crew and work your way up.
5d ago
Apprenticeships & graduates
How to Become a Process Technician
Process technicians run the plants that turn ore, oil and gas into a product. Many start with no experience through a traineeship. Here's how.
5d ago
Apprenticeships & graduates
How to Become a Site or Offshore Electrician
Site and offshore electricians keep remote mines, LNG plants and platforms running. Here's how to go from an electrical apprenticeship to industrial, remote and offshore work.
5d ago
Apprenticeships & graduates
How to Become an Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Instrumentation and controls technicians keep processing plants measured, controlled and safe. Here's how the E&I apprenticeship works and where it leads.
5d ago
Apprenticeships & graduates
How to Become a High Voltage Electrician
HV electricians keep the power on at mines and processing plants, from substations to electric-drive haul trucks. Here's how to go from an electrical apprenticeship to high voltage work.
5d ago
Apprenticeships & graduates
How to Become a Heavy Diesel Fitter
Heavy diesel fitters keep haul trucks, diggers and drills running. It's one of the most in-demand trades in mining. Here's how to get an apprenticeship and move onto a mine site.
5d ago
Apprenticeships & graduates
How to Become a Geologist
Geologists find the deposits that mines are built on and keep track of the ore once mining starts. Here's how to get into exploration or mine geology.
5d ago
Apprenticeships & graduates
How to Become a Mining Engineer
Mining engineers turn a mineral deposit into a safe, working mine. Here's how to get there, from the school subjects that matter to your first graduate role.
5d ago
Apprenticeships & graduates
How to Become a Metallurgist
Metallurgists work out how to get the most metal out of the ore. Here's the degree path, the first jobs to look for and how the career develops.
5d ago
Apprenticeships & graduates
How to Become a Mine Surveyor
Mine surveyors measure and map the mine so everything gets dug and built in the right place. Here's how to start as a survey assistant or graduate, and where it can lead.
5d ago
Working overseas
Simandou Could Transform Guinea's Economy. Will It Create Jobs?
The World Bank expects iron ore exports to lift Guinea's growth sharply, but warns that mining growth alone doesn't create jobs for most people. Here's what workers and contractors should watch.
10d ago
Projects & companies
South Africa's Mining Industry Says It Could Add Up to 100,000 Jobs by 2035. Here's What Has to Happen First
The Minerals Council's new growth strategy puts a number on the jobs at stake. It's a projection, not a vacancy list, and it depends on investment decisions that haven't been made yet.
10d ago
Working overseas
Sandvik Is Sending Engineers Around the World to Learn Mining. Here's What It Means for Your Career
Sandvik's new two-year program takes engineers to nine universities and a dozen mines. Here's what it says about where mining careers are heading, and what you can do about it without going back to uni.
10d ago
Projects & companies
WA Has $50 Billion of Mining Projects in the Pipeline, Where Are the Jobs?
WA has more than $50 billion in committed resources projects. Here are the mining jobs, skills and career opportunities likely to follow.
17d ago
Commodities
Lithium Is Coming Back: The Mining Jobs Set to Benefit From WA’s Next Investment Cycle
Liontown has approved a $389 million Kathleen Valley expansion. Here are the lithium mining jobs and skills likely to benefit.
17d ago
Tickets & training
AI Won’t Replace Mining Workers, But Mining Workers Who Understand AI Could Have an Advantage
AI is changing Australian mining jobs rather than simply eliminating them. Here is what workers should learn to stay competitive.
17d ago
Commodities
What the Northern Star–Gold Fields Battle Could Mean for Australian Mining Jobs
Gold Fields proposed a $38.7 billion takeover of Northern Star. Here is what mining workers should watch if the deal returns.
17d ago
Tickets & training
200 Mining Jobs in Limbo: What FIFO Workers Need to Know When a Contractor Falls Out With a Mine Owner
About 200 Buzzard mine workers face uncertainty after a dispute between Central Iron and Agile Mining Services. Here is what FIFO workers should know.
17d ago
Getting a FIFO job
1,900 Applications for 30 Mining Jobs: How Do You Stand Out When Everyone Wants Into Mining?
New Acland's hiring drive drew 1,900 applications for 30 jobs. Here's what actually gets entry-level mining candidates picked.
18d ago
Pay & salaries
Mining Pay Is Back in the Spotlight: Are Mining Workers Still Being Paid What They're Worth?
BHP's Port Hedland pay dispute has reopened the mining wages conversation. Here's how to actually read a mining salary.
18d ago