Industry News
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
Mining's Next Big Job Boom Could Be in Automation: Here's What Workers Need to Know
Automation isn't just cutting mining jobs, it's creating new ones. Here's which roles are growing and which skills matter now.
18d ago
Working overseas
The Critical Minerals Boom Is Creating a New Kind of Mining Career
Critical minerals investment is reshaping mining careers worldwide, and the biggest opportunities aren't always underground.
18d ago
Apprenticeships & graduates
Mining Graduate Jobs Are Back: What Employers Are Looking For in 2026
Mining graduate hiring is active again in 2026, and the opportunities go far beyond mining engineering and FIFO. Here's the full picture.
18d ago
Commodities
Trump's Tariffs Are Reshaping Mining. What Could It Mean for Your Career?
The US trade war is doing more than moving commodity prices. It is changing where mines are built, where minerals are processed and which skills could be in demand over the next decade.
27d ago
Western Australia
WA's resources could be worth $8.1 trillion. Here's what that means for your career
Mines and Petroleum Minister Daniel Pastorelli described WA as having "an extraordinary resource base" and "a highly skilled workforce," citing more than $50 billion in major projects currently underway and $34 billion invested in the sector in 2025 alone, a decade-high.
34d ago
Western Australia
The skills WA's resources sector will need next and why the shortage isn't going away
What's changing is the kind of demand. As operating models become more automated, digital and technically complex, the report says the skills needed to support resource development "will continue to evolve."
34d ago
Western Australia
How long will WA's resources boom actually last? What the numbers say about job security
The CME's Unearthing Potential report doesn't answer that with a single number, deliberately so, but it gives a far more detailed basis for the question than most public commentary does.
34d ago
Commodities
Beyond iron ore: the battery metals and critical minerals building WA's next industries
WA's resource base pairs established commodities with emerging resources used in infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, digital technologies, defence and changing energy systems.
34d ago
Western Australia
Four pathways into WA's resources sector, and how you could take one of them
Big numbers like $8.1 trillion and 158,000 jobs a year are hard to picture. So instead of dwelling on the modelling in CME's Unearthing Potential report, this piece looks at the human side of it.
34d ago
Tickets & training
The Skills That Will Matter Most in Mining Over the Next 10 Years
Technology will change. Equipment will change. Commodities will rise and fall. Companies will come and go. But certain skills will continue to be valuable across sites, employers, and market cycles.
39d ago
Apprenticeships & graduates
Mining Jobs for Graduates: Careers You Probably Didn’t Know Existed
Modern mining companies employ people across engineering, science, technology, environment, business, health and safety, logistics, and more.
39d ago
Working overseas
Your Mining Skills Can Take You Around the World
Mining is a global industry, and mines everywhere need people who can keep them running safely and efficiently.
39d ago
Tickets & training
How to Get Into Mining With No Experience
Job posts can make the industry look impossible to break into, with long lists of site experience, tickets, licences, and qualifications. But there are genuine entry points.
39d ago
Commodities
Heading into 2027 is Mining Still a Good Career?
Mining has always evolved with technology, markets, and policy. What’s being mined changes. The equipment changes. The operating models change. The skills employers pay for change.
39d ago
Tickets & training
Looking for FIFO work? Beware of anyone asking you to pay for a job
If you're trying to break into FIFO mining, oil and gas, or other remote-site work, you've probably seen the social media accounts promising that a FIFO career is just a few clicks away.
40d ago
Projects & companies
From Dump Truck to Excavator: How Operators Move Up
Plenty of people start as a dump truck operator planning to move up, and plenty of people never do, and the difference between the two usually isn't luck
45d ago
Tickets & training
White Card and Site Inductions: What You Need Before Your First Day
A white card, or its local equivalent depending on where you are, is general construction industry safety induction training, not anything mining-specific.
45d ago
Rosters & FIFO life
FIFO, DIDO, or Residential: Which Mining Job Type Suits You
FIFO, fly-in fly-out, is the one people mean by default when they say "mining job" without qualifying it.
46d ago
Working overseas
Mining Jobs in the US: Why It Isn't Really a FIFO Market, and What That Means for You
Most American mining isn't FIFO at all. Here's where the exceptions genuinely are, and what that means if you're chasing that lifestyle specifically.
47d ago
Working overseas
Mining Jobs in Canada: How Fly-In Camps and Rosters Compare to Australia's
Canada is the closest match to Australia's FIFO culture of anywhere on this list. Here's what's the same, and what genuinely isn't.
47d ago
Working overseas
Mining Jobs in Africa: One Continent, Many Markets
"Africa Mining Jobs" is a useful search term and a misleading way to think about the industry. Here's an honest starting point across the countries that actually matter.
47d ago
Working overseas
Mining Jobs in Chile: Turnos, Copper, and Life at Altitude
Chile produces more copper than any other country on earth. Here's how turnos, campamentos, and altitude regulation shape what working there is really like.
47d ago
Rosters & FIFO life
How to Prepare for Your First FIFO Job: What to Expect Before You Fly Out
Starting your first FIFO job is exciting, but it can also come with plenty of questions. From camp life and long shifts to what to pack and how to prepare, here's what you can expect before you fly out for your first FIFO swing.
49d ago
Getting a FIFO job
The 10 Most Asked Questions on r/mining, Answered
What does it really take to get into mining? How much can you earn, is FIFO worth it, and can you land a mining job with no experience or an unrelated degree?
62d ago
Safety & wellbeing
Safety on the Mine Site: Why Speaking Up Could Be the Most Important Skill You Have
Safety on a mine site isn't just about following procedures. It's about recognising hazards, asking questions and having the confidence to speak up when something doesn't look right. From fatigue and production pressure to changing conditions and new technology, this article explores why good safety
67d ago
Pay & salaries
Why Two People Doing Similar Jobs Can Earn Very Different Money
Mining, oil and gas and other resource sector jobs can offer salaries and allowances that are significantly different from comparable roles in other industries.
67d ago
Tickets & training
The Resources Jobs That Could Offer Long-Term Career Growth
The resources industry can have plenty of career pathways, but they don't always happen automatically.
67d ago
Tickets & training
The Electrification of Mining: What It Could Mean for Resources Workers
As companies look for ways to reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency, electrification becomes an increasingly attractive option.
67d ago
Tickets & training
Mining Equipment Is Getting Smarter: How Technology Is Changing the FIFO Job
Today's mine sites are increasingly filled with autonomous trucks, remote-operated equipment, advanced sensors, collision avoidance systems and digital monitoring technology.
67d ago
Rosters & FIFO life
FIFO vs Residential: What Actually Drives the Pay Difference
Same job title, different pay packet. Here's what's actually behind the gap between FIFO and residential offers and how to compare them properly.
73d ago