the (ridiculous) mining game

But be prepared guys they reckon its more exciting watching the grass grow,thats why you find more females driving them because they reckon they can handle the boardom more than males.Rumours have it the trucks are not allowed to have radios in them either wh ich only makes it worst but for the money they earn i think i could handle it,oh btw thats music radios not uhf

Ummm no radio's hay. Well every truck ive been in had one. Don't belive every thing you hear.
I've never seen a woman thats "gentle on the machinery". They like women becouse they report every thing. By everyting I meen everything from defective equipment to dobing in there work mates. I see it all the time. They try to score points with the powers up top in a hope of getting more skills. Its not all women but its most of them.

You just need to know the right people apparently. Over here the navy guys are getting out and joining the mines or the rigs

thanks to all..i will most definitely follow up on all of these..

my first choice will be QLD, WA then....ahhhh who am i kidding..i will go where the work is, so i can just get in.

and if you think of anything else, (or anyone else) feel free to let me know.

Got my first POSITIVE reply today.. have proceeded to 2nd stage (Psychometric testing online)... hopefully i fit the type they're after..

Update: well, i have just been offered a job in Emerald. not for a mining company, but one that delivers to the mine sites...but at least i will be right there should anything pop up..and even if not, it would seem this company does alright for itself so it could even be a long term thing.

very excited!!!

Ah ha, I wondered how you were going with this, and that is a good starting point

yeah, i have had many many people say: "its not what you know, but who"...at least i will end up with knowing a few more once i am onsite..

Good news and good luck with it all

once you get a foot in the door, it will get a lot easier....

well done, glad you got a start.

emerald is ... interesting

Okay, here are most of the resident company's at BHP Olympic dam mine site Industrial area.
Some are offsite services only, if you want to follow up with any of these it is up to you to research them and find out what they do, the phone numbers are off their gate signs and have no idea if they will answer.

Greyhound bus services.
Sandvick 08 86710015
Cowell Electrical 08 8671 0018
Heading Contractors
Boom logistics (cranes)
coates hire
Boc gas and gear
Smith Haulage
transpacific waste services
Spotless sevices
Corey & Cole drillers 08 86712933
Crane services P/l
Ertech
MTU Diesel 08 86712621
Maits industrial tyres 08 86711096
Monadelphous
cavpower CAT
Olympic dam precision Eng. 08 86710177
Northpoint toyota
TipTop REMA 08 86710177
Holcim concrete 0419477688
roche mining 08 86711344
Boart Longyear 08 86718907
Broadspectrum Electrical
UGL
York Civil
Xceptional recruitment
Workpac recruitment
Sodexo services (run the camps and mess facility)
MPS building & elec 08 86711353
SAVCOR 0414727321
ODT trans and earth moving 08 86710336
Kempe mech' maintenance. 0439996324
Blackwoods
Beaurepairs
BSH transport 08 86711154
Pirtec
enzed
BLH labour hire 1300549996
Auslec
Bianco construction supplies 08 86715600
Noble & sons
Bullivants
Freight specialists

Dont be put off by mobile numbers thinking they are small company's because there is no such thing as small around here, these phone numbers may lead nowhere so dont give up and search for them, of course there is the town shops, schools, hospitals, motels supporting around 5000 residents etc


Good luck.