Dummies Guide to Mining

Keep the video annotations on, some of the writing is a bit hard to read.

Just some helpful tips and suggestions for anyone who may be trying to get into the Australian mining industry.

This is the basics of what I did to get my first job in the mines.

I apologise if this seems slightly all over the place, but I get a bit scatter-brained when it comes to doing things like this.

I'll try to do a bit of a follow-up on what to expect if/when you get a job.

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• employment
• dump
• truck
• operator
• Oz
• Australia

[seefsea]

excatly what i was looking for..planing on moving to aus with my aussie gf after christmas...been driving trucks for 8/9 years...is a HR licence basically a truck licence??

[manniefold]

yeah, it covers trucks greater than 8Tonnes GVM, plus a trailer no greater than 9 Tonnes GVM

[123png]

Great bit of info---thumbs up!

What sort of job do you do?

[manniefold]

Thanks!

As for what I do, I drive one of those big dump trucks, Caterpillar 785C. Google it if you wanna see a better picture.

[TCFan25]

I wouldn't necessarily agree with all this, particularly in regards to acquiring all the tickets prior to canvassing jobs. Alot of people (and I am talking about those seeking the unskilled/dump truck jobs working in good mines) have gotten in with nothing (except for the odd HR licence - if that). Majority of employers prefer to start them from ground up, easier to train and mould. Also nepotism (like most fucken jobs, Qld partic.) plays a MAJOR role in getting work more than anything else!!!

[manniefold]

Please realise that everything I have said is based on what I went through while trying to get into the industry

While I use to work in Queensland, I now work in WA, which is what I am basing some of my information off of, and over here, though they do take on the odd greenie, a lot of jobs now days want people to have 1 to 2+ years of experience to drive dump trucks.

It's hard to get in as an entry level truckie... unless your related to someone high up. Like you said, Nepotism.

[jamesstat]

Thanks Mannie, great video

[Chipmonster1983]

Thanks mate. I'm in WA, it's bloody hard getting in. How long did i take you?

[Ir0nStein]

Oh, lol. Thought this was a Minecraft Tutorial, my bad.

[CherryBlossom7o7]

hello thxs for da info i want to get a job in mining in hospitality poisson or any thing in that nature would you no of any mining companies (recruiters or websites) if so it wud b a big help thxs u

[blancman]

whats the salary for an inexperienced worker? (i have a working holiday visa)

[abdesign83]

Hey man thanks for the info, I'm in NSW, I just got my tickets for the excavator and skid steer loader, which would it be the next move to get into the mining industry? Please help me out which any useful information. Thanks.

[nicktubara]

@luvinlife33 lol wogs from denmark? man you dont know your geography eh.

wogs: those from yugoslavia, and italy(wops mostly called, deigo as well) bosnia.

you can add lebs too as they all act the same as them hoodie fwit fag cunts that they are.

[somieboy]

gday mate

i am a year 12 student about to finish school, i have no idea what i want to do next year, but i was thinking about doing a few years in the mines to get some quick, good cash. i am thinking about just getting into operating or general mind hand type role. wat do u think is the best way to do this? cheers

[TCFan25]

@Maorisidol Up to you. I dont know why they arent taking people, but its not like a big fat recruiting drive or anything, just seems to be more on an adhoc basis for employment. I personally wouldnt go into the industry itself.

[Maorisidol]

should i bother? hey there are 100's of jobs there, why aren't they taking us ppl? unskililled or skilled