Who works in the mines and what doing - Page 20

**Polyal** · 22-11-2011, 12:00 PM

Well after applying for so many summer positions I have lost count I finally got in...just the medical check to be done.

Anyone work for Vale? Being posted up in Brisbane, cant wait, getting experience while at uni in this industry has been harder to come by than I thought!

NAK302 · 22-11-2011, 11:58 PM

i'm hearing you J.C.

J.C. · 23-11-2011, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GT-0733

i'm hearing you J.C.

Yes. You know exactly where I'm coming from. Look around. I'm waving at you from the other end if the boat.

You too are part of the same community I'm referring to.

Franco Cozzo · 23-11-2011, 02:47 PM

I know a fitter and turner a spraypainter and a fabricator who are after FIFO jobs, they're in their 30s to 50s though, are they too old?

Also do have any paramedics on site? One is interested in that.

J.C. · 23-11-2011, 03:04 PM

Wombat. I'll get back to you in relation to your cheap shot. At the moment though I truely must return to work and achieve something constructive other than wasting my smoko breaks reading your poorly informed responses on a topic that you appear to have little knowledge of or affects you in anyway.
I will get back to you though. I promise.

Cheers.
John.

NAK302 · 23-11-2011, 04:34 PM

let's just say that the BMA owned Isaac Plains mine is close enough that my house moves around when ever they blast. the latest government "approved mine", also owned by BMA, is slightly closer but in the opposite direction. basically Moranbah has 2 open cut pits and a longwall underground operation within 5 km's as the crow fly's, of the town. close enough for you Wombat? none of these mines were present when i first bought my house here as little as 7 years ago.

*edit BMA is a joint venture between BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi,

AGS302 · 11-12-2011, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GT-0733

let's just say that the BMA owned Isaac Plains mine is close enough that my house moves around when ever they blast. the latest government "approved mine", also owned by BMA, is slightly closer but in the opposite direction. basically Moranbah has 2 open cut pits and a longwall underground operation within 5 km's as the crow fly's, of the town. close enough for you Wombat? none of these mines were present when i first bought my house here as little as 7 years ago.

*edit BMA is a joint venture between BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi,

Issac Plains is owned by Aquilla Resources and Vale(50/50).

Road Games · 23-11-2011, 05:08 PM

I have a BMA induction for PeakDowns.. woohoo go me ...

J.C. · 23-11-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by XR6menace

I have a BMA induction for PeakDowns.. woohoo go me ...

Well done. Which department you heading to?
Might see you floating around out here maybe.

Road Games · 23-11-2011, 06:13 PM

Nah i'm off to do a shutdown at Curragh now.. i have been mucked around and waiting for my TAMS card from Leighton's for months...

Site Information

Leightons - Peak Downs

Location: - 30 mins from Moranbah on Peak Downs Hwy towards Dysart.

Roster: 4 nights on 2 off 4 days on 6 off
Shifts – 12.5 hour shifts

Transport :- Buses run at the end of each 4 days/nights to and from Mackay, Rockhampton and Townsville.

Daily buses run to and from camps (Dysart and Moranbah) at end and start of shift.

Accommodation is supplied at The Mac Camp Dysart and Moranbah. This will be confirmed closer to you site induction date.

Single camp and meals are provided. All rooms are have showers, toilet, also fridge, TV and kettle.

Pay Rates – Operator Level 2 $51.00
Operator Level 3 $53.00
Operator Level 4 $55.00
If you provide your own accommodation $400.00 per week allowance is
paid

Pay week runs Monday to Sunday . All timesheets are handed to your supervisor on Monday morning (or Sunday night). Pays will be processed and transferred into your account on Thursdays.

Unit 2/1 Longwall Place, Paget QLD 4740

PO Box 11210
Canelands Mackay QLD 4740
Ph: 07 4952 3329 Fax: 07 4952 3328

NAK302 · 23-11-2011, 07:34 PM

i wish i got an extra 400 a week for being in my own house in Mbah or had all my accom/meals/transport paid for every week. LOL they wonder why us locals get so upset when we see stuff like that....

anyway, congrats xr6menace for scoring the job mate. make the most of it.

Road Games · 23-11-2011, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GT-0733

i wish i got an extra 400 a week for being in my own house in Mbah or had all my accom/meals/transport paid for every week. LOL they wonder why us locals get so upset when we see stuff like that....

anyway, congrats xr6menace for scoring the job mate. make the most of it.

Thats the problem mate ... i don't have it .. i drove all the way up there booked into the camp and then got turned away at the bathhouse for not having the Black Coal Competancy!!

J.C. · 23-11-2011, 08:13 PM

^^^^^^ on the other hand, we get to see our families everyday. I can't put a price on that.
It's a choice that was offered (and we are fortunate to have had) and we grabbed it. I wouldn't trade my family time for time in a camp full of blokes any day of the week.
Been there. Done that.

vanman_75 · 23-11-2011, 11:58 PM

I have seen your car gt 0733 and jc do I know you I'm b crew , rob Gordons mob truck shovel , I know most people out there , well most of the old mob

Seems like we are getting taken over with the newies these days

J.C. · 24-11-2011, 12:05 AM

You probably would. You were on today then. Missing Brew yet?

vanman_75 · 24-11-2011, 12:44 AM

Yer its all going down hill , they know how to wreck a good workforce .I'm still ****ed about judd and kerrie .becoming a real joke ...I am use to idiots but they keep finding more . Should catch up for a chat sometime .
Sorry to all for the highjack ...its a small world .

Side note all these mines popping up gunna be a minefield getting to the peak , its like death race now lol ...

Road Games · 24-11-2011, 01:24 PM

http://www.cat.com/cda/layout?m=174681&x=7&f=247743

https://www.catsimulators.com/docs/f...index.html#/6/

NewHope used these to train a shortfall of operators back when Jeebropilly started up again..

I am looking into who is currently hosting the training and the costings !

http://gogeometry.com/mining/trainin...aul_truck.html

Stazza_Brendan · 24-11-2011, 02:33 PM

Ad for that is always on tv.
Ive heard its expensive, is booked out for quite a while and that some places don't recognise it as training. Could all be BS rumors though.

vanman_75 · 24-11-2011, 03:19 PM

yer those simulators are only good for seeing what the cab looks like , very misleading for people thinking that they are anything like the real thing .
they put us all through it ( as they do any new toy ) basically for a keep trainers busy exercise .
And me being a trainer and long time operator i have already expressed my view on em .got sister and a mate that did the truck course (new horisons rocky ) and then my boss proceeds to tell me that they dont recognise it as training so we would do em fresh anyway ( go figure ) so they are waiting inline for a start hopefully . makes me wonder why the businesses even exist when noone recognises it / nor draws from them ...
nearly had a greeny hit my shovel yesterday ...not happy , some of the training is real rush rush ...my pet hate . i pulled the show up and put a trainer back in with him ( not a bright fella ) they dont quite understand the seriousness of having a incident . they call it target selection ... i call it a lucky dip . not many are what i call suited to the job .
just hope we dont have any incidents , my crew is 16 years clean and want it to stay that way ...
xr 6 menace you are probably lucky you not with leightons they have had several show stopping incidents in recent weeks including trucks hitting trucks ...newby fell to sleep and rolled away from digger into another truck ( life and death moment ) and several collisions with dozers etc etc . they are on the edge with mines inspector , but its so hard with so many green people coming into a very tiring job . anyways good luck again all ...just be aware of the job your trying for and its dangers ..

Road Games · 24-11-2011, 03:30 PM

Here is the e-mail i received just before *edit* i will PM it too you ...

I have e-mailed all the companies i am waiting on to get there opinion of this $3000 refresher course !!

Road Games · 24-11-2011, 04:43 PM

Ok, so my work here is done .. i am too disillusioned to offer up possibly false advice anymore ...all the best team !

If ya get in show us how ya did it cheers Darren ..x..

I reckon · 24-11-2011, 05:59 PM

anyone tried these guys??
http://www.miningjobsnoexperience.net.au/

i just did the register now part for a job , then they send you an email

Hi Piggsy

I hope you're having a good day. I read what you sent through, and I'm happy to say that we can help you. You've said that you don't have previous experience, but don't worry about it, we specialise in assisting people who are new to the industry. I really like the fact that you're keen to give any role a go. It means you're flexible, which is something employers are looking for.

The mining industry is hiring, and we've got all of your details on file here now. So we're ready to go ahead with everything as soon as you get the service underway.

Please visit our website at Mining Australia for details on working in the mining industry, and to get all of the payment side of things sorted. Once this is done, we will kick everything off straight away :-)

Thanks,

so now they want payment ,wtf they want people to work out there now they want us to pay ??

anyone ever went ahead and done this?

pretty skeptical to sending money to things like this.

XRDeeze · 01-12-2011, 06:11 PM

[quote=piggsy]anyone tried these guys??
http://www.miningjobsnoexperience.net.au/

i just did the register now part for a job , then they send you an email

Hi Piggsy

I hope you're having a good day. I read what you sent through, and I'm happy to say that we can help you. You've said that you don't have previous experience, but don't worry about it, we specialise in assisting people who are new to the industry. I really like the fact that you're keen to give any role a go. It means you're flexible, which is something employers are looking for.

The mining industry is hiring, and we've got all of your details on file here now. So we're ready to go ahead with everything as soon as you get the service underway.

Please visit our website at Mining Australia for details on working in the mining industry, and to get all of the payment side of things sorted. Once this is done, we will kick everything off straight away :-)

Thanks,
Carlie :-)
Customer Support

MINING AUSTRALIA
Martin Pl GPO Box 9957, Sydney, NSW 2001

the smiley faces make it pretty obvious... fake

Road Games · 24-11-2011, 06:07 PM

*^^^SCAM^^^*

Sorry one last post ...

Road Games · 24-11-2011, 06:10 PM

No worries at all Darren, I see people every day jumping through hoops trying to get into the mining industry so I try to do everything I can to help.

Never did I think I’d find someone struggling to get back in! They’re all about experience??? So it makes them a little hypocritical if you ask me.

If I could talk my boss down to say $2800 for the course would you be interested? The case I will put forward to him is that your already experienced so they wouldn’t have to spend much time drumming things into your head.
No pressure, have a think about it let me know then I’ll see what I can do. Can’t make any promises but it never hurts to try!

Definitely keep belting your resume to BMA, they’ve been taking on heaps of clean skins but they don’t advertise this for obvious reasons. That’s not common knowledge either so you didn’t hear it from me!

Take care, good luck and I’ll talk to you soon.

AAAAAAAAARRGHHH!!

I reckon · 24-11-2011, 06:29 PM

how bout they pay the $2800 and you pay them back when they give you a job.

I reckon · 25-11-2011, 01:42 PM

http://www.getajobinthemines.com/

this a scam to?

Road Games · 25-11-2011, 02:02 PM

If it smells like B.S ??

I reckon · 25-11-2011, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XR6menace

If it smells like B.S ??

*sniff* *sniff* ...................dunno, dam wouldnt that be bad. smellanet lol

Im off to WA FIFO on the rail works

Phil · 26-11-2011, 09:27 PM

A couple of adds from Seek for those interested, LV mechanic (toyota) and trainees. I know of Downer EDI (reputable), dont know about Eyeson....
These are advertised in the WA section for trades.
Cheers
Phil

Light Vehicle Fitter
Location: Port Hedland, Karratha & Pilbara
Advertiser: Downer EDI Mining
Classification: Mining, Resources & Energy > Mining - Engineering & Maintenance
Description: Trade qualified Light Vehicle Fitters required for immediate starts at our Christmas Creek Operations!! Come join the Downer EDI Mining team!
View this job at:
http://seek.com.au/job/21187459?cid=jobmail

Trainee Mobile Plant Operators
Location: Port Hedland, Karratha & Pilbara
Advertiser: Eyeson Business Solutions
Classification: Mining, Resources & Energy > Mining - Operations
Description: Register Now!!!! For Coming Projects and be Eligible for a Significant Discount on a Wide Range of Mobile Plant & High Risk Training Courses
View this job at:
http://seek.com.au/job/21189032?cid=jobmail