1. English in the workplace-
What is life like for a minor
By C.

2. How do you get into mining?
• Like any type of job you need to firstly apply
for the job and the more qualifications and
relevant experience.
• Or even first aid certificates or heavy vehicles
license.
• Like always, getting jobs through mates or
family is the best way to get a job but there
are plenty of jobs online on sites like seek.com
etc...

3. What are the hours like?
• Most minors work 6 or 7 days per week, with
hours ranging from 8-12 hours days depending
on what company your working with.
• Also depending on what company you can do
similar night shifts

4. Mining Hours
• On all mine sites they have mining rosters,
which are days/weeks that you are on for
work and then the time that you have of.
– E.g. People who enjoy living on the mine can more
easily tolerate long rosters such as four weeks on,
one week off(but lets not get to carried away).
More realistic hours would include 8/8, but the
industry norm is 2 weeks on 1 week of.

5. Fly in/Fly out
• FIFO- Fly in/fly out!
• What FIFO, means is that you could live
anywhere in Australia and your mining
company will fly you to the mining site and
back for free.
• Some people even like to set up their
residence in cheap places overseas like Bali to
enjoy their time of or relax and travel.

6. What is the pay like for minors?
• Average salaries of
Australians broken down
into categories are as
shown.
• The mining industry has
by far the biggest full time
work salary.
Business Sector Average Annual Wage
Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants $50,362
Retail Trade $50,430
Other Services $57,465
Administrative and Support Services $61,251
Manufacturing $62,795
Arts and Recreation Services $63,762
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services $64,189
Transport, Postal, Warehousing $68,240
Wholesale Trade $70,200
Construction $71,427
Health Care and Social Assistance $74,760
Public Administration and Safety $75,171
Education and Training $77,121
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services $82,237
Financial and Insurance Services $83,122
Information Media and Telecommunications $83,309
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services $84,583
Mining $115,960

7. Video about mining
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7W2BG
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8. Funny video about mining
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hk77koH
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