March 21, 2013

Being ‘good looking’ will land you a mining job in Indonesia

An Indonesia-based coal miner posted an ad asking for “good looking” single females under 25.

March 16, 2013

On mining jobs at cold fly-in, fly-out camps

Working in the Canadian North.

January 24, 2013

Engineers and boilermakers among Australia’s top mining jobs in 2013

Study shows that a particular recruitment issue for 2013 will be the continued skills shortage of specialist candidates in industries such as mining and energy.

January 17, 2013

Energy Skills Queensland Offers Course for Fraser Coast’s Indigenous Job Seekers

As reported on the Fraser Coast Chronicle, a new 10-week course for Fraser Coast’s indigenous job seekers will be offered by Energy […]

November 13, 2012

New Canadian website to promote careers in trades

Two national organizations, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum and Skills/Compétences Canada, have partnered to revamp the popular Careers in Trades website and ensure Canadian youth have to access up-to-date information on…

November 2, 2012

Australian gold miner receives highest military honor as soldiers desert army for resources sector

The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Corporal Daniel Keighran, a gold miner who has previously done tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan

October 17, 2012

Did You Know It’s Earth Science Week?

The American Geoscience Institute organizes every year an ”Earth Science Week” to draw the public’s attention to Earth Sciences. This year’s theme […]

September 11, 2012

Senior Project Engineer job posting – John Davidson and Associates Pty Ltd

John Davidson and Associates Pty Ltd is a small international EPCM Company that identifies mining opportunities globally with the aim to turn […]

September 5, 2012

TV Series about Careers in the Mining Industry in British Columbia

As announced on marketwire.com, a TV mini-series about jobs in British Columbia’s mining industry will air on September 8th across BC. Each […]

September 1, 2012

Lego robots teach students in hope of filling hi-tech skills gap

A school in Western Australia has adopted the innovative pedagogic technique of using Lego robotics to teach students about mining processes, with the long-term goal of providing skilled tech-savvy workers…