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High mining wages deprive the South Pole of workers

Marc Howe | December 07, 2012 | 2:50 am Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Australia Europe Coal Copper Gold Iron Ore Silver Uranium 

The number of young Australians applying to work in Antarctica has plunged in just the past year, with some imputing the sharp decline in applicants to the lure of high wages in the country's mining sector. According to Reuters the...

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