Who works in the mines... not many, if any.

[manual]

only because the beltsplicers out there are fucking awsome

Shouldn't you be busy at CL-A then??

[Passage GT]

Shouldn't you be busy at CL-A then??

on shiploader 3?
thought that would have been sorted by now, i'm on days off.

[SSICK]

on days off and talking about work.....thats a carton.

[manual]

on shiploader 3?
thought that would have been sorted by now, i'm on days off.

I was more referring to the belt splicer - thought you were a train driver? but yeah, SL3 - or more so C206 ... ETA back up around 14th June

Oh and spot price for Iron Ore is now under $110/DMT CFR

[Passage GT]

I was more referring to the belt splicer - thought you were a train driver? but yeah, SL3 - or more so C206 ... ETA back up around 14th June

Oh and spot price for Iron Ore is now under $110/DMT CFR

I am, but we've been delayed putting trains in because of the shiploader, need to wait for room to start dumping again.
as of the last morning meeting i attended we were down about 2 trains a day through cd2 because of it.

[mattyb89]

on shiploader 3?
thought that would have been sorted by now, i'm on days off.

we have 8 guys from the east coast on that job but that is contracted out to VLI i work for convatech. that shiploader feed beltis 7km of belt so thats 15 splices that job aint going to be to easy. they also have to take another belt of so they can pull the belt on i dont know when it will be back on line i dont work out there anymore just got put onto a crew out at dampier. and looks like 5E out at east intercoarse is not looking to flash at the moment and if that has to be changed out in next couple of weeks we are fucked because all our spare gear is out at lambert

[Bomber]

So @ Area C it is basically covered in fog/low cloud right now with drizzle. Gonna be a looooooooong nightshift. On the plus side, tablet and phone are fully charged and downloading some new games now haha

[Kickit]

3rd Day In A Row The Plane couldn't land at Christmas Creek Hahahaha.

[s1mon]

There have been some long drives to site from Newman and Para. Looks like its starting to clear though

[Tones]

flight today for telfer tried 4 times and is now in karratha getting fuel... sucks to be my crew since i flew home yesterday

[kamahl31]

Thats good news for us Construction gangs as it keeps us busy.
We have been putting in IRJ's and Bootlegs in at 6,7,8 mile for this autohaul. couple months ago we put in about 20 bootlegs in out near Ti Tree and Rosella etc for the same thing.

Who do you work for mate? Bhp gang? I'm up with John holland on the ballast cleaning project

[crabman]

flight today for telfer tried 4 times and is now in karratha getting fuel... sucks to be my crew since i flew home yesterday

Jesus, how bad is the weather up there?

[Poktrokt]

@ Yandi and the weather has cleared! I will be boarding shortly home bound!!

Went to Exmouth on Monday and them back to Perth, then tried again to fly to site on Tuesday and went via Parabadoo like some other sites! Could see how fucked the clouds as we drove from Para to site!! Just kept getting darker and thicker, could barely see anything up here for past few days

[huggy_b]

@ Yandi and the weather has cleared! I will be boarding shortly home bound!!

Went to Exmouth on Monday and them back to Perth, then tried again to fly to site on Tuesday and went via Parabadoo like some other sites! Could see how fucked the clouds as we drove from Para to site!! Just kept getting darker and thicker, could barely see anything up here for past few days

This thread is for workers

[morgazmatron]

Fuck.. Just got home from Xmas Creek. Was meant to leave Tuesday arvo.

4 day break now - Awesome...

[Denver]

Clownbreak got one flight in Mon. None Tuesday. None yesterday morning so the night shift who was meant to go home got stuck at site. My day shift crew got out on the arvo all be it delayed. Site kept running for about 36 hours after it started raining. The road network is destroyed. Any extra production they managed to get out while it was raining will be lost in the weeks worth of work it'll take to fix the roads again.

And apparently there's more rain predicted in the next week or so.

[Bomber]

This thread is for workers
Shiny bums GTFO!!


Fuck.. Just got home from Xmas Creek. Was meant to leave Tuesday arvo.

4 day break now - Awesome...
That sucks mate.


Site kept running for about 36 hours after it started raining. The road network is destroyed. Any extra production they managed to get out while it was raining will be lost in the weeks worth of work it'll take to fix the roads again.
I got in trouble from the senior supervisor for exclaiming the same thing. Why do you keep running trucks until the roads are so far gone when you have a ROM?

[beefcake]

Fark I was lucky to get out on time Tuesday morn from Xmas creek , maintenance bunky f100 Fokker for the win , we were cheering the pilot when we saw him on his third attempt skimming below the clouds for ova a kilometre just to land , was a glorious site to see it come in to land !!

[Buckets]

I got in trouble from the senior supervisor for exclaiming the same thing. Why do you keep running trucks until the roads are so far gone when you have a ROM?

Thou shalt never stop the trucks ! Ever !

[2LMILK]

I attempted to fly up every day since tuesday, and it was for extra time aswell. we have stocktake at cloudbreak so we need more staff to stay back to chip away at it.

Super nintendo better pay me for sitting at airport for 3 days. I have training this morn and flight out this arvo

[s-tranzor]

Got stuck on the same f100 for 9 hours on tuesday trying to get to site. Only a crusty egg roll thing for breakfast and museli bars all day. Wouldnt let us off the plane for a breather on the 2 diverted times we landed. Ended up getting in on Wednesday. We need our sunlight back now as everything solar has been run dry.

[Tones]

Talking with a couple Leighton boys on site at Telfer and plane still hasn't landed. Only 4 hours late so far

[Bomber]

We need our sunlight back now as everything solar has been run dry.
Everything solar on our site is covered in an inch of red dust because no-one cleans the panels. Kinda defeats the purpose....

[millzy_88]

Going to be no flights to Telfer at all if the Newcrest share price keeps up today's action. Big hit with the Brisbane office closure today and "scrutiny on all high cost assets moving forward" was included in the press release. Telfer is no doubt one of these.

[tauni]

No flights out of Nifty today...
Finished at lunch and got called back to work half hour later. Weather isn't even bad. If they can land in a cyclone why the fuck do clouds scare them?

[Tones]

Going to be no flights to Telfer at all if the Newcrest share price keeps up today's action. Big hit with the Brisbane office closure today and "scrutiny on all high cost assets moving forward" was included in the press release. Telfer is no doubt one of these.

yep, going to call ppre tomorrow and price up a quad and 6 rotor package. Hopefully payout is decent for 9 years service

[ED40]

No flights out of Nifty today...
Finished at lunch and got called back to work half hour later. Weather isn't even bad. If they can land in a cyclone why the fuck do clouds scare them?

Weather not even bad? Maybe you should fly the plane champ!

[Tre-Cool]

from what i've heard it's not so much the clouds, it's that most of the mining runways have no landing lights & possibly gps positioning.

[Kickit]

I attempted to fly up every day since tuesday, and it was for extra time aswell. we have stocktake at cloudbreak so we need more staff to stay back to chip away at it.

Super nintendo better pay me for sitting at airport for 3 days. I have training this morn and flight out this arvo
Did They pay you For The 3 day's?

[evoeata]

Going to be no flights to Telfer at all if the Newcrest share price keeps up today's action. Big hit with the Brisbane office closure today and "scrutiny on all high cost assets moving forward" was included in the press release. Telfer is no doubt one of these.

was told a couple of weeks ago that they were going to put telfer on care and maintenance. fuck that will be huge for the industry!

[jnr]

Not something I want to hear with this only being my second swing with byrnecut at telfer. Last in, first out :(. From what if heard Lieghtons is being booted out. Oh well, just fly in by ear atm


Going to be no flights to Telfer at all if the Newcrest share price keeps up today's action. Big hit with the Brisbane office closure today and "scrutiny on all high cost assets moving forward" was included in the press release. Telfer is no doubt one of these.

[Damo 69]

last in first out is a crock, trust me, we fire the sacks of shit first.

as long as you can proove yourself in 2 or more swings

[Tones]

Not something I want to hear with this only being my second swing with byrnecut at telfer. Last in, first out :(. From what if heard Lieghtons is being booted out. Oh well, just fly in by ear atm

Leightons were due out anyway. I think this may have just hurried it along a little. From the stop work meeting open pit had today, they weren't given much information but told they would be given more information Tues/Wed. I'm due to fly back on Wednesday. Should be an interesting return to site meeting

[2LMILK]

Did They pay you For The 3 day's?

Yep. Finally got to site today. Will et form signed of in the morning.

[DanWA]

Shits going down at Barrow to

My brother (Leightons employee) and a few other mates have been stood down indefinately with no ETA

Blaming accommodation issues currently but others think there is more to it. 75% of project managers/schedulers/estimators in the state are utterly useless so may have something to do with it

Mate at Telfer who has continuous contracts has been told it will not be renewed at end of June

[Damo 69]

huge accommodation issues at the moment mate, dare say that would be the end of it.

but like all major projects, if you havent heard a rumor by smoko, start one

[Lonewolf]

yeah client i do work mentioned accommodation is the issue at barrow, they're mobilization out there has just been postponed 6 months
apparently civil working on top of contractors, trying to get it all done at once = fuck all getting done.

Will be there for a day or two eventually to put in the IT

[morgazmatron]

yeah ex Mrs is HR up at Barrow and was telling me how the accom is a massive issue. And doing all kinds of stuff to try and sort it out.

[coucheee]

I hope my flight can leave CC on wed :)

[Tre-Cool]

i did a medical for leightons for a job at solomon on thursday. got a call yesterday to say that they have put a hold on employment till new budget comes out..

no skin off my nose, have a few interviews this week lined up allready.

[2LMILK]

yeah ex Mrs is HR up at Barrow and was telling me how the accom is a massive issue. And doing all kinds of stuff to try and sort it out.

Things go bad after she out of fmg.

[Marti]

Just acquired my un restricted hr licence so im hoping that will help me in finding a fly in fly out job

[mod]

There seem to be a buzz at Roy Hill?
few of my mates flew out last week, would be more civil/construction works.. getting the site up and running

[crabman]

Telfer is deff on shakey ground. How much are they producing at the moment? I havn't been there since early 2011 now, if Leightons are leaving I presume the pits are connected... i want to see how much it has changed.

[Damo 69]

There seem to be a buzz at Roy Hill?
few of my mates flew out last week, would be more civil/construction works.. getting the site up and running

royhill appears to be a goer i was meant to go onto that project with decmil, however it would mean i was working in perth for around 9 months before getting to site, aint nobody got time for that

[jnr]

Im only new at telfer but from i heard they arnt even using the west dome so its still seperate atm


Telfer is deff on shakey ground. How much are they producing at the moment? I havn't been there since early 2011 now, if Leightons are leaving I presume the pits are connected... i want to see how much it has changed.

[Frenchy]

Ahhhh old Telfer..... Only good thing about that place was the burger bar. That gay galah bar still there?

[crabman]

Im only new at telfer but from i heard they arnt even using the west dome so its still seperate atm

How are they operating now? When I left there was the big slip that closed one ramp, and the bottom of the pit was so small there was only enough room for one truck, and they had started drilling and blasting right behind the byrnecut workshop.

[Tones]

Got the talk this morning in open pit.
All normal for this financial year. Come July things will start happening..

Going to cut back to 1 digger working and 16 trucks. Other ancillary gear, (drills, dozers) to be reduced redundancies to follow in all departments.

West dome, stage 6/7 will be shut down, and only working stage 4 (where Leighton are leaving).

Details on who and when haven't been told to us yet. What we were told is that they will be sort notice.

Newcrest has figured this plan based on a 1350/ounce gold price. If it drops more expect more cutbacks.

This was from the site manager so it's the official word no gossip.

[crabman]

Shiiiiit, do I bother to continue pricing up changes to the Marc lol

[Tones]

Haha hard call.... But yes Telfer is in the shit big time. All contractors. Are being asked to cut costs, east coast flight could go. And rosters could be changes from the 2/2. Hopefully hear more soon

[crabman]

I still dont understand why more companies dont make the switch to 2n2. Half the flights required per person on 8n6, hot swap rooms for people of different swings (cant do this on 2n1)....

[Tones]

Requires more staff, which means more cost

[Buckets]

8/6 or 2/2 require 4 crews for operational roles. 2/1 requires 3. On a large scale operation personnel is one of the largest non capital costs. Going to more operationally focused rosters will save big dollars.

8/6, 9/5 or basically any even time roster only makes commercial sense in this climate for professional or day shift only roles where you need 2 people per role.

[jnr]

Yeah its diffinatley not looking good at Telfer, Byrnecut is cutting 50 ppl and guess who was the first to go. Yup me, fucking great

[MaTMaN]

Yeah its diffinatley not looking good at Telfer, Byrnecut is cutting 50 ppl and guess who was the first to go. Yup me, fucking great

bad luck mate, hope you find something soon.

[Tones]

Unlucky dude. You on site?

[jnr]

Yea i am until tuesday, staying over in the moteling

[jnr]

Cheers, ill probally go back to my old job. I left on good terms so hopefully they will take me back


bad luck mate, hope you find something soon.

[Poktrokt]

Shit that's no good!!
Hope everyone else on here survives!

[Buckets]

Shit that's no good!!
Hope everyone else on here survives!

Likewise. I doubt we've hit the bottom of the market yet and there are rumors of some more pain coming all the way from juniors to the major mining houses.

The best thing we have going for us all at the moment is the falling AUD. The sooner and the more it falls back the better off some of the more marginal operations will be.

[TJ]

I posted about a month ago asking if people were feeling the pinch..

Being the place I work with supplies a common commodity that is used in many processes some of the things we are hearing was beginning to ring bells.

Hope everyone comes out ok. This may be just the start of a tough patch.

[Tones]

Yea i am until tuesday, staying over in the moteling

If you Wanna catch up for a drink I'm in the motel rooms as well. Block 141

[Macca]

Could be some cheap houses and cars coming onto the market soon

[DanWA]

Yeah people getting put off left, right and centre...

I got a start date with BHP pushed back an extra week to, anything might happen now?

[Damo 69]

Could be some cheap houses and cars coming onto the market soon

80 jetski's for sale on gumtree according the the west australian

[DBLDOSE]

Who works in the mines... not many, if any.

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Had a chuckle when I saw the new title.

[millzy_88]

What was the big announcement at Telfer today? Heard they were announcing something but not what.

[mr_mike]

Could be some cheap houses and cars coming onto the market soon

markets gonna be flooded with HSV's, Jetskis and Ducatis

[RGVFAST]

Im keen for a cheap ducati

[SircatmaN]

I've been wanting a jetski for a bit. And a McMansion.

[Tones]

What was the big announcement at Telfer today? Heard they were announcing something but not what.

Nothing that I've heard today and I'm on day shift. I know the ceo responded to the asx's letter asking for a please explain..

As I posted earlier open pit started getting the news Wednesday night. Might hear something new tomorrow. I'll post up if I hear of anything

[TJ]

heard from three different sources in the last week- expect a middle-management lay-off blood-bath at Rio Tinto over the following few weeks.



From somone I trust to be on the pulse.

Ouch.

[duste]

Meh, has been happening at WorleyParsons for the last few months - entire departments laid off, managers having to be escorted out of the building because they're irate (presumably because they thought they were safe). Though I'd have really thought employees of operators would be some of the safest.

Neither oil & gas, nor mining & resources are easy industries to be in at the moment...

[JME]

Need to soldier through an election. Let the commodity price lift somewhat, await the fall of the aussie dollar into the 80c region. This will be at least 12 months in the making and subject to consumer sentiment. Don't expect too much market movement/ potential growth signs until this time next year. At which point the labour pricing may have adjusted to a reasonable level and maintain a viability within the resource sector. If We continue pricing ourselves out of competition globally the Australian resource sector will not exist in 20 years.

[mr_mike]

Need to soldier through an election. Let the commodity price lift somewhat, await the fall of the aussie dollar into the 80c region. This will be at least 12 months in the making and subject to consumer sentiment. Don't expect too much market movement/ potential growth signs until this time next year. At which point the labour pricing may have adjusted to a reasonable level and maintain a viability within the resource sector. If We continue pricing ourselves out of competition globally the Australian resource sector will not exist in 20 years.

so to dumb it down, we've had a good run, gotten greedy now fuct it up?

[ben351]

Simple rinse and repeat scenario ... companies get too top heavy ... choke off new positions ... cull double ups and pointless made up positions ... rinse .... and within 6 months they are at it again employing for made up positions to supply to the demand.

The industry will plateau ... when they say the "mining Boom" is over in a sense i think the best way to describe that is most of the yobbo's and TA's and unskilled labourers will loose their jobs and will have to come back to Perth and will be hit with a reality check.

Skilled labourers will always have a place in the industry - if i was looking to secure a long term career in the industry get into the maintenance side of things - there is always going to be a need for repairs and maintenance to be done.

[duste]

so to dumb it down, we've had a good run, gotten greedy now fuct it up?

Precisely. There was an article on PerthNow of how some FIFO workers are already needing to take pay-cuts to retain their jobs.

About fucking time IMO. There are a LOT of skilled people working up there and they do deserve to get paid handsome salaries, however there's also a tonne of drop-kicks who get paid much the same amount with very little, if anything, in the way of skills.

[JME]

Also does nothing for the cost of labour in Perth. $120 call out fee and $80 an hour onsite for an 'average' skilled labour force. The pricing isn't the issue (to a degree) but the problem lies in the fact that there is no experienced labour here, thus a 4 hour job takes 2 days and the end result is satisfactory at best.

[Buckets]

JME's on to it. China is currently transitioning to a domestic consumption based economy and as such is beginning a path of wholesale changes to the way it grows. It will still require access to stable supply of resources to fuel this however the increase in this demand will be quite flat compared to the exponential growth we've become accustomed to. The AUD falling is nothing short of a blessing and having it back at 80c would make the world of difference to our economy (and not just in mining), make no mistake it's hurt our economy badly having a high currency.

The period ahead will be rough but it's not the end of the world, I believe the real "crash" will come when the major construction projects finish up and the mythical investment pipeline the Government was crowing about dries up. I just can't see too may more major resource projects getting green lit any time soon as we've proven we are unable to deliver them on budget and on time which severely affects the return on investment. The Australian resources industry exemplifies the law of diminishing returns and the people who sign the cheques know it.

[Kael]

Precisely. There was an article on PerthNow of how some FIFO workers are already needing to take pay-cuts to retain their jobs.

About fucking time IMO. There are a LOT of skilled people working up there and they do deserve to get paid handsome salaries, however there's also a tonne of drop-kicks who get paid much the same amount with very little, if anything, in the way of skills.

Much the same?

Site based grad environmental scientists, engineers, geologists, surveyors etc don't even crack six figures. They usually work 5/2/4/3 which honestly is a pingpingpingping of a roster.

"Track Maintenance Technicians" i.e. blokes who service and repair points, do a weld or two a day etc start at around $150,000. They work an even time roster and are salaried staff, so there's super, annual leave, share options, sick days etc on top of that.

:/

[millzy_88]

Generally speaking grads are easy to get rid of as well so are among the first to go.

[duste]

Much the same?

Site based grad environmental scientists, engineers, geologists, surveyors etc don't even crack six figures. They usually work 5/2/4/3 which honestly is a pingpingpingping of a roster.

"Track Maintenance Technicians" i.e. blokes who service and repair points, do a weld or two a day etc start at around $150,000. They work an even time roster and are salaried staff, so there's super, annual leave, share options, sick days etc on top of that.

:/

"Much the same" was comparing people within the same field; obviously different fields are going to be remunerated differently, and that's also a whole other argument...


Generally speaking grads are easy to get rid of as well so are among the first to go.

Yup, lots have gone from WP as well. If not fired, they've been dropped down to minimal hours and have themselves decided to quit and pursue other opportunities.

TW is a different story - they like Grads and we're quite safe in comparison to other engineers here.

[millzy_88]

Newcrest hasn't let any go yet but has retracted all offers for next years intake from what I have heard (mech/elec anyway, don't know about others). And all those coming off the program at the end of this year wil not get full time roles, unless there is a miracle.

Having said this they were taking too many on anyway IMO, not enough positions available.

[mr m00se]

Looks like the Rio Cuts have hit the news now
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-19/rio-job-cuts/4763634

[mys1]

Most Contractors here have received letters to cut 25% of their contract cost - interestingly enough the major cost is labor not supplies, so heads will roll steadily over the next 6 weeks or so as meetings commence.

[shifted]

Generally speaking grads are easy to get rid of as well so are among the first to go.

Yep, which makes vacation work a pain in the arse to attain also.


TW is a different story - they like Grads and we're quite safe in comparison to other engineers here.

Transfield Worley?

@RTio job cuts - having applied for the vacation program this year it seems I may be a little unlucky... shit.

[duste]

Correct

[200MPH]

Graduates won't be going out the door quickly as a rule. They're relatively cheap and semi-useful to boot!

Middle management and contractors on the other hand may bleed...hang on, think that's me. May be time to go sell icecreams at the beach come summer. Seriously, I don't think it'll be that bad. Just a dose of reality in WA, which would be a change from the last few years.

[-Luke-]

the RTIO cull has well and truly begun. GM's reporting to GM's and Managers reporting to Managers are the target.

[S133LTR]

Couple of RTIO rail GM's got the flick today

[-Luke-]

200 in total from Rio, GM's, Manager, Principal advisers, Specialists etc etc.

Stay as close to the ore cars as you can Damo!

[S133LTR]

Haha.. Cant see anyone getting axed from the maintanence areas in 7mile.. Still heaps of contractors here and they are actually still hiring staff.

[-Luke-]

Yeah me either. My Team has moved out of AM and are now under the rail maintenance GM. I'm happy with that as it put us one peg closer to the dirt.

[S133LTR]

Was wondering where youve been.. Getting bored driving the return road.

[-Luke-]

I haven't been onsite since the 13th of Feb! Should be returning to normal 2 trips a month soon so will keep and ear out for the forklift!

[Faz]

Haha.. Cant see anyone getting axed from the maintanence areas in 7mile.. Still heaps of contractors here and they are actually still hiring staff.

Anything going for sparky/inlec?

[S133LTR]

I'll send you my work email on fb.. Flick your cv through dude.. I keep em for mates and try to chuck em in when I hear spots open up.

[Marti]

anything going for light duty mechanic with hr licence ?

[Poktrokt]

Received this email just now from the VP of Mines @ BHP!
This is huge!!!

The Rio email I beleive was much worse and was related to job cuts!
I am hearing all over the business at the moment of jobs being revoked (just before signing of contract) even for internal jobs.

I do beleive this will pick back up shortly but until then, stay where you are kids!


19 June 2013

Dear Colleagues
Iron Ore Mines has significantly increased manning numbers over the past two years with the insourcing of HWE (~2500) and Ngarda (~200) and recruitment for our growth mines (~1000).

While not yet complete this recruitment drive is coming to an end as these projects wind down.

At the same time there has been and will continue to be considerable effort made to increase the productivity of our operations.

To prepare for this future state, recruitment of trades and operators for JB and ER will continue as planned as will the insourcing of selected embedded contractors across Mines.

Apprentice and trainee recruitment will also continue as planned.

Other external recruitment will stop. This decision will however be regularly reviewed in line with business requirements.

Internal recruitment will continue as normal.

This change will have the positive effect of creating new opportunities for our staff and further the development of our workforce to meet existing and future operational requirements.

Eduard Haegel
Vice President Mines

[thommo]

Fark, maybe I should log onto my email :-/

[thommo]

^^correct, till the next major incident occurs due to people trying to match targets they can't achieve

[Satan]

this really shouldn't be a shock to anyone - recruitment has been insane for construction and new projects over the last few years

this is normalisation

hopefully it will purge the knuckledraggers and deadshits who have no place working in a hazardous environment

[Tones]

How has the main terminal been since t2 opened?

[S133LTR]

Im flying up virgin in the morning atm.. Very quiet.. Nice change from quantas. Plenty of space in the lounge

[mr_mike]

what i'm seeing/hearing is the big companies are just culling people off to bring things more inline with a normal work enviroment. So instead of having 3 water cooler managers they will have just one.

[Poktrokt]

Fark, maybe I should log onto my email :-/

Anything internal from site to site is still good :) trust me, I freaked out too...
This more like increases your chance of a transfer as they will nly consider internal applicants.


what i'm seeing/hearing is the big companies are just culling people off to bring things more inline with a normal work enviroment. So instead of having 3 water cooler managers they will have just one.
Correct! They are merely changing the org structures and re arranging people.

As someone mentioned before, there are so many people here who were hired for stupid reasons so created a lot of double ups in the work place.

We have been removing a lot of contractors, including administrative and having those tasks taken on by someone else who is permanant (ie; removing a production training administrator and having those particular tasks managed by the dept administrator) so in fact they are giving more tasks to the permanant employees but this is ok atm during these slow times, onmce it picks up again they will deffinitely re hire contractors and so forth!

[thommo]

But 12k coffee makers are on the rise

[Poktrokt]

But 12k coffee makers are on the rise
You leave my coffee machine out of this! It turns over an adverage of 255 coffees a day, the poor girl won't last long!

[thommo]

Imagine all that extra work that could have been done when 1/4 of the staffs day is spent around coffee machine

[Poktrokt]

Don't make me come down there and break your coffee machine! Then no more hot choc for you......

[Bomber]

Haha, ours at Area C got punched by a workshop gym junkie muppet because it needed a clean and wouldn't give him coffee /csb

But it is like legal crack compared to that shit Nescafe floor sweepings blend.

[Socrates]

You leave my coffee machine out of this! It turns over an adverage of 255 coffees a day, the poor girl won't last long!

Is this the one at Area C in OHP area?
I had a friend who worked there who told me about this thing

[Poktrokt]

Is this the one at Area C in OHP area?
I had a friend who worked there who told me about this thing

I'm at Yandi but it is most likely the same machine as the original ones were purchased by HWE :)

[SSICK]

mining.....where coffee machines matter.

what a fkn joke.

[Buckets]

mining.....where coffee machines matter.

what a fkn joke.

Couldn't agree more. My dream job would be to go back to BHP (or someone like it) and rid it of all the soft cocks and inefficient phaggotry it's decided to implement over the past decade and turn it back in to a lean production focused company. It will never, ever happen as it's too ingrained in the corporate culture to ever be weeded out.

If there's one thing going for working for the small junior miners it's that you don't have the ability to pander to the princesses even if you want to so it's easy to put a stop to silly little things quickly.

[Satan]

Im at the IROC, I am positioned as close as possible at all times to that coffee machine

[DanWA]

when they fuckoff "project managers" and "estimators" it will run much more smoother

that + getting recruiters/hr to do their job efficiently and there will be even more success

word is january is going to be BUSY

[Damo 69]

when they fuckoff "project managers" and "estimators" it will run much more smoother

that + getting recruiters/hr to do their job efficiently and there will be even more success

word is january is going to be BUSY

Lol then who will price the job? Then who will run the job? No it goes hand in hand with with HR recruiting a higher quality of employee

[Brett_J]

I wish they'd fuck off 457 visa workers, every job I applied for had "457 visa workers welcome", they literally are taking our jerbs !

[Bomber]

Couldn't agree more. My dream job would be to go back to BHP (or someone like it) and rid it of all the soft cocks and inefficient phaggotry it's decided to implement over the past decade and turn it back in to a lean production focused company. It will never, ever happen as it's too ingrained in the corporate culture to ever be weeded out.

If there's one thing going for working for the small junior miners it's that you don't have the ability to pander to the princesses even if you want to so it's easy to put a stop to silly little things quickly.
Absolutely!! 10 years ago problems were solved behind the crib hut, shake hands, back to work. Now it's butthurt report forms, HR meetings, stickers, rainbows and cuddles. I sometimes swear we are mining pillows and not ore.

[mr_mike]

Absolutely!! 10 years ago problems were solved behind the crib hut, shake hands, back to work. Now it's butthurt report forms, HR meetings, stickers, rainbows and cuddles. I sometimes swear we are mining pillows and not ore.

Mine site affiliated companies are the same. i was at Komatsu Welshpool and a new HR girl started she was pretty hot but had the usual woman in power super bitchy attitude. After a couple months it was discovered she done a shoot for FHM so of course pictures were found and nearly every phone on site was sending them around. Soon management found out and everyone on site had to go for a 1hr sexual harrasment re-education meeting. After that we weren't allowed magazines like Zoo, FHM etc on site.
Its fucking retarded, some one shoudl of just told this chick to STFU she took the pics now deal with it they were readily available on the FHM website as well so its not like they were hacked or stolen pics.

[Poktrokt]

HWE ran their business that way on site with the ol shake of the hand, that includes me! But then BHP took over, they are trying their hardest to weed those people out as we don't fit the 'yes man' culture.
I hate form after form and lengthy process after process BUT this is what separates them from your FMG's!
It takes longer to do anything but that process is peer reviewed like no tomorrow so that it mitigates as many fuck ups down the track as possible.

Each company has its strengths and weaknesses, own way of doing things etc BUT look at the facts.... BHP/Rio are huge!!

[Buckets]

BHP/Rio are huge!!

They are only huge because of the deposits and government incentives to develop these they secured in the 60's/70's. What they do today has nothing to do with their sucess now. Think of them as the Professional Sons of the mining industry, living the good life on the fruit of previous generations work.

[morgazmatron]

I hate form after form and lengthy process after process BUT this is what separates them from your FMG's!


FMG are pretty much like this now.. Well they will get there. After many backhanders and golden handshakes. But most of them have been moved on/taken to court.

After last September everything changed.

[thommo]

Im at the IROC, I am positioned as close as possible at all times to that coffee machine

Doing what at iroc? I just applied for plant controller role there

[volt_bite]

Mine site affiliated companies are the same. i was at Komatsu Welshpool and a new HR girl started she was pretty hot but had the usual woman in power super bitchy attitude. After a couple months it was discovered she done a shoot for FHM so of course pictures were found and nearly every phone on site was sending them around. Soon management found out and everyone on site had to go for a 1hr sexual harrasment re-education meeting. After that we weren't allowed magazines like Zoo, FHM etc on site.
Its fucking retarded, some one shoudl of just told this chick to STFU she took the pics now deal with it they were readily available on the FHM website as well so its not like they were hacked or stolen pics.

Obviously a link to pics is required.. haha

[mr_mike]

nah they are all gone now, she contacted the site hosting them and asked for them to be taken down

[Phyber]

Nothing can be removed from the Internet...just have to have the right keywords and a bit of persistence. Go forth!!

Results to go here -> http://antilag.com/forums/showthread.php?55284-NSFW-Bitches-of-the-Century

[Trolley]

That's one thing that baffles me about females... do something for attention, gets attention, cracks the shits/gets remorse/regretful.

Dingbats.

[Tones]

People here at Telfer in open pit are getting worried. All contractor open pit guys have till the end of swing and they are gone.
First round seems to be coming up very quickly

[Damo 69]

we had a site admin at Pluto do the same thing, sent her own photos into Zoo, was an attention whore at the best of time, nekminute hands accross Australia about sexual harassment due to some entertaining remarks made on the walls of the dunnies

[Passage GT]

was always funny watching rio create new 'superintendent' roles seemingly out of thing air, nobody really knew what they actually did, just a new face in the office.
now they're all getting laid off, it's a good time to be a shitkicker!
currently advertising for 20 new positions in our depo alone for new drivers and train examiners.
now if only HR would hurry the fuck up and give me my pay rise!

[Denver]

FMG flies most of the staff up on Wednesday for its sites. Thursday for cloudbreak is workshop crew and they fly in civvies.

No job losses at FMG this week.

[Socrates]

IROC L23 City square?
I visited them yesterday, awesome setup they have

[2LMILK]

FMG flies most of the staff up on Wednesday for its sites. Thursday for cloudbreak is workshop crew and they fly in civvies.

No job losses at FMG this week.

Cloudbreak
Opf Tuesday with HR and other office people
Wednesday produxtion
Thursday maintence
Friday supply and whoever does 4/3 and tech guys u think it is.

[luke20t]

Are there any NDT technicians on here? Im looking at becoming one, just want some advice, PM me if you like!

[Niksmo]

did my indunction for wheatstone today.. hopefully fly out this week.

[Marti]

Any company looking for a ligjt duty mechanic with an hr truck licence?,have been applying for service man and Maintainence but no luck

[Bomber]

Any company looking for a ligjt duty mechanic with an hr truck licence?,have been applying for service man and Maintainence but no luck
PM me your details and I'll ask wshop here. Been a few leave for Xmas Creek lately.

[1SPRINT]

Any company looking for a ligjt duty mechanic with an hr truck licence?,have been applying for service man and Maintainence but no luck

FMG cloudbreak are jump on their web site and apply through there, it's called Maintenance support technician. Get in quick as we've already had 85 aplicants

[Marti]

Shit ok will do. Main response im getting is that I have no experience in mining which is true but my qualifications are good

[coFF33]

Not getting out a FMG Christmas Creek / Cloudbreak today.
Same shit as a few weeks ago. Low cloud 150mm rain on site (which is alright compared to Karratha which has had near 250!)
regardless, no one in or out today (tues)
:(

[2LMILK]

To bad you still gotta hang out in the airport all day. Did that for 3 days last week

[forde]

Anyone at roy hill? Got my induction on friday.

[VS50WA]

I'm up at BHP Yarnima in Newman working for Forge as an electrician the way this project is going could be up here a long time......

[coucheee]

Not getting out a FMG Christmas Creek / Cloudbreak today.
Same shit as a few weeks ago. Low cloud 150mm rain on site (which is alright compared to Karratha which has had near 250!)
regardless, no one in or out today (tues)
:(

Just hard they have sent the plane back up for another go, hopefully the backlogs don't push my flight back tomorrow :(

[morgazmatron]

Just hard they have sent the plane back up for another go, hopefully the backlogs don't push my flight back tomorrow :(

Really? i think maybe Cloudbreak, as CC we all got told we could leave..

I'm already home :).. Payback for 3 weeks ago John :)

[monk_13]

Anyone at roy hill? Got my induction on friday.

Who with?

[forde]

Wormall

[Satan]

Doing what at iroc? I just applied for plant controller role there

I'm a plant controller

[thommo]

Damn haha, I didn't get through. Would have been shitloads of applicants.

Do you control plant at yandi?

[s-tranzor]

Still no planes landing at CC... can hear them circling.

[Buckets]

Apex Minerals went under today according to the grape vine. So Wiluna's shutting down now as well.

[-Luke-]

Half of our team set off for the normal trip to site yesterday and got a free tour of the northwest.

Perth to Karratha couldn't land at Karratha, Karratha Airspace to Broome, Landed at Broome, refulled had a piss stop etc, back to Karratha still couldn't land, back to Perth.

[Satan]

Damn haha, I didn't get through. Would have been shitloads of applicants.

Do you control plant at yandi?


Newman hub, bene plant and Eastern ridge.

[duste]

Apex Minerals went under today according to the grape vine. So Wiluna's shutting down now as well.

ASX announcement is out: http://www.apexminerals.com/reports/20130626-ASXAnnouncment-ReceiversappointedbyRFCapital.pdf

[-Luke-]

Insolvency.............the new boom industry!

[evoeata]

Apex Minerals went under today according to the grape vine. So Wiluna's shutting down now as well.

yerp. thank fuck i got out of that shithole before it went under. how they kept going as long as they did has got me fucked. just hope the boys get their redundancies they were waiting around for. some of them will be getting some serious cash out of them!

[s-tranzor]

Anyone else still stuck at Christmas Creek?

[vy ss ute m6]

8 full flights out of Cloudbreak today - fair backlog apparently!

[crabman]

Where does everyone sleep? Are rooms still used by two people on opposing swings?

[morgazmatron]

Nah all well most of their back to backs didnt get in. So everyone just has the same rooms..

I've been "stuck" in Perth. Have a 3pm flight today.. So awesome.

I was stuck on site for 2 extra nights 3 weeks ago.. so i guess its karma.

[s-tranzor]

You come in on my outgoing then. w00t! need to escape.

[beefcake]

C Creek told virtually all contractors to leave , and we are halving production including staff , city and all on site staff redundancy by next week will be announced , FMG in the poo poo again :(

[2LMILK]

I was FIFO contractor to do stocktake. That was over 3 years ago.
At fmg cloudbreak now

[Tones]

Have the night off but my crew is getting another state of the nation meeting now. Hopefully good news for me

[KPCresta]

C Creek told virtually all contractors to leave , and we are halving production including staff , city and all on site staff redundancy by next week will be announced , FMG in the poo poo again :(

Your not an Macmahon employee are you? My understanding is that all the 'Contractors' have left Christmas Creek hence why we are finally getting full strength alcohol in the con-camp.

From what I understand FMG have pre-sold their ore in the CC2 expansion so fluctuating iron ore prices dont really affect the company as such. (Apart from their restructure and re-financing last year)

[beefcake]

downer lv fitter i am , and the attitude is a bit of a downer at the moment

[beefcake]

shitloads of overburden trucks , ore trucks , drills, diggers mobile crushing, the lot its all on the chop chop, some smaller contractors got marching orders tuesday , they are number crunching at downers at the mo, then its the nod next week for heaps of staff averywhere, we have already had one of our supers moved on from the workshop too

[Tones]

Just been informed if we get a call on Tuesday the 15th from work, it will be to say don't worry about coming back.... Getting excited

[Lump]

good luck.

things are really on the slow down, apparently there are 5000 less people living in Karratha now compared to this time last year.

[beefcake]

i dunno if you're meant to get excited tones haha , different but id be shitting me dacks, awesome since i literally signed my bank home loan papers the day before i flew into work :/

[Tones]

Yes for most people it will definitely be bad. For me the payout will just about finish the mortgage and some left over for a couple months holiday.

That or a full house 289 car... Either will do just fine

[DanWA]

or they will pull the "cant afford redundancies" card

[Buckets]

That or a full house 289 car... Either will do just fine

*6 rotor ! ;)

[Poktrokt]

That really sucks for so many people :(
Hope everything holds up well for you all!!

[DrKarl]

Hope it turns around fellas. although its looking pretty dark n gloomy.

[Damo 69]

good luck.

things are really on the slow down, apparently there are 5000 less people living in Karratha now compared to this time last year.

I am in karratha at the moment executing the waste water treatment plant concrete works, rents have dropped to $1300 a week, when i was here for pluto it was around $1800+

still a long way to go i reckon,

dont mind karratha actually

[-Luke-]

If you get a chance cruise up to point sampson and grab a seafood feed at the point sampson resort, most good!

[Damo 69]

If you get a chance cruise up to point sampson and grab a seafood feed at the point sampson resort, most good!

did that a few times when i was here back in the day, but i hear its been renovated. . . . . . nothing like a drive through roebourne

[-Luke-]

Driving through Roebourne reminds me of this

http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/1/2/5/137125.jpg?v=1

[morgazmatron]

C Creek told virtually all contractors to leave , and we are halving production including staff , city and all on site staff redundancy by next week will be announced , FMG in the poo poo again :(

This isn't quite true.. Pretty sure they are just telling Downers and Macmahons to cut/suspend mining for a little bit. As we have millions and millions of tonnes in stockpiles waiting to go through the OPF and have pretty much run out of room to put it. So just cutting the ore mining for a bit. But FMG itself isn't losing anyone.. Infact quite the opposite, finally hiring back all the people we lost in september last year.

[f6rspec]

Does anybody know what might be happening to Orica or blasting at cc

[DanWA]

Well good move leaving Griffin Coal when i did, ATO requesting liquidation action in the news today

[s-tranzor]

This isn't quite true.. Pretty sure they are just telling Downers and Macmahons to cut/suspend mining for a little bit. As we have millions and millions of tonnes in stockpiles waiting to go through the OPF and have pretty much run out of room to put it. So just cutting the ore mining for a bit. But FMG itself isn't losing anyone.. Infact quite the opposite, finally hiring back all the people we lost in september last year.

Yeah, thats the info I have also. I work for Radlink keeping the TETRA System up to speed. Mine ops has no one internal with the ability to manage this system at the moment and have no plans I'm aware of about bringing it in-house so we won't be going anywhere for a while.

edit: Churchy loves it :)

[beefcake]

This isn't quite true.. Pretty sure they are just telling Downers and Macmahons to cut/suspend mining for a little bit. As we have millions and millions of tonnes in stockpiles waiting to go through the OPF and have pretty much run out of room to put it. So just cutting the ore mining for a bit. But FMG itself isn't losing anyone.. Infact quite the opposite, finally hiring back all the people we lost in september last year.
Yeah I agree on that front mate , it makes no sense with the piles of ore lying around , it's what I have been fed in the last few days by our bosses , but it doesn't stack up when you see the trains pumping through every day an night at the same rate

[coFF33]

2nd to confirm what Morgazmatron said.
Im his back to back :)

Its a temp slowdown of trucks and loaders. Way too much Ore and the OPF's being "average" at best, cant keep up.
Wouldnt be suprised if in a few months Downer EDI and Maccas will be back requesting all staff to return.

if you get told not to worry coming back next swing, then nows the time for a good month long holiday and by the time your back, so will be your job :)

[beefcake]

Except I've been told there is more rounds of cuts after this first batch , our bosses ain't really filling us with your same level of confidence

[blaize]

I work for downer and have worked at:
Port headland inner harbour project
Karara iron ore mine
and im currently working at jimblebar mine just near newman. Anyone around there?

[s1mon]

You guys can share Rio's rail lines to move your ore. Ohh wait, didnt FMG lose a high court case about this?

Never mind ;)

[s-tranzor]

2nd to confirm what Morgazmatron said.
Im his back to back :)


I was wondering who you were on here... :)

[coFF33]

You guys can share Rio's rail lines to move your ore. Ohh wait, didnt FMG lose a high court case about this?

Never mind ;)

No

[Rsr-wrc]

I work for Thyssenkrupp in the spare parts department for the bucket wheel reclaimers, stackers and shiploaders.

[Kickit]

find out tomorrow night if i still have a job at Christmas creek. anyone else on the same page as me? haha

[Bomber]

BHP have ads out for allrounders and bone heads. Get on it, sluts. It's nearly 8am, I'm sitting on a EX3600 and still haven't loaded a truck yet. Money for jam haha

[Pete]

Just got back from a 2 week stint in Kalgoorlie, barmaids rekon it's been really quiet lately since the prices dropped. Week before we spent 3 hours in the bar and had maybe 15 people come in, they rekon it's usually 50+ for a tuesday/wednesday night.

[evoeata]

Been quiet since the skimpies got told to put their tits away....

[Pete]

We got 1 to get them out every night. Was worth it.

Pretty sure I seen a few of your children running around there too.

[Buckets]

Been quiet since the skimpies got told to put their tits away....

Kalvegas is a mere shadow of it's former self. I am deeply saddened that it's being "cleaned up".

[Damo 69]

Kalvegas is a mere shadow of it's former self. I am deeply saddened that it's being "cleaned up".

the birthplace of 10 before 10, RIP

[evoeata]

We got 1 to get them out every night. Was worth it.

Pretty sure I seen a few of your children running around there too.

Think the star & gutter, gold bar and that one out in boulder are the only ones to get them out anymore. Star used to be a family pub till they put up those barricade things haha. Many a drunken night there then straight to work in the morning. Miss the days of no breathos!

[forde]

Flying out to Roy Hill tomorrow arvo. Anyone working up there?

[vy ss ute m6]

A few people have left FMG for Roy Hill - apparently massive $$$ being thrown around!

[BLACK HULK]

Barminco handing out redundancies today. Waiting for the call telling me not to fly out tomorrow

[-Luke-]

Have been offered a secondment into a position on the ops side of the fence for 4 months. Quite keen to see how the other side do it.

[BLACK HULK]

spending some time with the client? or sunshine mining?

[masTers]

Just got back from a 2 week stint in Kalgoorlie, barmaids rekon it's been really quiet lately since the prices dropped. Week before we spent 3 hours in the bar and had maybe 15 people come in, they rekon it's usually 50+ for a tuesday/wednesday night.

It's still pretty dead up here, even last night with the origin on, lucky to be 15 people in any pub.

[-Luke-]

spending some time with the client? or sunshine mining?

Currently working in long term planning for the Maint side of the Rail Business for Rio. The role i've been offered sits under train control and planning train movements.

Not quite

http://www.q-net.net.au/~orinoco/00fc2.jpg

but you get the idea

[adrenalin]

Went out on monday to the nunaturra road and conveyor belt expansion for WBHO

Shit is fucking quiet out at Tom Price.

[DanWA]

Im contracting for bhp at the moment. Getting quite skilled at hoop jumping.

[evoeata]

Barminco handing out redundancies today. Waiting for the call telling me not to fly out tomorrow

sunrise? heard that barminco got the full contract at agnew now instead of goldfields doing it

[BLACK HULK]

Yeah I work at sunrise (for now) and have been getting messages all morning about people getting called up and told not to go to the airport. 40 people apparently getting sent to agnew

[forde]

A few people have left FMG for Roy Hill - apparently massive $$$ being thrown around!

Yea pretty big dollars! I'm going to earn more than i did the whole of last year in 2 months.

[Denver]

Put down for the eoi for operations at Roy hill. Lets see if they pay the dirt movers better than FMG. If they do it'll be rats off a sinking ship at FMG.

[joelt]

anyone know of any jobs going up north for a plumber / gas fitter?

[Tones]

Newcrest let go of around 90 people over the last week. Still have my job. More cuts coming early October and more in early January if needed

[shifted]

At this rate, vacation work will be far and few between.

I doubt the carbon tax/mining tax will be scrapped (probably just renamed as something else and still in place) but if it does - would this turn stuff around up there a little?

People I've spoken to are considering a jump overseas for work (even Africa) so it doesn't sound good at the moment.

[Damo 69]

At this rate, vacation work will be far and few between.


.

Yes and no,

Vac students / graduates are cheap

[Buckets]

Yes and no,

Vac students / graduates are cheap

Correct. Grads especially are great value at the right money.

[Damo 69]

Correct. Grads especially are great value at the right money.

i worked with a grad 2 years ago who started on 95k + site allowance and a ute

grads reading this, settle for 65k - 70k pa no ute, and you to can fly to the pilbara on a saturday with a hilti drill

[j3rk]

Any Grad that chooses their position based on $$$ is an idiot.

[Passage GT]

Currently working in long term planning for the Maint side of the Rail Business for Rio. The role i've been offered sits under train control and planning train movements.

Not quite

http://www.q-net.net.au/~orinoco/00fc2.jpg

but you get the idea

will you be working at the op centre in perth?

[-Luke-]

Im already based at the OC, will just be sitting in the Control Room rather than OB1

[ENILE8]

Doin my inductions at BHP Whaleback right now.

[Poktrokt]

I spoke with the GM of Engineering for Roy Hill this week and he said as they are the only show in town (WA) atm they are inundated with applications from exceptional people! Some of the short lists are 15 people! That's huge! All of which he said were amazing fit for the roles!

So if you apply for Roy Hill via any of the contractors or direct, make sure your CV's and cover letters are excellent!!
I also know of people who were rejected immediately and not sure why! But later had it over turned by contacts so they could join the pool of interviews!

They will have jobs in both the mine and port so it huge employment opportunities!!
I'm keeping an eye on it all invade something pops up that suits me!

[Passage GT]

Im already based at the OC, will just be sitting in the Control Room rather than OB1

ahh yep, couple girls i used to work with have just started school to become train controllers, one was a car knocker/co-ordinator and the other was our old supervisor.

[TJ]

It wont if you spell in case as invade :P

[Poktrokt]

It wont if you spell in case as invade :P

Lucky I don't use my phone to apply for jobs haha

[Buckets]

I'm keeping an eye on it all in case something pops up that suits me!

Why would you leave your cushy, stable and comparatively overpaid job with BHP? Serious question here and I'm not taking the piss. Leaving BHP for Roy Hill at the moment would be utter madness. RH only has partial funding in place for the project. Sure if it means a dramatic increase in wages then why not however I severely doubt that anyone with 1/2 a brain and an eye for cost management this early in the project would offer rates comparable to what BHP offered people like yourself when HWE got taken over, the market conditions just don't support it.

[millzy_88]

Any Grad that chooses their position based on $$$ is an idiot.

Most grads would be lucky to have a choice from my experience. It's more a take what you're offered situation.

Luckily for me what I was offered was what I wanted, but it meant some sacrifices. Worth it for the experience mind you.

[SircatmaN]

Im already based at the OC, will just be sitting in the Control Room rather than OB1

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh259/doadrift/lukeattheoc_zps06f8ac6a.jpg


?

[-Luke-]

^ giggles

[Poktrokt]

Why would you leave your cushy, stable and comparatively overpaid job with BHP? Serious question here and I'm not taking the piss. Leaving BHP for Roy Hill at the moment would be utter madness. RH only has partial funding in place for the project. Sure if it means a dramatic increase in wages then why not however I severely doubt that anyone with 1/2 a brain and an eye for cost management this early in the project would offer rates comparable to what BHP offered people like yourself when HWE got taken over, the market conditions just don't support it.

I hate the 5:2 4:3 roster. It's such a head fuck!! I'm constantly tired and stressed! Struggle to get 1 day annual leave here and there let alone a holiday. Been 3 years since I last had a holiday.
I realise this is the life for most fifo but I am just not cut out for it, simple.
I want a residential role somewhere with Tom.
Yes I do realise that no one can match what I'm currently paid, but I am happy to sacrifice some of that in order to be happy.

[thommo]

And you told me 5:2 4:3 would be good!

Ps. Aren't you all going to Singapore, that's a holiday haha

[Poktrokt]

And you told me 5:2 4:3 would be good!

Ps. Aren't you all going to Singapore, that's a holiday haha

Singapore is in Sept! And yes I am going there as well as Phuket! :)

Wait wait wait... 5:2 4:3 is good for a young relationship!!! And you know Cherie would prefer it!! Happy wife, happy life

[evoeata]

looks like im going to have to go back to fuckin surface mining......fuck all U/G jobs going at the moment. Anyone know any companies chasing drill fitters on even time rosters? have atlas (L8,F9,DML,DMH,Pit viper) and tamrock (CHA 1000/1100, Pantera) experience. prefer even time but will go 2/1 if it comes to that!

[liberty4u]

There's a few going on seek

[Buckets]

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Clearly done by a Geo as the spelling is fucked.

[evoeata]

Newcrest has just listed a 6 billion dollar loss.....6 billion dollars! Fuck that's insane! Their CEO sounded reasonably confident they can make a certain amount of it back. Good luck with that champ!

[crabman]

I heard along the grapevine that Telfers headframe had a shaft failure and is out of action. Truth to it? Was supposedly not made public when I heard it a week or so ago.

[Reverb]

I heard along the grapevine that Telfers headframe had a shaft failure and is out of action. Truth to it? Was supposedly not made public when I heard it a week or so ago.

Have also heard the same rumour

[Tones]

100% truth! We were told 30 to 90 days. Was released to the media that it would only be a couple weeks haha...

[thommo]

whats that mean for the site? i know nothing about the system

[Tones]

means underground wasnt producing any ore as headframe brought it all up. Also ment underground should have been shut down with no secondary exit due to the shaft being out of action. my crew flew out a couple days after it happened so havent been kept in the loop.

[thommo]

crazy, so they pretty much have to shut shop till its all repaired?

We had a quarterly update tonight and they went on about struggling ore prices and running costs etc etc. So basically from now on we have to do more with less staff

[crabman]

means underground wasnt producing any ore as headframe brought it all up. Also ment underground should have been shut down with no secondary exit due to the shaft being out of action. my crew flew out a couple days after it happened so havent been kept in the loop.

Are they still attempting to ramp the open pit back up to make up for lack of production? Get back all the people they just got rid of haha.

[Bomber]

So basically from now on we have to do more with less staff
God forbid people would have to work on site!

Now excuse me while I make another frappelattecino :p

[Tones]

Are they still attempting to ramp the open pit back up to make up for lack of production? Get back all the people they just got rid of haha.
Haha funny you say that. The day after they did the redundancies they advertised internally for "backup" operators for the service carts! A LOT of people were quite pissed at that.

I'm struggling to make it t my 10 years next November. The place is a shit hole and can only see it getting worse as they do more redundancies at the start of October and start of December if they stick to the current plan.


I'm doing my best to make myself a good candidate for redundancy now.

[ReaperSS]

Get ya bunk beds out at Barrow lol...
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/18504212/fifo-bunk-sharing-row/