The Blog

The Blog enables Australian Resource Sector Employers and members of our Expert Panel to communicate information about jobs, projects, sites, awarded contracts, terms and conditions, career tips and advice, and on a range of other topics that can't always be shared on traditional career websites and print advertising. As a job seeker, this enables you to keep abreast of movements and opportunities in the industry.

MMG Rosebery exploration reaches record depths

An exploration drill rig for MMG Rosebery has completed the deepest exploration hole in Tasmania's rich mining history. The hole, located on the surface of Mt Black, above the mine, was drilled by a 12-man crew from drilling contractor Boart Longyear.

The drill hole reached a depth of 2,584 metres on May 5 2010. The rig is now drilling some offshoot holes to the west. These will be completed in about a month.

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By Liz Owen, Group Recruitment Teal Leader at MMG on 25 Aug 10
TAGS: Blue Collar, National, ACT, Managerial, NSW, Professional, NT, Student/Graduate, QLD, Trainee / Apprentice, Other, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

Project Update from Fortescue - see our video!

Since loading its first iron ore shipment bound for China in May 2008, Fortescue Metals Group has become the third largest iron ore producer in Australia and is still growing.  Fortescue has an enviable record of rapidly bringing new projects online and is continuing to unlock the significant potential of the Pilbara’s vast resources. Fortescue is an integrated business comprising of mine, rail and port operations based in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with our head office located in Perth.

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By Nadia Bellini, Recruitment Leader at Fortescue Metals Group on 23 Aug 10
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, Student/Graduate, Trainee / Apprentice, WA

Gorgon Village Development

The Gorgon Gas participants are developing the Greater Gorgon fields located between 130km and 200km off the North West coast of Western Australia and world class LNG production facilities on Barrow Island.

Thiess Decmil Kentz Joint Venture has been awarded the contract to design and construct a 3,300 person village, which will be home to the construction workforce required for the Chevron operated facility to be built on Barrow Island.

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By Recruitment Team, from Thiess on 23 Aug 10
TAGS: Blue Collar, WA

Spinifex Ridge Iron Ore Mining Contract Awarded

Moly Mines has awarded the iron ore mining contract for their Spinifex Ridge Iron Ore Project to BGC Contracting Pty Ltd, at the production rate of 1 million tonne per annum of direct-ship product.   They won the contract following a thorough 8 week competitive tender process against 7 other conforming bids.

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 23 Aug 10
TAGS: Blue Collar, Professional, WA

Myth #1: All Recruitment Agents are commission hungry sharks

Every day we are asked commonly themed questions about misperceptions in the recruitment and resources sectors by contacts, clients or contractors. 

Agents have historically been likened to door-to-door sales people, promoting the longstanding stereotype that we do as little as possible to be rewarded with big fees or commissions. 

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By Nicole Kirwan-Ward, Group General Manager at Energy Resourcing on 23 Aug 10
TAGS: National, ACT, Managerial, NSW, Professional, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

Gorgon Project Summary & Contractors

The Gorgon Project is one of the world’s largest natural gas projects and the largest single resource natural gas project in Australia’s history.

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 21 Aug 10
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, Trainee / Apprentice, WA

Macmahon wins major Gindalbie Metals Contract

This week, Macmahon was awarded an $86 million contract from Gindalbie Metals to construct a service rail line for the Karara iron ore project in Western Australia.

The company will complete the rail earthworks and track-laying to build an 85 km spur line from Karara to Tilley Siding, where it will join the existing Morawa to Geraldton line. 

The track will be supplied by Chinese steel producer and Karara partner Ansteel. 

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 21 Aug 10
TAGS: Blue Collar, Professional, WA

FQM Australia Nickel's recruitment strategy off to a great start!

As this is my first blog on the ResourceChannel.com.au I thought I would give you, a bit of general background information on FQM Limited and their new project, re-commissioning the Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation (RNO) in South-West WA

The History

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is a growing mining and metals company engaged in mineral exploration, development and mining. The Company is best known for producing LME grade "A" copper cathode, copper in concentrate, gold and sulphuric acid.

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By Daniel Jewell, Recruitment Manager at FQM Australia Nickel on 12 Aug 10
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, Student/Graduate, Trainee / Apprentice, Other, WA

Clash of the Titans

Australia in 2010 is shaping up to be a battlefield between two hubs of Oil and Gas –Queensland vs. Western Australia.

Projects such as Wheatstone and Browse in the West will be fiercely competing for talent against areas like Curtis Island and the Surat and Bowen basins in the East, to name just a few. And with final approvals looming for Sunrise and PNG LNG, round one has already begun.

Nicole Kirwan-Ward, Group General Manager for Energy Resourcing predicts that many engineering disciplines will be highly desirable.

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By Roxanne Bray, Recruitment Coordinator at Energy Resourcing on 11 Aug 10
TAGS: Managerial, Professional, QLD, WA

Citicpacific Mining Project Update – see photos of our progress....

It’s been a while since we last posted a blog for The Resource Channel. As you will be able to see by the photos, things have been happening quite rapidly at the Sino Iron project site at Cape Preston.

Our 450MW power station is nearly ready for commissioning, and two of the world’s biggest grinding mills are on their foundations, with ten more mills being built in China for our state- of-the art processing plant.

The first of four in-pit crushers has arrived and is sitting in its new home in our ever expanding open mine pit.

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By Amanda Adams, Recruitment Administrator at CITIC Pacific Mining on 07 Aug 10
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, Student/Graduate, Trainee / Apprentice, WA