This week at The Resource Channel - 29 March 2010

OTHER INDUSTRY JOB NEWS

Thiess has recently secured an $800 million contract from Wesfarmers Curragh Pty Ltd to continue overburden pre-strip at its Curragh North Mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The company began operations at Curragh North in October 2004 and was awarded a $260m contract extension in 2008 after exceeding production and safety targets. The new contract will see Thiess at the mine for a further ten years.

Thiess will invest a further $50 million in the project by introducing a new fleet of Ultra Class trucks to complement the existing plant at the mine. The 360-tonne-payload trucks will be loaded by a 110–tonne-capacity electric rope shovel, which will be purchased by Wesfarmers Curragh and operated and maintained by Thiess.

In addition, Thiess has been awarded a twelve month $140m contract extension at the Tarong Coal Project – Meandu mine located near Kingaroy in Queensland’s South Burnett region.

Originally awarded the contract in October 2007, Thiess has operated the Meandu mine since the transition from the previous mine owner and operator. The contract will now run through to December 2011 and will allow Thiess to provide total mining services, which include mine planning, drill and blast, coal mining, coal processing, and maintenance of all fixed and mobile plant.

INDIGENOUS ONLY JOB SEARCH

Indigenous candidates now have the ability to search for ‘indigenous only’ opportunities.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Each week, we draw attention to a particular blog on site that responds to one of the many common challenges we see for those seeking to make a career move, or get a start in the industry.

This week, we highlight a blog on tips to increase your job search success which are applicable for all job seekers across the industry:
http://www.theresourcechannel.com.au/blog/tips-increase-your-job-search-success

EVENTS

The Resource Channel spent last week at the Australasian Oil and Gas Expo in Perth where more than 9,500 industry professionals visited over the three-day event.

We particularly thank Bree Mitchelson and the team from GDF Suez, Michael Granville and the team from Clough, Joanne Mari and the team from Monadelphous, and Laura Davidson and the team from Swift Oil and Gas. We extend a very special thank you to Deyaana Kerbelker from CCI - Apprenticeship Solutions who attended every day. Thank you for the time spent with us on the stand, speaking to visitors about job opportunities, current projects and apprenticeships. We have had some great feedback from attendees about your presence there and they were very appreciative of the opportunity to meet with you and have some of their questions answered.

WELCOME

We welcome FEI Company and HSE Australia who joined us this week and have current opportunities listed.