Argyle Diamond Mine

by Stefan Lund
(Denmark)

Argyle Diamond Mine Process Plant

I read somewhere that you work for the Argyle Diamond Mine and I was wondering if you could get me a couple of months work there? I'm a university student, and I really want to go to Australia this summer, but I'm pretty broke so it would be nice if I could earn enough to pay for the stay and maybe also the return ticket.

I think I will be in Australia from June the 20 until sometime late August or early September, but I'm pretty flexible. Any way I don't really have any experience in the mining business, but I am very willing to learn :)

Sincerely
Stefan Lund

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That's not how it works...
by: Birgit

Hi Stefan,

Sorry, but that's not how it works :-).

To start with, if you re-read the page about finding mining jobs in Australia, you'll see I say I work AT Argyle Diamond Mine, not FOR them. I work for one of the labour hire providers contracting to ADM.

Even if I was working for ADM itself, and even if I was in a position where I have access to people who do any hiring, there is no way anybody would give you a job for 2 months, not knowing you, not knowing if you will indeed show up when you say you will etc.

Also, there is no point in training someone who has only two months time. All you can expect to get under those circumstances is work during shuts.

Want to work in the mining industry? It is possible to pick up a few days work, even if you are on a working holiday visa. But you need to get here first. And then it's a matter of being in the right place at the right time, talking to the right people.

To get work at Argyle Diamond Mine you would talk to Kimberley Industries. You will have to do a safety induction and then you can go out on a shut down as a fire watcher/confined space observer/trades assistant. Shut downs currently happen once a month. (I think, they change it all the time and I haven't been doing any for ages.)

That's how you start. If you are lucky and they happen to have more work available, then it may turn into more work. People do go out for a day or two on shuts and end up staying weeks. But it takes a bit of luck, and it's up to you to make it happen.

Normally, if you have no clue, have never worked on an industrial site before, and, most importantly, can only stay for a limited time anyway, then you can't expect to pick up more work than a few days here or there in your travels.

You are student and have no money? You'll be fine. Just don't be afraid of work. There are always fruit-picking jobs! And any towns near big mining areas are booming, so there are plenty of other jobs around as well.

You'll always find a job here!

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Hi Stefan, Sorry, but that's not how it works :-). To start with, if you re-read the page about <a href="http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/mining-jobs-in-australia.html">finding mining jobs in Australia</a>, you'll see I say I work AT Argyle Diamond Mine, not FOR them. I work for one of the labour hire providers contracting to ADM. Even if I was working for ADM itself, and even if I was in a position where I have access to people who do any hiring, there is no way anybody would give you a job for 2 months, not knowing you, not knowing if you will indeed show up when you say you will etc. Also, there is no point in training someone who has only two months time. All you can expect to get under those circumstances is work during shuts. Want to work in the mining industry? It is possible to pick up a few days work, even if you are on a <a href="http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/australia_work_visa.html">working holiday visa</a>. But you need to get here first. And then it's a matter of being in the right place at the right time, talking to the right people. To get work at Argyle Diamond Mine you would talk to <a href="http://www.kimberleyindustries.com.au/" target=_blank" rel="nofollow">Kimberley Industries</a>. You will have to do a safety induction and then you can go out on a shut down as a fire watcher/confined space observer/trades assistant. Shut downs currently happen once a month. (I think, they change it all the time and I haven't been doing any for ages.) That's how you start. If you are lucky and they happen to have more work available, then it may turn into more work. People do go out for a day or two on shuts and end up staying weeks. But it takes a bit of luck, and it's up to you to make it happen. Normally, if you have no clue, have never worked on an industrial site before, and, most importantly, can only stay for a limited time anyway, then you can't expect to pick up more work than a few days here or there in your travels. You are student and have no money? You'll be fine. Just don't be afraid of work. There are always <a href="http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/fruit-picking-australia.html">fruit-picking jobs</a>! And any towns near big mining areas are booming, so there are plenty of other jobs around as well. You'll always find a job here!

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