Twenty-five-years-old and bringing home $200,000 a year

Michael Allan McCrae | November 16, 2011 | 9:25 pm Australia Europe Iron Ore 

The Wall Street Journal profiles a Western Australian mine worker who runs underground drills in remote mining towns.

Western Australia is facing a dearth of skilled mine workers. Companies are scrambling to find more miners and clinging to the ones already working for them.

The heavily tattooed Mr. Dinnison, who started in the mines seven years ago earning $100,000, owns a sky-blue 2009 Chevy Ute, which cost $55,000 before a $16,000 engine enhancement, and a $44,000 custom motorcycle. The price tag on his chihuahua, Dexter, which yaps at his feet: $1,200.

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7 Comments

  • andre

    how do i apply and do you need experience

  • robert s

    14 years prior military- a lot of explosive, managerial, long hours, varying shifts and hard work experience. Where does one look for employment with something like this? Been out of the military for a year looking for civilian work but apparently nobody in the U.S. is hiring.

    • RockDoctor

      .move to Western Australia….

  • MINING.com Editors

    Robert, you might try our Careers section: http://www.infomine.com/careers/

    Best of luck

  • OCCYTHEAUSSIE

    This is nothing more than a cashed up bogan. We have heaps over here at the moment. AMERICA—THIS IS MOST WEST AUSTRALIANS

  • Dweit4

    http://www.infomine.com/careers/
    http://www.riotinto.com/index_careers.asp

  • Pgalufu

    Where are you getting these unrealistic figures ? If this mine worker takes home 200K a year it means he earns around 280 K! That’s so untrue why do you people spread falsehoods?

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