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Australia – Mining jobs up 65 per cent in five years
EMPLOYMENT in Australia’s mining industry has jumped in the past five years, new Census figures show. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said the sector accounted for 1.8 per cent of the nation’s employment in 2011, up from 1.2 per cent in the previous Census in 2006. The number of people who reported being employed in … Continue reading
Australia – Rio close may Gove mine: 1400 jobs lost
Rio Tinto may close its Gove alumina mine in an effort to cut costs globally. The decision follows the miner’s announcement it would slash jobs at the site. At the time Frank Willsdon, Pacific’s general manager, explained that Rio is looking at ways to operate the site with fewer people. “Steadily over time, we [want … Continue reading
Australian Mining Jobs Decline
Mining sector employs 270,600 or 2% of total 11.5 million employed in Australia and has been struggling in the last few months with the strong dollar, rising costs and China’s desire to slowdown its economic growth. The sector in the last financial … http://www.123jump.com/australia/market-update/Australian-Mining-Jobs-Decline,-Fortescue-Debt-Worries-Weigh-on-Markets/50217/
Canadian Diamond Mine – Massive Layoffs To Come
Operators of the Diavik diamond nine in Canada’s Northwest Territories expect massive layoffs by the end of the month, according to a report in CBC News. There are currently over 1,000 employees working at Diavik, which sits 300 kilometers northeast of Yellownknife… via Massive Layoffs Expected in Canadian Diamond Mine.
Mining – Layoffs Looming
Twenty per cent of mining companies in Canada have already begun laying off employees this summer in a sector that has taken a recent beating in the markets. The good news for existing workers is that employment appears to be getting more stable, with 76 per cent of the 140 mining executives surveyed not considering … Continue reading
Australia – Mines may turn to less-skilled workers
THE Department of Treasury has been told mining companies may be forced to use less experienced staff to proceed on a significant pipeline of construction in the sector. In its quarterly economic roundup, Treasury says the mining industry is facing challenges recruiting and contracting workers, particularly for highly-specialised technical positions. “With a significant pipeline of … Continue reading
BC Mining – Campbell River – 200 to 300 jobs in 3 years ?
Geoscience info could make CR mining hub Campbell River could become a service centre for increased mining exploration activity on the North Island following a $930,000 funding announcement under the BC Jobs Plan. “This initiative, by itself, could be a major driver for your economy,” said Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell at the … Continue reading
Namibia – Rio Tinto: Rössing workers face layoffs
RIO Tinto group chief executive Tom Albanese this week dropped a bombshell when he announced that employee costs across the group would be slashed by ten per cent, including at Swakopmund’s Rössing Uranium. A large chunk of the group’s employees may lose their jobs within the next three months. In the letter which Albanese wrote … Continue reading
Mining in Sudbury | From an employer market to a worker market
Jeff Lafortune teaches in the civil and mining engineering technologist program at College Boreal he graduated from 15 years ago. In that decade and a half, he has seen a tremendous demand build for skilled mining employees. “When I graduated, there was one company in town … and there were 15 of us wanting that … Continue reading
The Talent War | The Mining Battle | The case of Australia
Shortages of skilled labour – in fact, any labour at all – in mining regions drives wages and salaries to stratospheric levels, in turn bidding up prices for accommodation, food and local services. This makes life very difficult for individuals and families who do not benefit directly from inflated incomes and yet also face inflated … Continue reading
Talent War | The Mining Battle
Bruno Rizzuto’s father, Cesare, was 19 when he got off a boat in Halifax from southern Italy in 1951. With no coat, and “5 cents in his pocket” he headed for the gold mines of Timmins, Ontario, where he worked underground for 41 years. Six decades later Rizzuto, a Calgary-based recruiter, is looking for people like his … Continue reading
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