Any Diamond drillers in PSB?

[Mongrel11]

Hey peoples,

Have recently been approached by a smallish Diamond Drilling Company for employment after applying for a job. The initial wage was lower than I thought it would be. The posible saving grace is the drilling bonus (per metre). What sort of meterage would a diamond drilling team cover in lets say 10 hours.. (best case/worst case)

Thanks in advance

Jarrod

[Weapon_X]

whats the roster? if it is FIFO. and whats the hourly?

[Stratos]

There are a gazillion different things to take into account when drilling. But from what i recall a NWD diamond rig would average around around 50m a day (12-14hrs).

If you want money per meter, offside on an RC rig. BHPBIO had a maximum of 300m per day, some of the RC rigs would hit that quota given the right conditions in around 7 hours.

[Mongrel11]

Thanks for your replies boys. The starting wage appears to be around $20 an hour. After 2 months trial, money then goes to $22 p/h with a $1.25 per m drilled. Working hours are 10 hour shifts working 3/1 for now possibly changing to 2/1 in future. Working on those figures it sounds as if its start $4000 a month (during trial period) then after (working on 50m drilling per shift) $65k p/a at most which is what im already on.


Do these figures sound right? or are these guys trying to pay lower than standard?

[Barfridge]

It sounds like the incentives bring it up to a normal wage, when they should take it above a normal wage. I'd have serious reservations about your extra hard work bringing you up to par, not getting you ahead.

[Stratos]

The last FIFO company i worked for shafted me like that. Im earning as much back in perth as i was in bumfuck.

If you want coin, go RC drilling with a company like Grimwood Davies, or look offshore but thats hard to break into.

[Mongrel11]

Thought as much. Thanks for the confirmation. Im wanting to get into mining.. but not get screwed for it.

Will wait and see

[Dog dayz]

The last FIFO company i worked for shafted me like that. Im earning as much back in perth as i was in bumfuck.

If you want coin, go RC drilling with a company like Grimwood Davies, or look offshore but thats hard to break into.

Worked for Grimwood Davies (RC) a few years ago.. Good setup. It's how I got into the mining game. Some can be a bunch of C*%Ts to work with but it's character building...

[russkigreg]

Are you drilling/offsiding?

That'd be a reasonable, albeit on the lower side of reasonable, wage for an offsider/trainee driller, but for a driller... i'd be going for more. Meter bonus seems a little low. Like Stratos said, if you want big bucks for meter bonus, offside on an RC rig. Work's usually a bit easier, dealing with chips instead of core.