Does anyone work in the mining industry in WA?

[XRchic]

Hi everyone

My partner, Eamon (Cobra) is a recently fully qualified mechanic (light vehicle). He is looking to get out of his current job at a Ford dealer where he is paid **** (and the future pay doesnt look any better), treated like poo and the working conditions are terrible.

He would prefer to get out of the trade altogether but this is looking unlikely at the moment as he doesnt really have anything else to fall back on and jobs in Adelaide are difficult to get, anywhere.

We have been thinking, for a while, of going on an adventure! That is, possibly uprooting the kids and all moving to WA, if Eamon could get a job in the mines up there, or something like that.

I know a few guys on here work in the industry and we were just wondering what sort of opportunities there are for regular mechanics up there - or anything else for that matter. Eamon is prepared to do something different too, or add to his mechanic's skills...

What are the areas where the work is and is there anything up there for any kind of mechanic? Is the pay decent? Could he do something else up there aside from mechanic type work if he was prepared to learn it?

I am going to check out the employment sections of the Rio Tinto and Bluesteel websites, but Im not sure where else to look.

Any advice would be handy!

Thanks

Jac and Eamon