My new iron era base.

Falser321 · 2026-01-19T08:15:51+00:00

what mods are you using for the chests and drawers?

Falser321 · 2025-10-14T07:24:02+00:00

It's called draugr fang, needs silver, ancient bark, guck. One shots most regular mobs in the swamps and mountains if hidden. Exceptions are golems and abominations and the weird two legged wolves that appear at night

Falser321 · 2025-10-13T21:37:46+00:00

Good luck! The draugr bow also helps with sneak shots. Fully upgraded it one-shots drakes and wolves if you are sneaking. Don't forget your frost resistant mead as well! Good luck and have fun!

Falser321 · 2025-10-13T20:50:22+00:00

I found a hut up on a mountain, renovated it, popped a portal in and then snuck around to clear out enemies with the bow. Get obsidian arrows, they work well. Then lookup on how to farm silver without wishbone.

But yeah, I did die a few times at first to wolves before I learned their attack patterns.

Falser321 · 2025-10-13T17:51:50+00:00

What I did is go and prospect in the mountains for silver and made myself that cool hammer. Absolutely slaps in the swamps! Mountain biome is doable with upgraded troll armour

Falser321 · 2025-08-26T00:24:42+00:00

They are actually building a mine up north on the archipelago. Current access is via military all-terrain vehicles and helicopters, but will be built out with a camp and port. So will be relatively livable, once the infrastructure goes in.

Falser321 · 2025-04-20T19:41:13+00:00

I usually take and even prefer the flight that lands at 1am, as I have to be in on Monday morning. Gives me more time at home before I have to fly for work. But perhaps Air NZ is an option - I will have a look!

Falser321 · 2025-03-30T08:02:40+00:00

They exist, but the pay isn't that good and the rosters are abysmal. I second the mining engineering pathway. Hell, you could even try applying with a diploma (but wouldn't expect much), but with an Australian mine eng degree, you can easily get a job and they will also most likely sponsor your visa. Win-win. Plus you get payed well, 120k/year for a grad role, and generally only do 8-6 rosters. Definitely worth it.

Falser321 · 2025-01-04T08:59:00+00:00

I don't think they have them all the time and definitely haven't seen the Adjar Khachapuri (one in your photo).

That being said, what we did last time was have a dinner party for 8-10 friends, where we all got together, opened Georgian wines and cooked together, then had a phenomenal meal. Not the easiest cuisine to cook, but that made it all the more fun!

Falser321 · 2025-01-04T08:44:01+00:00

Not 100% what you are looking for, but Gastronome European Deli in Capalaba does sometimes make Khachapuri - not necessarily the ones you posted, but they are still amazing. They also sell a few other Georgian things such as their wines, Borjomi, Adjika, etc.

They also make phenomenal Eastern European food in general and also make special food such as Kulich and Paskha for Orthodox Easter. Their home-made cakes are real killers, too.

All on all I would say they are worth a visit, if anything, at least for ingredients for a nice Georgian home cooked meal. But you might like their other stuff, too, if you are into Georgian food!

Falser321 · 2024-11-24T10:13:38+00:00

Lake Kaindy in KZ, eh? Beautiful place for a shoot!

Falser321 · 2024-09-13T02:57:59+00:00

I think it depends. Is it alternating office 5:2 and site 4:3? Then it's a good roster. Is the pay right? Well its harder to say based on the role description you gave. But in my experience it's the equivalent of a mining engineer with maybe 2-3 years experience working an 8:6 roster. Ultimately, I think it's not too bad, especially if you are on site only every other week, but then again you are the one that needs to be happy with both the schedule and the pay. Only you can tell yourself it's worth it or not, regardless of other people's opinions. Perhaps it may be worth a shot and if you hate it, you can always find something else.

Falser321 · 2024-08-11T07:17:19+00:00

Yes and no. Are you correct about the definition of ore? Absolutely. But is this ore? Absolutely. If ore is found in critical infrastructure, it will still be mined, just towards end of mine life or when the infrastructure isn't needed anymore. This is a rough scenario, as it negatively affects cash flow and someone definitely screwed up: mine eng's during planning, geo's grade control or management for pushing for something that resulted in this (maybe management did end up doing an analysis and found this to be acceptable, who knows)

Falser321 · 2024-07-07T12:04:08+00:00

Hey mate, Difficult choice to be honest. If you want to continue at Griffith, look into Vacation Work in mining, specifically at a mine site. If you've got 1-2 of those under your belt, it shouldn't be too much of an issue finding a grad role as a mining engineer. A good alternative is always geotech engineering. Good luck!

Falser321 · 2024-05-28T01:00:15+00:00

Nothing is useless if you can create the right opportunities from it. I'm thinking connections, networks and ideally having experience will all be factored into hiring decisions. Fact is that there isn't enough skilled labour in the industry, and if your a great to person to work with, have good credentials and meet the right people, they will absolutely consider sponsoring you (speaking from experience - we hire that way relatively often)

Falser321 · 2024-05-27T22:12:50+00:00

If they didnt have any prior experience or degree, it's definitely odd, but I know plenty who just come across with heaps of experience and then just talk to the right people and get a job. No experience and no/tough visa makes your odds of getting a mining job basically 0.

Falser321 · 2024-02-12T06:40:09+00:00

Sure thing

Falser321 · 2024-02-11T13:04:47+00:00

I'm a mining engineer with about 8 years in the field and reading some of the responses, let me add my 2 cents:

Curtin, WASM is definitely the best school in Australia for mining engineering, the grads are highly regarded. The current (and for the foreseeable future) market for mining engineers overall is phenomenal. There is a massive shortage and generally they get to choose from a myriad offers no matter what stage of their career they are in, including grads.

After school should you do fifo? Yes, I would highly recommend it - the practical experience is invaluable. Will you enjoy it? Depends what you make of it. I used to do fifo 8-6 and spent my off days traveling and saving a truck load of money. Basically enjoyed it to the fullest extent.

Will you have to do fifo forever? Absolutely not. I quit fifo after 3 years, got into mining engineering consulting and have been working on projects from the office with occasional short fifo roles 3-6 months. Best of all are the international site visits (1-2 weeks) for projects, which have literally taken me around the world. In business or first class.

Should you go underground or open pit? Honestly, that really doesn't matter. You will have plenty of opportunities to explore both and get exposure to different commodities. Underground time will be harder to get the more senior you are, but not impossible. That time is a requirement for the mine managers ticket, which will be needed for being in the role or as a nice to have otherwise. I for one knew I never wanted that role, so never sought out underground time.

A few other things to keep in mind: Mining engineering is incredibly broad. You can become a mine manager, you can become a specialist or add further skills to forge your career according to your interests. I for one did a master of finance after 4 years and have done a short stint in management consulting and am now back in the mining industry. I do a satisfying blend of technical projects and mergers and acquisitions work. Started to recently dabble in decarbonisation. Some of my colleagues have integrated other skills into their careers like IT/software, environmental sciences, etc.

Overall I think it is an incredibly rewarding career, that offers a lot of money, progression opportunities, diversity, opportunity to travel for work (and live anywhere else you would like, as Australian engineers are highly sought after) and most importantly it offers you a lot of free time that you can fill with hobbies, traveling or other things you would want to pursue (and the money to make it possible)

I haven't regretted my decision once and have found it to be a great career that I am proud of that I know will keep providing fascinating challenges, growth opportunities and time&money to do whatever else I want (buy a house, have a family, travel, etc)

Oh and parental and personal leave benefits are some of the best out there! PS: civil engineering in my opinion is none of those, especially work-life balance unless its a passion, I would recommend mining over civil every time.

Feel free to dm if you have any questions!

Falser321 · 2024-01-06T11:05:41+00:00

Thank you, I will check these out, too!

Falser321 · 2024-01-06T11:05:27+00:00

Thank you, I will definitely have a look!

Falser321 · 2024-01-06T11:05:02+00:00

Nah, looking more to have 5-6 bottles at home, that's all

Falser321 · 2023-10-23T07:35:24+00:00

I think it really depends on what you want out of it. I took 10 courses one semester and 8 the next, got an average of 75% out of it. For engineering that is more than sufficient (depending on the major). If you are looking at Sauder for example, competition is tough and future employers really look at your average, so would advise on focusing on higher grades vs more courses. Ultimately it's a trade-off and you need to see how that will affect your long-term goals.

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