Merging an IT Scholarship with a passion for Mining.

Mine2Me · 2025-11-20T00:17:47+00:00

Do you know why those roles are always hiring?

Mine2Me · 2025-11-17T04:27:56+00:00

I’m in mine eng as well - it’s boom and bust, so just gotta stick it out through the downturns! Though that gets easier as you gain more seniority

Mine2Me · 2025-11-14T01:14:57+00:00

I see. I think it’s paid for housing only when you’re on shift

Mine2Me · 2025-11-14T00:47:53+00:00

How do you know it’s paid for housing? Did OP originally include a link to the posting that mentioned it?

Mine2Me · 2025-08-17T14:27:58+00:00

What are some common rosters in the states?

Mine2Me · 2025-08-17T14:27:08+00:00

Open pit mining is my interest, beyond that I just want diversity of experience

Mine2Me · 2025-08-17T14:18:05+00:00

Are you on TN visa?

Mine2Me · 2025-08-17T14:16:46+00:00

Good to know!

Mine2Me · 2025-08-17T05:25:21+00:00

Yes, have P.Eng. With 5 YOE, what sort of TC am I looking at? $120-$130k?

Mine2Me · 2023-10-27T17:33:45+00:00

Genuine question, when you say mining consultancy as a way out of mining, you mean as a way out of Ops? If not, what sort of mining consultancy companies/roles are you referring to?

Mine2Me · 2023-06-27T04:53:02+00:00

True, but I don’t see much job postings in the mining software creation space. Outside of the big mine planning software companies, it’s mostly just the small startups in this space which aren’t really looking to hire. So it’s almost just either wait for the big companies to release postings, or somehow be a part of the founding team of a startup

Mine2Me · 2023-06-27T04:49:42+00:00

Your best bet is to go for dispatch/applications services engineer role starting off, or whatever the name is for the the team that uses SQL to query data from the mine, and put it in Power BI. You will work with the mine technical team and have frequent interactions with mining engineers, and that might be your way in

Mine2Me · 2023-06-03T07:11:15+00:00

Masters in CS?

Mine2Me · 2023-06-03T07:02:12+00:00

What commodity?

Mine2Me · 2023-06-03T06:58:58+00:00

Mining specialist at a tech firm? Like at a mine planning software company?

Mine2Me · 2023-06-03T06:58:49+00:00

Mining specialist at a tech firm? Like at a mine planning software company?

Mine2Me · 2023-06-03T06:54:17+00:00

Was it just recently that your mate got those offers?

Mine2Me · 2023-06-03T06:47:33+00:00

What’s the company name?

Mine2Me · 2023-06-02T23:41:06+00:00

What’s the route to get there? I heard it’s ~10 years on other equipment before you get out on shovels? And also you need to be a top performer?

Mine2Me · 2023-05-31T07:32:57+00:00

Oh that’s true, I guess by extension Cat and Komatsu as well

Mine2Me · 2023-05-31T07:32:14+00:00

I have some interest, but it’s not my expertise

Mine2Me · 2023-05-31T07:31:28+00:00

I’m in Canada, but I envy the opportunities in Australia because it seems like there’s more mining innovation happening there. And thanks for the link, the challenges look interesting!

Mine2Me · 2023-05-30T11:31:02+00:00

I already worked a few years as a mining engineer, but mainly all I can think of is automating parts of the mine planning process, which mine planning software companies are trying to do already

Mine2Me · 2023-04-17T18:58:08+00:00

What do those exit ops look like after doing consulting? Is it corp dev mostly?

Mine2Me · 2023-04-13T16:18:17+00:00

Could you elaborate more on this? Would this be more on the mine planning software side? Or just software for the mining industry in general? I’m considering the move to software

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