Employers
- Mining Recruitment Categories
- Executive Search & Board Appointments
About us
Contact
Follow us
- Facebook
- Youtube
- Instagram
- Twitter
- LinkedIn

Job Search
HR Consulting
Mining People News
FAQS
MPi Executive

Login

Mining Recruitment Categories

Please enter an image description.

Click on the appropriate discipline below for detailed information for that discipline as well as useful information and career progression tips.

Administration

Accounting & Administration Management

Contracts/Procurement

Engineering

Environmental

Field Staff

Geology

Human Resources

Software/Information Technology

Labourers

Maintenance

Mineral Processing/Metallurgy

Mining Engineering

Occupational Health & Safety

Equipment Operators

Process Plant/Laboratory

Mineral Processing Supervision

Open Pit & Underground Supervision

Supply/Procurement

Surveying

Trades (Fixed & Mobile Plant)

As experienced workers retire, are we losing the very skills the industry so desperately needs during this skills shortage? Tell us what you think.

The mining is experiencing a real skills shortage. But as older workers retire, are we losing the very skills the industry so desperately needs? And could sharing the wealth of knowledge of the older generation be just what’s needed to attract a younger generation into mining? We want to know the impact of this, tell us your experience below.

The mining industry is struggling to attract people with the right technological capabilities.

Agree
Disagree

The mining industry is struggling to retain people with the right technological capabilities.

Agree
Disagree

The older generation are often the only people in mining with knowledge of how certain systems work.

Agree
Disagree

It is hard for young people to gain the skills they need because the older generation stay in their jobs.

Agree
Disagree

I have seen my company/site lose a wealth of technical knowledge when an older employee has retired/left.

Agree
Disagree

I have seen a skills gap form at a company/site because an experienced person retired/left and no-one had been trained up to replace them.

Agree
Disagree

I have seen the smooth transition from one generation of miner to another when an experienced miner has left a highly skilled position requiring specialist knowledge.

Agree
Disagree

My company uses its experienced, older generation of miners to train the next generation coming through.

Agree
Disagree

I was given the opportunity to learn from an experienced person when I started my mining career.

Agree
Disagree

And finally, a little about you. How long have you been in mining?

1 to 5 years
6 to 10 years
More than 10 years
I’m not in mining/looking for a start
I’m retired from mining now.

Thanks so much for taking part in this Mining People Polling/Media Centre poll. We’ll publish the results on our website next month. You can see the results of some of our other recent polls below!

Subscribe to mail lists

Subscribe to mail lists

Email Address

MPi News

MPi Life Newsletter

MPi Poll

Mining People Matters - Blog Of Steve Heather

Careers

HR News

Salary Search

Compare your salary to others in the Mining Industry.

Job Alerts

Have the latest jobs sent directly to you. Set up alerts.
No spam, promise.

Save Your Details

Apply for resource jobs with MPi quickly and easily. Register now (it's free).

Instagram

#facesofmining

followers and counting! Check us out & join in by posting your mining pics with the #facesofmining.

About Us

About MPi
Capability Brochure
Our Promise
Our Team

Jobseekers

FAQ
How To Register With Us
Jobseeker Login
Mineral Processing and Maintenance Jobs
Trades, Operator and Labouring Jobs
Contract, Temporary and Labour Hire Jobs
Mining Resources Jobs
Mining Business Services Jobs
Executive Search and Board Appointments

Employers

Mineral Processing and Engineering Maintenance Recruitment
Trades, Operator and Labourer Recruitment
Contract Recruitment and Labour Hire
Mining and Resources Recruitment
Mining Business Services Recruitment
Executive Search & Board Appointments

HR Consulting

Organisation Structure & Position Description Reviews
RPO Support
Remuneration Research
Outplacement Support
Employment Dispute Support/Expert Witness

Follow

Copyright © 2020 Mining People International - Site map - Privacy Policy - Disclaimer - Spam Act