The Mining People Polling/Media Centre

Welcome to the Mining People Polling/Media Centre. We want to know what you think on a broad range of mining, recruitment, human resources (HR) & other mining industry topics.

Please contribute your thoughts below via our most current poll question or browse the archives of previous questions. If you have a question or wish to submit a topic for discussion, please email the team.

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The Mining People Polling/Media Centre

Current Poll

Mining Industry Skills Shortage

The skills shortage in our industry is now getting a lot of media attention. Those who have been in the industry a while will be having flashbacks to the last boom – and the heady conditions it created. Our poll question this month is about how we solve the skills shortage in mining. We’d love to hear your input. There are just a few short questions and all answers are anonymous.

Is your organisation finding it difficult to recruit skilled people for vacancies?

If yes, please rank how difficult it is to recruit for each level of employee.

	Very Hard	Hard	Normal	Easy	Very Easy
Management
Professional
Skilled
Semi-skilled
Entry-level

Has enough been done to promote mining careers to high school and university students, particularly during the most recent downturn?

Whose responsibility should it be to promote mining as a career path, to ensure we have a workforce with mining-relevant skills into the future?

Government
Mining companies
Universities
Local mine sites
The mining industry as a whole (through associations, etc.)
Other

In light of the current skills shortage, what can be done now to ensure a consistent supply of mine workers (qualified professionals, trades and unqualified) to the mining industry?

Thank you for taking our poll. It’s open throughout July and the results will be announced in our newsroom in August.

Previous Polls

Date	Name	Votes
June 2018	June Poll	490
May 2018	The impact of increasing automation	640
April 2018	Occupational health and safety regulations	579
March 2018	A survey about pay	450
February 2018	Do you see a bright future for the Mining Industry & would you encourage young people to consider a career in it?	324
January 2018	What is your priority when looking for a new mining job?	336
December 2017	The Gender Pay Gap	105
November 2017	Adani’s massive Queensland Coal mine – should it go ahead or should it not?	493
October 2017	How does the mining industry handle mental health?	143
September 2017	Same-sex marriage plebiscite vote	446