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The Queensland mining and gas community’s best source of local news
Monday December 8, 2014 192nd Edition
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CONTENTS
NEWS
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Poitrel cuts hours
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Mining still a
dangerous game
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CQ mega miner
on the table?
What’s the
outlook in 2015? 10 Gladstone camp
earns $30M
REGULARS
7 Frank the Tank
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22 18 Miner’s Trader
20 Off Shift
22 Bait shop banter
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Poitrel cuts hours, Leightons lose LAFA
WORKERS at the BHP Mitsui
(BMC) owned Poitrel mine,
south-east of Moranbah, say cuts
to their hours will reduce wages
by more than $45,000 a year.
Two BMC miners have told
Shift Miner that rosters have
been cut by two hours a day at
the mine as the company seeks to
reduce coal output.
The new roster represents a
16 per cent reduction in labour
effort for more than half of the
mine’s workforce.
The move follows an
announcement last week by BHP
that the company was seeking
to reduce costs across their
coal business by a further $380
million to combat stubbornly low
prices.
“Sixty per cent of the
workforce has now gone onto the
new 10 hour shifts,” one Poitrel
miner told Shift Miner.
“It means we start an hour
later and stop an hour earlier.
“The hardest hit are the
truckies who will lose at least
$40,000 a year, but the mechanics
and other support staff are also
going to feel the effects.”
The miner said for FIFO
workers it just meant another two
hours spent in a camp.
“I can’t speak for everyone,
but as far as I am concerned I
would rather work hard while I
am here, and then go home to my
family,” he said.
It’s barely two months since
the axe fell on 700 BMA jobs,
when the mining giant told
employees cost cutting and
increased production had not
been enough to save jobs given
the slump in coal prices and
gloomy outlook.
Last week, BHP coal boss Dean
Dalla Valle suggested another
round of cost cuts was likely.
“We have to ensure we remain
competitive,” he said.
“We have had to downsize
a number of operations (and)
we will continue to make
adjustments in our business. It’s
not our goal (to shed jobs) but if
we need to, we will.
“We are not over it yet.
The last two years have been
challenging.
“In the short to medium term
we are going to see more pain.”
The company has already
closed its Gregory and Norwich
Park mines, and over the
past few months has asked
contractors and mining supply
businesses to drop their prices
by as much as a third.
Shift Miner has also been
contacted by a Leightons
contractor who works at
Jellinbah mine and lives in
Blackwater.
That contract is up for tender,
and workers have been told
to take a pay cut and lose the
living away from home (LAFA)
allowance.
“We rent and shop in town,
so if you include other benefits it
adds up to a 45 per cent pay cut
to keep your job,” he said.
“We will be put in a camp but
if you live here with your family
you get nil so they are after a
FIFO/DIDO workforce.
“The town is the biggest loser.”
Signs come down at MAC villages
NEW START: Mia Hanson welcomes guests at the newly rebranded Civeo Moranbah Village
THE signs are coming down
at mining camps across
Central Queensland this week
as the company formerly
known as the MAC Services
group changes its name.
The MAC Services group
will now be known as Civeo, a
combination of two Latin words
meaning ‘community’ and ‘be well’.
Civeo was formed in mid2014 when the MAC and sister
company PTI Group in North
America joined forces and
decided to create one global
workforce accommodation brand.
The new merged entity will
provide more than 22,000
rooms globally, of which 9000
are in Australia.
Despite the current downturn
in the coal sector, Civeo’s
managing director Peter McCann
says the company remains
optimistic about the future and it
will be business as usual.
“We’ve been operating in the
Bowen Basin for the last 18 years
and have experienced the cyclical
nature of the industry [before],”
he told Shift Miner.
“Now, more than ever, we
must maintain strong and
successful relationships with
our communities, customers and
business stakeholders.
“Although we are now
a global brand, our local
operations remain unchanged,
with the same local leadership
team providing us with a deep
and continuing understanding of
the Australian market.
“It’s business as usual for our
guests and communities.”
This month new uniforms
for Civeo’s more than 500 staff
will be rolled out and all the old
MAC signs removed from their
facilities in Gladstone, Dysart,
Middlemount and Moranbah.
While Civeo remains
committed to the resources
sector, the construction of new
facilities seems unlikely in the
short to medium term given
the current outlook in the coal
and gas sectors.
“Our focus in 2015 will
continue to be on maximising
our existing network of
accommodation villages and
on ensuring we are prepared for
the demands of the resources
industry into the future,” Mr
McCann said.
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More mountains to climb in 2015
PETER Maguire has been mayor of the
Central Highlands region for almost
15 years.
Not surprisingly, he’s seen a lot of
things: devastating floods, mining slumps,
citrus canker outbreaks, an acute housing
shortage and prolonged periods of drought.
But he’s the first to admit his region is
usually riding high.
“We’re used to having a good run at most
things, you know,” he told Shift Miner.
“Whether it’s the weather or
expansion in the resources sector, we
have been a lucky region.”
But the current downturn gripping the
coal industry together with an agricultural
sector in desperate need of rain means the
region is in the worst shape he’s ever seen.
“I was at a business lunch the other
week and we were calling 2015 the year of
opportunity - so here’s hoping,” he said.
“But we need a lot of things to turn
around, we need rain, we need a lower
Australian dollar but then again commodity
prices are so low I don’t even know if that
will turn things around for mining.”
What’s interesting is that Cr Maguire
believes the current economic slump is
not just a problem for his region; in fact,
he believes the situation is grimmer in
other parts of Queensland.
“I truly think it is incumbent on the
state government to start spending because
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business is no better off anywhere else
either,” he said.
“We need positive announcements
about infrastructure spends because this is
real, this is happening, and most regions
seem to be struggling.”
Shift Miner contacted more than a
dozen business, union, community and
government leaders across the Bowen
and Surat Basins to ask their thoughts on
the outlook for 2015.
Each person we spoke to prefaced their
comments with an audible sigh or small pause.
Even those known for their optimism
were cautious in their response.
Former Mackay mayor and now
Resource Industry Network (RIN) general
manager Julie Boyd has watched her
hometown suffer through a prolonged
downturn for almost two years.
However, she believes the future is a
little brighter in 2015.
“I think as the year rolls on there will be
signs of opportunity,” she told Shift Miner.
“Certainly in the first quarter I don’t think
things will change but towards the end of
the year I think it will be a different story
and there are enough signs to give business
some confidence that their hard work to stay
in the game will start to pay off.”
Ms Boyd believes Arrow Energy’s plans
for a gas project in the Bowen Basin and
QCoal’s Byerwen mine are two projects that
are keeping business confidence afloat.
Group Engineering director Allan
Ruming has watched his established and
respected business struggle through the
downturn, and like most others has had to
lay off many staff and move premises.
However, he believes the turning point
will come in 2015.
“I think that we’ve seen the end of the
major downsides and we are going to start
to see opportunity for upsides,” he said.
“There is movement afoot, people are
saying they are getting a little more inquiry
despite the fact that times are still hard.
“It’s coming up to budget time for the
calendar year, so that might free some
cash up a little again, and the government
intervention in trying to push forward the
Galilee Basin is positive no matter which
way you look at it.”
He says while nothing is guaranteed, he
hopes next year will be brighter.
“Hopefully it is a year where companies
have cut costs, restructured and are now
able to move forward and win work
competitively and start preparing for some
growth again.”
Further south, and the town of
Rockhampton is known to weather the
peaks and troughs of booms better than its
neighbours Mackay and Gladstone.
It’s one of the key reasons why the
town’s real estate market is regarded
as a sure bet - never quite reaching the
exhilarating highs of boom towns, but
never plummeting too far the other
way either.
However, long term real estate agent
Noel Livingston says trying to predict how
2015 will play out is a tricky business.
“To tell you the truth I don’t know, it’s a
hard call,” he told Shift Miner.
“Nothing is going to change unless we
see some projects that bring on more jobs
in the mining or rural sector and there
is nothing I can see that makes me think
there will be the case early in the year.”
Michael Brady runs the training
organisation Joncris Sentinel Services from
Rockhampton and says he’s cautiously
optimistic about the next 12 months.
“I expect the first half of 2015 to
show us more of the same as 2014 with
gradual improvement in the latter half of
the year,” he said.
“There’ll be a few more troughs, when
Crinum and Newlands Northern wind
up, as this will mean there are already
knowledgeable people out there that
industry can pick up without spending too
many training dollars.”
In the port city of Gladstone, the final
pieces of the 260 modules required to build
three LNG processing plants on Curtis
Island have just arrived.
It’s symbolic of the city’s transition
from the construction to operational
phase of the projects, with all three
‘going live’ in 2015.
Gladstone Engineering Alliance (GEA)
general manager Carli Hobbs says the next
three years will be tough for some local
businesses as they adjust to the new reality.
“Businesses need to take a proactive
approach, and they need to ensure business
development managers are sourcing work
and opportunities,” she said.
“Companies need to ask if there
are better ways to operate/quote and
remember their clients are also trying to
run businesses.
“They should take every opportunity
to network and form alliances, think
outside the box, be willing to negotiate
and stay positive.”
At the other end of the pipeline - so to
speak - in the heart of the Surat gas fields,
the outlook is also uncertain.
Many towns like Chinchilla and Miles
are trying to adjust to the operational
phase of the gas boom, now the pipelines
have been built.
Only Toowoomba seems to be
powering ahead, with several big
projects including the long awaited
Range Bypass on the agenda.
“2015 will be a challenging year for
communities and businesses in the Surat
Basin supply chain,” said Toowoomba Surat
Basin Enterprise (TSBE) CEO Shane Charles.
“We need to remember that this industry
will be here for decades and as such, to
crack the code and win work will prove
very fruitful over a long period.”
WHAT THEY SAID
“We need positive announcements
about infrastructure spends because
this is real, this is happening, and most
regions seem to be struggling.”
Peter Maguire, Central Highlands mayor
“I think as the year rolls on there
will be signs of opportunity.”
Julie Boyd, Resource Industry Network
“There is movement afoot, people are
saying they are getting a little more inquiry
despite the fact that times are still hard.”
Allan Ruming, Group Engineering
“Nothing is going to change unless we
see some projects that bring on more jobs
in the mining or rural sector and there is
nothing I can see that makes me think
there will be the case early in the year.”
Noel Livingston, Rockhampton
real estate agent
“There’ll be a few more troughs, when Crinum
and Newlands Northern wind up, as this
will mean there are already knowledgeable
people out there that industry can pick up
without spending too many training dollars.”
Michael Brady, Joncris Sentinel Services
“Companies need to ask if there are better
ways to operate/quote and remember their
clients are also trying to run businesses.”
Carli Hobbs, Gladstone Engineering Alliance
“We need to remember that this industry
will be here for decades and as such, to
crack the code and win work will prove
very fruitful over a long period.”
Shane Charles, Toowoomba
Surat Basin Enterprise
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Two thermal approvals in two weeks
MINING minnow U&D Mining remains
confident a compensation case with global
heavyweight Glencore won’t delay its new
thermal coal mine in Central Queensland.
U&D mining received federal government
approval for its Meteor Downs South project
this month, and chief executive officer Peter
Edwards said they were now waiting on a
Land Court ruling before they could go ahead
with a compensation hearing in late January.
Glencore owns the pastoral business
above the tenement after it bought the
station back in 2011 for $20 million so it
could extend its Rolleston mine.
“We are disappointed that we haven’t
received notification of that outcome as
we were hopeful of knowing before the
G20,” he told Shift Miner.
“But now we hope to receive the
ruling before Christmas so we can go
through the compensation process as
planned in the new year.”
Nothing else stands in the way of the
small scale project being granted a mining
lease and environmental approval (EA) other than a change in state government.
“We are a bit nervous about the fact
there could be an election in early 2015
and we would really like to see this
paperwork signed before the government
moves into caretaker mode,” he said.
U&D will partner up with experienced
Japanese miner Sojitz for the project,
with Sojitz to carry out the planning,
construction and running of the mine.
“They have actually completed their mine
planning phase and it is a very quick mine to
construct - just three months - because the
first coal is not that deep,” said Mr Edwards.
“It would simply be a question of an
initial box cut and some haul roads, and the
coal doesn’t need washing or preparation.”
The simplicity and low-cost nature of
the operation is how U&D plans to make
it viable in the current depressed market.
It’s hoped first production would begin
in 2016, and the workforce would be
largely local and not built around FIFO.
Meanwhile, Queensland’s coordinator
general has also given the go ahead
for AMCI’s open cut and underground
thermal coal mine in the Galilee Basin.
It’s the fifth mine in the province
the Coordinator General has approved,
and is expected to produce 17 million
tonnes of coal per year.
“The construction of the mine has
the potential to create up to 1,600 jobs
for Queenslanders and about 1,300
ongoing operational jobs,” said the
deputy premier Jeff Seeney.
“This is another step forward for the
Galilee Basin and follows Alpha Coal, Kevin’s
Corner, Galilee Coal Project and Carmichael
Coal Mine and Rail Project receiving both
state and federal government approvals.”
If the project proceeds, the AMCI’s
South Galilee Coal Project will be located
12 kilometres south-west of Alpha and
about 180 kilometres west of Emerald in
Central Queensland.
It is expected to have a 33 year
operational life and would be delivered
in three stages.
Stage one is the open-cut Epsilon
stage where coal will be transported on
the Central Western Railway for export
through the Gladstone port.
For stages two and three, coal will be
transported on a common user railway to
the Abbot Point terminal, near Bowen.
Mr Seeney said should the project
proceed, AMCI was committed to
employing local people and was considering
a bus-in bus-out option for employees from
Emerald as well as fly-in fly-out options
from other major regional centres.
Mr Seeney said the Environmental Impact
Statement for the project was thoroughly
assessed by the Coordinator-General and he
placed 110 conditions to adequately avoid or
mitigate potential impacts.
“If the mine proceeds, AMCI must
enter into make-good agreements with
landholders and undertake groundwater
modelling and monitoring,” he said.
“The mine itself will have to
incorporate flood protection measures
like levee banks and implement a strict
mine water management system.”
The mine still requires the federal
environment minister to sign off on it.
Toowoomba opportunity
A Toowoomba-based consortium is calling
on businesses with expertise in anything
from earthworks to labour hire to help them
build one of the state’s largest civil projects.
The RangeLink consortium is one
of three shortlisted by the Queensland
Government to build the Toowoomba
Second Range Crossing and is comprised
of a number of well known resources sector
firms including Wagners, Ostwald and FKG.
RangeLink spokesperson Frederic
Pergay said providing opportunities
for local business to participate was a
priority for the consortium.
“The RangeLink consortium is unique
as it comprises international expertise
in the delivery of public private
partnerships, combined with extensive
local resources,” Mr Pergay said.
“Through our local participant Wagners,
and in association with Ostwald Bros and
FKG, we already have a strong investment
in the community and regional economy.
“But we are also committed to growing
the local supply chain by providing
businesses with the opportunity to be part of
this transformative infrastructure project.”
Mr Pergay said RangeLink were currently
looking for quotes from suppliers for a range
of goods and services, from earthworks to
mechanical equipment and labour hire.
To find out more about the RangeLink
consortium or to register your interest as
a supplier go to www.rangelink.com.au
Final piece of the LNG puzzle
FINAL PIECE: The last of 260 modules that has been
shipped to Curtis Island
THE piece-by-piece construction of
Gladstone’s behemoth LNG industry is
nearing the end.
The last of Australia Pacific LNG’s 69
modules was delivered last week - the final
of 260 pieces that have been transported
by ship to build the three LNG projects on
Curtis Island.
“This is an incredible accomplishment
and vital to keeping these projects on
track,” said Bechtel’s general manager of
LNG Alasdair Cathcart.
“The construction and transport of the
modules—including one weighing six times
more than an A380 airliner—were among the
most complex challenges of the projects.
Their successful delivery is a result of
collaboration with our customers and the
dedication of the teams at each location.”
The modules for the Queensland Curtis
LNG, Santos GLNG, and Australia Pacific
LNG projects were designed, built, and
delivered over a three-year period.
While the total module scope and
size is similar for the three projects, each
project designed their modules to meet the
engineering parameters required for their site.
The Santos GLNG project consists of 111
modules, Queensland Curtis LNG has 80,
and Australia Pacific LNG has 69.
The tallest module measures more than 30
metres and the longest more than 75 metres.
The combined weight of the steel
structures equals that of 12 Eiffel Towers.
The modules - prefabricated steel
structures that house the production
units - were built by Bechtel in
Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines
then shipped to Australia.
“The delivery of all 69 modules to
the Australia Pacific LNG site marks the
culmination of years of design, planning
and construction along with the complex
transport and logistics requirements of
moving and receiving the modules at Curtis
Island,” said Bechtel’s senior project manager
for the APLNG project Darren Mort.
“In just the last five weeks, we have
delivered six major modules to the site,
including the biggest across all three LNG
projects, weighing in at 3,500 tonnes.”
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Mining still a dangerous living
MORE deaths, falling lost time
injuries and slightly fewer
lucky escapes.
That was the mixed bag of
results delivered in the latest
Queensland Mines and Quarries
Safety and Health Report.
Two miners were killed
in Queensland mining in the
last financial year, one in an
underground coal mine near
Middlemount, and the other in a
metalliferous mine near Mt Isa.
On the fatality front,
Queensland fared better than
other states with more than 16
miners killed on mine sites across
Australia, making it the worst
year for nearly a decade.
Permanent incapacity was
also up slightly from 32 to 38 in
the 12 months to July this year.
However, the result for Lost
Time Injuries (LTI) was more
encouraging with the total
number down from 425 to 339 in
Queensland mining.
In aggregate, the rate at which
these accidents are occurring was
also down about 14 per cent to
three injuries per million hours
worked, although it should be
noted that it actually rose in coal
mining from 5 to 5.9 injuries per
million hours worked.
Overall, the severity of the
injuries requiring time off also
improved and the number of days
off due to disabling injuries fell
from around 14,000 to 10,000.
Reflecting on the findings,
acting commissioner for mine
and health safety Paul Harrison
said despite improvements there
was more work to do.
“The statistics tell us that in
most areas the industry safety
and health performance has
improved over the previous year
and that the Queensland mining
industry continues to maintain
its pre-eminent position as one
of the safest and healthiest in the
world,” he said.
“This is heartening news;
nonetheless, there remains
opportunity for further progress.
“Sadly, we had two fatal
incidents in Queensland mines
this year, bringing to an end a
fatality free period in Queensland
underground coal of seven years.
“I extend my sympathy and
condolences to the families and
friends of these mine workers
and give them my assurance
that the mines inspectorate
continues to work tirelessly to
eliminate such tragedies.
Mr Harrison said he
was also concerned with
the number of contractors
involved in fatal accidents.
“Seven of the 16 fatalities
in Australian mines this year
were contractors, and roughly
two-thirds of the fatalities at
Queensland mines in the last 13
years have been contractors.
“Although the investigations
into the fatal incidents are yet to
be concluded, improved training,
competency and support of line
supervisors has been identified as
a key area requiring attention.”
Equally important for the
prevention of accidents in the
future is the measurement of
‘near misses’ or situation where but for the grace of god - things
could have gone terribly wrong.
These ‘lucky escapes’, known
as accidents with a High Potential
for Injury (HPI) were down
slightly in mining generally.
In surface coal mining there
were 1303 HPIs, with fire once
again the highest contributing
factor accounting for a quarter
of all the incidents. A further 16
per cent of HPIs above ground
involved explosives.
Underground, HPIs were
virtually unchanged with
electrical incidents accounting
for 45 per cent of near misses.
Gas industry in march to the north
MOVING NORTH: A gas flare at the Mahalo project,
near Rolleston
CSG explorer Comet Ridge is confident
that further drilling of its Mahalo block,
near Rolleston, will eventually lead to
commercial gas production in the area.
Comet Ridge and its joint venture
partners have now successfully
horizontally drilled through 360 metres
of coal, at a depth of 230 metres, which it
will now analyse to further understand the
quality and quantity of the CSG deposit.
Like the JORC code for reporting coal
deposits, the CSG industry has its own
code for reporting its gas discoveries
according to their likelihood of reaching
commercialisation.
In late August, the company received
an initial independently certified reserve
statement for the Mahalo block near
Rolleston, with 22 Petajoules of proven and
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probable reserves (2P), 124 Petajoules of
proven, probable and possible (3P) reserves
and a further 468 petajoules in the less
dependable contingent reserves category.
Managing director for Comet Ridge Tor
McCaul says while gas exploration and
drilling has been going on in the area in
much the same way for more than 50 years,
new technology is speeding up the process.
“One of the big differences between gas
and coal exploration is that gas tends to have
a lower impact over a larger area, than you
would for say coal,” he told Shift Miner.
“The technology developments in
horizontal drilling - which incidentally
in Queensland started in coal when
underground miners had to drain coal
deposits of gas and water prior to mining
- mean that we can now drill horizontally
across a coal seam and access gas that way
rather than have to do several vertical drill
holes, which is more expensive and has a
bigger surface impact.”
The work being done in the Rolleston
area is the latest sign that the Bowen Basin
will become the new frontier for upstream
CSG development.
It follows on from Arrow Energy’s
announcement it will invest significantly
more money into its Bowen Gas project, and
Santos’ draft environmental impact statement
released this week indicating nearly 2000 new
jobs are possible if it expands its CSG fields
into the southern Bowen Basin.
“I think the big players who committed
to the LNG facilities in Gladstone have
been mostly Surat Basin focussed while
Arrow [who is yet to build a facility in
Gladstone] has been sitting on the fence,”
Mr McCaul said.
“But everyone in the industry has been
very interested to see Arrow move into the
Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for
its Bowen Gas project, and the rumours
are that it may not build a fourth LNG
facility in Gladstone but rather supply
into the existing facilities via the proposed
Moranbah to Gladstone pipeline.
“The real northern CSG developments
will need that pipeline in place to be viable,
and of course the more isolated the reserve
is from export, the bigger the reserve needs
to be to become viable.
“However, as the big boys have ramped
up in the Surat Basin, they have more gas
coming online than the local market can
handle which is pushing down prices.
“But once exports actually start in
Gladstone, possibly in December, I think
things will settle down and rebalance quite
quickly.”
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COAL giants Glencore and Peabody
have formed a joint venture (JV)
partnership in the Hunter Valley, in
a move that could be replicated in
the Queensland coalfields.
The companies plan to
combine infrastructure from two
of their Hunter mines - United
and Wambo - to jointly operate
a new open cut mine located
between the existing sites.
The move would significantly
slash operating and capital costs
for the project, crucial given the
prevailing market conditions.
“What we have is a situation
where neighbouring mines and
stratified leases meant working
together in this instance made
perfect sense,” a Glencore
spokesman told Shift Miner.
Should the brownfield project
gain the relevant state and federal
approvals, it is expected to begin
production in mid-2017.
Interestingly, the joint venture
initiative could prove a winning
formula elsewhere, with Glencore
confirming it would consider a
similar approach to business in the
Queensland coalfields.
“We are open to ways of
leveraging synergies in a similar
way at other sites and we do
believe there could be further
synergies found in the months
ahead,” he said.
“We are not wanting to provide
specific detail but we are on the
lookout for anything that will add
value for our shareholders.”
Back in August, Glencore had
its $190 billion merger approach to
Rio Tinto knocked back.
Now, analysts are again
predicting the company will make
another offer - but under British
Law it must wait until April to
make another attempt.
Bernstein’s London-based senior
analyst Paul Gait, who predicted
Glencore’s last approach before it
was made public, says boss Ivan
Glasenberg will waste little time.
“Is he coming back? In my
view, yes,” he told the Australian
Financial Review.
Mr Gait believes the company’s
shock decision to shut down its
Australian coal operations for three
weeks over Christmas was a strong
indication Mr Glasenberg would try
again for Rio.
He said Mr Glasenberg would
be able to point to Glencore’s
willingness to pull tonnes out of
an oversupplied market in a direct
challenge to Rio over its expansion
in iron ore.
“To me this coal announcement
is clearly Ivan playing games,” Mr
Gait said.
“It had the language of someone
trying to make his credentials on
managing the market as a CEO. It’s
a shot across the bows to Rio.”
Meanwhile, back in the Hunter
Valley, and the CFMEU has
welcomed the news of the joint
venture project between Peabody
and Glencore.
The mining union owns a
5 per cent stake in the United
mine, which has been in care and
maintenance since 2010.
“It is very welcome news at a
time when our region is suffering
from substantial job losses in the
coal industry,” he said.
“It will contribute towards
job security and inject badly
needed income into the regional
community as well.”
If given approval, the joint
venture project would not increase
Glencore’s export tonnages from
the Hunter Valley region, as output
from other operations is expected
to drop off by 2017.
Forced leave over Xmas
MINERS at Collinsville,
Oaky Creek, Newlands,
Rolleston and Clermont
coal mines will be on
forced leave for three
weeks over Christmas.
Glencore will shut all
its mines down for nearly
a month in December,
affecting around 8000
workers across its
Australian operations.
According to Glencore,
the decision to pause
production is an attempt
to reduce the flow of new
coal onto an already over
supplied market.
“This is a considered
management decision
given the current
oversupply situation and
reduces the need to push
incremental sales into
an already weak pricing
environment,” Glencore
said in a statement.
“We remain confident
in demand growth for our
products and believe that
the supply and demand
balance will be restored in
the medium term.
“The shut downs will
result in reduced output
of about 5 million tonnes
from our Australian
assets.”
A spokesman for
Glencore said workers
who did not have
sufficient leave could
potentially bring forward
future leave to ensure
they had money over the
Christmas period.
CFMEU mining and
energy Queensland
president Stephen Smyth
told media workers were
surprised by the decision,
particularly casual staff.
“The other unfortunate
thing is all the labour hire
employees at the mine,
those poor bastards won’t
get any money,” he said.
Mr Smyth said he
hoped full-time workers
with low leave balances
would be allowed to work
in a maintenance capacity.
$100/month to park at Moranbah airport
MINERS working for BMA in Moranbah
say moves by the company to charge
parking fees at the upgraded airport are
costing them more than $100/month.
According to one BMA employee
who contacted Shift Miner - the
problem is for workers who are not
employed at the new Daunia or Caval
Ridge mines and need a car to get
around town.
“I am from Moranbah originally,
but I have recently moved to Brisbane
to get the kids closer to university, “he
told Shift Miner.
“The problem is that unlike those
employed in the new growth projects,
like Daunia and Caval Ridge, there
are no bus facilities available to get
to and from work, meaning we either
pay for taxis which is a $60 round trip
or we hitch hike.”
The miner said he had a car that he
kept in Moranbah to get to work, and
left it parked at the airport when he flew
home to Brisbane.
“In my crew, and in other crews that I
know of, about 10 per cent of employees
are in the same position, and we have
no choice but to just wear the cost
parking,” he told Shift Miner.
“It’s costing me around $100/month
and about $1200/year.”
He said the company said it wanted
to match the Mackay airport, but the
comparison was unfair.
“For starters the Moranbah airport
has none of the facilities that Mackay
has, it’s basically just a shed, and most
of us have no other alternative,” he said.
“BMA should make exceptions for its
employees like us.”
Next week BMA will officially
open the new parking facilities,
which feature large undercover
areas, dedicated hire car facilities and
upgraded security and landscaping.
BMA head of external affairs,
Vincent Cosgrove, said the fees
were simply about allowing them to
sustainably maintain a level of service.
“After one hour of free parking, a
nominal hourly rate, which has been
benchmarked against other similar sized
airports in the region, will be charged to
the car park user,” Mr Cosgrove said.
“Irrespective of where they are
based, it is the responsibility of
individual BMA employees to cover
their normal costs associated with
travelling to and from work.
“BMA has invested $7.2 million into
the upgrade of the Moranbah Airport
car park and paid parking creates a
sustainable and fair way for all users of
the airport to contribute to the ongoing
maintenance of this new facility.”
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Gladstone flight path
THE bustling port city of
Gladstone is used to change, and
even the sky above is not immune.
Over the past six months, there
have been significant changes to
flights in and out of the town, as
it re-adjusts to the flow of workers
required for the LNG construction
project at Curtis Island.
Now, QantasLink has
announced the flight between
Gladstone and Rockhampton
will stop from the end of
March next year.
It was the first leg of
what locals fondly refer to
as the “milk run” to Mackay,
Townsville and Cairns, but
low passenger numbers on the
15-minute flight was named
as the reason for the cut.
“We know that many of
our customers drive between
Rockhampton and Gladstone,
rather than fly,” corporate
communication senior adviser
Sarne Rhys-Jones told local media.
Those wanting to travel
north will now have to fly to
Brisbane first and then catch a
connecting flight from there.
Back in August, QantasLink
also cut its Gladstone to
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Sydney direct flight, due to
dwindling passenger numbers.
However, next week
regional airline JetGo will step
into that void, offering a twice
daily service on weekdays.
Despite announcing earlier
this week the company’s Roma
to Sydney service would be
axed before its first scheduled
flight, CEO Jason Ryder said the
Gladstone route looked safe.
Mr Ryder said the situation
had changed dramatically
in Roma, with several key
projects now axed.
“Without those we couldn’t
make it viable (in Roma), but
Gladstone has been okay,” he
told local media.
At this stage flight bookings
were nowhere near full capacity,
he said, although he expected
business travel would pick up
when the service started.
Jetgo is one of Australia’s
newest commercial airlines.
It was established in 2012
with a focus on contract charter
work, particularly around
fly-in fly-out operations from
Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast
and Sydney to mining centres.
Adani buoy still a way off
ACCORDING to the state
government, 27,000 jobs are coming
Queensland’s way now that it is on
board to open up the Galilee Basin.
In a partnership announced
last month, the state government
will work with Indian giant
Adani to build the railway
needed to connect the remote
coal province to the Abbot Point
coal terminal near Bowen.
It’s been the catalyst for the
State Bank of India to provide
a $1 billion credit line to Adani
to go ahead with its proposed
Carmichael project.
While an exact figure has not
been placed on the Queensland
taxpayer contribution, deputy
premier Jeff Seeney said it
would be “in the hundreds of
millions of dollars”.
For mining support businesses
struggling through the prolonged
downturn, the news is welcome.
However, there is no immediate
relief in sight, with Adani still
required to jump through the final
approvals process and settle a
Land Court case.
“This is still a way off, we are
talking mid to late next year,” said
Resource Industry Network (RIN)
general manager Julie Boyd.
POSCO is the major contractor
in charge of building the
railway, and Central Queensland
businesses will be hoping for a
significant piece of the pie.
“Adani has told us the job
will be broken up into $100
million dollar chunks of work
so we have told them about the
importance of a local buyer
component,” said Ms Boyd.
“Some of the really big sub
contractors could handle that
level of work, but for our region
it’s really the next level down
where local businesses will be
hoping to secure contracts.”
Ms Boyd said there would be the
opportunity for businesses to work
together to win contracts, and
now was the time for businesses to
ensure their capability statements
were up-to-date.
She said Mackay businesses
in particular had the advantage
of both geography and expertise
when it came to building the new
mining province.
“The distance to the Galilee
is quite significant, it’s 160
kilometres west of Clermont.
“Having said that, where
else is it going to come from?
Townsville and Rockhampton
are further away again, so there
should be a real opportunity for
Mackay businesses.”
Visa specialist Chris Carman
from Carman & Associates
said, despite the downturn, he
would expect an increase in
visa applications if the project is
given final approval.
“457 visa holders are always
the first to go [in a downturn]
and when things ramp up they
need to be rehired again,” he
told Shift Miner.
“In Australia everyone wants
a mining job where they can
$150,000 but they want it five
minutes down the road from a
major city.”
He said that mentality, and an
increasingly globalised workforce,
meant it was inevitable some
workers would come from overseas.
“Australians like to say
overseas are taking their jobs, but
the thing that isn’t spoken about
is how many Australians in the
resources sector are currently
working overseas on similar
projects with better opportunities.
“This new global mentality
means that there will be a skills
shortage, it’s just a question of
how big.”
Gladstone camp earns $30M More jobs on the line in 2015
This Gladstone camp netted $30M last financial year
GLADSTONE’S largest mainland based
accommodation facility increased net
earnings by nearly 90 per cent last
financial year, raking in $30 million before
interest, tax and depreciation.
The facility, which was built just prior
to LNG construction commencing on
Curtis Island, is owned by the publicly
listed infrastructure business Decmil,
which this week announced record
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revenue of $617 million for the last
financial year.
In an address to shareholders,
managing director Scott Criddle said it
was a strong result for their facility at
Gladstone.
“Occupancy at Homeground Villages’
flagship property – Homeground
Gladstone – remains consistent, offering a
value for money solution for a wide range
of clients,” he told investors.
“EBITDA was up 89 per cent with an
average occupancy of 79 per cent.
“Homeground’s current tenancy
includes more than 30 organisations
operating in Gladstone in
coal, LNG, port, civil and shutdown
maintenance work.”
However, the 1392-bedroom facility
is likely to face strong headwinds this
financial year as major construction draws
to a close in Gladstone.
The Wiggins Island Coal Terminal
(WICET) project has accounted for
around 55 per cent of guests at
Homeground Gladstone over the past two
years, but that workforce is expected to
all but disappear by Christmas with the
terminal now almost built.
Around 40 per cent of its other guests
came from businesses working in the
CSG sector, including Saipem (22 per
cent), McConnell Dowell (8 per cent) and
Bechtel (3 per cent).
OVER the past few months, the Bowen Basin
has been alive with talk of another round of
job cuts - possibly in March next year.
Now those cuts seem virtually
guaranteed, with BHP Billiton
recently announcing it needs to cut
another $380 million from its bottom
line of its coal business.
It’s barely two months since the axe
fell on 700 jobs, when the mining giant
told employees cost cutting and increased
production had not been enough to save
jobs given the slump in coal prices and
gloomy outlook.
Last week, BHP coal boss Dean Dalla
Valle said another round of cost cuts was
unavoidable.
“We have to ensure we remain
competitive,” he said.
“We have had to downsize a number
of operations (and) we will continue
to make adjustments in our business.
It’s not our goal (to shed jobs) but if we
need to, we will.”
The company has already closed its
Gregory and Norwich Park mines, and
over the past few months has asked
contractors and mining supply businesses
to drop their prices by as much as a third.
Mr Dalla Valle has warned there is
more pain to come.
“We are not over it yet. The last two
years have been challenging,” he said.
“In the short to medium term we are
going to see more pain.”
An engineer who was recently made
redundant by BMA said the feeling within
the company was that if you were not
directly involved in current production
your job was at risk.
“Anyone involved in sideline
projects or planning for future
developments has lost, or will lose
their jobs,” he told Shift Miner.
Several key enterprise bargaining
agreements expire late next year, and
BHP will be praying there won’t be an
industrial war waged on the scale or
ferocity of the last agreement.
That was barely two years ago, and
many coal mines ground to halt as
workers walked off the job.
“We have a number of agreements
which are either in term, expired or just
closed out,” Mr Dalla Valle added.
“I think people get that there isn’t an
ability to pay for pay rises where there is
not some direct productivity drive. But
certainly it is a risk we watch.
“We wouldn’t want to see a repeat of
what happened in 2012.”
However, the other big unknown for
the industry is this year’s wet season.
A big wet could be a blessing for
the miners, allowing them to cut
production, claim force majeure and
avoid crippling take-or-pay freight
contracts over that period.
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FROm THE EDITOR
What a year it has been
FOR every action there is an equal
and opposite reaction.
For anyone in the coal sector
this year we have just witnessed the
reaction to a boom.
Just about every action that occurred
during the boom from spiralling wages
and call-out charges to skills shortages and
port bottlenecks has been been reversed more or less to an equal measure.
Behind it all, of course, is the coal
price which has been undergoing its
own reaction.
ACTION: Demand for coal rising, with
supply limited then the prices rise.
REACTION: Everyone supplies
more coal to sell with demand limited
and prices fall.
An equal and opposite reaction.
In CSG, things have been slightly different.
There was definitely a boom, but it
was a construction boom not a price
boom so everyone knew it was going to
end before it started, so hopefully their
actions took that into account.
While Harry Hindsight is a
millionaire and this simple analysis
might lead us to think we should have
all seen this coming - the truth is that
markets are essentially impossible
to predict - mainly because of what
Donald Rumsfeld famously called
“unknown unknowns”.
It doesn’t matter how confident a
London-based analyst sounds, the truth
is that unforeseeable events will turn the
price of coal and gas on its head leading
to booms and busts that no-one will see
coming until they arrive.
At the height of the boom we
all thought it would last a lifetime,
and I sense now at the height of the
correction, everyone is starting to feel
the same way about the downturn.
But things will improve, and as painful
as it may be everyone in the sector has to
react to the actions of the boom.
However, once the adjustments are
made and the decks are cleared for the
lighter winds, well, hopefully we can
have some smoother sailing.
From everyone at Shift Miner we
wish you and your family a very happy
Christmas and finger’s crossed for a
prosperous New Year.
Angus Peacocke
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Stuff to the Editor
“MO”BILISED INTO ACTION:
The NTWP Mo-Kats have raised
$10,000 for men’s health
Here at Shift Miner we love hearing about
what’s going on at your site. This month we
received this great report from the workers
at Shamrock Civil working down in the
Surat Basin. Here’s what they wrote in:
Throughout the past month, men all over
the world have been donning moustaches
in support of Movember.
This growing campaign aims to
raise awareness of men’s health issues,
specifically, prostate and testicular cancers
and mental health by challenging men to
grow a “Mo”.
The statistics are quite frightening.
There are almost 20,000 new cases of
prostate cancer diagnosed in Australia
annually; testicular cancer is the second
most common cancer behind skin
cancers in young men; and almost half of
Australian men experience a mental health
problem at some point in their life.
It would therefore seem the value of
Movember is indisputable.
The Golder Associates – Shamrock Civil
Engineering team currently working at the
Northern Water Treatment Plant (NWTP)
at Woleebee Creek in the Surat Basin
gallantly took on this challenge.
To strengthen the Movember message
and provide a mascot for the team, a D10T
BMA mine spec dozer sporting its very
own Mo [pictured] was mobilised (no pun
intended) and has now become somewhat
of a local hero.
The 16-strong team now known as the
NTWP Mo-Kats has raised $4,738 to date.
In addition to this, Shamrock Civil has
pledged to donate an additional $4,000 to
complement the team’s efforts.
This, combined with an upcoming raffle
on the site, means the team is expected to
raise over $10,000.
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the Blackwater line at
Comet recently, where
temperatures hit above
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Is binge drinking really a cardinal sin?
MadMumzie.com
THE Mackay to Townsville region is the
second worse in Australia when it comes to
binge drinking - http://dailym.ai/1pSfxA7.
So why do we binge drink?
I can tell you why I do - working away
from home, trying to stay safe, keeping
your job and earning $$ whilst avoiding
sickness and injury.
Most would rather be elsewhere. The
excitement builds as days off get closer.
We go from saying: “How was your
break mate?” to “What’s on next break?”
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Hump day, only one to go, sports day,
this is the one we have be waiting for!
Golf, fishing and catching up with
mates are on the must do list for many.
Then there is mowing lawns or helping a
friend move house.
After it’s over most of us usually like to
sit down and have a drink.. or two, or three.
Am I endorsing binge drinking? No.
Do I do it? Hell, yes - but I don’t drink and
drive, I do plan ahead, and I do drink at
home, sometimes alone. I enjoy it, and
I am on break. Am I an alcoholic? No,
because I don’t drink on night shift!
The first time I answered a work health
questionnaire I was doing great. - plenty
of sleep, active, healthy, non-smoker.
Tick, tick tick!
Then came the drinking section where
you write how much and how often you
drink. You’ve done one of those right?
Were you honest? I was. The doctor said I
needed an intervention!
Why do you drink so much? What is
wrong in your life? Are you stressed? Here
have anti-depressants instead! No way.
I have a few beers to unwind, relax, destress and socialise. A mate asked, “You
didn’t tell em the truth did you?”
(Note to those in that industry, most of
us aren’t telling you exactly how much we
drink. If we did, we would be number one
on that list for sure!)
So please cut us hardworking miners some
slack. So what if we like to have a drink or two.
(OK, we also need to be aware that
drinking too much, too often, especially
around our loved ones can make us a pain
in the arse to be with at times. Oh yeah,
and of course it’s not good for you. But
you already knew that, right?)
Mad Mumzie
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Frank the Tank’s
Dear Frank,
I’ve been hanging out with
this girl recently and we
have a lot of fun together.
The problem is, I’m not sure
whether she thinks we’ve been
going out on dates, or whether
she just wants to be friends.
Should I say something in an
effort to clear this up, or just
go with the flow?
Nick, Monto
Dear Nick,
I must admit, I’ve never experienced
this problem you speak of. When women
go out with Frank they’re positive it’s a
date, but I have amazing powers when
it comes to the fairer sex that cannot be
explained by modern science.
Once, through the use of nothing but
sheer mental willpower, I caused a single
mother to lactate chocolate milk. I can also
unhook a woman’s bra by coughing loudly,
and through a gruelling dietary regime I
can tailor my bowel movements to mimic
any woman’s favourite perfume. It’s safe to
assume that you don’t possess these gifts, so
I’m afraid that my advice to you will have
to be a little more rudimentary.
Based on what you’ve told me in your
letter, you’ve managed to resist the urge
to grope this woman while ‘hanging out.’
This was your first mistake. How is this
poor girl going to know if you’re interested
in her sexually if you’re not grabbing at
her lady-parts like a mentally disturbed
chimp at a bunch of bananas?
Another way to make your intentions
known is by using a lot of innuendo and
double entendres. Try taking this girl out
for a round of golf. That should give you
Frank
team and throw your arsenal of aerosol
sprays away.
US company Kohler is set to introduce
a deodorising toilet seat that claims to
eliminate embarrassing bathroom smells
- and the need for sprays to try and mask
the arresting bouquet of bowel.
The battery-operated seat includes a
fan that sucks in air, pushing it through
an odour-eating carbon filter and over
an optional scent pack.
Product manager Jerry Bougher
says the idea is to attack smells
“where the action is”.
The seat costs about $US90 and is part
of a high-tech trend that includes heated
seats and seats with nightlights.
Kohler isn’t the first to sell a smellfree seat.
Brondell introduced one in 2006, but
took it off the market about three years
ago because demand wasn’t strong. The
company now includes the feature in its
more expensive bidet seats.
Score yourself a FREE death ray!
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a few solid hours to work the words, balls,
shaft, and hole into a suitably suggestive
proposition, and with any luck you’ll be
playing the 19th before the day’s out.
I would strongly discourage you from
trying to talk to this woman about the
situation. If she identifies you early on as a
‘talker’ that will be the end of you. You see,
Nick, women love nothing more than talking.
One of the worst things you can do at the
outset of a potential relationship is talk to a
woman, because then she’ll expect that level
of talking to increase as the relationship goes
on. My last girlfriend thought I was deaf for
the first six months of our relationship, and
that this accounted for our lack of verbal
communication. She was wrong.
If all else fails you can employ what I call
‘the fail safe’. Break into this girl’s house while
she’s at work and wait in her bedroom naked.
When she arrives home you’ll either receive a
well deserved trip to pleasure town, or a fairly
entertaining story to tell your lawyer.
SENSIBLE SUSAN
Nick,
There’s a good chance that this girl
is in the same predicament you are, not
knowing whether or not what you’ve
been doing actually counts as ‘dating.’
If you continue to go with the flow
there’s a chance that you may wind
up in the ‘friend zone’ which, judging
by your letter, is not where you’d like
to be. I would suggest the next time
you go out maybe drop some hints or,
depending on how confident you’re
feeling, make a bit of a move.
Even if it doesn’t pan out the way
you’d hoped, at least you’ll know
where you stand, which is better than
being in ‘relationship limbo’.
Susan
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Fair Dinkum!
- Trying to
find the perfect Christmas present for the
evil genius in your life?
People with that particular personality
type tend to already have everything their
dark hearts’ desire but how about getting
them their very own death ray?
The only problem: you will have to
travel to Adelaide to buy it.
The bizarre item - which is free was added to the classified ads website
Gumtree.
Listed as pick-up only, a description
of the death ray reads: “Looks familiar? It
should. This life size prop was featured in
a quirky Internode advertising campaign
called ‘Bad things happen when geeks
“Streakin” good love advice
what happens when rodents go feral!
An Exeter woman faces bills of
several hundred dollars after her
new pet hamster escaped and left a
trail of damage.
Mechanics had to strip 22-year-old
Steph Phillips’ car interior to find Poppy.
Steph was driving home from an
Exeter pet shop after buying Poppy, but
the determined fur-ball chewed her way
to freedom from her cardboard box.
She proceeded to gnaw a hole in
Steph’s swish handbag and burrowed
behind the interior panelling of the car.
Steph, of Honiton, Devon, drove to
a garage where mechanics found the
hamster hiding behind a fascia.
Poppy had fractured a leg during her
great escape but has been to the vets running up another bill for Steph - and is
recovering from an operation.
Steph said “It’s been quite an amazing
few days with our new pet!
“We are so grateful to those who helped.”
don’t have internet’.
So how about it? Want a new talking
point in your office or lounge room?
Potential buyers are then asked to email
and let the seller “know why you need a
death ray in your home.”
Pictured next to the device is an
“operationally sound inter dimensional
portal” which, unfortunately for would-be
super villains, is not for sale.
The ad ends with a disclaimer stating:
“This death ray is not currently functional.
It may require technical expertise.
“Neither Simon Hackett, Base64 or
Internode will be held responsible for any
carnage, accidental eviscerations or paper
cuts that may ensue.”
8th December 2014
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CAR FOR SALE
BOAT FOR SALE
DOZER FOR SALE
CARAVAN FOR SALE
2012 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER GXL
CARIBBEAN TIARA
CATERPILLAR D10T DOZER
2010 COROMAL 511XC
112,000 kms, UTE, 2-door, Manual, Diesel,
4WD, 8-cylinder, Excellent condition
5.9m 2001 Bowrider, 140HP outboard, D/axle
trailer, tower, sound system, light bar
2006 Caterpillar D10T Dozer. 8893hrs
showing U blade dual tilt ADE handrails and
ladder multi shank rippers. Plant
No: DZ08 Serial No: RJG00686
Coromal 511XC (off rd) Magnum pop top 17ft.
Dbl island bed, front kitchen, indep susp, a/c
and more
$ 55,000
$ 19,900
Price on application
$ 34,000
Call: 0427 760 816
CONCRETE PUMP FOR SALE
Call: 0407 304 978
CAR FOR SALE
Call: 0400 254 188
CAR FOR SALE
Call: 0488 971 225
MINING MACHINERY FOR SALE
JACON S20 TOWABLE CONCRETE PUMP
NISSAN NAVARA ST
2008 BF FALCON UTE
2012 VERMEER D60x90
253 hrs showing Deutz 3 cylinder diesel
dual reciprocating swing tube style pump
automatic stroke adjustment
2012, 104,000 kms, Cab Chassis, 4-door,
Manual, Diesel, 4WD, 4-cylinder, Excellent
condition
3 seater, auto, ladder racks, tool boxes, t/bar,
n/bar, 93,000k
$ 22,700
$ 11,500
Navigator Horizontal Approx 1200hrs John
Deere 6068HFC94 6 cylinder turbo diesel 60000lbs
thrust 60000lbs pull back 9000 ft-lb
max torque automated rod loader
open top vise breakout system Kerr
150gpm 1200psi triplex pump A/C
EROPS cabin.
Call: 0408 254 411
CAR FOR SALE
Call: 0409 267 034
CAR FOR SALE
Call: 0412 081 145
Call: 0408 254 411
FUEL TANKER FOR SALE
SHOTCRETE RIG FOR SALE
FORD FALCON STYLE SIDE UTE 2005
FORD RANGER XLT DOUBLE CAB
HINO FD 4x4 FUEL TANKER
JAYCON MAXIJET PRONTO DC
Low kms, 117,000k, manual, good cond,
RWC, reg 2/15.
2012, 12,000 kms, UTE, 4-door, Automatic,
Ext: White Heavy Duty Aluminium
Sovereign Tray. 3.2L 5 cylinder
4 X 4. Tinted windows. As new
condition.
Shotcrete Rig Date of Manufacture: Approx
2009/2010 Indicated Hours: Approx 1200
Four Wheel Drive Four Wheel
Steer Weight: 8660kg.
$ 9,000
$ 45,000
Model GT3HHKFDINS Date of Manufacture
8/1995· VIN: JHDGT3HHKXXX10146· GVM:
13000kg·
GCM:
21000kg·
Odometer Reading: 25,0981km·
Transmission: 6 Speed Manual·
Suspension: Spring· Welded Steel,
8000 Litre Fuel Tank.
Call: 0419 757 471
CAR FOR SALE
Call: 0427 639 198
BOAT FOR SALE
$ 25,000
Call: 0417 771 642
CAR FOR SALE
$ 240,000
Call: 0417 771 642
CAR FOR SALE
MITSUBISHI TRITON GLX-R MY14
SKI BOAT 1994 SUCCESS CRAFT
TOYOTA LANDCRUISER PRADO GXL
FORD MONDEO XR5 TURBO
Double cab 2013, 6,700 kms, UTE, 4-door, 5
speed sports Automatic, Turbo Diesel, 4WD,
4-cylinder, Excellent condition, First
registered 11/13, only 6,700 klm,
Heavy Duty Towbar, Nudge Bar,
Genuine reason for sale.
With Star Trek Hull. Rebuilt rear mount 350
chev with high performance heads, soft
clutch and new upholstery
throughout. Fantastic condition
& a great family ski boat.
2004, 256,000 kms, Wagon, Manual, Diesel,
Excellent condition, Ext: White Rego Exp:
08/15, turbo, bulbar, driving
lights, electric brakes, full
service history, one owner.
$ 36,000
$ 19,500
$ 19,000
This car is in excellent condition and has done
a low 69,000 kms. Full service history , rego
9/14, new tyres. Immaculate
interior. Road worthy certificate.
Don’t hesitate - this will not be
on the market for long.
Call: 0417 630 650
Call: 0418 639 176
Call: 0427 546 684
$ 19,000 ono
Call: 0408 811 510
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LIGHTING TOWER FOR SALE
AIR COMPRESSOR FOR SALE
FUEL STORAGE TANK FOR SALE
ACCOMODATION CAMP FOR SALE
PROLITE LIGHTING TOWER
2009 SULLAIR 900/1150XHDTQ-CA3
2011 LOGITANK LSK 4500 4500L
145 x ROOM ACCOMODATION CAMP
Approx 30 hrs showing Hatz 1D81-Z diesel
Leroy Somer LSA40 S3 VSG alternator
LT900PLC control panel hydraulic
stabilisers hydraulic boom tilt and
scope auto start/stop function.
Tri axle, 2155 Hours Showing Caterpillar C15
6 cylinder diesel 1x direct air outlet basic
mine spec capacity: 1150CFM
at 350PSI
Self Bunded Fuel Storage Tank Internal
Baffling Stationary Supply Lines Pump Out
Ports Bintech Overfill Alarm
145
Room
Accommodation
Camp
Comprising of 25x APB 14.4mtr x 3mtr 4
Room Ensuite Transportable
Accommodation Buildings
$ 10,000
$ 1,500,000
Call: 0408 254 411
WATER TRUCK FOR SALE
Call: 0408 015 722
TELEHANDLER FOR SALE
Call: 0408 015 722
CRIB ROOM ROOFS FOR SALE
Call: 0408 254 411
DUMP TRUCK FOR SALE
2005 ACCO 2350 WATER TRUCK
2010 JCB 531-70 LOADALL TELEHANDLER
26 EACH CRIB ROOM ROOF STRUCTURES
CATERPILLAR 789C DUMP TRUCK
Mine spec ready to work. Mackay Area.
RWC.
2010 JCB 531-70 Loadall, VIN #:
SF320/40201U1626010, 3,100kg Rated
Capacity, 6,900kg Weight,
74.2kw @ 2200 RPM, Good
condition, Log books
Each structure consists of posts
galvanised iron sheeting flashing and all
fittings to construct. Packed
and ready for transport.
C2008 Caterpillar 789C Rear Dump Truck
approx 14767hrs as at Feb 2014 (details as
supplied). Plant No: RD1863
Serial No: 2BW01412
$ 99,000
Call: 0428 588 065
Call: 0428 279 083
Call: 0448 087 922
DUMP TRUCK FOR SALE
CAMPER TRAILER FOR SALE
BOAT FOR SALE
Call: 0400 254 188
CAR FOR SALE
CATERPILLAR 789C DUMP TRUCK
LW HARD FLOOR CAMPER TRAILER
STACER PROWLER PROLINE
TOYOTA LANDCRUISER GXL
C2008 Caterpillar 789C Rear Dump Truck
approx 14914hrs as at Feb 2014 (details as
supplied). Plant No: RD1867
Serial No: 2BW01424.
LW Hard Floor Camper Trailer New 2014 IND
suspension Fridge/Gen box 100amp deep
cycle bat Kitchen Stove Full
annex.
13ft Aluminium, Excellent condition, 15hp
Evinrude, trailer, also many extras. Depth
sounder/fish finder new battery,
all v.g.c., 10 mths rego. Painted
inside, false floor etc.
Ute 2011. Full service hist, Excel Cond,
GVM upgrade, RWC, Rego, BMA
compliant, diesel compress,
exhaust, alloy tool boxes,
steel tray.
$ 12,995
$ 4,600
$ 62,000
UNDERGROUND REFUGE FOR SALE
MINING GARBAGE POD FOR SALE
Call: 0400 254 188
CAR FOR SALE
Call: 49 363 074
CAR FOR SALE
Call: 0431 542 853
Call: 0408 424 412
TOYOTA LANDCRUISER PRADO
TOYOTA WORKMATE
UNDERGROUND REFUGE
2012 ALFABS MINING QDS GARBAGE POD
2012, 49k kms, auto, diesel, ex/condition, 12
months warranty, 1 year rego, 1 owner. Plenty of
extras.
2008, V8 turbo diesel wagon. 204,000 km.
Good condition.
Strata Safety 16 Person underground
refuge.
Unused, top loading door front unload door
$ 51,990
$ 26,500
Call: 0457 727 389
Call: 0457 123 847
Call: 0408 254 411
Plant No: DGP001 Serial No: JM3184-1.
Call: 0408 254 411
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MOVIE Review with Eleanor Thomson
Embrace your
inner geek
Awe, wonder and wormholes in Interstellar
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Interstellar also features Jessica Chastain
as McConaughey’s grown-up daughter
and Casey Affleck as his mature age son.
Interstellar is a very long film (like,
almost three hours) and it can be broken
down into three acts (it could really do
with an interval… like a movie I once saw
in Istanbul 20 years or so ago when the
lights came on and everyone lit up their
In the near future, an ageing scientist
Professor Brand (Michael Caine) and
his daughter Dr Amelia Brand (Ann
Hathaway) lead a secret NASA scientific
team working on a space travel solution
for a dying Earth. They recruit a widowed,
ex-spacepilot-cum-farmer, Cooper
(Matthew McConaughey) who leaves his
two children to join a planned voyage
through a wormhole to find mankind an
SPACE movies.
They either grab you or they don’t
and you will need a fair dose of tragic
nerd to fully get into Christopher
Nolan’s new film Interstellar.
This is a flick that is pretty science
heavy in the sci-fi breakdown.
The film is an ode to many that have
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ahhh those were the days!).
The first ‘act’ deals with the
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Act Two is the spectacularly filmed
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preceding events.
Based on the works of theoretical
physicist, Kip Thorne, scientific and
mathematical theories are in abundance.
Some will appreciate the film’s complexity,
others will find it deadset tedious.
The closer you look into this film, (that
is unless you are a science/maths wonk)
the more disappointed you will be.
For the lay person the narrative is
unimaginably large and intricate in
scope but if you can try not to sweat the
small stuff the greater message is really
one about human emotions and our core
instincts of survival, fear and loss.
If you want to get into the nitty gritty
of whether the science and the story
make sense there are internet forums
where geeks can split hairs on the
theories of black holes and time travel
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A very blokey Christmas
LOOKING for the perfect gift this Christmas? Well, Shift Miner has you covered whether you’re looking for your dad, hubby,
mate or bro. Take a look at what we think are some of the best offerings out there this festive season - ho, ho, ho!
Hipster Bloke:
The Bearded Bastard:
The Woodsman Beard Oil
Woodsman Beard
Oil is handmade and
all natural. It will
help you manage
even the most unruly
beard while adding
brilliant luster. It has a
delightfully woodsy scent to it and it will have
you looking for your axe, putting on your
flannel shirt, and getting ready to do some
manly things indeed. Price: $28.95
www.shaverhut.com.au
Commodore, accelerating round a bend in
a full-strength Torana, cruising the beaches
in a sleek Monaro - these are the stuff of
Australian memories. Holden captures
the essence of these great cars in a glossy
paperback - their muscle, their romance,
their engineering - as well as their glory days
round the Bathurst roads. Price: $29.99
www.rockpoolpublishing.com.au
Metro Bloke:
Blokey Bloke:
Family Bloke:
Shuffle: new generation
card games
A new range of
interactive card
games based on
Hasbro classics. By
downloading the
relevant app to your
phone or tablet, Shuffle
can bring the Chance cards to life in Monopoly
Deal, animate a shopping mall in Littlest Pet
Shop, act on a mission control in Transformers,
or create customised pictures of your friends
and family using the Guess Who imagery. Price:
$14.95
www.crownandandrews.com
Jumping Sumo performs acrobatics as
it slaloms and jumps through and over
obstacles. Parrot Jumping Sumo is a
responsive bot with a strong personality
which rolls, rushes, zig-zags, circles, takes
turns at 90°. Record videos, snap photos and
take your game playing to a whole new level
with your new companion. Price: $219.95
www.myer.com.au
Rank Bloke:
Techno Bloke:
CapsuleKong Nespresso wall mount coffee capsule holder
Holden: The Muscle Cars 1967-2003
Playing out your puberty blues in a big wild
Top picks
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Brisbane New Year’s
Eve Retro Ball
Brisbane’s Retro Ball: Prizes for best
individual and group outfits
New Year’s Eve, Wednesday 31st December 2014
Region: Brisbane
Brisbane’s biggest New Year’s Eve All
Inclusive Party. It ticks all the boxes.
Price - All inclusive. Even the tinny holders.
See Early Bird and student discounts.
Drinks - Popular selection of spirits, beer,
cider, wine and champagne.
Food - Award winning chef Brent Farrell
designed food menu.
Venue - Brisbane Showgrounds Marquee.
Entertainment - Winning variety of party
CapsuleKong is a playful wall-mounted
display for Nespresso pods that physically
rolls coffee capsules from top to bottom...
tributing the all-time arcade classic,
Donkey Kong. Price: $170.00
www.hologramer.com
entertainment, rides and action.
Romance - Singles matched up and
couples catered for. All ages.
Cause - Proudly hosted by the Qld Down
Syndrome Ambassadors.
White Party NYE
Region: Gold Coast
Look no further than White Party NYE, the
place to be on the Gold Coast to get 2015
going on a high note! White Party NYE will
have you saying goodbye to 2014 in style by
partying from sunset to sunrise. Destination?
A top secret island location! Put on your
most elegant white outfit and enjoy an
amazing sunset boat cruise, accompanied
by the sounds of Australia’s best DJs. A night
to remember is waiting for you. Get ready
to step aboard our two-levelled spacious
fleets in style. These beauties are reserved
to take you and 1000 other party people on
an amazing cruise with our secret island
location as the perfect destination. Upon
arriving at the exclusive island party paradise,
you’ll get to enjoy an array of treats… Fully
licensed bars, the amazing White Stage and
International DJs and Live Acts will be waiting
for you! White Party NYE will entertain you
and provide you with the New Year’s Eve
you’ve always dreamed of! Glamour and an
exciting evening are ready for you at this
amazing Aussie New Years celebration.
Electric Butt Itcher, Nose Picker and Ball Scratcher
Parrot Jumping Sumo
New Year’s Eve at
the Opera House
Region: Sydney
New Year’s Eve is the night when Sydney puts
on the bling, kicks up its heels and shows the
world what a gorgeous thing it is, as a festival
of fire explodes across the midnight sky.
Ringside seats to the greatest show on
earth are hard to come by, but we’ve saved
some great ones, and you’re invited. Leave
the crowds behind as you enter the Sydney
Opera House.
Three wonderful uses for one innovative
device. Itch, pick and scratch to your
heart’s content. Spinning finger for
picking delight. Price: $14.00
www.thirddrawerdown.com
Choose between two performances: a
full performance of Puccini’s La Boheme
or the entertaining Opera Gala, featuring
favourites by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini and
more. Then, with a heart full of song,
watch the fireworks the whole world
watches. Interval is timed for the 9pm
fireworks and the Sydney Opera House
stays open well past the midnight
fireworks.
There’s nowhere in the world like Sydney
on New Year’s Eve and there’s nowhere
closer to the action than Sydney Opera
House. Make this your most glamorous
and memorable New Year ever. It’s
guaranteed to end with a bang!
8th December 2014
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Bait Shop Banter
Adrian’s top tip for fishing in the summer
months… go early and come back early.
He reckons as the land mass heats up
during the day it sucks in the cool air
coming off the ocean creating winds of
up to 20-25knots.
But if you get out by day break and
return by 9.30-10.30am you should be
able to avoid getting flogged.
reef closure combined with patchy winds
have meant things have been a bit quiet
offshore, according to Adrian at The
Secret Spot Bait & Tackle.
Thankfully there is always a silver
lining and Adrian’s came in the guise of a
day out with Bite Me Marlin Charters.
Check out the snap if you need any
more convincing that a session with
Scotty Coulter’s charter outfit would be
highly worthwhile.
Adrian says there are a few spotties
and doggies about The Pinnacles and with
plenty of bait around Man and Wife there
are mackerel to be nabbed as well.
Narrow your focus to fishing off
wrecks for grunter (flesh baits) or
fingermark (soft plastics).
Corio Barge and Rama are particular
hot spots, according to Adrian.
Nashy’s Compleat Angler says things
have been pumping along nicely and
plenty of fishing enthusiasts have been
getting amongst it during the recent
good weather.
Offshore has been offering up lots of
bottom fish with many an outing bringing
in solid hauls of trout and red emperor.
Spotties and schoolies are also still
going strong from Airlie Beach to Sarina,
and there’s plenty of opportunity for a
decent catch of mackerel.
If you aim for anywhere between
Seaforth and just past Hay Point you
should have a pretty fair chance of
encountering some affirmative action.
Ashley reckons the best performing
lures have been 20g to 25g bumper bars.
And if that’s not enough to float your
boat how about reports of really good GTs?
I mean anything described as ‘giant’ has
to be pretty exciting?
ROOM WITH A VIEW
Luxury Living,
Las Vegas
»
Price: $2,900,000
Looking for a discrete tropical hideaway without giving
up the high life? Just two hours south of Cairns at the
end of an extremely private driveway on one of the
highest house sites in Mission Beach, you will find this
perfect little piece of paradise known as Altitude 140.
Sitting 140 metres above sea level with a World Heritage
listed National Park on three sides and some of the most
breathtaking views you are ever likely to see, this really is
a very unique estate. Sit on the undercover terrace with
its dramatic roof line and watch the White Bellied Sea
Eagles come into feed; take a swim in the beautiful 18.5
m pool or simply sit back and watch the sunrise over the
ocean as the mist rises over the Family Group of islands in
the distance. Home to hundreds of bird species including
the Cassowary, the air is filled with the sounds of the
rainforest and the calls of the wild, yet just a few minutes
drive away are the cafes and shops of Mission Beach. This
property offers peace, tranquility and beauty in spades.
To arrange an inspection of Altitude 140 call
Nicolette at Unique Estates on 0411 144 877.
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Price: $7,000,000
Contact Florence Shapiro, Florence@
shapiroandsher.com to cash in your chips.
If you have a good photo or fishing yarn
send it through to our resident bait chucker-
[email protected]
Price: $22,500,000
for the mobile miner
Hilltop Hideaway,
Mission Beach
IN GLADSTONE
- While
Dylan at Pat’s Tackle World says getting
offshore has been a bit of a challenge the
news from closer to home is good.
Bream, grunter and flathead have been
making their presence felt in the estuaries
and mangrove jack plus fingermark have
been ramping up their A-game.
Dylan recommends scoping out
rocky outcrops, deeper holes around the
estuary system and the harbour.
But the news that Dylan really
wants to get out there is that Awoonga
Dam has come alive and it is starting
to fire up big time.
Reports of two plus barra in the 7090cm bracket in a session should spark
your interest?
Dylan reports that six inch lures are
performing well and reckons if you are
chasing a particular brand that Strada
Tera are well worth a look.
Estate in Romanovo 2,
Moscow
Exotic homes
Made a packet on the craps table at Casino Royale? Want to
consolidate your winnings? Why not go professional and buy
into the city of big dreams. This remarkable jaw-dropping
six-bedroom, 10-bathroom home includes the highest level of
contemporary finishes and upgrades. The floating glass entry is
only a taste of the magnificent features that this 1000m2 home
has to offer. The opulent great room showcases a spiral staircase
with a custom chandelier, a magnificent 3m marble fireplace and
ceiling high windows that frame the awe-inspiring infinity edge
pool and golf course views. From the polished Travertine flooring,
decorative lighting and custom chrome railings to the 6m ceilings
this home has everything to offer and then some. The decadent
kitchen features black on black finishes including all high end
appliances. The home includes an executive two story office with
a circular library, a large fitness room complete with a sauna and
home theater with fiber optic stars in the ceiling. The infinity edge
pool with a sheer stone decent is partly covered by a copper roof
structure with a rain wall cascade, in addition to the multiple fire
pits and large gazebo perfect for entertaining.
Ashley says his two latest outings have
netted him and his mates around seven
giant trevallies over the 30 kilo mark.
If you are looking for action a bit closer
to shore there are fingermark and grunter
up for grabs if you target rocky headlands.
Not to be forgotten, the dams are also
producing nicely according to Ashley
with Peter Faust and Teemburra the
current pick of the bunch.
Make like an oligarch and hold court in this Moscow area
estate. This estate is truly perfect, splendid architecture,
ultimately stylish interiors, wonderful leisure areas and very
beautiful premises. The estate is built in a neo-classical style,
has a ceremonial façade decorated with a bright entrance
area. Mostly classical decorative materials and elements
are used in the interior finish. Most furniture in the estate
is tailor made, the other is purchased in showrooms of
famous brands. In each room there is upholstered furniture
creating a feeling of home coziness and suggesting careless
comfort. All the conditions for a pleasant and interesting
leisure are provided in the estate. On the ground floor there
is a billiard room and a spa zone (including a swimming pool
and sauna), in a mezzanine floor there is a play room and a
special room for parties. The estate also suggests productive
work and on the second floor and in the mezzanine floor
quiet cozy studies are provided. Due to an extensive amount
of forest trees the premises have a picturesque view.
Contact “agent” Sofiya Shtatnix at Sotheby’s
International for further vetting.
Navodo Bay, Fiji
Price upon request
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IN YEPPOON - the recent
IN MACKAY - Ashley from
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Happy fishing folk aboard Bite Me Marlin Charters
(photo courtesy of Secret Spot Bait & Tackle)
There hasn’t been a coup since 2006 so perhaps it is
time to make Fiji your preferred holiday destination. The
nine-bedroom, nine-bathroom Navodo Bay took 10 years
to complete and was a labour of love. There are five
magnificent, quintessentially Fijian beachfront bures and a
quite beautiful and serene Chapel. There is also a caretaker’s
home, workshop and staff dorm. The stunning Colonial
Homestead enjoys two ocean frontages which provide
magical contrasts as the ocean delivers it’s variety of hues
and moods. Homestead furniture, appliances, artwork and
decorative items came from California. The master bedroom
and office commands an entire wing beyond the Great
Room. The veranda runs the length of the Homestead and
provides the link to the lawn which extends to the jetty,
pristine beach and crystal clear waters of the Bay. Retain
Navodo Bay as a world class private tropical estate, or
open it to a discerning global market as a quite remarkable
secluded and very special holiday destination.
For an opportunity that is too good to miss contact
Phillip Toogood at Bayleys Realty Group, Auckland
Send your exotic dream property details and low
resolution images to [email protected]
www.shiftminer.com
Off Shift
8th December 2014
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Shift Miner Magazine

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