Mining in Australia can be a tough slog. We have a vast, scenic country and the conditions vary from freezing cold through to scorching hot.
At this time of year, Australian miners are gearing up for what is expected to be a dangerously hot summer. We’ve already seen devastating bushfires tear through NSW as well as a close call at Cloud Break, WA forcing workers to evacuate their camp
Mining in Australia can be a tough slog. We have a vast, scenic country and the conditions vary from freezing cold through to scorching hot.
At this time of year, Australian miners are gearing up for what is expected to be a dangerously hot summer. We’ve already seen devastating bushfires tear through NSW as well as a close call at Cloud Break, WA forcing workers to evacuate their camp.
Some would argue that weather conditions are becoming more hostile as a result of global warming. Regardless of these extreme conditions, the demand for minerals continues to grow worldwide and someone has to head outside and dig it up, out of the ground.
Take a look at some of the most extreme mining conditions we could find:
Mining on top of mountains at -50 degrees is pretty extreme.
Being made to work while a bushfire burns behind you = extreme.
So cold. This beast has frozen over and will require a huge bucket of hot water to defrost it.
Australia's notoriously extreme floods can deem a mine site 'un-mine-able'.
This coal fire: extreme!
Mt Doom, Hell.
Mt Doom, Hell.
EXTREME!
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