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Explore FIFO careers and working life, operating mines, mining companies, equipment, technology and the systems behind iron ore, coal, lithium and gold across Australia.
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Start with a job question, a mine, a machine, a company or a current industry development, then follow the connected guides.
Search the complete collection of practical FIFO, career, equipment, company and mining-system guides.
Explore →Work through realistic entry paths, applications, tickets, medicals, police clearances, visas and mobilisation.
Explore →Compare role families, progression, shutdown and rostered work, resume evidence and indicative salary bands.
Explore →Understand rosters, camps, travel, fatigue, relationships, first swings and the practical rhythm of FIFO work.
Explore →Use the Australian mines map and company profiles to connect operations, regions, commodities and owners.
Explore →Follow iron ore, coal, lithium and gold from extraction through processing, transport and final product.
Explore →Learn the machines, control systems, maintenance disciplines, automation and remote operations behind production.
Explore →Track Australian mining developments with their workforce, technology, investment and operating implications explained.
Explore →Start with what you need
The FIFO Hub connects careers, working life and mining operations without assuming every reader is at the same starting point.
Understand the pathways, evidence, tickets and expectations before you spend money or apply.
Explore →02Build your career, understand different rosters and make better-informed moves between roles.
Explore →03Explore the equipment, systems and people behind Australian iron ore, coal, lithium and gold.
Explore →04Find practical context for recruitment, contracting, training, services and the wider FIFO ecosystem.
Explore →Popular FIFO and mining searches
Start with a focused guide, then follow the linked roles, equipment, companies and source material through the knowledge library.
A realistic route into Australian FIFO work, including evidence, tickets, applications and mobilisation.
Open guide →02Write an ATS-friendly mining resume that makes your role, tickets, assets and verified experience easy to assess.
Open guide →03Search 90 mining and resources salary bands, compare hourly and shutdown rates, model a FIFO roster and download the free Salary Field Guide.
Open guide →04Filter operating mines and resource ports by commodity, state, region and site type on the interactive national map.
Open guide →05Understand the lower formal entry barriers, licence boundaries and evidence expected for mechanical TA, electrical TA and rigging work.
Open guide →06See how autonomous fleets, Perth control centres, OT networks and control systems change mining work and technology careers.
Open guide →Featured knowledge
Compare the pace, scope, employment pattern, lifestyle and evidence that matter in each path.
Read the guide →Search Australian mines and resource-export ports by commodity, state, region and site type.
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Understand the systems, roles and field interfaces behind autonomous mining and integrated control centres.
Read the guide →Latest briefing
Demand remains strong in the specialised areas such as electrical, fixed plant maintenance, shutdowns, HV electrical and instrumentation roles.
Read the briefingJimblebar’s expansion could support decades of work for operators, contractors and job seekers, while shifting demand toward automation, electrical, maintenance and technology-based skills. Newman and surrounding communities may benefit from sustained employment, training and local business opportunities, provided growth is balanced with Traditional Owner engagement and strong environmental protections.
Read the briefingThese roles can be entry points, but 'no mining experience' does not mean no selection standard. Availability, point of hire, roster, licence, medical, police-check and experience requirements vary by vacancy and employer.
Read the briefingCurated and source-checked 30 August 2026.
Mine-to-market systems
Compare the operating chains, equipment and workforce interfaces behind four major Australian commodities.
Explore the large-scale mine-to-port systems that connect Pilbara operations with Australia's export supply chain.
Follow the system →02Open cut or underground · CHPP · rail · terminalFollow thermal and metallurgical coal through extraction, preparation, product handling and transport.
Follow the system →03Mine · sorting and DMS · flotation · concentrate or conversionSee how hard-rock lithium becomes spodumene concentrate and, in some operations, a converted chemical product.
Follow the system →04Mine · crush and grind · recovery · doré · refineryTrace open-pit and underground ore through gravity or leach circuits, gold-room recovery and refining.
Follow the system →Mining equipment library
Compare 27 equipment families across iron ore, coal, lithium and gold, with each asset connected to its operating role, major systems, maintenance focus and material handover.
Open the equipment libraryNine connected guides from drills and haul trucks to reclaimers and shiploaders.
Open-cut and underground systems, CHPP separation, dewatering, rail and terminals.
Mining fleets, ore sorters, DMS, flotation, filtration and chemical conversion.
Comminution, gravity recovery, CIL or CIP, elution, electrowinning and gold rooms.
Why The FIFO Hub
The FIFO Hub brings scattered information into one organised, searchable place. It explains the job, the working life and the operating environment together.
The FIFO ecosystem