Mining for Information

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Understanding Generation Y

During this years Industry trip to Olympic Dam our invited representatives were treated to the knowledge and wisdom of Michael McQueen.

Michael McQueen, is a Sydney-based speaker, social researcher and business owner. Graduating from the University of Wollongong in 2002, he is the founder of a national training and consultancy company called Nexgen Impact. Each year Michael and his organisation present to just over 20,000 students on topics ranging from personal development to employability skills and goal setting.

As a leading authority of the topic of connecting generations, Michael features regularly on Television and Radio programs and is a sought-after presenter across Australia and South East Asia. In addition to his work in the government and education sectors, Michael’s corporate clients have included Vodafone, Pepsi and Lenovo.

Dump Truck Simulator

Students from Mimili travelled to Port Augusta to undertake training at the Theiss Dump Truck Simulator. On the way, the group spent the night at the Arid Recovery Conservation and Rehabilitation project at Olympic Dam, tours and presentations at BHP Billiton mine site, and shopping in Port Augusta. The students achieved excellent results in the truck simulator, impressing the trainer with their skills. Since this time, students have expressed a desire to follow up employment opportunities in mining.

Mining their own business

These students were the first of the five groups to take the BHP Billiton tour of Olympic Dam this year with students from Gladstone, Peterborough, Jamestown, Mid North Christian College and Booleroo Area School participating.

Food for Thought

After a long trip and a major influx of information these famished students were fed and watered in the dining room at Olympic Village.

Outdoor learning at BHP

A group of Port Pirie students listening intently while on the outdoor leg of the tour through the BHP Olympic Dam site. Nothing like sunshine and education!!

Hilarious Hairnets

Port Pirie students hamming it up for the Gateways paparazzi in their oh-so-stylish hairnets while touring onsite at Olympic Dam.

Sign post article

When the nearest hamburger is 500km away, the nearest Subway is 1500km away and the State capital 1700km away, you need to take a closer interest in any and all sign posts. In this region we saw over 30 camels for every other vehicle we passed, so you are pretty much on your own for most of the time.

Oz Minerals Processing Plant

July ’08 sees the giant mecanno set being pieced together to form the Prominent Hill Processing Plant. The plant is to process and deliver some 2.5 million tonnes of copper and 7.4 million ounces of gold.

Ready, Steady, COOK!

As part of the BHP Olympic Dam site tour we are taken through the vast industrial kitchen which caters for the 3000+ employees onsite at any one time. Here we can see the efficient staff putting together a rather tasty looking salad, one of the many tasty meals prepared everyday at Olympic Dam.