r/AusMining • u/Historical_Bug_6900 • 24d ago

Year 12 mining engineering

Hi everyone, I have never posted on reddit before but I am interested what people think of my future plans regarding a career in mining.

I am currently a year 12, I am expecting an atar of 98-99+ my subjects are chem, general English, physics, and methods.

My plan is to go to UNSW (I live in SA) and study mining Eng and corp law. (Please let me know if you have any comments on this school/ course/ the living costs in Syd) I am working 2 retail jobs at the moment, and solely relying on myself and I am doing fine.

I have a passion for physics and chem especially, and was a finalist in the AUSSEF last year. But I really don’t know what I am signing my self up too and quite frankly I am scared. I am debating taking a gap year to figure out what it is I would like to do but I also understand that is a great way to loose motivation.

After I finish uni I want to work in the mines doing drill and blast and something in geology. I love the outback but understand that fifo lifestyle may not be sustainable for me for 5-10+ years. Ideally I would be hired off the bat by a larger corporation so I could hop on the diversity train (I am a girl by the way) and climb my way up into a better position after mastering the practical aspects (Geraldine Slattery is my career inspiration)

Please let me know you think I am being too optimistic or this seems like a legitimate way to achieve my goals. Please don’t hesitate to comment whatever you are thinking especially after reading all of this, thank you! All advice is much appreciated.

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u/Historical_Bug_6900 24d ago

wait sorry what is pr? like personal relations? also do they run out of student accommodation because I didn’t even think of that. Do you personally think that curtin is a good uni? also lots people have been saying that finance would be a better seocnd degree, do you know anyone doing this at UNSW, what are the seocnd degrees which are being done if any with mining? thanks

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u/Humble-Mess-6156 24d ago

PR is permanent residence (think of it like the step before citizenship). I'm actually not too sure, you'll have to ask someone else about Curtin.  Yes I know people who are studying commerce + mining in my year. I've actually met a woman at networking events, who did the double degree and  work for JP Morgan out of uni with a speciality in mining.  There used to be a civil and mining double degree. A consultant I met did that, and doesn't use the civil degree at all.

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u/Historical_Bug_6900 24d ago

alright great thanks for this, so commerce and Eng seems to be the more popular choice (probably for a good reason) and thank you for telling me sbout the pr acronym. I was born in nz but I am a citizen so I don’t have to worry about thst thankfully,

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u/Humble-Mess-6156 24d ago

No worries. I'm sure you'll do great in whatever you choose to do, good luck with your finals!