They do a lot of hiring in Townsville, but it's mainly fly in/fly out such as Cannington.
The money's good but you work 12 hrs/day for 10-14 days straight.
And you've gotta be STRAIGHT! Tough drug tests before signing on and regular alco and drug tests once employed. I think Cannington has 15 summary dismissal offences. RIO and BHP are tough employers.
For any girls out there...... The mines like women drivers. Kinder to the equipment, it seems.