eastern europe the new field of dreams

Interesting Article in Brisbane Times:

Eastern Europe the new field of dreams
Brisbane Times
A little Perth-based thing called Sultan Corporation (ASX: SSC) found that out during the week when it struck a deal to pick up an exploration project in ...

The next exodus could well be to eastern Europe. Apart from there being much less competition there for prospective ground, an operator at a mine over there driving a truck or working in the treatment plant thinks himself lucky if he gets take-home pay of $500 a month.
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Compare that to the Pilbara and the Queensland coal fields where a broom pusher can score a pay packet of $6000 a month. Good luck to them, too. Working as much as two weeks on before having a week off is a job description that can convince most people that there is more to life than money.

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