In this issue
Skillings Mining Review March 2023: our cover guide helps mining engineering graduates turn degrees into careers—how to position skills, pick roles (ops, planning, processing, geotech, ESG), build experience fast, and target the best-paid paths in gold, iron ore, and critical minerals.
We add practical playbooks on landing mining jobs, remote U.S. work from Australia, and whether engineers can pivot into oil & gas. For context, we map the landscape: U.S. vs China mineral resources, the top 5 U.S. mineral-producing states, Canada’s REE potential for U.S. supply, and the importance of Great Lakes ports. Policy and benchmarks include OSMRE’s new regulations and the World Steel Association’s Sustainability Indicators 2022.
On operations, we dig into underground mining challenges, high-tech innovations, Japan’s view on iron-ore quality, and which metals are most lucrative to mine and process. Plus: coal jobs resilience, MRC Recruiting insights, and steel production snapshots. The through-line: match skills to growth segments, stay policy-literate, and chase roles that compound learning and pay.
