13/1/2013 "Here goes". Is what I wrote in my diary..

Giving WA mining a go. Fly in, fly out. 4 weeks on, 1 week off. I am based in a Rio Tinto site 1500 kms north of Perth called Cape Lambert where iron ore from mining in the Pilbara is transported in by rail and unloaded, broken up into managable chunks and stockpiled. There are 2 piers with conveyors and ship loaders, 1 which stretches 2.7 kms out to sea where Bulk tankers are loaded around the clock. My nearest airport is Karratha which is 40 minutes or 70 kms away. Perth is nearly 2 hrs away by plane. 1500 kilometers by road.
Cape Lambert accomodates 1800 personnel on site. Plenty travel in from neighboring towns as well.  I am working for a massive Engineering company that has 350 personnel on this site.