Haakon
Keeps on digging
Knock on jobs can be said of other sectors too. X jobs in the health sector, x+lots in supporting industries just like mining.I don't think it quite works like that from first-hand experience, just look at the housing downturn in places like Mackay, Moranbah and WA when mining collapsed. I also used to do the running around for a contracting company that done jobs in mining, and they never questioned things like a shifting spanner that cost $30 at Bunnings that was charged $70 at Blackwoods to them. I also sub-contracted for a contracting mining company in Brisbane, for a small fabrication job they would pay double the amount of any local and it wasn't even questioned.
Doesn’t matter where you draw the boundary, mining just isn’t as big a deal as it’s made out to be. Which is not to say it’s nothing, just that gets more attention than it deserves.