The Minerals Council of Australia has recently revealed a major new recruitment drive, 'Aussie come home', to help close the gap in skilled labour in the minerals industry.
"Aussie Come Home" will be launched by international recruitment company Tanner Menzies in the new year to bring expats back home.
Australians are noted as some of the best mining brains in the world and with the current shortages in the mining industry, recruitment efforts have now gone global.
The new recruitment drive is part of a larger, existing campaign that aims to address the skills shortage called "Now Hiring".
Together these two initiatives aim to promote career opportunities in the minerals industry.
Meanwhile, the latest gender survey from the Resources Council has found that women make up 12 per cent of the Queensland mining workforce.
Queensland Minister for Women Margaret Keech said that the fields of mining, construction, science, engineering and technology are growing industries and more women should have the opportunity to get involved.
She says women in these industries will bring unique capabilities and perspectives that add value and diversity to any industry.
There is one initiative already under way that is trying to raise those statistics.
"Women in Hard Hats" is an initiative that aims to increase that statistic over the next four years by pumping an extra $1.6m into the industry to get more women involved.
