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Pan Man,

What is out there in mining these days for a guy with a BS in geology? I graduated two years ago with almost a 4.0 major GPA but no research or internships. I really should have made more of it when I was in, but I was trying to blast through it. Right after I graduated I got into flying for a living, but that is not a great industry to be in right now so I'm looking at doing something else.

Most of my classmates are working dead end jobs, but most of them have something keeping them tied to a specific region or don't want to be outside.

Is there much out there in mining for someone where I'm at? I've done a fair bit of magnetic survey for a project. I'm also confident that I don't know everything there is to know about field work but I don't mind mapping a bit. I don't mind being wherever either, trying to make shit work overseas is actually kind of fun for a while.

Also, whether I started job hunting now or got a masters does being good with equipment count for anything? I've got plenty of time running dozers and oddball equipment being a farm kid.