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Odds ‘n’ Sods: I’m not superstitious, but … No, you can t come underground with me. Ralph Rushton and his wife Tanis Sawkins about to go underground at Fortuna Silver s Callyoma silver-lead-zinc mine in Peru in April 2007. Credit: Ralph Rushton.
Miners have more than their fair share of superstitions. The more you dig into the world of mining lore and myths, the more you realise how hard a job it was. The nasty, smelly bowels of the earth aren’t kind to those who choose to grub around down there. Death was everywhere, and most men underground counted themselves lucky to live past 40. If rockfalls or dead air didn’t get them, silicosis would be waiting in line. So no surprise that they looked for any signs to warn them away from danger and protect what little longevity they had.
The No. 1 shaft at Vaal Reefs circa 2007. Photo by Ralph Rushton.
Earth scientists are a well-educated bunch, although we don’t always come across as clever when we’re five beers into our cups. Most geologists other than self-taught prospectors have some form of university degree. Many of my colleagues were so enamored with the University study-drink-drink-more-study-repeat routine that they did what I did, and went back to university to earn a master’s degree or doctorate on top of their undergraduate degrees. Clever bunch, geologists. But eventually, assuming you have no wish to be an academic geologist or a waiter, reality bites and some sort of salaried earth science career is needed to fund the pub breaks.
Odds ‘n’ Sods Part I: Finding a job as a geologist in the 1980s
Ralph Rushton (second from left in orange) on a field trip to Normandy, France, in his final year at university before commencing his job search. Credit: Ralph Rushton.
We all have our firsts in life; the stories of those defining moments that changed things forever. First beer, first kiss, first car. How about your first job? Here’s how I an averagely intelligent 21-year-old middle class boy from southeast England landed my first career move down the deep level mines in South Africa. I committed to a three-year stint, embracing an unknown world of diamond drilling, stope mapping, shaft sinking and reserve calculating.
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