Flying Miners

It's a world where the money is good, but the costs are great. Isolation, loneliness, and heartache, are the realities of working out in the wilderness, thousands of kilometres from home. We meet dump truck driver Shana, underground copper miner Bucky and drill rig business owner Matt Skeet.

Boom or Bust follows the highs and lows of the industry and sees Silver Lake Resources Company Director, Chris Banasik at the frontline. With millions of dollars at stake, the pressure is on him to look for a potential new site to mine. However, in a time of falling gold prices, making plans for the future is a very risky business, and their current Murchison site is in crisis.

Everyone knows that FIFOs earn good money. But mining money can also be a trap. Bigger wages brings shinier toys and bigger bills and before they know it, they're bound by the 'golden handcuffs'. Money Trap explores the indulgences and dangers of FIFOs with too much cash. Some are spending, some are saving, and some are misbehaving.