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A program for Indigenous mining trainees in Newman has been nominated as a finalist in the Western Australia Training Awards.
Many of the trainees take up full-time positions with Perth-based firm Macmahon which runs the program.
Participants are studying units at Pilbara TAFE towards a certificate two in open cut mining.
The training awards will be announced on September 5.
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