Flying Miners factual for ABC

Screentime will produce a new factual series, The Flying Miners (working title) for ABC1.

The 3 part series follows “the eclectic group of ‘fly-in fly-out’ miners who work across Australia and the high-stakes stories of the Australian mining executives who keep the industry running.”

Stephen Peters, Executive Producer for Screentime said, “Working on the frontline of the country’s greatest resources boom, The Flying Miners captures ordinary Australians, the faces behind the headlines. We are thrilled to share the unique and untold stories of the people at the epicentre of the mining industry.”

ABC TV Commissioning Editor Anita Brown said, “Reports about the mining boom being over are greatly exaggerated. This will be a powerful documentary series filmed at a seminal point in the industry’s development. Screentime has got some fantastic access, and at the heart of the series will be the characters who drive the industry, from the bottom of the pit to the top of the executive boardroom.”

Filming is underway in Western Australia and the series is expected to air next year.