Doing shift work on the mines is not all that great a lifestyle 12hr on/off day shift night shift, its boring as bat crap if your involved in the production side of things and being away fom home for weeks on end is not great for relationships. when you add up the real costs you don't actually make that much more than you could in the city but because you are stuck out in some hot dusty hell hole in the middle of desert you can save alot quickly as there is nothing to spend your coin on.