If you want to strike it rich, sometimes you have to get your hands dirty. For professional miner Jimmy Dinnison, that is a phrase he knows all too well. The 25-year-old high school dropout earns more than US$200,000 a year mining in Australia's outback. National Geographic Channel's (NGC) new show, Mine Kings, features Dinnison and his partners as they drill across the globe in search of gold and sapphires.
Australia's mining industry has hit a recent boom in the last decade. Due to the world's endless need for raw minerals, miners like Dinnison have been able to make a killing by meeting the demand. In just 13 days' worth of work, Dinnison is able to make more than US$8,000. Being mining royalty comes with a cost, however. Making money like that means spending long hours risking being trapped in a small mine shaft that may collapse at any second. Dinnison often says, "If you want something done right, send an Aussie to do it." Do not miss a second of the exciting fun in NGC's Mine Kings out this month.
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