The resources boom was four years ago, when unskilled labourers flocked to mines in WA, getting over $90,000 a year.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has flagged an idea to withhold dole payments for under-30s in areas where unskilled work is available - particularly, in mining.

Are the jobs still out there? What's it like on the mines today, four years after the boom?

Panorama's Hayley Crane, Callum Moore, Amelia Caddy and Nick Toscano.

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