Outgoing chief executive of Fortescue Metals Group, Elizabeth Gaines, has once again stressed the importance of gender equality in the mining industry. Read More
Develop, formerly Venturex Resources, has initiated its underground services division and has been invited to tender for a mining contract at Bellevue Gold’s namesake project in Western Australia. Read More
De Grey Mining managing director Glenn Jardine has weighed in on the hottest topics in Australian mining at the Diggers and Dealers mining forum in Kalgoorlie, including the Western Australian border closure, Australia's relationship with China and more Read More
Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Elizabeth Gaines has told Diggers and Dealers audiences that the company has trained 3000 workers in autonomy as it introduced autonomous haulage across its entire Australian operations. Read More
Australian mid-tier gold miners looking to North America for growth view their flurry of recent acquisitions as a “beachhead” to expand further. Read More
South African gold giant AngloGold Ashanti is unlikely to add its share of the Tropicana gold mine in Western Australia's Goldfields to the sale block as its joint venture partner IGO eyes a potential $1 billion pay day from its minority stake. Read More
Saracen Mineral Holdings managing director Raleigh Finlayson has highlighted “future proofing” and “organic growth” as key outcomes to come from the company's $16 billion merger-of-equals with Northern Star Resources.
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Battery manufacturers and automakers are increasingly looking to invest in nickel projects to secure supply and the resurgent West Australian sector stands to benefit, according to Mincor Resources managing director David Southam. Read More
MICROMINE is set to demonstrate its upcoming release of Micromine 2021 and showcase the updates it has made to Pitram at Diggers & Dealers in Kalgoorlie-Boulder this month. Read More
Mining machinery is developing quickly with modern technology. Equipment company WesTrac is demonstrating how its workforce can develop alongside the technology. Read More
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is perplexed by the attacks that are made on the mining industry despite its contribution to the country’s wealth. Read More
Outgoing Diggers and Dealers chairman Nick Giorgetta has challenged Australia to take advantage of the record trade surpluses being driven by the resources industry. Read More
An industry expert, Surbiton Associates director Sandra Close has warned those interested in gold to be aware of the shortcomings of gold price forecasts being made, given the volatility of the precious metal. Read More
Fortescue Metals Group, Mount Gibson Iron and Silver Lake Resources are the three companies to experience the largest market capitalisation growth in the 2019 financial year, according to the Deloitte Western Australian Index. Read More
Deloitte's latest WA Index has shown that the value of Western Australia-based listed companies has jumped to over $193 billion, its highest level since May 2011. Read More
Kalgoorlie’s famous Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum has a new owner. The Stokes family has agreed to sell its shareholding in Palace Securities, the company that owns Diggers and Dealers, after 27 years. Read More