Roy Hill has suggested filling vacant mining roles with out-of-work airline pilots to combat the resource sector’s growing skills shortage.
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Potential ‘cold war’ with China could wreak havoc for mining
Oxford University professor of globalisation and development Ian Goldin has warned the Australian mining sector that tensions with China could escalate into a 'cold war' with further impacts on supply chains.
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Gold, iron ore companies rise up as winners in WA
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.
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John Howard to headline 2019 Diggers & Dealers
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has been named as the keynote speaker for the 2019 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
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Diggers & Dealers: BHP reveals 2040 vision for Nickel West
BHP's Nickel West business unit is progressing a series of mine developments in Western Australia to strengthen supply for the battery materials sector.
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Diggers & Dealers: Ausdrill seeks expansion under new leadership
The mining services company, the first to ever present at Diggers & Dealers, is targeting another phase of growth as it prepares to welcome a new leader.
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Diggers & Dealers: chairman Giorgetta rallies industry to avoid crisis
Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum chairman Nick Giorgetta believes mining's skills shortage is just years away from being at crisis levels if more Australians aren't attracted to the industry.
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Diggers & Dealers: Northern Star to invest $50m in developing underground mining skills
Western Australian miner Northern Star Resources plans to invest $50 million to expand its skills and the innovation needed to enhance underground gold mining.
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FMG focusing on driving down debts, the perfect blend, at Diggers
Fortescue Metals has highlighted how its debt strategy is starting to pay dividends for the miner at Diggers & Dealers.
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Mood upbeat at Diggers & Dealers
Gold has been the rock star of this year’s Diggers & Dealers, Evolution Mining’s Jake Klein has said, but nickel and lithium are the surprise winners of 2016.
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Diggers & Dealers awards: The Winners
The Winners of the 2014 Diggers & Dealers awards were announced last night, at the Westrac Gala Dinner.
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Diggers & Dealers: AngloGold Ashanti show [images]
As part of Diggers & Dealers AngloGold Ashanti held a show demonstrating some of the unique jewelry made from the gold it has mined.
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Mining service companies not keen on Diggers & Dealers invitation
A plan by the organisers of Diggers & Dealers to include mine service companies in the conference fold for the first time has been dumped after receiving little traction.
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Gold price crosses $1400
Gold prices jumped to an 11-week high yesterday, pushing past the $1400 mark for the first time since June 7.
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Alacer Gold boss steps down
Ahead of the proposed sale of Alacer Gold’s Australian assets company chief executive David Quinlivan will step down from his position.
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Sheffield Resources wins Best Emerging Company award
Sheffield Resources has won the Best Emerging Company award at the Diggers & Dealers's annual gala dinner.
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Gold price tipped to improve but market not following suit
The World Gold Council has told the Diggers and Dealers mining conference that gold prices will improve over the long term due to strong demand from China and India.
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Diggers and Dealers: Day one wrap
The lead up to this year’s Diggers and Dealers has been rife with speculation over delegate numbers and what affect the downturn would have on the formidable mining forum.
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Northern Star shakes falling gold price to post record profit
Emerging gold producer Northern Star Resources has boosted its earnings by 30 per cent to post a record profit of $28.3 million on the back of a jump in gold production.
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Diggers & Dealers Live Updates
Australian Mining is at Diggers & Dealers all this week, check out our live reports from the event as they happen.
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