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Northern Star Resources has taken lessons from its North American operations in managing workforce disruptions expected in Western Australia as border restrictions lift next month.

Kirkland Lake Gold has achieved record annual and quarterly production for 2021 and its fourth quarter, as the Fosterville gold mine smashed original targets in Victoria.

2021 saw the gold price record its first calendar year decline since 2018, falling 4 per cent to end the year at $US1820 ($2500) per ounce of gold, according to the Perth Mint.

Australian Mining takes a look back at the year that was with a recount of the top 5 stories in 2021.  

Australia’s resources and energy sector will see jobs and projects abounds in the coming years, with the committed pipeline’s value increasing 24 per cent in the 2021 major projects report.

Clough has been awarded a shutdown scope at Newcrest’s Lihir Gold project on Lihir Island in Papua New Guinea.

Golden Point underground mine at the OceanaGold Macraes operation has achieved its first production of five thousand tonnes of ore.

The World Gold Council (WGC) has highlighted the social and economic impact of its largest gold mining members, including a $37.9 billion contribution to GDP and exponential job creation. In a report titled The Social and Economic Contribution of Gold Mining, 31 mining companies were assessed on their contribution to society in the 38 countries … Continue reading Gold contribution a shining example →

Dynamic Group Holdings has been awarded six short-term contracts to both its subsidiaries Dynamic Drill & Blast and Orlando Drilling.

Sandfire Resources chairman Derek La Ferla has discussed the possibility of transitioning the Western Australian DeGrussa operations from copper to gold, as the mine approaches its scheduled end of life.

Spot gold prices have hit another five-month high – the second time in 2021 they’ve peaked at such an interval – reaching $US1866 ($2544) per ounce to end Friday, November 12.

Epiroc is offering customers conversion kits to seamlessly transform loaders from diesel-powered to battery-electric driven.

Gold from Kirkland Lake Gold’s Fosterville mine in Victoria has again been used to produce the Lexus Melbourne Cup ahead of the 2021 race.

Resources & Energy Group has achieved its maiden gold pours at the Granny Venn mine in WA, located within the East Menzies goldfields.

The Gruyere gold mine in Western Australia is set to become one of the deepest open cut gold mines in Australia as Gold Fields and Gold Road Resources plot an extension of the joint venture’s mine life.

Bellevue Gold has set a carbon-neutral target for 2026, outlining multiple mining practices and renewable energy use to achieve its ambitious targets. 

St Barbara has outlined aspirations for a new open pit to be constructed at its Leonora gold operations in Western Australia.

It was gold price, lithium demand and China’s appetite for copper that dominated much of the discussion at Mines and Money Online Connect at IMARC this week.

29Metals has remained on track to produce first ore in late 2021 from its Xantho extended orebody at the Golden Grove copper-zinc mine in Western Australia.

The global metals industry is bouncing back hard from the COVID-19 pandemic, enjoying major exploration budget increases in 2021.