After years of delay, the sale of Newcrest Mining’s 22.22 per cent holding in the $1 billion-plus Boddington gold prospect could dictate whether the long-delayed project is finally able to proceed.
It seems common for deals to be struck between mining junior and major, or banker and miner, in Kalgoorlie pubs during Diggers and Dealers, and for gossip, share tips and takeover speculation to be pa
If it was promoted on a Broadway billboard, Diggers and Diggers 2005 would have starred the vaudevillian duo Andrew Forrest and Michael ‘Lucky Legs’ Kiernan, a Mongolian trapeze act and ‘The Man Who C
Mining companies are existing comfortably with booming commodity prices, but Diggers and Dealers delegates were issued a dire warning this week that not enough drilling was occurring in Western Australia to replace existing orebodies.
A date of completion has been tentatively set for the 50-million-ounce-plus Golden Mile that no Kalgoorlie resident thought would ever run out of gold.
Kalgoorlie MLA Matt Birney’s unwavering confidence has propelled him to leadership of the Western Australian Liberal Party at the relatively young age of 35.
Heron Resources may have set the scene for Western Australia’s next billion-dollar mine in March when it welcomed the world’s second biggest nickel producer, Inco, to evaluate the Kalgoorlie Nickel Pr
Kalgoorlie residents are enjoying more of what Perth shoppers have taken for granted for years – choice in expensive items and a quick trip to the local supermarket for daily needs – and Perth retailers could be the worse off for it.
Kalgoorlie may be home to Australia’s highest concentration of skilled mining labour but even here the national skills shortage is starting to make its mark.Who is working to stem an outflow of skille
Guest columnist Sharon Kemp, a former reporter with The Kalgoorlie Miner, The West Australian and The Age, will provide WA Business News readers with a regular glimpse of life in the mining communit
15 Mar 2005
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