Sharon Kemp

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

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.

Anyone who has been through a takeover knows how unsettling it can be on business and morale.

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

Virgin Blue fled Kalgoorlie three days before its inaugural flight and is having to be coaxed back to the city.

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