Almost 3,000 delegates from across Australia – from stockbrokers and financial analysts to drillers and contractors – descended on Kalgoorlie this week to attend the country's premier mining summit, Diggers & Dealers. This was the dominant theme of their discussions.
A leading Western Australian fund manager has reignited calls for Diggers & Dealers to relocate to Perth and turn the annual mining boom into a more family-friendly event and a more welcoming environment for women. Russell “Rusty” Delroy, who manages $170 million through his Nero Resources Fund on Napoleon Street in Cottesloe, believes the three-day … Read more
An unknown gold producer with a Cambodian mine won the coveted “Digger of the Year” award at the WesTrac gala dinner in Kalgoorlie on Wednesday evening. The award, which concluded the annual Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum, recognised West Perth-based Emerald Resources for successfully building the Okavu gold mine in Cambodia “on time and on … Read more