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Mining 29 Aug 2025

Rare earth players seek stability

The importance of rare earths has prompted Western governments to intervene in the market in an effort to shore up alternative supply chains.

Mining 06 Aug 2025

Ramelius, De Grey named digger and dealer of the year

Diggers & Dealers' anticipated digger of the year award has gone to Ramelius Resources, while De Grey Mining has notched deal of the year as the golden run continues.

Aiden Morrison (centre) speaks alongside Chris Keefer (right) and panel moderator Tom Switzer this morning. Photo: Diggers & Dealers

Mining 04 Aug 2025

Diggers keynote takes Forrest potshot

Nuclear advocate Aidan Morrison has fired a shot at Andrew Forrest on the first morning of the Diggers & Dealers Mining forum, accusing the billionaire of “virtue signaling”.

Mining 04 Aug 2025

Diggers & Dealers kicks off in Kalgoorlie

The 34th annual Diggers & Dealers conference has kicked off in Kalgoorlie and although gold is the flavour of the year, the event has commenced with a panel on nuclear.

Mining 03 Oct 2024

Retiring Lee leaves golden legacy

Goldmining executive Simon Lee will retire in November, after calling time on a prolific multi-decade career of success which has fingerprints across the sector in Australia and abroad.

Mining 15 Jul 2024

Gold execs take Diggers equity

A host of new equity partners have come on board at Kalgoorlie's Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum, including industry luminaries and conference veterans.

Podcasts 11 Aug 2023

Mark My Words podcast August 11 2023

In this podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, planning backflip, airlines, road project delays, LNG industrial action, Hancock and more

Mining 09 Aug 2023

Lithium steals the show at Diggers awards

Lithium success story Pilbara Minerals has been named 2023 Digger of the Year, as Allkem's $16 billion merger takes the Dealer guernsey and resources executive Neil Warburton wins the GJ Stokes award.

Mining 07 Aug 2023

Battery metals buzz underpins Diggers & Dealers

Diggers & Dealers 2023 kicks off in Australia's 'unofficial capital of mining' with a solid turnout and all eyes on the state's burgeoning critical minerals sector.

News 20 Mar 2023

Walker resigns from two boards

Well-known mining identity Jim Walker has stepped down from his board roles at ASX-listed companies Mader Group and MLG Oz.

Mining 17 Aug 2022

Vale Ian Burston: 1935 to 2022

Mining industry veteran Ian Burston, who held numerous executive and board roles in Western Australia across five decades and received multiple awards, has died aged 87.

Mining 09 Aug 2022

Let’s talk about sexual harassment in all industries

ANALYSIS: Another day, another front-page headline about sexual harassment in mining. It's clearly a major issue but where is the balance? What about industries with a bigger problem?

Mining 03 Aug 2022

Top diggers and dealers recognised

Lynas Rare Earths, Liontown Resources, Capricorn Metals and Tim Goyder have taken home awards from this year's Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum.

News 03 Aug 2022

Diggers hit by bad weather

In a Diggers & Dealers first, exhibitors have been told to pack up early on the final day of the conference after a severe weather warning was issued for the Goldfields this morning.

Mining 02 Aug 2022

Gaines affirms FMG’s Gabon interest

Elizabeth Gaines says Fortescue has had boots on the ground at a prospective iron ore deposit in Gabon, firming up the company's exploration plans and a potential iron ore foothold in Africa.

Mining 02 Aug 2022

No plans for ‘behemoth’, says Beament

Bill Beament has told stakeholders he has no aspirations to turn his undergound mining services business Develop Global into a ‘mining behemoth', at day two of Diggers & Dealers.

Mining 01 Aug 2022

Diggers turnout highest in a decade

Labour shortages are tipped to prove a key theme at Diggers & Dealers this year, amid heightened expectations on environmental, social and governance matters in the resources industry.

Mining 01 Aug 2022

Moyo sets sombre tone for Diggers

Economist Dambisa Moyo has delivered a sobering keynote address to the Diggers & Dealers mining forum in Kalgoorlie, foreshadowing a period of low and slow global economic growth.

Mining 29 Jun 2020

Diggers & Dealers set for October

Australia's largest mining conference Diggers & Dealers will now be held in October at the Goldfields Arts Centre in Kalgoorlie, as the state relaxes its coronavirus restrictions.

Events 16 Mar 2020

Diggers & Dealers postponed

Concerns over COVID-19 have led to the cancellation or postponement of more events in the state, including Australia's largest annual mining conference Diggers & Dealers, along with the Anzac Day services. The virus has also led to more businesses changing their working arrangements.

Government 24 Jul 2018

Revival time or dead cat bounce?

One of the nation's most respected economists reckons the tide may have turned for the WA economy, but falling metals prices and a global trade war could render that view obsolete.

Opinion 20 Jul 2018

Optimism as markets move

There may be some positive news for two beleaguered WA mining projects.

Mining 09 Jul 2018

Miners pay tribute to John Langford

The mining community is mourning the loss of Diggers & Dealers director John Langford, who died suddenly last week.

Mining 03 Aug 2017

Protesters to take aim at Eastern Goldfields at Diggers

UPDATED: Eastern Goldfields is expected to be confronted at next week's Diggers and Dealers conference by local contractors who claim they have not been paid by the Perth gold miner.

Mining 29 Jun 2017

Diggers & Dealers to go ahead despite venue closure

Diggers & Dealers chairman Nick Giorgetta says the forum has been assured by the state government that its August event in Kalgoorlie will go ahead, despite the venue's sudden closure by the state.

Mining 29 Oct 2015

Changing of the guard at Regis

Regis Resources has announced a significant board restructure under which Nick Giorgetta will step down as chair and a new executive director will be appointed.

Opinion 11 Aug 2014

Wages squeeze the new trickle-down

There are work opportunities available for those able to relocate, as a shift to supply-side economic reforms gains traction.

Opinion 06 Aug 2014

Care to put a price on Diggers?

Kalgoorlie's Diggers & Dealers forum may not be for sale, officially, but the recent purchase of Cape Town's Mining Indaba conference for $84 million puts a value of at least $24 million on Diggers, and that would be hard price for the owner, Kate Stokes, to reject.

Opinion 06 Aug 2013

Costs and currency crucial for commodities

The fun started early at the annual Diggers & Dealers forum in Kalgoorlie yesterday with delegates bravely predicting a higher gold price, to which the market responded by driving the gold pric

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