Gold miners 2016

SPECIAL REPORT: A record high Australian dollar price in June has provided a tailwind for the state's gold sector, and 2017 is looking to be a similarly positive year.

SPECIAL REPORT: Innovation is a key plank of Resolute Mining's strategy to keep costs down and extend mine life, managing director John Welborn told Business News, while acknowledging the pressures such a plan placed on capital and human resources.

SPECIAL REPORT: Some of Western Australia's biggest gold miners plan to boost their exploration spend in the coming year, with Saracen Mineral Holdings and Northern Star Resources among those committed to putting increasing amounts ‘into the ground'.