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MiningGold drags exploration spend out of multi-year slump

Rivers of gold mining riches have finally cascaded down to the drill bit with exploration spend in WA rebounding from a four-year low.

Adrian Rauso

A spokeswoman for the Colorado-headquartered Newmont confirmed the safety mishaps. 

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Two ‘near-misses’ at WA gold mine spark safety changes

Safety procedures at Australia’s biggest gold mine have been overhauled following two close calls in quick succession.

Adrian Rauso

Gold miners helped propel Australia's ETF industry to one of its strongest performances. (Kim Christian/AAP PHOTOS)

Glisttering investmentsPremiumGold adds shine to Australia's growing ETF industry

Australia's exchange-traded fund industry has grown by more than a third over the past 12 months and is nearing a milestone figure.

Derek Rose

Trump’s polices are driving a surge in gold prices.

MiningCommentsWhy Donald Trump is the world’s best gold salesman

Gold extended an epic 12-month bull run to a record high on Tuesday, driven by US policies that encourage investors to seek alternatives to the US dollar.

Tom Richardson

Genesis Minerals Managing Director Raleigh Finlayson.

MiningTalks drag but Finlayson’s rail shifting plan gathers steam

Genesis Minerals’ mission to dismantle part of a Goldfields railway and eventually gain access to the Tower Hill deposit has valuted forward after two government approvals were secured in its favour.

Simone Grogan

Gold has hit another new high.

GoldPremiumGold climbs to record after bets on Fed rate cuts surge

Gold hit a fresh record on Monday, bolstered by an unexpectedly weak US employment report that saw wagers increase on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates.

Jason Scott and Yihui Xie

A gold mine in Turkey run by Ariana Resources.

MiningTurkish gold miner to list on ASX amid Zimbabwe pivot

A London-listed company run from Perth with mines in Turkey is joining the ASX to woo investors with appetite for an African gold safari.

Adrian Rauso

Supreme Court.

GoldPremiumEx-Siren Gold boss in performance rights spat

A West Perth gold hopeful has been hit with demands from a former managing director to hand over $900,000 worth of shares he claims to be owed. 

Simone Grogan

gold, coins, bullions, gold bars, close up

MiningCommentsPremiumGlobal investment behemoth predicts gold will hit $US4000

Exchange-traded fund money is being diverted from Bitcoin to gold, according to one of the world’s biggest asset managers.

Adrian Rauso

Bauxite and alumina has the highest injury frequency rate among WA’s most worked commodities, according to WorkSafe data.

MiningPremiumREVEALED: WA mining workers most likely to be injured on job

West Australian miners of this commodity were almost three times more likely to get injured than they were in tin, tantalum and lithium. SEE THE TRENDS.

Danielle Le Messurier

Gold hit a record high as the prospect of US Federal Reserve rate cuts and growing concerns over the central bank’s future gave fresh legs to the multi-year rally in precious metals.

MiningGold hits new record high on US rate cut bets

Gold hit a record high as the prospect of US Federal Reserve rate cuts and growing concerns over the central bank’s future gave fresh legs to the multi-year rally in precious metals.

Sybilla Gross

A truck carrying Fortescue’s iron ore.

MiningPremiumWhat we learnt from the miners this results season

Another results season is done and dusted with some major themes emerging from WA’s biggest miners. 

Adrian Rauso

Ramelius Resources Managing Director Mark Zeptner.

MiningRamelius doubles profit on gold sector surge

Ramelius Resources has added to a bumper profit season for WA gold miners after doubling its bottom line for the 2025 financial year from $216.6 million to $474.2m.

Simone Grogan

MiningRegis shares slump on dividend, boss laments McPhillamys

A proposed gold mine thwarted by Tanya Plibersek could be spitting out $500 million of cash a year, the boss of Regis Resources has lamented, while the company’s shares sink following a surprise dividend.

Adrian Rauso

This year’s peak was recorded in January, when 193 tonnes of Swiss gold was shipped to the US.

GoldPremiumSwiss gold’s export surge highlights its US trade dilemma

Swiss gold exports to the US surged last month to the highest since March, underscoring the trade imbalance that prompted President Donald Trump to slap a 39 per cent tariff on imports from the country.

Dylan Griffiths

Luke Tonkin when he was MD of Silver Lake resources.

MiningCommentsPremiumTonkin to quit as Vault boss, shares surge on buy-back

Vault Minerals has flagged the departure of veteran gold mining chief Luke Tonkin while pulling the trigger on a plan to inflate its share price.

Adrian Rauso

A loaded dump truck climbing the Super Pit walls. Tori O'Connor

MiningPremiumNorthern Star shines with record profit and dividend

Northern Star Resources’ annual profit has surpassed $1 billion for the first time and flowed through to a record dividend.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

Business - Evolution Mining chief executive Jake Klein

MiningCommentsPremiumKlein cashes in with huge Evolution stock sale

Jake Klein has sold more than $36 million of his Evolution Mining shares less than two months after stepping down as boss of the high-flying Australian gold major.

Adrian Rauso

Business - Evolution Mining chief executive Jake Klein

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Evolution doubles profit on unprecedented gold surge

Evolution Mining will shower investors with the spoils of a record profit that more than doubles last year’s, in a roaring result that could set the scene for a bumper goldie reporting season.

Simone Grogan

Many FIFO workers want to live permanently near mines but housing shortages make it difficult. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

GoldPremiumFears FIFO work will turn gold towns into ghost towns

Miners and regional residents are calling for tax incentives and faster housing approvals to bring in more long-term workers and halt the decline of towns.

Jacob Shteyman

Greatland Resources Managing Director Shaun Day during the listing on the ASX, in Perth.

MiningGreatland on ASX radar after downgrade that erased smiles

The share market operator has ordered Greatland Resources to explain why output forecasts were slashed not long after its ASX debut, causing $1 billion of shareholder value to evaporate in one day.

Adrian Rauso

Greatland managing director Shaun Day during the 2025 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

MiningCommentsGreatland Gold boss denies ASIC talks

Greatland Resources boss Shaun Day says he “respects” the market’s visceral reaction to a recent production downgrade, but denies speaking with the corporate cop about disclosures. 

Simone Grogan

Mark Zeptner and Simon Lawson

Mining‘Golden goose’: Zeppy and Lawson enjoy Diggers victory lap

After merging their companies in one of the top WA deals of the year amid record prices, gold lads Mark Zeptner and Simon Lawson are emboldened a pro-mining State Government won’t kill their golden goose. 

Simone Grogan

Delegates in the main exhibitors hall during the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum.

Diggers and DealersGoldies hit WA’s biggest mining forum minted with $7.5b

Local gold miners are making the annual pilgrimage to their mecca with piggy banks bursting at the seams. 

Adrian Rauso