Northern Star Resources has been fined $150,000 after two workers were seriously injured when an overloaded runaway truck was driven into a wall at an underground gold mine near Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Jason Mennell
When the 65-year-old welder could no longer go to the local gym during WA’s COVID-19 lockdown he decided he would build his own.
Nationals WA yesterday said it had formally raised the advert with the WA Electoral Commission for “misleading voters and misrepresenting our candidates”.
The mining school was yesterday revealed as the world’s second-ranked university and number one in Australia for mineral and mining engineering in the 2021 QS World University Rankings
St Barbara is eyeing an improved performance at its troubled Gwalia goldmine after ditching its underground contractor in favour of Macmahon Holdings.
State Mines Minister Bill Johnston has backtracked on comments this week suggesting the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder bungled an opportunity to develop a key parcel of industrial land
Shire of Laverton president Patrick Hill says the damage done to the roof of the Laverton Hospital puts into sharp focus the urgent need for the dilapidated facility’s rebuild.
Australian Potash has secured a pivotal $140 million loan agreement with a Commonwealth lending facility that will underpin the development of its Lake Wells project north of Laverton.
The announcement, led by Mark McGowan in Kalgoorlie-Boulder yesterday, saw WA Labor commit $37.4 million to digitalising mining data as well as streamlining mining approvals.
Mr O’Donnell on Saturday said he had twice been prevented from landing at Eucla because of residual moisture from rain days beforehand.
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder will be tipping $10,000 into a fund for victims of last month’s Wooroloo bushfire, which destroyed 86 homes east of Perth.
The $20,000 sponsorship being paid to Outback Car Hunters will be ploughed back into small local businesses that feature in one of three Goldfields episodes
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