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The Tribune portal at the Bellevue Gold mine.

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Troubled gold miner cops blow-back from explosion

The gold miner is in the sights of WA’s safety regulator after an explosion, which has come to light while the company’s shareholders nervously wait on a flagged production downgrade. 

Adrian Rauso

Bellevue Gold managing director and chief executive Darren Stralow with a gold bar worth more than $1 million.

MiningPremiumInvestors left waiting for Bellevue downgrade

Bellevue Gold says its share will remain in a trading halt because it is still not ready to provide investors with a likely production downgrade at its namesake mine in the northern Goldfields.

Daniel Newell

Evolution Mining chief executive Lawrie Conway speaks to the media. Evolution Mining Mungari expansion project April 3, 2025.

MiningPremiumGold chief blasts Trump’s tariffs despite tailwind

The boss of Australia’s second largest gold miner has lamented the future impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs, despite the trade barriers catapulting the gold price to record highs.

Adrian Rauso

Westgold CEO Wayne Bramwell is shooting up the ranks of WA’s best-paid mining executives.

MiningCommentsPremiumWestgold CEO Bramwell’s staggering new salary

The boss of Westgold Resources is set for a tidy $275,000 pay increase and upwards of $4 million in company shares, launching him up the ranks of WA’s best paid gold mining executives. 

Simone Grogan

US President Donald Trump has set out to impose his will across a broad swath of American life. (AP PHOTO)

MiningCommentsPremiumBest ASX gold bets as bullion cracks $5000/oz mark

The price of bullion has shattered a new record and one investment bank has revealed its favourite ASX gold stock picks amid the prolonged bull run.

Adrian Rauso

Gold is up about 18 per cent this year in a run that’s seen it clinch at least 15 all-time highs. 

GoldPremiumGold price breaks yet another record

Gold started the week with a fresh record high, ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected latest tariff barrage that’s heightened concerns of a global trade war.

Jason Scott

Several major banks have raised their price targets for the precious metal, with Goldman Sachs this week ramping up its forecast to $US3300/oz by year-end.

MiningCommentsPremiumRush for safety raises the bar (again) for glistening gold

Gold rose to a fresh record as concerns about a widening trade war remained front of mind for investors, after President Donald Trump pushed ahead with US tariffs on all auto imports. 

Sybilla Gross

Gold Road boss said his biggest gripe with the mining giant’s offer is their ‘low ball’ price.

MiningCommentsPremiumFired-up Gold Road boss cheesed off by Gruyere partner’s bid

In a fiery response, the chief of Gold Road has accused Gold Fields of lying, withholding information about the mine the pair share and labelled the South African giant ‘at best a bumbling JV partner’.

Adrian Rauso and Simone Grogan

Gold Road Resources managing director Duncan Gibbs and Gold Fields vice president Australasia Stuart Mathews at the Gruyere mine.

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Gold Road rejects $3.3b takeover bid by Gruyere JV partner

A South African gold goliath is prepared to pay $3.3 billion to snap up its Goldfields joint venture partner, but the hunted wants to be the hunter.

Adrian Rauso

Raisings continue to be dominated by companies established on the stock exchange as the appetite for new listings, including high-risk junior explorers, remains depressed.

MiningPremiumRocketing bullion boosts appetite for big-ticket raisings

Australian explorers and project developers have enjoyed a surge in capital raisings as investors seek exposure to the surging gold price.

Neale Prior

Siguiri Gold

GoldPremiumDelayed gold IPO latest in Guinea surge

The chair of a gold hopeful whose initial public offer has been derailed by permit delays in Guinea is confident approvals will come through in “weeks” and clear the way for a $5 million to $8 million raising. 

Simone Grogan

The Perth Mint is Australia’s main mint and one of the largest in the world, selling more than $25 billion worth of gold annually.

GoldPremiumHow dope! Perth Mint selected as global gold quality umpire

The Perth Mint has been picked as a global refinery referee for precious metals less than four years after being caught doping gold. 

Adrian Rauso

Ramelius Resources managing director Mark Zeptner.

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Ramelius makes move on Spartan with $2b-plus bid

Ramelius Resources has made its long-expected move on fellow gold play Spartan Resources with a $2 billion-plus takeover bid.

Simone Grogan and Daniel Newell

The 25th Euroz Hartleys Institutional Investor Conference at Rottnest Island.

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Brokers descend on Rottnest for exclusive annual summit

Rottnest’s Quokka populace welcomed hundreds of brokers, CEOs and wealthy investors to the idyllic island this week to share in balmy weather, ice cream and a breather from a mercilessly erratic stock market. 

Simone Grogan

Macquarie said the US Government’s ballooning debt is another tailwind for gold this year. 

MiningCommentsGold reaches new heights, Macquarie sees further upside

An ounce of gold is fetching a new record price and flirting with the $US3000 barrier after Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff talk and unpredictable inflation brightened the precious metal’s safe haven appeal.

Adrian Rauso

Bullion has risen by 12 per cent this year, driven by uncertainties around geopolitics and US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

MiningCommentsA new record! How high can gold go amid global market chaos?

Bullion has risen by 12 per cent this year, driven by uncertainties around geopolitics and US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

Yihui Xie

Studies have shown when Asparagopsis seaweed is added to cattle feed it can reduce the methane those cows expel by more than 90 per cent.

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Holy cow! How WA miner’s salt water can cut methane output

A Fremantle startup believes it can use water from Regis Resources’ gold mining pits to grow red seaweed that makes cow burps and farts less pollutive.

Adrian Rauso

Exploration by De Grey at Hemi.

MiningPremiumNST’s $5b bid for De Grey a knock-out, suggests KPMG

Northern Star Resources is paying top dollar by forking out $5 billion for a budding gold miner worth between $4 billion and $4.8b, according to an independent expert’s report.

Adrian Rauso

Genesis Minerals managing director Raleigh Finlayson.

GoldPremiumSaffioti gets goldie shout-out for huge rail manoeuvre

Raleigh Finlayson has lauded re-elected Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti for helping him shift a rail terminal in Leonora to make way for his new gold mine.

Simone Grogan

Ramelius Resources managing director Mark Zeptner.

MiningCommentsPremiumGoldie’s shares lose their shine on mine plan update

Shares in mid-tier gold producer Ramelius Resources have tanked after the market gave its new plan for a Murchison mining hub the thumbs down.

Adrian Rauso

Richard Hyde, executive chairman of West African Resources.

MiningPremiumBurkina Faso bonanza for WAF with $246m profit

Subiaco-headquartered West African Resources has shaken off concerns its golden goose would be lost.

Adrian Rauso

Bullabulling gold project.

MiningPremiumGoyder’s Minerals 260 launches $220m raise

A Liontown Resources spin-out is looking for investment seven times larger than its current market value to buy one of Australia’s largest undeveloped gold projects.

Adrian Rauso

Trump said Thursday that tariffs on Canada and Mexico were set to be implemented on March 4.

GoldPremiumGold in for worst week this year as tariff threats grow

Gold was on track for its first weekly loss of 2025 as investors booked profits from a record-breaking rally amid increasing concern over President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.

Sybilla Gross and Preeti Soni

Westgold Resources managing director and chief executive Wayne Bramwell.

Mill saleCommentsPremiumBlack Cat to buy Lakewood mill from Westgold Resources

Westgold Resources is selling the Lakewood gold processing facility south-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder for $85 million as it moves to consolidate expanded Beta Hunt production at a bigger Higginsville mill.

Neil Watkinson