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Sustainable gold projects nominated for DMIRS Awards

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Sustainable gold projects nominated for DMIRS Awards

Gold Fields Australia’s Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project with EDL has been nominated for this year’s Golden Gecko Award while AngloGold Ashanti Australia and Barminco’s Dandjoo Darbalung Program with St Catherine's College, IGO and Sandfire Resources is in the running for the Community Partnership Resources Sector Award.

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Renewable Energy: Q & A with James Koerting

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Renewable Energy: Q & A with James Koerting

We recently spoke to James Koerting, Energy Manager at Gold Fields, about his visionary mission to create the $113 million Hybrid Renewable Energy Microgrid Project at Agnew Gold Mine, ahead of him presenting the project virtually at this year’s Energy & Mines Summit.

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WA Mining Club 2020 scholarships now open

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WA Mining Club 2020 scholarships now open

The WA Mining Club, in conjunction with industry co-sponsors, has opened its 2020 scholarships to encourage and foster the development of the next generation of leaders within Western Australia’s mining sector.

This is the 18th year in which the WA Mining Club has supported the next generation of mining professionals, with more than 74 students receiving scholarships since 2003.

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Online hub presents golden job opportunities

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Online hub presents golden job opportunities

The Gold Industry Group is proud to announce the launch of Gold Jobs, a central online hub of employment opportunities and career pathways in Australia’s gold industry for job seekers, employees, students and teachers.

Unveiled today, the national initiative joins a suite of other long-term projects that benefit both industry and the wider Australian community.

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Bradford named Honorary Doctor for support of mining education

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Bradford named Honorary Doctor for support of mining education

IGO Limited’s MD and CEO Peter Bradford, has been named an Honorary Doctor of Curtin University for his distinguished services as an alumnus, through outstanding leadership, advocacy and philanthropic support of mining education.

Mr Bradford graduated from Curtin’s Western Australian School of Mines in 1978 and connects his career success in the resources industry to his studies at the University.

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Geology in gold: Q & A with Sarah Arnoldi

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Geology in gold: Q & A with Sarah Arnoldi

The Gold Industry Group recently spoke with diversity scholarship recipient and geologist, Sarah Arnoldi, one year on since discussing her honours thesis, following her journey into her first role as a geologist at Newmont’s Tanami gold mine in the Northern Territory.

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Gold alliance supports indigenous education

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Gold alliance supports indigenous education

AngloGold Ashanti Australia and Independence Group have joined forces to support the education outcomes and employment pathways for indigenous students in the Dandjoo Darbalung program at St Catherine’s College.

The residential program sees aboriginal students graduate with a tertiary level qualification across all five Western Australian universities.

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Goldfields shines at WASMA ball

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Goldfields shines at WASMA ball

All that glittered was gold on Saturday night at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club, as another year of graduates from the WA School of Mines were celebrated amongst 450 industry representatives at their annual Alumni Ball.

Traditionally held in Perth, hosting the ball for the first time in the Goldfields was the brainchild of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Mayor John Bowler, who wished to align it with the City’s celebration of 125 years since gold was first discovered in the area.

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