The gold industry came together last week to celebrate the premiere of Gold – The Journey Continues – Australia, a short film that tells the remarkable true story of how partnership, perseverance, and purpose have reshaped the gold industry in Western Australia.
Centred on the Carey Group — the country’s first 100% Aboriginal-owned mining contractor — and its longstanding relationship with AngloGold Ashanti, the film explores how a collaboration forged nearly three decades ago has grown into a nationally significant example of reconciliation in action
The town of West Wyalong, nestled near Evolution Mining's Cowal Gold Mine, has achieved a new Guinness World Record for the most people simultaneously gold panning.
The Gold Industry Group hosted its seventh annual networking sundowner with more than 100 guests on May 3 at QT Perth, celebrating the industry’s community impact, sharing its latest activities, and acknowledging the extraordinary contribution of its Gold Class Facilitators.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 150th Bendigo Easter Festival was back better than ever in 2022 with Agnico Eagle Fosterville as the major sponsor. There was a popular stand where people could learn about the mine’s operations and community involvement, showbags, a photo scavenger hunt, and a gold planning activity that hundreds of adults and children enthralled each day.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) are thrilled to continue their support of Shooting Stars, empowering Aboriginal girls and women for a further three years, as a Major Partner of the program.
Supporting Shooting Stars since 2019, the GIG was instrumental to the expansion into the Goldfields region enabling the program to launch in Laverton empowering 26 participants across years 4 – 12.
Narrogin Shooting Stars and West Coast Fever stars Jhaniele Fowler and Stacey Francis-Bayman went behind the scenes at Newmont Australia’s Boddington Gold Mine recently, gaining an insight into sustainability, technology and the diverse careers on offer in Australia’s gold industry.
The Gold Industry Group, of which Newmont is a champion, is the first premier partner Shooting Stars, first principal partner of Netball WA and principal partner of West Coast Fever.
The Gold Industry Group was behind more than 3,300 netballers that travelled from across Western Australia to compete at the 2021 Fuel to Go and Play Association Championships at the Gold Netball Centre in June.
Teams represented Associations from as far as Kununurra, Karratha, Albany, Esperance, Kalgoorlie and many regional communities in between.
This year’s Resources Technology Showcase (RTS) 2021 saw more than 8,000 students, teachers and community members blaze through the whirlwind two-day exhibition, showcasing the latest technology and innovation driving the resources sector.
Students, teachers, and members of the community rushed to the GIG’s exhibit to take on four action-packed interactive gold challenges.
