We are incredibly proud to release our 2022 Impact Report, outlining the achievements of our signature programs and partnerships, which are strengthening the gold industry’s reputation and providing valuable support to the wider community.
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The Gold Industry Group has released their 2021 Impact Report, reflecting on a successful year of changing community perceptions, and inspiring the gold industry’s future talent pipeline.
As the Group heads into its seventh year of operation, its role in connecting Australians to the nation’s gold industry continues to expand.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) released their 2020 Impact Report, reflecting on the impact of their activities during a tumultuous year for most Australians with the challenges that COVID-19 presented throughout the country and the rest of the world.
Overcoming these challenges with numerous achievements was made possible through the collective effort of GIG members.
New South Wales schools have booked out Australian Earth Science Education’s (AusEarthEd) incursions in Term 1 as travel to schools has been made possible.
The program launched in the State in 2020 with the support of the Gold Industry Group to deliver much needed Earth and Environmental Science (EES) training, resources and incursions.
IGO, Gold Fields and Barminco (Perenti) have joined forces with twelve other companies in the resources industry to decarbonise mine sites in response to climate change through the establishment of the Electric Mine Consortium.
Saracen Mineral Holdings, Norton Gold Fields and Evolution Mining are set to reduce their carbon emissions and create hundreds of jobs from new renewable energy projects in the Goldfields, receiving grants worth more than $2.6 million from the McGowan Government’s $19 million Clean Energy Future Fund.
The projects will create up to 400 jobs and generate 77,000-megawatt house (MWh) of electricity each year, which is enough to power 15,000 houses and save 53,000 tonnes of carbon emissions; the equivalent to taking 17,000 cars off the road.
WA Minister for Mines and Petroleum the Hon. Bill Johnston MLA congratulated Gold Road Resources and Gold Fields earlier this month on their renewable energy initiatives, during visits to the Yamarna exploration camp and Gruyere gold project respectively.
Gold shone bright at this year’s Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum as 1,900 delegates converged in Kalgoorlie, marking its first time without visitors from overseas and interstate.
Relive the golden highlights from the 29th year of the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum.
The Gold Industry Group and Deloitte will hold their annual breakfast event at Diggers & Dealers on 13 October, where industry leaders will share their insights on the developments in decarbonisation led by Australia’s mining sector.
This year’s speakers include Northern Star Resources Non-Executive Director Mary Hackett, IGO Head of Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary Joanne McDonald, Deloitte Director Sustainability and Climate Change Services Michael Wood, and Pilbara Minerals Limited Chief Operations Officer Dale Henderson.
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.
Feedback from the Gold Industry Group backed Australian Earth Science Education program in New South Wales has been fantastic since its launch in May, with the program delivering much needed support to teachers and secondary school students through free services, training and resources.
Since the Program began, the website has launched providing a host of new Earth and Environmental Science materials tailored to the Australian Curriculum, including classroom activities, case studies, videos and articles.
Western Australian mining and exploration company, IGO Limited (IGO), has pledged $250,000 to support the Esperance and Dundas Shires with their COVID-19 and bushfire recovery plans.
The funding will provide vital support to the Shire of Esperance’s COVID-19 Community Recovery Plan and the Shire of Dundas’ Bushfire Recovery Plan to help ensure the local communities in which IGO operates are supported during this challenging time.
Australia’s largest hybrid renewable microgrid has been completed by EDL at Gold Fields’ Agnew Gold Mine in remote Western Australia.
All five wind turbines are now up and running and successfully integrated into the 56MW Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project, the first in the country to power a mine with wind-generated electricity.
Australia is leading the charge towards greener and safer gold production, with new technology for an environmentally superior gold recovery process.
Following successful industry trials, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, will transfer its cost-effective and cyanide-free gold recovery ‘Going for Gold’ process technology to Australian company, Clean Mining Limited.
ABC Refinery and Pallion provide assurance for consumers by using responsible sourcing and sustainability practices.
Palloys, the jewellery manufacturing and supply division of Pallion, recently attained certification from the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), the foremost standard setting and certification organisation in the world for the international jewellery industry.
A new geological field guide to Kalgoorlie and surrounds, produced by Earth Science Western Australia, John Bunting and Peter Muhling; was launched Tuesday 19 March at the Australian Resources Research Centre.
A Geological Field Guide to Kalgoorlie and Surrounds, is the third of its kind in Western Australia, with previous books showcasing Perth and surrounds and the Capes region of the Southwest respectively.
The Gold Industry Group were recently treated to the ultimate road trip through the Goldfields by Mandy and Chuck from the Goldfields Tourism Network WA.
The 300 km long photo shoot included several hidden gems and key stopping points on the Golden Quest Discovery Trail – an epic adventure through the heart of the region.
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder received the GWN7 Top Tourism Town Award in the category for towns or cities with a population over 5,000 at the 2018 WA Tourism Conference.
Held in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre earlier this month, the awards are an annual celebration and recognition of the best of Western Australia’s destinations.
Evolution Mining has partnered with NQ Dry Tropics (NQDT) to pilot an innovative Environmental Enhancement project, aimed at re-establishing an open body of water and restoring its fauna diversity.
By removing 15 hectares of aquatic weeds within the Kalamia Creek wetlands in Ayr, North Queensland, the project will explore how to prevent their continued spread, and how those weeds can then be harvested, transported to a local landholder and turned into compost, with the resulting organic matter used to improve local agricultural soils and benefit farm productivity.
Job security can play a defining role in which positions people accept. For family man Abraham van Niekerk, that decision landed him in the gold industry in 2010.
Mr van Niekerk is employed as a senior environmental and social responsibility adviser at Northern Star Resources’ Jundee gold mine near Wiluna.