The iron ore company’s chief executive says she would lockdown the Cloudbreak mine in the Pilbara if necessary but it was not the health advice she had received from the WA government.
While smaller mining businesses struggle to find workers due to border closures,large profitable companies in the industry are holding onto staff through culture and cash.
The highly paid head of local government in Western Australia’s gold mining capital has been stood down over allegations of workplace misconduct.
Financial crimes squad detectives have charged a 54-year-old Department of Justice employee after she allegedly accessed restricted information about herself and three others known to her.
The incidents,caught on CCTV,were put forward as evidence by police,who sought to have The Gold Bar on Hannan Street disciplined during a hearing earlier this year.
WA's Goldfields are preparing for an influx of workers to rival the gold rush with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder calling for 10,000 new people to make the move inland.
There were very few signs of the global pandemic or recession at the Diggers and Dealers conference in Kalgoorlie this week.
Judges said Ms Rinehart had turned Hancock from a fledgling operation to one of the largest private companies in Australia and the majority owner of one of Australia’s single largest iron ore mines in Roy Hill.
Addressing the conference on Tuesday,Elizabeth Gaines said the gender imbalance had not improved,with just three of 56 speakers over the three days being female.
“We haven't even hit the financial crisis yet,everyone is still doing the health crisis,"Northern Star boss Bill Beament said.
One very keen international attendee even completed two weeks quarantine as business heads flock to WA's famous annual mining conference.