Speaking at the annual Diggers and Dealers mining forum in Kalgoorlie on Monday,Rio Tinto's growth boss Stephen McIntosh said there had been a decline in early-stage mine discoveries since the GFC.
CNGC worker Lindsay Bridges was removing a rake shaft from a bridge when the structure collapsed,crushing him.
On the weekend three doré gold bars weighing 1139 oz were poured at the $621 million Gruyere Gold joint venture 200km east of Laverton.
An unknown person went on a random horse shooting spree on a Goldfields pastoral station on Thursday.
Labor and the Coalition will have very different approaches to funding remote housing in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election.
The Gruyere gold mine near Laverton will produce 30,000 ounce per annum more than originally forecast.