A proud tradition
BY ELIZABETH FABRI MOMENTUM is building for this year’s Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum, with more than 2000 mining professionals expected to set foot on Kalgoorlie’s iconic red soil this August for another action-packed event. The Kalgoorlie and Goldfields province has a rich mining history that dates back to September 1892, when prospectors Arthur Bayley and William Ford first discovered gold in Coolgardie. Gold and nickel mining dominated the first half of the 20th century, and the region’s portfolio has since evolved to encompass a number of iron ore, copper, zinc, silver, and lithium projects. “This year, gold mining in Kalgoorlie celebrated its 60th million ounce of action, which is a remarkable achievement,” Diggers and Dealer’s Forum chairman Nick Giorgetta…