Shooting The Breeze In Elephant Country

The sight of Robert Friedland chatting to an attentive Andrew Forrest on the final night of this week's Diggers' and Dealers' talkfest in Kalgoorlie proves there's a bit of excitement left in the resources sector.

From Kalgoorlie To Kamchatka, We're All Just Six Mouse-clicks Apart

Email users are only six mouse-clicks away from anyone else in cyberspace, a team including two Australian researchers at New York's Columbia University has found.

The Buzz Is On For The Record Crowd At Kalgoorlie's Golden `big Top'

All the delegates agreed - this year's Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum had some of the old buzz.

Goldmining Boss Goes For A Run With The Bulls

Having correctly called the gold price a year ago, Newmont Mining president Pierre Lassonde got straight to the point at the Diggers and Dealers gold conference in Kalgoorlie yesterday, boldly tipping the metal will fetch up to $US450 an ounce in the next 12 months.