Diggers & Dealers kicks off on Monday

CONFERENCE CALLER: Next week the who’s who of the Australian mining industry lands in the Western Australian town of Kalgoorlie for the 21st annual Diggers and Dealers conference.

Preparations for the big event commenced weeks ago when the shell of the conference marquee was erected outside the Goldfields Arts Centre.

 

Conference organisers anticipate a bumper crowd of around 2000 delegates to be informed, fed, and watered within the confines of the marquee over three days and nights, which culminate in what is on record as being the largest sit down dinner to be held in the southern hemisphere.

Of much interest will be this year’s keynote address, which will be presented on the opening morning by Austan Goolsbee, former chief economic advisor to President Obama.

Goolsbee will be followed by a procession of just under 50 company presentations over the duration.

Last year the conference awoke to the news of Silver Lake Resources’ takeover of Integra Resources.

Market conditions this year has raised the expectation of many similar announcements or deals done as delegates sit down together in the nooks and crannies of Kalgoorlie’s many fine establishments.