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Diggers and Dealers chairman expects ‘buoyant’ forum

Last updated: 16:08 01 Aug 2018 AEST, First published: 02:08 01 Aug 2018 AEST

A view of Hannan Street in the Western Australian Goldfields city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
The Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum is on in Kalgoorlie-Boulder next week

Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum will attract some higher profile Australian mining companies to Kalgoorlie-Boulder next week, with the forum’s chairman tipping a ‘buoyant’ Diggers with great presentations.

While the bigger miners will be conducting tours for early arrivals this weekend, the main proceedings kick off on Monday morning with a welcome from Diggers chairman Nick Giorgetta.

Giorgetta told Proactive Investors he was expecting a number of “good presentations”.

“It will be a very buoyant Diggers and Dealers,” he said.

Diggers chairman Nick Giorgetta

Attendees on the increase

The expected number of attendees for this year’s forum is up 9.5%, or 200 people, to 2,300 people.

Among the presenters are key speaker and former Portugal prime minister José Manuel Barroso who will give a keynote on Monday morning after Giorgetta’s opening address.

Barroso was the president of the European Commission from 2004 to 2014 and became the chairman of Goldman Sachs International two years ago.

He will highlight the international events that have affected economic activity across the globe and will speak about the expected economic implications of Brexit and restructured European Union on communities globally.

Presenters get ready

The three-day program will include presentations from Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX:NST), Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG), Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG), Independence Group Ltd (ASX:IGO) and Newcrest Mining Ltd (ASX:NCM).

Also on the program are Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd (ASX:SAR), Gascoyne Resources Ltd (ASX:GCY), Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX:EVN), Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:PLS), Dacian Gold Ltd (ASX:DCN), Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX:WGX) and Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:RMS).

Smaller mining plays on the presenters’ list meanwhile include Argosy Minerals Ltd (ASX:AGY), Peel Mining Ltd (ASX:PEX), Cobalt Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:COB), St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) and Metro Mining Ltd (ASX:MMI).

Presenters Novo Resources Corp (CVE:NVO) and Solgold plc (LON:SOLG) will also make their debuts.

Tours prove popular

Giorgetta noted that site tours had become more popular over the past three years for participants such as investors and analysts, especially those who had not yet been out to a mine.

“That’s the unique thing about Diggers and Dealers, people can actually go visit the mine before or during the forum to just get an idea of really what they’re looking at,” he said.

On Saturday, Independence Group will show people its Nova nickel-copper-cobalt operation while Northern Star holds a strategy day.

Sunday tours will include Independence’s Tropicana gold mine, Northern Star’s Jundee gold mine, and show-throughs by Sandfire Resources and Western Areas.

Evolution Mining will take people to its Mungari operations on Monday, while Blackstone Resources take participants to Wiluna on Tuesday before Dacian Gold shows off Mt Morgans gold mine on Wednesday.

Delegates are in for a busy five days before Wednesday night’s final gala dinner.

To view this year’s Diggers program, visit https://diggersndealers.com.au/#programme.

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