METAL DETECTIVE

Boddington, booze and Bluewaters

GOLD mine openings aren’t what they used to be. Once upon a time, lashings of top-shelf booze were obligatory, but now it is strictly teetotalling, even for Australia’s biggest gold producer. <b>The Metal Detective by <i>Stephen Bell</i></b>

Stephen Bell

Next week, the Metal Detective will join assorted politicians, media types and industry folk in witnessing the official opening of Newmont Mining’s Boddington gold mine in Western Australia, slated to...

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