New data from the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has shown that a record number of Australians were currently employed by the state’s mining sector, while revenues from mineral and petroleum sales increased by A$30-billion on the previous year,
Iron-ore sales reached a record A$78.2-billion in 2018-19 and gold sales reached an all-time high of almost A$12-billion with the Australian dollar gold price at record levels.