GOLD IN WA

2017-10-01 -

• Employs about 23 per cent of total WA mining industry workforce.

• Accounts for about 5 per cent of total resources industry royalties (about $238 million).

• 70 per cent of Australian gold is produced in WA.

• Gold sales reached a record $10 billion in 2015–16; a 10 per cent increase on the previous year.