A new gold discovery in Western Australia is being described as a once-in-a-generation find, with early estimates suggesting it could contain metal worth more than 80 billion dollars at current prices ...

The surge in Australian dollar gold prices in the past year is being reflected across regional Western Australia, where gold exploration has hit record levels.

Australia has not escaped the threat of increased tariffs on its exports to the U.S., but it does have one world-class industry which is reveling in commodity market confusion, gold. Rising production ...