Australia’s mining and exploration industry gathered to celebrate the end of a tumultuous year and recognise the work of their peers at The Association of Mining & Exploration Companies’ (AMEC) End of Year Gala Dinner. Among the 190 guests were dignitaries including the Japanese Consul-General Mr Torao Sato, WA Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore, Tom Kenyon MP representing the SA Minister for Mineral Resources Development Paul Holloway and Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson, who delivered a frank key-note speech on Australia’s resources sector. (more…)