Original article by Brad Thompson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 7-May-20

The coronavirus pandemic has had less impact on the mining industry than other sectors of the Australian economy. However, Northern Star Resources’ executive chairman Bill Beament has warned against complacency, arguing that a mine would be completely shut down if just one case of the virus were detected at the site. Saracen Mineral Holdings CFO Morgan Ball agrees that it is too soon to relax COVID-19 restrictions in the sector. Meanwhile, major resources groups support the Western Australian government’s plan to step up the testing of fly-in, fly-out workers for the virus.

CORPORATES
NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX NST, SARACEN MINERAL HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX SAR

Original article by Peter Ker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 20-Apr-20

It is estimated that around 5,000 workers have had to relocate interstate over the past month to overcome coronavirus restrictions on the movement of people between states. More than 900 BHP workers have relocated to Western Australia, while around 800 of Rio Tinto’s fly-in, fly-out workers have relocated indefinitely, and most of them have moved to WA. Trevor Hart, KPMG’s global head of mining, says the current situation presents an opportunity for both the resources sector and the WA government to persuade affected workers to move permanently to the state.

CORPORATES
BHP GROUP LIMITED – ASX BHP, RIO TINTO HOLDINGS LIMITED, KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, OZ MINERALS LIMITED – ASX OZL, NEW CENTURY RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX NCZ