PRECIOUS METALS

Hands off gold says IGO boss

INDEPENDENCE Group managing director Peter Bradford has warned the Western Australian government that it would be in for a fight if it tried to ramp up gold royalties to fix the state budget.

Karma Barndon
Peter Bradford speaking to reporters at the WA Mining Club in Perth yesterday.

Peter Bradford speaking to reporters at the WA Mining Club in Perth yesterday.

Rumours abound that the WA government wants to ratchet up the state’s gold royalty from 2.5% to 3.5%. Bradford told yesterday’s WA Mining Club lunch that any WA government attempt to increase minerals...

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