WASMA’s Resources Leadership Summit, held on 20 March, brought together nearly 300 current and emerging...

WASMA returned to the WA School of Mines (WASM) Graduates Hall on 25 February 2026...

The 2025/26 Executive Mentoring Program officially concluded on 5 February 2026, marking the end of...

Being appointed President this year has been a privilege, and a reminder of the responsibility...

Last week we held the inaugural President’s Lunch with our recently elected Alumni President, Darren...

Though the evening may have ended with breakdancing and handstands, the 2025 WASMA Sandvik Gala...

Last week, the WA School of Mines Alumni elected Darren Stralow as our President for...

It’s Kenya, 2011. I’m 23. The smoke was thick in the ‘enkaji’ or mud hut....

A torrential downpour couldn’t dampen the spirits at last week’s August MineChat, where WASMA Alumni...

The 2025 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum may now be behind us, but the memories...

This is my second last President’s letter as my term concludes at our October AGM....

Last week we welcomed a number of WA resources leaders for our WASMA President's Lunch....

The WASM community warmly welcomed the graduating class of 2024 at the recent Kalgoorlie Graduation...

The Camborne School of Mines Association Australia Alumni, led by Anthony Bennett, took out first...

The recent May MineChat event brought together a vibrant mix of industry professionals, sparking engaging...

The 2025 WASMA Mentoring Program is now officially underway, with the past two weeks buzzing...

Unprecedented. A word that is used a lot to describe what is happening in the...

The WASM Graduates Hall in Kalgoorlie was buzzing on March 26 as our first Kalgoorlie...

The Western Australian School of Mines Alumni (WASMA) is proud to announce that Shayera Allen...

On February 7, 2025, the WA School of Mines Alumni welcomed the latest graduates from...

WASMA Executive Officer Johanna Gastevich made a brief but impactful visit to Kalgoorlie during WASM’s...

On February 6, the 2024/25 WASMA Executive Mentoring Program officially concluded with a special lunch,...

Last week, we were pleased to welcome Senator Fatima Payman to the WA School of...

Today we were thrilled to welcome Hon David Michael MLA, Minister for Mines and Petroleum...

We are still smiling from the memories of last Saturday’s WASMA Sandvik Gala Ball! And...

The WA School of Mines Alumni recently held its Annual General Meeting and we are...

Our Sundowner last week was held in Kalgoorlie and we were thrilled to have a...

Our recent Resources Leadership Summit was a resounding success, thanks to the immense support and...

Friday marked the conclusion of our 2024 Mentoring Program. What a delight it was to...

It’s always a good night when our Alumni can get together – and our September...

A big thank you to our  volunteers Ron Ellis, Joseph Mead, Corin Arcaro and David...

This time last week we were in Kalgoorlie preparing for our 2024 Diggers & Dealers...

On Tuesday evening we had the honour of bestowing Life Membership to one of our...

Last week we held our first President’s Lunch for the year. This was our chance...

The competition was fierce last night at the Long Neck Brewery for our Better Together...

The WA School of Mines Alumni is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of...

It’s always a great night when WA School of Mines Alumni (and friends!) get together....

The Hannans Club was the place to be for the WA School of Mines Alumni...

2024 Autumn Update The realities of fatherhood have well and truly kicked in. The most...

We are delighted to announce Lily Edwards as the inaugural recipient of the Christine Foster...

Building on the momentum of our successful early-year events, WASMA is pleased to offer a...

The WA School of Mines Alumni (WASMA) is delighted to welcome Johanna Gastevich as the...

Presidents Update Firstly, welcome to those who are new subscribers and graduates who have recently...

By Richard Price and Darcy Frazer The Northern Star Resources Forty-Fifth International Collegiate Mining Competition...

Registrations for WASMA’s 2023 Mentoring Program are due to open on 1 March. Details will...

We are seeking URGENT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST from friends of the WASM Alumni, who may...

WASMA very proudly welcomed its newest members into the Alumni and celebrated those reaching 25...

Congratulations to long-serving WASMA Council member Darren Stralow (Class of 2001), who has been appointed Managing...

It’s 5:23am, and I’m in the office. I thought leaving FIFO was supposed to mean...

Curtin University Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne started in her position in the midst of the...

WASMA 2022 Mentoring Program Now at the end of its third year, WASMA’s Mentoring Program...

The Sandvik TH665B battery electric truck, which features an unrivalled 65-tonne payload capacity has landed...

WASMA enjoyed a return to it’s traditional Gala format after a few uncertain years, with...

Decarbonisation was the focus of WASMA’s October Resources Innovation and Collaboration (RIC) event. As an...

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has introduced AutoMine® Mapping Solution, an innovative new product designed...

WASMA’s 2022 Diggers Sundowner lived up to expectations of being one of the highlights during...

Story by Ngaire McDiarmid Mentoring people and seeing them succeed is one of mining veteran...

The space industry is in place in Australia and well underway to keep growing, not...

In April, we held our second Resources Innovation Collaboration (RIC) event for the year. It...

Opinion piece by Prof. Odywn Jones AO Emeritus Professor at the Western Australian School of...

Dear Alumni An exciting new transformation at Curtin University occurred at the beginning of 2018...

Two prospectors in 1893 thought they had discovered something special when they found a small...

Prominent mining commentator Allan Trench believes corporate decision makers in the mining industry aren’t paying heed to...

You might pay more for single origin, ethically-produced coffee beans for your morning brew, but...

By MATT CHAMBERS, SENIOR RESOURCES REPORTER 12:00AM AUGUST 29, 2018 THE AUSTRALIAN Mining industry alarm...

The mining sector is lucrative and influential and is crying out for students, write Mark...

Kal Miner Andrew Murdoch and Zach Relph Thursday, 30 August 2018 8:05AM Saracen Mineral Holdings...

Exclusive, Rhianna Mitchel THE WA mining industry has come together in a “call to arms”...

See below the alumni’s thoughts on John in Mining News John Langford Mining News The...

Almost all of the 30 WA School of Mines students who graduated from the Kalgoorlie...

Mining Industry contributes to budget repair AMEC 10 May 2018 Budget papers confirms that the...

WASM Alumni and WASM Alumni Patron, David Flanagan, MD of Battery Minerals, has scored a...

Peter Bradford, Chair of Curtin’s WAIT Alumni Scholarships Campaign Committee, is a WA School of...

The Conversation May 2 2018 Amanda Jane Hughes Post-Doctoral Researcher of Astrophysics, Liverpool John Moores...

Business News April 23 2018 Matt McKenzie As local educational institutions go, the WA School...

The Conversation April 23 2018https://theconversation.com/precarious-employment-is-rising-rapidly-among-men-new-research-94821 Precarious work has increased in mining at a greater rate...

We’re told all the time about the shortage of employment opportunities for university graduates. It’s...

Josh Chiat | Kalgoorlie Miner   The WA School of Mines Alumni Association expects to...

Fantastic result for WASM- another WASM graduate, our President no less, has come away with...

05 February 2018: CRC ORE is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Sabina Shugg...

Josh Chiat Kal Miner Around 2500 students have passed through the front doors at the...

Peter Milne Some of the biggest resources companies in the world are playing a game...

Josh Chiat Kal Miner   Recruiters and employers say job opportunities in Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s resources sector...

The National: While gold prices rose by almost 13 per cent in 2017, their best...

ABC Your old mobile phone could hold value long after you throw it in the...

Andrew Murdoch After expanding its course offerings to include more than just the WA School...

Professor Colin Roberts, a graduate of WASM and a member of the WA School of...

Grant Haywood graduated from WASM in 1991. Grant is a mining engineer with over 25...

Wall Street Journal Article By Rachel Pannett Politicians, investors and organizations like the United Nations...

Christy Taylor Eight Aboriginal students celebrated the completion of a five-day intensive course last night...

WA School of Mines Alumni Association president Raleigh Finlayson says industry support will be essential...

Kal Miner Andrew Murdoch A crowd of about 100 students and special guests donned their...

Curtin Alumni News Thursday 2 November 2017 Belmont Park racecourse, Friday 10 December 1915. A...

AFR: Ken Brinsden, did not have to travel very far to be at the forefront...

Ground-breaking Mining Innovation Hub set to accelerate regional growth and innovation in Australia’s minerals industry ...

Media release Monday 9 October 2017 Curtin University researchers have for the first time discovered...

Gold workers to rally at Parliament We invite you to join us as we rally...

BHP adds 1000 women to workforce September 19, 2017 News Ben Creagh BHP’s workforce has...

Girls gain insight into resources future Josh Chiat Tuesday, 26 September 2017 11:13AM While the...

by Daniel Moss Bloomberg 6 September,2017, 4:00 am AWST Sure. It’s impressive. No wonder Australians...

Reuters The poor economic outlook and gripes over WA’s share of GST income saw the state’s opposition this...

MEDIA RELEASE Association of Mining & Exploration Companies Inc. 17 August 2017 2017 – 41...

Josh Chiat Kalgoorlie Miner Outgoing WA School of Mines Alumni Association resident Bill Beament sees...

Congratulations to our fabulous Janelle McPhee for winning the Ray Finlayson medal at the Diggers...

Demand for graphite is projected to increase 500 per cent over the next 10 years...

Image: Raglan Drilling owners Hugh and Gus Lacey, Nationals deputy leader Jacqui Boydell and Bob...

Curtin University has officially acknowledged the contribution and influence of mining great Dr Roy Woodall...

Bruce Butler Kal Miner Tues August 8 Northern Star Resources has approached the City of...

The Gold Industry Group is thrilled to partner with the WA School of Mines Alumni...

WASM eNewsletter Welcome from the Director 2017 is shaping up to be an exciting year...

The winner of the CEO of the Year is Peter Cook, the former Metals X...

Scientists have long held the belief that planets were built from rocky asteroids, but new...

  Ben Creagh Mining News June 30 Strong gold prices and a general improvement in...

Published on July 4, 2017   Steve Heather WASM Alumni member Board Director I Executive...

The home to Diggers & Dealers is under threat of closure after June 30th? The...

Congratulations to Michelle Keegan WASM Alumni (Vice President, Strategy & Nitrogen Optimisation (Asia Pacific)- Incitec...

Kyle De Souza Mining Engineer | Host WASMA Podcast | Philanthropist | Entrepreneur I always...

Today marks the death of Captain James Peat 100 years ago during World War I....

Matthew Wood, currently President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Five Star Diamonds Limited...

Hedley Widdup  Fund Manager – Lion Group On average, the market is always right. BUT, for...

WASM addresses the issue Josh Chiat kal Miner Victoria Arrowsmith, Jenny Do, Anis McGowan, Rahel...

Simon Cohen Queensland University Graduate MEC Mining – Managing Director The pathways to developing a...

WASM Alumni High Achiever Profile Ken Brinsden PILBARA Minerals has raised US$100 million (A$132.3 million)...

Congratulations to all WASM Graduates working with KCGM KCGM, a 50:50 joint venture between North...

Nicolas Perpitch The number of jobs being advertised for mining engineers in Western Australia has...

  WASM Alumni VP Raleigh Finlayson, Treasurer Ms Jade Singleton, COO Ann Meyer and WASM’s...

Carnegie Clean Energy Limited (ASX: CCE) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary,...

Peter Williams Thursday, 1 June 2017 11:08AM Underground miner Barminco has lost one of its...

Carnegie’s headquarters in Belmont hosted the best technical event for the WASM Alumni. 70 attendees...

Professor S. T. Hall, Executive Director Mining Education Australia, Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin...

  Noel Dyson 26 May 2017 While there has been a lot of focus on...

CSIRO has released a technology roadmap to underpin growth in Australia’s $90 billion mining equipment,...

Founded by WA School of Mines Mining Engineer and WASM Alumni member Holly Kiely, her...

George Hemingway Growth Strategy & Innovation Executive | CxO Advisor | Columnist Spend enough time...

Last year I sent a note out expressing some frustration that all I seemed to...

In the 50 years Curtin University has housed the over 110-year-old WA School of Mines...

Bethany Hiatt Education Editor Staff at WA’s biggest university are bracing for cuts after fewer...

The WA School of Mines is set to expand its non-mining courses from next semester,...

Pilbara Minerals’ is set to begin Lithium production at Pilgangoora in the first quarter of...

DIGGING DEEP: There is new life being breathed into Kalgoorlie’s historic Mt Charlotte gold mine,...

Five WA School of Mines Alumni were acknowledged at a the WASM Alumni Graduation Dinner...

Every year your WASM Alumni organises a very special celebration dinner for the WASM Graduates,...

  Stephanie Russo May 10 Kalgoorlie Miner Bel Capello, is the business of WASM Alumni...

The WA School of Mines Alumni Council is delighted to announce it has awarded the...

Josh Chiat Kalgoorlie Miner Monday May 8 Fifty years ago Max King graduated from the...

ABC Goldfields By Sam Tomlin Posted Tue at 5:09pm In an era where children and...

A WASM Curtin University geology student will study interstellar dust with NASA after being selected...

Wednesday 26 April 2017 Researchers have discovered microfossils resembling fungi in lavas that erupted on...

Helen O’Keefe, who hails from Western Australia, opened the doors of the Elphin Tearooms on...

2017 Haydn Williams Fellowship Public Lecture presented by Professor Brendan Murphy Planet Earth is unique...

Brief Reminder of where it all began!   The WA School of Mines was established...

Congratulations to Chris Drover, current PhD Candidate in the Curtin WA School of Mines’ Rock...

LONGER LIFE: Exploration drilling has extended the life of the Vivien gold mine which employs...

The Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) is an annual competition for geoscience graduate students from universities...

The council for the WASM Alumni is delighted to announce the release of the very...

Our esteemed patron Mr David Flanagan, WASM Graduate, Chancellor of Murdoch University and non-executive director...

WASM Curtin – Mineralogy  Rank 6 Score 91.22 ::: ABOUT CWUR ::: The Center for...

Congratulations to the Coed team who finished 3rd overall!! Taking out 1st place in both...

The volume of mining jobs being advertised in Australia continues to significantly outpace what was...

WASM Graduate Dr Michael Ottaviano CEO Carnegie Clean Energy Sky News Smart Money Interview with...

Media Release 25/03/17 FMG (Fortescue) has joined with four universities from China and Western Australia...

Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s WA School of Mines is one of four WA and Chinese universities involved in...

Congratulations to Steve Durkin, Amanda Giles and team for their project Congratulations to WASM graduates...

Photo of: Mahdi Hassan, Reza Masoudi, Sam Spearing, Mario Glavas and Mo Moridi in the...

Thanks to the amazing work behind the scenes by your council, spearheaded by the President...

Image: EGC chemistry students at WASM. Picture: Mary Meagher. WASM Associate Professor of Metallurgy Richard...

8 March 2017 Curtin climbs in world subject rankings — Second in world for Engineering...

Griffin Jones, Codie Lehmann, Eoghan McCallon, Jenny Do (in black), Anis McGowan, Max Lees, Muji...

Image left to right KCGM’s Jayne Finch, with fellow shining lights Kelly Carter, Vanessa Torres...

ABC News Mining engineering graduates have the highest employment of all engineering specialties. That is...

WASM Geophysics Richard Lovett US Science Writer The ancient Earth did not require plate tectonics...

Former World Bank Group president Robert Zoellick has been announced as this year’s international keynote....

Neil Watkinson Kal Miner A surreal experience and a dream come true — that’s how...

Silver gongs recognise graduate excellence Josh Chiat Kal Miner The cream of the crop of...

damian.connelly@metsengineering.com I recently read a Feasibility Study where the exact words in the Executive Summary...

A team of Curtin honours and masters students has won the Asia Pacific heat of...

Jarrod Lucas ABC GOLDFIELDS NEW ARRIVALS: The WA School of Mines’ status as an international...

Kyle DeSouza WASMA council member Australia’s first ever dedicated mining podcasts – the WASM Podcast....

Josh Chiat Kalgoorlie Miner 21 February 2017 The WA School of Mines is facing one...

By Dr Louisa O’Connor MAusIMM, Senior Lecturer, Western Australian School of Mines Why is the...

The WASM Alumni Gold Medal has been won by Andrew Borthwick-Clarke Andrew is currently a...

The Alumni has awarded the following silver medals to WASM students from each of the...

The WASM Alumni is delighted to announce the ‘Peter Collins’ Scholarship, funded by Neometals, has...

WA Nationals Brendon Grylls has committed 150 million to WASM, bringing WASM clearly into the...

Kalgoorlie engineer lip reads her way to diverse mining career ABC Goldfields By Bettina Arrow...

The Mining Magazine awards celebrate innovation and commitment to advancing the face of mining, not...

Curtin and WA Government invested $32 million in redeveloping Agricola at the WASM Kal campus....

Successful first day recording podcasts for WASMA. Thanks to Andrew and Husna from TAG Financial...

Matthew Jerkovich, a WASM Graduate, member of the alumni,  mentor, friend, son and brother, died...

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our former Chairman for...

Josh Chiat Kal Miner Virtual Reality taps into rich vein of mining education – WASM...

Josh Chiat Kal Miner 29/11/16 A higher degree research facility valued at nearly 1 million...

Jade Singleton, South32 and WASM Alumni Treasurer, has won the Dept of Local Govt &...

Sam Spearing, Steve Hall & Richard Browner from WASM and Jim Coxon from Northern Star...

New world-leading Australian research partnership to transform mining Two Australian leaders in mining research –...

Underground Miners Lungs and related Occupational Health Issues in Australia. By Emeritus Professor Odwyn Jones...

Sabina Shugg, KPMG, Founder of WIMWA and WASMA Council Member has been selected as the...

Jarrod Lucas Kal Miner July 5 2016 Jayne Finch’s life story is not one of...

Albert Evans was a mining engineer, originally from the UK, who was recruited by Emertius...

The biggest crowd in the alumni history attended the 2016 Graduation Dinner May 6 at...

HEARD ON HANNAN Professor Sam Spearing could make a decent living as a stand-up comedian...

Former Western Mining Corporation general manager Doug Marshall reflected on the heady days of the...

Special Report

Independence Group Managing Director Peter Bradford, 1978 WA School of Mines graduate and alumni member...

Extremely durable crystals called zircons cannot be used to date meteorite impacts, a Curtin University...

‘What’s down the track’ forum critical moment for commission

Newmarket Gold Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Nov. 18, 2015)...

Jarrod Williams passed away Monday 19 October 2015 Perhaps if Death is kind, and there...

The 2015 Ray Finlayson Medal for Leadership and Academic Excellence was awarded to WA School...

MCGUSHIN (Peter Joseph): Graduated from the WA School of Mines in 1964 20.02.1926 – 09.10.2015...

Curtin to wind-up its Sydney operation Media release Thursday 17 September 2015 In a move...

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Professor Lindsay Collins on...

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2015 mining.com A team of Australian geoscientists from the Western...

ROYLE (Paul G) AWASM (Mining 1949) Deepest sympathy to Pamela & families, on Paul’s peaceful...

Professor Zheng-Xiang Li of the WA School of Mines Curtin University’s Department of Applied Geology...

Professors Simon Wilde and Zheng-Xiang Li of Curtin’s Department of Applied Geology have been acknowledged...

WASM has appointed Dr Sam Spearing as the new Deputy Director for WASM Kalgoolie. Dr...

Site preparations for the expansion of Agricola college have begun. The construction project will eventually...

ABC June 8 2015 By Bridget Fitzgerald and Tara de Landgrafft Mining engineer and WASMGA...

The Council of the Western Australian School of Mines Graduates’ Association (WASMGA), is delighted to...

WASMGA were very fortunate to have Stephen Fraser, principal research scientist for CSIRO, present the...

David Noort, Business Development and Operations Manager of PYBAR was the key speaker at the...

Dear fellow WASMGA members, I have been made aware of an issue in relation to...

Congratulations to the WASM Wombats for once again retaining their title and taking out the...

Steve Durkin, a graduate of the WA School of Mines 2002, has won the 40under40...

WASMGA has set up a new association dedicated to Scholarships and bursary funds for WASM...

Advisory Committee investigates Diesel Exhaust Exposure Click Here

It is with deep regret to inform all our members of WASMGA, of the passing...