Wyatt reveals new gold royalty hike plan

By Heather McNeill
Updated November 21 2017 - 5:13pm, first published 5:11pm
Chamber of Minerals & Energy WA - Kalgoorlie Gold Tax Rally.
18/09/2017 - Goldfields Arts Centre in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Photo: TRAVIS ANDERSON Caption:More than 1000 people associated with the gold sector rallied against the WA government's proposed 50 per cent increase in the gold royalty rate in Kalgoorlie on Monday September 18, 2017.
Source: supplied by CME WA
Chamber of Minerals & Energy WA - Kalgoorlie Gold Tax Rally. 18/09/2017 - Goldfields Arts Centre in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Photo: TRAVIS ANDERSON Caption:More than 1000 people associated with the gold sector rallied against the WA government's proposed 50 per cent increase in the gold royalty rate in Kalgoorlie on Monday September 18, 2017. Source: supplied by CME WA

The state government has revised its gold royalty hike to better protect small producers and prospectors after receiving strong backlash from industry.

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