More than 2,000 people are meeting in a remote town in Australia for one of the world’s biggest mining conferences.
The summit is taking place against a backdrop of falling commodity prices, which has led to concerns over the economy.
Australia, however, has managed to weather the storm.
Al Jazeera’s Andrew Thomas reports from Kalgoorlie, Australia.
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