The Eastern Goldfields Prospectors Association of WA
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Eastern Goldfields Prospectors Association (EGPA), represents a group of professional prospectors, small miners and leaseholders operating in and around the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. EGPA has been established to represent, and promote the interests of its members, and to support the small operator in the industry and region
Who we are and have been...
The EGPA group and prospectors are the proud remnants of the original prospectors in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia.
In mid 1990 due to dwindling numbers the Coolgardie group shut down and with the Kalgoorlie/Boulder prospector groups these regional prospectors merged to form the EGPA.
Focusing on the antecedents of EGPA alone we trace its origins to the first prospectors in Eastern Goldfields District , Coolgardie discovered in 1892 and Hannan's discoveries in Kalgoorlie / Boulder 1893. Since then we have a long, proud and colourful history, fighting for prospectors rights, far too much to mentioned in detail here.
In more recent times members of EGPA have been instrumental in helping defeat major changes to the Mining Act, Mining Regulations, influencing WA government policies, the running of the Mines Department and Wardens Court. EGPA cosponsored a major political forum in Kalgoorlie prior to the 2017 state election where some 8 candidates confronted some 300 small prospectors, miners, leaseholders and general community leaders an a range of concerning issues.
We continue to monitor and address emerging issues likely to adversely effect small miners, prospectors and leaseholders. We also advocate on behalf of regional Australia, to prevent the erosion of facilities and resources and state and federal government neglect.
On a lighter note EGPA contributes to technical field events, seminars, community activities and parades (St Barbara's Day Parade since it inception), and runs a number of social and educational events for its members.
JOIN EGPA & WORK WITH OTHER LIKE MINDED PROFESSIONAL OR SEMI-PROFESSIONAL PROSPECTORS AND SMALL MINERS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR THE SMALL OPERATOR
By providing a united front the small operators can effectively band together to increase the voice of this small sector in the corridors of power and influence and to the wider community.
ANNUAL EGPA MEMBERSHIP FEES
Membership fee is $100. Those wishing to join EGPA will need to indicate their intention by contacting
and indicating their name, and depositing $100 into BNK Bank at:
- BSB 806043
- Account No. 100039605
The membership will last for 12 months from that deposit date, renewable annually..
Disclaimer
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Any decisions taken by members or others on the basis of technical and other content featuring in this web page are the readers responsibility and the reader must take take full responsibility for their own actions.
Who we are:
EGPA
Who are the Eastern Goldfields Prospectors Assn?
A concerned group of largely full-time, professional prospectors, leaseholders and small miners’ most with more than 20+ years of active experience of prospecting in the mining industry, some with large capital investments in the industry.
The current EGPA Executive
President: Cranston Edwards
40+ years as a full-time prospector & small-scale underground & alluvial miner in the Goldfields of W.A. A long history of surface and underground mining, mine site rehabilitation and an innovator and leader in securing underground excavations. Until 2010 an active board member and Director of the Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame, & 40 years in senior executive positions in various prospecting organisations within W.A.
Email: cranston@goldnuggets.com.au
Vice President: Lance Fraser
Tenement holder and small miner, senior geotechnical laboratory technician at the Western Australian School of Mines.
Secretary: Peta Osbourne
Active prospector for many years, Education Officer at the WA Museum in the Goldfields based in Kalgoorlie. Very active participant in many Goldfields community and educational forums and organizations.
Treasurer: David Woodiwiss
38 years as a fulltime prospector, small miner, Kalgoorlie resident and significant gold producer. Mining tenement holder, managing underground and open pit mining operations, gold metallurgy specialist and the owner and operator of vat leaching gold treatment plant. Long term member of APLA and on the executive of both the Eastern Goldfields branch and the APLA executive.
Building Management: Gary Russo
Committee Member: Peter Vosper
Web Manager: cranston@goldnuggets.com.au
EGPA PREMISES: 71 Piesse Street, Boulder WA 6430 - corner of Piesse and Lane Streets Boulder.
EGPA has taken over the lease of the above free-standing building (formerly the Boulder Police Station and an adjacent co-joined house) and will make use of this as an official premises for holding meetings, office and storage space and other social purposes. It is hope to make this building into a focus and social venue EGPA members, with regular Saturday or Sunday afternoon social sessions at least once every two months preceding EGPA meetings (held on the last Monday of every month except December ). Events to include seminars, workshops, excursion and field days and just social activities, BBQ's, drinks etc.
Answers to FAQs
EGPA concentrates its activities in the Eastern Goldfields and on the issues effecting professional and semi-professional prospectors, leaseholders and small miners.
EGPA has been very active in contribution in deliberations with DMIRS to discuss changes in the Mining Act, in the Mining Regulations and general policy making and administration of the mining in WA.
EGPA has close personal relations with the regional DMIRS offices and the main Perth office in Plain St, and all the senior management personnel involved.
EGPA members can assist other members to deal with legislative issues, which often prove very onerous to face alone.