The mining industry is grappling with inflation, decarbonisation and energy security but must also pass the pub test on sustainability.
More than 7500 delegates are at a high-powered summit in Sydney to make deals and tackle challenges, with a large police presence to fend off climate protesters.
"Gazing at our own navel and complaining how hard we're done by - that will not do any good," Newcrest Mining chief financial officer Sherry Duhe said in her keynote speech on Wednesday.
