Prime Minister Julia Gillard is set to meet with junior miners this Friday on her first stop to Western Australia as head of the government, in an apparent attempt to soothe their reservations on the new mining tax, which was forged with talks attended only by giant mining companies and senior ministers last week.

Ms Gillard assured the smaller mining players that they will be treated with fairness as she stressed at the same time that a great number of junior miners will not be affected by the new mining tax at all.

She said that the government is approaching the issue with the junior miners thoughtfully as she expressed confidence that "if you talk to people you can get some remarkable results."

Western Australia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief James Pearson said that the prime minister should address many concerns on the planned resource tax while she is visiting the state.

Mr Pearson said that Ms Gillard must clarify WA's utmost concern and that is "how taking billions of dollars out of one of the state's key industry isn't going to harm the local economy, its people and the industry more generally."

He noted that WA's commodity exports contributed more than 40 percent of the country's overall export products and "we are leading economic growth so it's time for WA to get its fair share."

In another development, Ms Gillard called on West Australians to reconsider the Commonwealth's health proposal, which the state government has yet to approve, as the prime minister argued that WA residents have no reasons to be fearful of the new health agreements.