A former senior resources industry executive and renewable energy advocate says mining giant BHP is looking to divest its petroleum interests to meet emissions targets.
Stuart McKinnon
The big iron ore miners will kick off profit reporting season on Wednesday with Rio Tinto providing its half-year results.
BLOOMBERG
It marks a promising start for the new underground drilling campaign at the prospect in the heart of Kambalda’s nickel district
Jason Mennell
Evolution on Friday squared away a $400m placement to bankroll the deal announced to the market just 24 hours earlier
SPINIFEX: Rarex is continuing to drill out the ore body at its Cummins Range rare earths project near Halls Creek after posting a resource upgrade this week.
“I couldn’t think of anyone better to lead the company into this next chapter as Stu Tonkin who in my opinion is the best-in-class operator”
Diggers & Dealers chairman Jim Walker said 2250 delegates had signed up for the annual talkfest. That is up from the 1968 who attended last year.
The powerhouse mining industry has been poaching staff from other sectors with unbeatable pay packets during the pandemic but it has also been busy cannibalising its own workforce.
Danielle Le Messurier
Investors have cheered Evolution Mining’s $400 million deal to clinch a swag of assets surrounding its Mungari mine west of Kalgoorlie from Northern Star Resources.
Fortescue has called for changes to the law to give mining companies greater freedom to sack workers for sexual harassment.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Prominent Perth-based corporate financing and broking firm Argonaut merges with respected advisory company PCF Capital in a deal that gives merged entity life-of-mine coverage in the resources sector.
Lynas Rare Earths is looking to reduce its reliance on chemicals with the rollout of an industry-first refining process at its planned $500 million cracking and leaching plant in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
The fourth quarter was underpinned by a robust performance at Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Super Pit where gold sales rose to 139,300oz at the end of June.
Mineral Resources chief Chris Ellison’s stake in the mining and services group has been revalued above $1.3 billion after a sharemarket rally today that propelled WA companies to record highs.
Sean Smith
Demand for iron ore, particularly from China, has helped lift Australia's trade surplus to a record $13.3 billion in June.
Colin Brinsden
WA is set to play a key role in the future of Elon Musk’s electric vehicles empire after BHP revealed it has secured a long-rumoured deal with the Tesla founder for the supply of high-grade nickel.
Daniel Newell
Northern Star has offloaded a swag of projects around Kalgoorlie to Evolution in a $400 million deal which will elevate the Jake Klein-led company’s Mungari mine into a cornerstone asset.
An injection in the upcoming State Budget to fast-track major project approvals will relieve pressure on WA’s booming resources sector and ensure the flow of business investment, industry leaders say.
The purchase price for the Sunshine Beach property is understood to be among Queensland’s biggest ever residential sales.
Australian Strategic Materials has struck a framework agreement to sell a 20 per cent stake in its Dubbo rare earths project for $US250 million.
A FIFO worker accused of raping his female colleague at a remote BHP Pilbara mine site late last year has revealed he will fight the sex attack allegations.
HLB Mann Judd’s half-yearly IPO Watch Australia reveals the market for ASX floats is expected to stay strong for the remainder of the year.
Australia's next gold rush could happen in the Northern Territory outback following the discovery of high-grade deposits near Tennant Creek.
Aaron Bunch
South32 has booked a $US510 million impairment against its Illawarra metallurgical coal business after authorities in NSW refused an application to expand the operation.
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