Forrestania Resources’ off-market bid for Zenith Minerals has been hit with a second application to the Takeovers Panel seeking intervention in the process.
Neil Watkinson
The controversial segment aired on the ABC that depicted violence against Gina Rinehart has been referred to the Ombudsman.
Angie Raphael
Rio Tinto’s push to decentralise power away from its London headquarters has fostered a more collaborative relationship with arch-rival BHP, according to Simon Trott.
Adrian Rauso
A lacklustre end to the financial year and a weaker-than-expected outlook have pummelled Liontown’s share price.
Northern Star Resources is keeping full-year production expectations close to its chest as it starts up the problematic $1.6 billion expansion of its Fimiston mill at the Super Pit mine in the Goldfields.
Rebecca Le May and Daniel Newell
Rio Tinto, which has major iron ore operations in the WA and is working to boost its presence in copper, has delivered a bullish outlook.
Kaaren Morrissey
Rio Tinto is looking to sell, instead of restart, its mothballed Mt Cattlin mine in WA amid a lithium price revival.
Adrian Rauso and Daniel Newell
Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources has closed out a resurgent financial year with a quarterly record at its all-important Onslow Iron operation.
Bellevue Gold has slightly raised its production sights for the current financial year after achieving production guidance during the past 12 months.
The battle for the hearts and minds of those affected by the proposed gold mine at Badgebup went full-throttle this week as proponent and opponents were due to hold public information sessions.
Claire Middleton
A fire-ravaged processing plant at the Greenbushes lithium mine is just days away from being operational again, according to IGO, but the damage bill is yet to be revealed.
The purchase is the ASX-listed Vysarn’s second in six weeks after a $25m agreement to buy NWG Enterprises.
Sean Smith
The miner’s creditors include the WA Government, which is owed $1.5 million in unpaid royalties, commodities trading giant Trafigura and the Kimberley Ports Authority.
Australian Vanadium says it has submitted a formal proposal to build the State Government’s $150 million vanadium battery energy storage project in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
The Takeovers Panel has accepted an undertaking from Forrestania Resources regarding its off-market bid for WA gold explorer Zenith Minerals, which a Zenith shareholder alleges is “misleading and deceptive”.
Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest has urged Beijing to “negotiate fairly” as its state-run iron ore procurer increasingly tries to squeeze WA’s iron ore miners on price.
Perth’s Affinity Funds Management and a Yindjibarndi-controlled company have joined forces to buy a $1.1 billion desalination plant currently being built by Rio Tinto and the WA Government.
The listed investment company reported a rise in net profit of just 3 per cent to $293.5 million as the value of its share portfolio grew only 0.9 per cent in the year to June 30.
Evolution Mining has scooped up copper and gold play Carnaby Resources as the Subiaco-based explorer closes in on a final investment decision for its Greater Duchess project in far-north Queensland.
Daniel Newell
Two WA gold takeovers worth a combined $5.3 billion ranked among Australia’s 10 biggest deals in the last financial year, even as national dealmaking fell 17 per cent.
Ryan Johnson
The pressure has intensified as the US-Iran war disrupts oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi attacks threaten Saudi oil exports through the Red Sea.
A Zenith Minerals shareholder has asked the Takeovers Panel to order the voiding of acceptances relating to Forrestania Resources’ bid for the gold explorer, alleging “misleading and deceptive circumstances”.
The WA start-up has fixed its first coral to an artificial reef off Coogee as it chases governments and developers facing tougher environmental obligations.
A regional WA radio entrepreneur is fighting for his corporate life as a lender named Unregulated Sharky Loans seeks to take more than one bite. Plus: We’ve found a tax deduction opportunity for Chris Ellison.
