A campaign against an iron ore mine set on the doorstep of the Stirling Range National Park is gaining traction, with the organiser hoping to raise awareness of the project he believes will tarnish the WA gem.
Melissa Sheil
A lobby group representing Australia’s biggest and most influential resources operators has warned there will be explorers brandishing “brick bats” if the Federal Government doesn’t cough up tax incentives.
Simone Grogan
BHP’s iron ore boss has lauded the Cook Government but suggested its federal counterpart is putting WA’s mining industry at risk of being overtaken by the likes of Argentina, Canada and Chile.
Adrian Rauso
The bold new move against Rio Tinto could spark the first union deal at a mine in WA’s most resources-rich region for more than 30 years.
Fortescue wants to build a big new solar farm at Turner River in the Pilbara in a bid to cut emissions from its iron ore mines.
Matt Mckenzie
The lithium miner and refiner also flagged the rising trend of trade protectionism in the industry globally amid the increasing strategic importance of lithium.
Annie Lee
The Albanese Government has taken a “particular bent” against the mining industry and his Budget cemented that by “forgetting” the sector, the head of the peak industry body has warned.
Dylan Caporn
WA explorer Delta Lithium has set its sights on building a gold processing plant as it continues to progress the development of its Mt Ida project in the northern Goldfields.
Neil Watkinson
The West Australian understands Ms Plibersek is waiting for a brief from her department with the new deadline now May 31.
Jessica Page
Mineral Resources has cut 15 white-collar workers from its Osborne Park headquarters, saying it was focused on ‘operational efficiencies’.
Adrian Rauso & Matt Mckenzie
Iron ore swung between gains and losses on market uncertainty around steel output cuts and as industry stalwart Andrew Forrest expressed hope that China is serious about supporting its economy.
Katharine Gemmell
The Federal Government has stopped handing out a tax sweetener used by WA’s plethora of mining explorers in a move labelled as ‘a setback’ for the whole industry.
The State’s biggest alumina exporter has been hit with a whopping $400,000 fine for a chemical spill in September 2022.
A one-in-50-year downpour has forced uranium miner Paladin Energy to pull full-year guidance as it struggles to restart mining and processing activity at its Langer Heinrich project in Africa.
Daniel Newell
Jim Chalmers’s pre-election budget has failed to deliver big economic reform at a time when the country’s prosperity is under threat, business lobbyists have warned.
Matt Mckenzie & Simone Grogan
WA’s money-spinning iron ore miners will have to contend with South Australia’s ailing steel industry for the lion’s share of a new $1 billion Federal Government green iron fund.
In a fiery response, the chief of Gold Road has accused Gold Fields of lying, withholding information about the mine the pair share and labelled the South African giant ‘at best a bumbling JV partner’.
Adrian Rauso and Simone Grogan
A South African gold goliath is prepared to pay $3.3 billion to snap up its Goldfields joint venture partner, but the hunted wants to be the hunter.
A cutting-edge mining company that counts the ultra-rich Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos as investors could reportedly throw Australian-based AVZ Minerals a lifeline.
Iron ore road trains are rolling once again on Mineral Resources’ contentious Onslow haul road, but the miner has given no details on any new safety measures put in place to avoid another rollover.
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso
Australian explorers and project developers have enjoyed a surge in capital raisings as investors seek exposure to the surging gold price.
Neale Prior
The biggest inflection points in WA’s economic fortunes have followed a calculated leap of faith.
The FIFO vote is looming large in key WA seats ahead of the Federal election, with new figures revealing 45 per cent of local jobs in the Swan electorate are linked to the booming resources sector.
Mineral Resources has lowered the bar to be hired as an Onslow haul road truck driver, despite a spate of truck rollovers caused by ‘operator error’ along the issue-ridden road.
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