Isabel Vieira

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting and its joint venture partners have put a $5 billion price tag on developing a major magnetite mine in the Yilgarn.

Perdaman, Programmed Facility Management and Pact Construction are among the donors who have chipped into the Liberal Party WA’s war chest ahead of the 2025 state election.

IGO is preparing to write down the value of two of its nickel exploration assets by up to $295 million, marking another blow for the miner amid depressed market conditions.

Isabel Vieira and Liv Declerck discuss leadership changes at Artrage.

Artrage has tapped some respected names to steer its direction as a leading arts and culture organisation.

Uranium and gold explorer Piche Resources has made its debut on the stock market after raising $10 million through an initial public offering.

Goldminer Bellevue Gold has met its production target from the second half, while fellow miner De Grey Mining progresses its Hemi gold project.

Kathleen Valley developer Liontown Resources has secured a short-term offtake deal with a Chinese lithium refiner to sell initial volumes during the ramp-up period.

A non-stop flight from Perth to Paris will take to the skies tonight, with the new route to operate four days a week during the Olympics and European summer.

Chemicals and fertilisers manufacturer CSBP has notched a $7.5 million grant from the federal government to help curb emissions from its plant in Kwinana.

The fallout from BHP mothballing its Nickel West operations has had a ripple effect through engineering and haulage contractors, fellow miners, airlines and power suppliers.

Rare earths aspirant Hastings Technology Metals is considering Saudi Arabia as a potential site to process materials from it Yangibana project in the Gascoyne.

Nickel miner Igo and Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals have paused progressing a battery materials facility in Kwinana amid current market conditions.

Woodside is reportedly in the process on enacting an organisational restructure which could impact a small number of jobs in Western Australia.

Rare earths aspirant Hastings Technology Metals has attracted a $7 million investment from Hong Kong producer JL Mag Rare-Earth Co to advance its flagship project.

Shareholders in marine services company MMA Offshore have voted to approve the $1.1 billion takeover by Singaporean firm Cyan MMA Holdings.

The environmental watchdog is recommending approving South32’s expansion of its bauxite mine and refinery with strict conditions after a rigorous consultation period.

The unions representing maritime workers have criticised WorkSafe for not prosecuting the oil and gas companies involved in a “potentially deadly incident” in 2021.

Contractor SCEE Electrical has won further work on Synergy’s major Collie battery project, after signing a $50 million contract.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised concerns about the proposed $1.3 billion acquisition of a dozen residential projects, including two in Perth.

The business entity controlled by collapsed builder Modco Residential's co-founder has fallen into liquidation.

The state government has upped the property price and income limits for its Keystart home loans, a move widely welcomed by industry stakeholders.

WorkSafe has launched an investigation into the death of a 59-year-old worker at a Malaga construction site yesterday.

Delta Lithium is suing the contractor it hired to build an accommodation village at its Mt Ida mine site in a bid to recover half a million dollars.

Chalice Mining's shares have tumbled by about 19 per cent after it announced an early-stage development deal with Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation.

Mining services contractor Macmahon will continue to work on the Dawson South project in Queensland under a contract worth $390 million.

ASX-listed Pilbara goldminer Calidus Resources has been handed over to receivers and administrators, with contractor Macmahon revealing a $34 million contract exposure.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the challenges facing the critical minerals sector.

Lynas Rare Earths will spend about $25 million on reconfiguring a processing plant in Malaysia to produce another two heavy rare earth products in 2025.

Perth dealmaker Michael Ashforth has joined the board of goldminer Northern Star Resources, while stepping away from his role with Goldman Sachs.

Iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart has risen to the top of the state’s 2024 Power 500, with her influence over mining projects behind a $45 billion fortune the clinching factor.

Nadia Budihardjo and Isabel Vieira discuss the growth of peer-to-peer fashion rental business The Volte.