Jack McGinn

Unprecedented price hikes in the value of silver have left The Perth Mint struggling to meet consumer demand for some products.

Northern Star Resources will spend around $100 million to mitigate productivity lulls at its Kalgoorlie mill expansion, with extra staff brought in as the project nears completion.

Jack McGinn speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about how Michael Barnes will lead WA's GST defence campaign.

The state government has walked back on its plan to end subsidies for Griffin Coal by the middle of 2026, committing to an extension which could put its energy system goals at risk.

Andrew Forrest's Wyloo has spent $200 million to buy out Newmont Gold's stake in Greatland Resources, in a move giving it 18.1 per cent of the gold producer.

New York-listed uranium giant Energy Fuels has moved to acquire Perth-headquartered Australian Strategic Materials, in a deal which values the local company at $447 million.

Efforts to retain WA's share of the GST will reach boiling point in 2026, with major ramifications for business around the state.

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended a tick – with conditions – to a controversial push by a US-led company to carry out exploratory fracking in the Kimberley.

Long-serving former Bellevue Gold managing director Steve Parsons has left the company after nine years, resigning as a non-executive director.

Northern Star Resources has flagged higher production costs this financial year, weeks after slashing full-year production guidance because of equipment failures.

Mineral Resources executive and former WA Labor secretary Tim Picton has died, following an alleged assault in Northbridge on December 27.

ATCO Australia has announced it will walk away from its management of the Albany gas network, opting to decommission the ageing pipeline rather than upgrade it.

Gina Rinehart has lauded the pro-mining stance of the Saudi Arabian government, as her company prepares to explore for gold and copper in the region alongside it.

Fire, weather and a car crash were factors which led to a record 12.5 per cent of Transperth trains running behind in December, according to the state government.

A proposal by Northern Star Resources for its Kalgoorlie thermal power station to supply energy into the state's main electricity grid has been met with government pushback.

Japan's largest power generator has agreed to buy extra LNG cargoes from Woodside during the Asian nation's winter months over the next five years.

Gina Rinehart has lauded Amanda Lacaze's voice against overbearing bureaucracy, following the Lynas Rare Earths CEO's shock retirement announcement.

The 70,000-tonne floating production unit which will allow Woodside Energy to tap the Scarborough field off WA's coast has arrived onsite from China.

Lynas Rare Earths chief executive Amanda Lacaze will leave the company in June, after a transformational and colourful 12-year stint at its helm.

Rio Tinto and Glencore have resumed talks over a potential merger, around a year after news broke that a deal could be on the cards.

Northern Star Resources has insisted it told the market of production downgrades at the earliest opportunity, after receiving a series of probing questions from the ASX.

A $5 million Department of Defence procurement contract update for works at HMAS Stirling spurred Duratec shares almost nine per cent higher in early trade today.

Gold production from the Ramelius Resources portfolio slipped last quarter, but the company remains on track to deliver its full-year guidance.

GOLD WRAP: Two of the state's mid-tier goldminers have reported coffers closing in on $1 billion, as the sector continues its record run and production figures roll in.

The world's largest goldminer has warned of a 60,000-ounce shortfall from its Boddington mine in the coming months, after fire damaged key infrastructure at the site.

Synergy's $4.5 billion Tathra wind farm near Eneabba will not be subject to state environmental review, clearing another hurdle ahead of project development.

Jack McGinn speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about the challenges industrial operators face at the outer fringes of WA's main electric network.

Industrial operators on the outer fringes of WA's main power network are weighing up their options as competition for electricity rages.

The Australian Energy Market Operator has warned of a potential gas supply gulf from 2030, calling for the development of additional development to shore up WA's energy security.

Analysis: Meg O'Neill's tenure at the helm of Woodside Energy was transformative, at-times controversial, and ended abruptly today.

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O'Neill has resigned from her role with immediate effect, to take up the CEO position at BP.

Tilt Renewables has pulled the investment trigger on its 108-megawatt Waddi wind farm in the Wheatbelt, hailing the call as a drought breaker for wind energy nationally.