Deals

BHP has disclosed it will be paid up to $6.4 billion for its coal assets in Queensland, naming Whitehaven Coal as the preferred buyer shortly after posting quarterly production figures to market.

Raleigh Finlayson-led Genesis Minerals has made an improved offer to secure the remaining shares it doesn't already own in Dacian Gold, a dormant goldminer key to plans for the region.

Local investor and business owner Arul Samy bought the 4,538sqm property on a 5.85 per cent yield.

Albemarle won't make a binding offer for Liontown Resources and its Kathleen Valley project after billionaire Gina Rinehart bought up nearly 20 per cent of the business.

Family-run Kennards Hire has acquired a family-operated equipment hire business in Albany in a bid to further expand its footprint in Western Australia.

The largest goldmining acquisition in history has been approved by takeover target Newcrest's shareholders under the $26 billion merger with Newmont.

WA group BGC will sell its fibre cement business for an undisclosed price under a deal with Belgium-based building materials manufacturer Etex.

The board of Liontown Resources has given proposed suitor Albemarle another week to complete its due diligence ahead of a proposed $6.6 billion takeover.

Mineral Resources has inched a step further in closing a deal to take control of the Bald Hill lithium mine, with a share sale agreement with Alita Resources liquidators now unconditional.

Hancock Prospecting has crept up the ranks of Liontown Resources' share register to own 19.9 per cent, making the mining magnate a potential kingmaker in Albemarle's proposed acquisition.

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has continued what has become a near-daily acquisition of Liontown Resources shares, advancing its stake to 18.4 per cent.

Perenti has launched an on-market share buyback program following the acquisition of drilling specialist DDH1.

Perth-based lithium explorer Winsome Resources has received commitments from investors and is on track to raise $34 million via a placement to fund works at its Canadian projects.

The mining billionaire has overtaken chairman Tim Goyder as Liontown Resources' biggest shareholder, spelling a potential headache for Albemarle's proposed acquisition.

A national mining services company that has quietly completed multiple acquisitions in Western Australia has appointed a Perth-based chair as it explores an ASX listing.

A recent transaction has made Randal Humich the single largest private landholder of Perth's malls.

There's a Perth connection to a deal struck by pharmaceutical company Dimerix with UK-based Advanz Pharma worth up to $230 million.

GDI Property group has listed its 10-level carpark on the market after the ASX-listed property fund bought the asset in 2021.

Primewest spin-off PWD acquired the large format retail asset from HomeCo Daily Needs REIT.

A share sale agreement under which potash aspirant Agrimin would acquire Kalium Lakes' flagship project from receivers has been terminated.

Hancock Prospecting's latest on-market purchase of Liontown Resources shares could take Gina Rinehart even closer to the top end of the lithium developer's register.

John Welborn-chaired Fenix Resources has struck a deal with an offshoot of the world's largest steel producer to mine and export up to 10 million tonnes of iron ore from the Mid West.

Liquidators for Alita Resources are working against the clock to push ahead with the sale of the company's Bald Hill mine to Mineral Resources, as details of the bid remain tightly under wraps.

Marine technology firm VEEM has secured an agreement with US-based Sharrow Engineering to manufacture and sell a collaborative propeller product.

Monadelphous Group has moved to bolster its civil construction offerings with the purchase of Western Australian contractor Melchor Construction.

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has picked another parcel of Liontown Resources shares, accompanied by a further swipe at the explorer's under-construction flagship.

The Julie Drago-led company has added two Kewdale properties to its stable of assets for $6.3 million.

Confirmation from ASX-listed explorer Lithium Power International that it has been in talks with Chilean copper giant Codelco lifted its share price 35 per cent.

Major WA aged care provider Juniper has acquired Wheatbelt aged care facility Waratah Lodge, adding to its portfolio of regional investments.

Perth-based Adenco, a contractor engaged by the likes of Rio Tinto, BHP and Roy Hill, has been acquired by rapidly expanding UK-based engineering firm RSK Group.

A Cockburn Central power line business that has been operating for more than 30 years has been snapped up by New South Wales-based resources services provider RSGx.

Hancock Prospecting has acquired another batch of Liontown Resources shares and continued to air concerns of production and cost risks surrounding the Kathleen Valley development.