More mining billionaires have lodged appeals in the mammoth legal fight over an iron ore empire, with the matter scheduled for a 20-day hearing in the state's highest court.
Perth businessman Mark Barnaba has sold two-thirds of his stake in Greatland Resources, notching more than $13 million from shares in the Forrest-controlled gold miner.
Western Australia's resources royalties hit $10.6 billion last year, as investment in the sector reached its highest value since the height of the early 2010s mining boom.
Fortescue Metals chief executive Dino Otranto has slammed the powerful Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA, while backing his company's position on diesel tax rebates.
Newly minted Minerals Council of Australia chair Amanda Lacaze has warned of the undesirable consequences of the looming tax changes for the minerals exploration sector.
Mineral Resources and its JV partner are investing $490 million in an underground expansion of its Mt Marion lithium mine, a move it expects will pay off in less than a year.
A serious lack of Indigenous businesses operating in the mining industry presents a compelling case for entrepreneurship to plug the gap in the Kimberley.
In order to increase focus on its Otavi copper-gold project in Namibia, Midas Minerals has elected to divest its Newington project to Forrestania Resources.
Ground has broken at the site of what will become Fortescue's largest solar farm, and a key pillar of the company's work to wean itself off fossil fuel by 2030.
Monadelphous has secured a swag of resources and renewables contracts worth a total of $120 million, including work at Fortescue's Cloudbreak mine in the Pilbara.
Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has committed another $85 million to Arafura Rare Earths one day after the company greenlit development of its Nolans project.
Alex Rovira-led Brightstar Resources says it remains on course to reach a positive final investment decision at its Goldfields hub project by the end of the June 2026 quarter.
A $1.6 billion rare earths mine backed by Gina Rinehart will be developed after receiving backing from the federal government's critical minerals strategic reserve.
Fortescue deputy chair Mark Barnaba believes the Andrew Forrest-led company would struggle to get built in the modern climate, because of heavy regulatory burden.
Shares in West Perth-based junior Rumble Resources closed trade up 9 per cent to 5.8 cents, following news it had secured a key agreement for its Western Queen gold and tungsten project.
A discussion over costs in a landmark iron ore trial gets more complex as parties bid to recover majority of their legal fees while racing against the presiding judge's impending retirement.
