China-connected shareholders in rare earths hopeful Northern Minerals have defied a government order to divest their stakes, sending the developer's share price sliding.
Lynas Rare Earths has struck a $50 million deal with South Korean manufacturer JS Link for the development of a rare earth magnet factory near its Malaysian processing hub.
Austral Resources has submitted an $80 million bid to acquire Hammer Metals, adding some $25 million to the offer made by Larvotto Resources for Hammer in June.
Western Mine Workers Alliance members are set to join industrial action at BHP's Port Hedland operations after almost all members voted to endorse the action.
Forrest family-backed Greatland Resources beat its revised full-year gold production guidance last financial year, while ending June with almost $1.3 billion in the bank.
Raleigh Finlayson's Genesis Minerals has swooped in with a $5.6 billion offer to merge with Vault Minerals, placing it head-to-head with Jim Beyer's Regis Resources.
Shares in goldminers Vault Minerals, Genesis Minerals and Catalyst Metals soared this morning, as the companies unveiled production figures and healthy bank balances.
Capricorn Metals has sold its Big Springs gold project in Nevada to Mark Williams-chaired Sentinel Metals, in a cash and scrip deal worth up to $26 million.
The state government could use privately-owned Parkeston power plant near Kalgoorlie to support the city's grid, three years after knocking back a bid by its owners to do just that.
Northern Star Resources has announced new leaders to succeed Stuart Tonkin and Michael Chaney, but detail in the terms has left the door ajar to a potential buyer.
Alcoa will assume ownership of South32's Boddington mine and Worsley alumina refinery, as part of a global $8 billion deal for its alumina and aluminium assets.
Fortescue has opened a purpose-built training centre to deliver a TAFE-certified electrical apprenticeship program and build the skilled workforce it needs for its Pilbara decarbonisation plans.
The state's Supreme Court has handed down a decision on the legal costs to be paid by the mining billionaires involved in the high-profile iron ore trial.
Bill Beament's Develop Global expects to sell lithium product from Pioneer Dome by the end of 2026, after locking in MLG Oz on a $70 million mining and crushing contract.
Acquisitive Goldfields developer Forrestania Resources has struck a $300 million deal to buy Ramelius Resources' mothballed Edna May goldmine and mill.
Big-ticket bankrupt Russell Moran is going toe-to-toe with his bankruptcy trustee as she pushes ahead with plans to question him about his $120 million-plus implosion.
Directors from some of Western Australia's leading mid-tier miners have criticised the “huge risk” the capital gains tax changes pose to investment in the next generation of miners.
BHP's former Nickel West boss Jessica Farrell has been appointed president of a newly created North American division, succeeding Brandon Craig as he prepares to assume the helm.
Fresh allegations of sexual harassment at mining sites highlight the need to stamp out a "toxic culture of cover-up" in the industry, a state politician says.
Fortescue has ramped up its pitch to sign fellow miners on to its power grid as the race heats up for green energy proponents to make deals with the region's industrial giants.
The state's Environmental Protection Authority has waved through Ramelius Resources' plans to mine its Roe project, clearing the way for early works to begin this year.
Fortescue has been hit with a class action law suit that accuses it of facilitating a shocking culture at its remote worksites and accommodation village.
Mineral Resources will mothball the Lucky Bay garnet mine it acquired through the administration of Chris Ellison's brothers' collapsed company nine months ago.
Researchers have estimated the resources sector's contribution to WA at almost $200 billion a year, but warns of the risks of relying too much on the industry.
