Scott Morrison has used his trip to Western Australia to announce grants for eight businesses in the mining and energy sector, with the biggest grants going to two new hydrogen hubs.
Approval for a $160 million NAIF loan has ticked off a solid chunk of funding Sheffield Resources needs to develop the Thunderbird Mineral Sands project in the Kimberley region.
Engineering group Monadelphous has secured new work and extensions to the tune of $230 million, as Bill Beament-led Develop lands a $400 million job on Bellevue's namesake project.
Western Australia has jumped from fourth place to first in Fraser Institute's global mining survey rankings for 2021, knocking Nevada off the top spot.
Iluka Resources intends to demerge its rutile business in West Africa, while Northern Star is set to pocket $44.5 million from divesting two gold projects.
A Southern Cross Electrical Engineering subsidiary has been awarded approximately $50 million worth of work at BHP's iron ore operations in the Pilbara.
FQM has returned to environmental regulators to ensure it has sufficient approvals to continue mining at Ravensthorpe until 2041, as it shifts its focus to the Shoemaker-Levy orebody.
An electric vehicle for underground mines and a geothermal development in the Mid West are among more than a dozen projects to have secured grants worth nearly $14 million.
Hancock Prospecting's plan to earn-in to a slice of a Yilgarn magnetite project is proceeding, with the deal finalised just days after a new trade agreement with India.
Asbestos contamination at the site of rail works was downplayed by Rio Tinto subsidiary Hamersley Iron, two rail contractors have alleged in a lawsuit.
Clough and Acciona's Coleman Rail have launched a $150 million lawsuit against Rio Tinto subsidiary Hamersley Iron for rail works, over allegations the mining giant engaged in “misleading and deceptive conduct”.
The iron ore giant has renewed its sponsorship of the Australian national men's and women's hockey teams and funded the expansion of a community hockey program in the Pilbara.
New data from Rio Tinto has highlighted the WA government's reliance on a handful of big miners, with Rio alone paying 10 per cent of the government's total income last year.
Mineral Resources has announced plans to increase production from its Wodgina and Mt Marion mines in response to “unprecedented global customer demand” for lithium products.
IGO's proposed acquisition of Western Areas has hit a snag amid claims that an independent report prompted the WSA board to potentially reconsider its endorsement of the $3.36 per share offer.
Mineral Commodities will hand over more than $1.5 million to former boss Mark Caruso as part of a secret settlement, after he launched three court actions against the company.
Comet Resources is raising $50 million to cover restart and acquisition costs for Glencore's Queensland Mt Margaret Copper project, which has been out of action since 2014.
Iluka Resources plans to proceed with construction of Australia's first fully-integrated rare earths refinery at Eneabba, with the federal government to provide most of the funding.
Caravel Minerals has delivered a maiden ore reserve for its namesake project in WA's Wheatbelt, appraising the outfit as one of Australia's largest undeveloped copper deposits.
Paladin Energy is calling for $215 million to restart the Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia and has lined up another taker for its product, evidence of what it says is a strengthening uranium market.
Pilbara Minerals and Calix have agreed to undertake further work on a $50 million-plus mid-stream lithium processing plant after completing a scoping study.
John Borshoff's Deep Yellow and WA uranium play Vimy Resources have agreed to terms for a proposed $658 million merger, some four months after Vimy first put Mulga Rock on the market.
The state government has been criticised for continuing to approve a large number of section 18 applications under the Aboriginal Heritage Act – the same mechanism that led to the Juukan Gorge controversy.
Perth-based Tietto Minerals has received commitments to the tune of $130 million for its Abujar gold project in Côte d'Ivoire ahead of first gold planned later this year.
