Hancock Prospecting-owned Atlas Iron is the latest player to reap the benefits of a buoyant iron ore market, posting a $938 million profit for the end of the financial year.
Tietto Minerals has secured the remaining funds needed to develop its Abujar gold project in Cote d'Ivoire, while Wiluna Mining is advancing an expansion of its operations in WA.
Nimy Resources has joined the rush of explorers in listing on the stock exchange, as it advances its Mons nickel project in WA using proceeds from a $6.5 million IPO.
High iron ore prices meant the average Western Australian's purchasing power skyrocketed by 17 per cent in the year to June, although the state is more reliant on mining than ever.
Iron ore miner Roy Hill Holdings doubled its profit last year to $4.4 billion, triggering a big dividend payout to shareholders led by Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting.
Osborne Park-based Decmil Group is chasing Avid Australia for more than $1.3 million it claims it's owed for works at Rio Tinto's Mesa mines, just one week after Avid's subsidiary went bust.
BCI Minerals is set to receive a $175 million cash injection from AustralianSuper and $110 million from major stakeholder Kerry Stokes to get its $1.2 billion potash project up and running.
Mining boss Chris Ellison has described labour shortages in WA as the worst he has ever seen after announcing plans to shut some high-cost iron ore mines.
Northern Star Resources' chief development officer and general manager will exit the business to take top jobs with Bellevue Gold, adding to a string of departures since merging with Saracen Minerals.
The opposition has accused the state government of ramming through the new Aboriginal Heritage Bill, while industry warns the significant adjustment required should not be underestimated.
Engineering and construction company Monadelphous has secured new contracts and extensions with mining majors BHP and Rio Tinto, worth about $110 million.
Advisers have been appointed for a potential sale of Seven Group's share of the Crux LNG project, managing director Ryan Stokes has said, while flagging deals around Coates and WesTrac.
Aspiring battery materials producer ChemX Materials has launched a $7 million initial public offering, as part of a stock market listing expected in December.
Former Resolute Mining chief executive John Welborn will become non-executive chair of WA iron ore play Fenix Resources ahead of a $2.3 million investment in the company.
Nex Metals Explorations is taking legal action against joint venture partner Metalicity over two gold projects in the Eastern Goldfields and a subsequent hostile takeover attempt.
US-based shortseller J Capital and its co-founder will remain barred from sharing its scathing report on Vulcan Energy, as lawyers push to keep parts of the action out of the media.
SRG Global has won seven contracts including from Rio Tinto and Roy Hill, while Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has secured work at BHP's Pilbara accommodation villages.
Multi-billion-dollar lithium play Liontown Resources has sought to quell media speculation surrounding a potential equity raising for its tier-one Kathleen Valley project.
Ramelius Resources is on track to complete a $180 million takeover of Apollo Consolidated, having acquired more than half of the explorer's issued capital.
Junior explorer Greenland Minerals says it may be able to salvage a planned rare earth minerals project despite the Greenland parliament voting to stop it.
BHP has defended its climate strategy despite involvement in Woodside's contended Scarborough LNG project, which has been subject to increasing environmental campaigns.
AvidSys Group's engineering subsidiary, which comprises three businesses formerly part of RCR Tomlinson, has laid off more than 100 employees after falling into administration.
Orica has made a $20 million-plus investment in mining technology by purchasing WA companies RIG Technologies, from Wallis Drilling, and Hopper Industrial Group.
