Mining

Ramelius Resources made three unsuccessful attempts to acquire Westgold Resources between October 2023 and April 2024, the Takeovers Panel has revealed.

Goldfields junior miner Gold Valley has put pen to paper on a deal to bring 1.2 million tonnes a year of iron ore into Esperance Port via rail.

Junior explorer WIN Metals has announced a 7,000-metre reverse circulation drilling program will begin at its recently acquired Butchers Creek gold project in the Kimberley.

The country’s mining turnover rate dropped by 1.2 per cent annually, the only business industry recording a fall compared to the same time last year.

Bellevue Gold’s push to produce 250,000 ounces per annum by the 2028 financial year is another step towards becoming a reality.

Tropicana joint venture partners AngloGold Ashanti and Regis Resources will spend as much as $15 million on growth this year, after approving development underground at the Havana mine.

The owner of Kalgoorlie’s famous Super Pit says there are decades of activity to come.

Two battery metals mines near Ravensthorpe used to support a 400-strong workforce of local residents, but this time next year most of them will be out of a job.

African gold producer Perseus Mining has upped its stake in Predictive Discovery but has reiterated its not currently eyeing a takeover of the developer.

Sierra Rutile has flagged changes to its board, a day after Sierra Leone-based Leonoil significantly increased its stake in the company.

OPINION: WA risks losing its favoured-destination status as resources companies find more lucrative opportunities elsewhere.

OPINION: A decision to deny mining activity on private property could have repercussions for land access and land ownership laws.

Perth-based junior Global Uranium and Enrichment has benefited from recent drilling at its Tallahassee uranium project in the US.

Capricorn Metals has been able to brush off wet weather throughout its June quarter to record a series of strong results for the 2024 financial year.

Arcadium Lithium plans to mothball its Mt Cattlin lithium mine north of Ravensthorpe citing the continued slump of spodumene prices.

Uranium producer Boss Energy was unable to stem the flow of losses across the market on Wednesday, despite positive news from its Honeymoon project in South Australia.

West Perth-based Golden Horse Minerals has acquired historic tenements in WA’s Southern Cross district from Emerald as part of a deal which makes Emerald a cornerstone shareholder.

Junior explorer Asra Minerals has sold its Tarmoola pastoral lease to goldmining mid-tier Red 5, in a move designed to support its upcoming drilling and exploration campaigns.

The ASX200 has tumbled almost 2 per cent on Wednesday morning, with shares in Fortescue and Deep Yellow recording the biggest slides.

An increase in plant availability and utilisation has resulted in West Perth-based junior Walkabout Resources increasing production at its Lindi Jumbo graphite project in Tanzania.

While mindful of its cost management-based focus, Chalice Mining has announced the refining of its gold-copper exploration strategy within the West Yilgarn province of Western Australia.

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has insisted Regis Resources’ McPhillamys gold project is not dead, despite controversially blocking a critical tailings dam at the site.

Rare earths junior Northern Minerals has announced one shareholder has yet to divest its shareholding in the company, following yesterday’s mandated sell-off deadline.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has insisted Madeleine King has “a good relationship” with the resources sector and played down comments on BHP’s propensity to “run to the Murdoch press”.

Days after global uranium powerhouse Kazapromtom confirmed it would reduce its 2025 full-year production guidance, Peninsula Energy has reiterated desire for operations to resume at its Lance project in the US.

Hancock Prospecting chief executive of operations Gerhard Veldsman has warned of the dangers of resources policy pitfalls, in the context of the company’s magnetite ambitions.

Ashok Parekh-chaired Horizon Minerals has announced the departure of Jon Price from its board.

Bellevue Gold’s transition from gold developer to producer has resulted in posting a net profit after tax of $75.4 million for the 2024 financial year.

Mining services company MGM Alliance has accused two former directors of breaching their duties and claimed they interfered with the company’s relationship with Woodside.

OPINION: Falling commodity prices and a lengthy approvals process are gumming up some important resources projects.

A salt lake potash project in Western Australia has been tangled in a legal dispute over loan payment arrangements.

South32 boss Graham Kerr says conditions the EPA wants to impose on the alumina industry in WA are alarming and would put many businesses at risk.