Mining

Veteran mining entrepreneur Tim Goyder has emerged as one of Western Australia's wealthiest company directors, after the spectacular success of Chalice Mining this year.

The Department of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety has launched an investigation into a fatal incident involving a worker at Westgold Resources' Big Bell gold mine.

YGH Australia Investment's proposal to acquire 50 per cent of Sheffield Resources' Thunderbird Mineral Sands project is one step closer, following positive advice from Foreign Investment Review Board.

Talga Group is seeking to raise $25 million to fund its Electric Vehicle Anode pilot plant, as part of the development of the Vittangi Anode Project in northern Sweden.

GR Engineering Services has paid homage to its founding director Barry Patterson, who passed away last week.

Scott Morrison is demanding clarity on reports China has banned Australian coal.

Regis Resources will develop a new underground mine under the existing Garden Well open pit at its Duketon gold operations, near Laverton.

Pilbara Minerals has launched a $240 million equity raising to fund its acquisition of Altura Mining's Pilgangoora lithium project.

The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) has approved a $450 million loan facility for BCI Minerals' Mardie Salt & Potash project.

Tributes have flowed for entrepreneur Barry Patterson, who passed away last week aged 79.

Resources Minister Keith Pitt has ruled out slapping tariffs on Australian iron ore exports to China as a trade war worsens by the day.

Nickel miner IGO has completed an equity raising associated with its 49 per cent acquisition of Tianqi Lithium, giving it a stake in the Greenbushes lithium mine and Kwinana refinery.

CZR Resources has delivered a positive pre-feasibility study for its Robe Mesa iron ore deposit in the Pilbara, sending its shares up 15 per cent.

Thirteen WA-linked resources businesses were among Australia's 25 top corporate taxpayers, paying $16 billion between them.

Emerging gold producer Calidus Resources has launched a $32 million share placement to fund the development of its Warrawoona project in WA.

The Australian government will become a shareholder in mining and infrastructure projects across northern Australia after widening the mandate of a $5 billion investment fund.

Syrah Resources is raising funds from a $56 million placement and convertible notes deal with major shareholder AustralianSuper to progress its US and Mozambique graphite operations.

A scathing parliamentary report into Rio Tinto's destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves has found responsibility lay across industry and government, but its recommendations have not all been accepted by the mining lobby. or the WA government.

Adelaide's OZ Minerals has upgraded the value of its recently acquired West Musgrave project in WA by $200 million, while also lifting the mine's planned nickel and copper production.

ASX-listed Macmahon Holdings has secured a $250 million mining contract in Queensland and gained a $20 million extension in works in WA.

Fortescue Metals Group has officially opened its Eliwana iron ore mine in the Pilbara, in the same week the commodity's price reached a new high of $US146 per tonne.

Decision time is looming as iron ore majors seek to lift export capacity.

Nickel miner IGO has announced a transformational deal to buy 49 per cent of Tianqi Lithium, giving it a minority stake in both the Greenbushes lithium mine and the Kwinana lithium refinery.

Andrew Forrest's Tattarang is set to invest more than $15 million in Toronto-listed Noront Resources.

APA Group has been contracted by the owners of the Gruyere goldmine in Western Australia to install a renewable energy microgrid.

Valmec has won a major asset services contract, while Centurion has secured mine site works in Queensland and Decmil has been named preferred contractor for a Victorian rail project.

Perth-based contractor MACA is in talks to buy Downer's mining services division, while IGO is reportedly considering a $2 billion deal with China's Tianqi Lithium Corporation.

Nickel miner Panoramic Resources has agreed to sell 80 per cent of Panton Sill, the operator of a metals project in the East Kimberley.

KalNorth Gold Mines has agreed to sell its Lindsays project in Western Australia for $5 million, following a strategic review.

Upcoming producer GWR Group has begun mining its high-grade iron ore deposit in the Mid West, sending its shares up by 20 per cent.

Shares in Fenix Resources have hit a nine-year high after the company struck an agreement to export iron ore from the Port of Geraldton.

Andrew Forrest is $2.7 billion richer after the iron ore price rose to a seven-year high, while Chris Ellison's stake in Mineral Resources has grown by $53.4 million.