Mining

Goldminers on opposite coasts have diverging views on the value of Western Australia's hard border closure.

Perth-based Magnum Mining & Exploration has picked up an advanced-stage magnetite project in the US, sending its shares up by more than 40 per cent.

The proposed merger of Northern Star Resources and Saracen Mineral Holdings dominated the opening session on day one of the Diggers & Dealers forum.

Panoramic Resources is selling a portion of its non-core metals project to a private entity in Dubai for $12 million.

Mark McGowan lauds state's COVID-19 response and economic resilience as he opens the annual Diggers & Dealers forum in Kalgoorlie.

Traditional owners of the ancient Juukan Gorge rock shelters destroyed by Rio Tinto have given emotional evidence to a parliamentary inquiry.

Perth-based Myanmar Metals has sought up to $9.5 million from a capital raising to go towards the restart of its Bawdin mine.

The parliamentary inquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of Indigenous heritage sites at Juukan Gorge will hold three public hearings next week.

Mount Gibson Iron is targeting first ore sales from its previously deferred Shine operations in Western Australia by mid-next year.

BHP workers could be tested for Legionnaires' disease following reported contamination at the company's Nickel West refinery south of Perth.

Gibb River Diamonds has announced a major discovery at its new gold project in Western Australia, sending its shares up by more than 300 per cent.

New Zealand-focused explorer Siren Gold has had a positive start to its ASX debut, with the company's share price soaring 80 per cent.

The high gold price and strength of the market has made it easier for junior goldminers to raise capital and launch IPOs.

After a rocky start to the year, confidence in WA's gold sector is driving economic activity, with investment and exploration up.

Qatar is moving to reclaim its place as the world's biggest LNG exporter, potentially jeopardising WA exports.

Adani is back in court over its controversial scheme to pump Galilee Basin floodwater to its Carmichael coal mining project in central Queensland.

Chalice Gold Mines has eyed a maiden resource estimate mid-next year for its Julimar nickel-copper-PGE project, while also revealing significant exploration results.

Shares in Northern Star Resources and Saracen Mineral Holdings rose strongly today after they announced a merger to create a top 10 global gold producer with a market value of $16 billion.

OZ Minerals has completed the purchase of Cassini Resources for what management hope will prove a long-life copper-nickel mine in Western Australia.

Subiaco-based TNG is raising up to $12.5 million to fund the development of its flagship metals project in the Northern Territory.

GR Engineering Services has secured works on Wiluna Mining Corporation's namesake gold operations in Western Australia, under a $25.7 million contract.

Engineering and construction company Primero Group has unveiled new work, including with Fortescue Metals Group for its approaching Eliwana operation.

Ramelius Resources has exceeded its gold production guidance for the September quarter, after producing 71,344 ounces from its two Western Australian mines.

Sandfire Resources is selling its gold project in New Zealand to fellow Perth-based explorer Auris Minerals, in a cash and scrip deal worth $23.2 million.

Resource Development Group has secured work at Fortescue Metals Group's Solomon Hub, while a contract with Chinese-owned Minjar Gold has been terminated.

SRG Global has secured a new, $100 million contract with South32 for work at its alumina operations in Western Australia, as well as a $25 million extension.

Gina Rinehart's Atlas Iron has been given the go-ahead from the state's environmental authorities to develop a new mine, Miralga Creek, in the Pilbara.

Subiaco-based Indiana Resources is seeking more than $US95 million from the government of Tanzania in relation to breaches associated with the company's nickel project.

Calidus Resources will begin construction on its Warrawoona gold project in the Pilbara early next year, with initial capital costs expected to be $120 million.

Any increase in royalty rates could risk the resources sector's ongoing strength, the industry's lobby group has warned.

Strandline Resources has appointed Primero Group as preferred proponent to design and build processing infrastructure at its Coburn mineral sands project.

Australia's outlook for gold is glimmering, with the nation on track to be the world's number one producer of the precious metal.