Mining

Fortescue Metals Group says it had no choice but to withhold royalties to a Pilbara Indigenous group after traditional owners declined to sign land access deeds.

Iluka Resources managing director Tom O'Leary says he is excited about the opportunity in the rare earths sector, which will attract greater focus after the recent demerging of Iluka's iron ore royalties.

Nexus Minerals has launched a $6.6 million share placement to fund a feasibility study on the company's gold joint venture with Saracen Mineral Holdings.

The Takeovers Panel has rejected a request from Perth-based Cardinal Resources to improve separate takeover offers from Russian mining giant Nordgold and China's Shandong Gold.

Chalice Gold Mines will pay nearly $15 million to acquire three private properties near its Julimar nickel-copper project in Western Australia.

Western Australian companies Dacian Gold and NTM Gold have agreed to merge their assets, with the combined group to have a market capitalisation of $285 million.

Decmil Group has secured further work at Rio Tinto's Robe Valley operations in the Pilbara to supply heavy and light vehicle facilities.

Perth-based Battery Minerals is raising $5.5 million from a share placement to explore its recently acquired copper-gold tenements in Victoria.

Roy Hill sales hit $6.4 billion in the year to June, with the company reporting payment of more than $900 million in taxes.

Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest has outlined an ambitious plan under which renewable energy will rank alongside the company's core mining business.

Auroch Minerals has purchased a stake in a high-grade nickel project near Coolgardie, which it will jointly develop alongside private company Goldfellas.

A new facility costing close to $100 million is designed to provide a long-term solution for hazardous waste in WA.

Applications for the state government's exploration incentives drilling grants have surged by more than 50 per cent in its latest round.

Perth-based Altech Chemicals has sought $14.5 million from a rights issue to advance its high-purity alumina project in Malaysia.

Newcrest Mining has withdrawn from a farm-in deal with Perth-based Prodigy Gold over a project in Northern Territory's Tanami region.

While many Australian exporters have tensely waited on news about trade sanctions from China, Fortescue Metals Group has inked deals with 12 partners.

Family-owned CFC Group, which has interests in Centurion and Birchmead Property Group, has grown its revenue to $651 million over the financial year.

Rio Tinto has changed the name of its new iron ore mine to Gudai-Darri after a request from Banjima elders, one small step in the miner's efforts to rebuild trust with traditional owners.

Perth-based Lucapa Diamond Company has raised funds to expand the processing capacity at its Mothae kimberlite mine in southern Africa by 45 per cent.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hosed down speculation China is planning further trade sanctions on Australian products.

Perth-based mining services company Western Plant Hire has been bought by two of its senior managers, with backing from private investors led by Peter Hutchinson.

Argentina-focused Pathfinder Resources had a soft start to its first day of trading, with its shares closing down 7.5 per cent from its IPO price.

Australian Potash has secured further funding for its proposed Lake Wells development in Western Australia.

Murray Engineering has partnered with national company Siemens to provide electric vehicle charging stations for mining operations.

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has grown its net profit to about $4 billion, while the group's largest revenue earner repaid its entire debt over the financial year.

Westar Resources has joined the rush of gold IPOs this year, seeking to raise $5 million to explore its projects in Western Australia.

The Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia completed its final production today, after operating for more than 30 years.

Shares in Sandfire Resources were down by as much as 9 per cent today, following reports of China considering a ban on copper imports from Australia.

The CEO of a Pilbara native title group says she was disappointed by the resignation of Rio Tinto's executives following the Juukan Gorge destruction.

Perth-based Marvel Gold has received commitments to raise $5.7 million from a share placement, with the proceeds to go towards its gold projects in Mali.

Takeover target Cardinal Resources has requested that its bidders be allowed to improve their proposals after having declared their $1 per share bids as ‘best and final'.

MACA has locked in $129 million in work at Red 5's King of the Hills project, ahead of a planned operational start in mid-2022.