Mining

Pacific Energy has been awarded a contract to install additional generation capacity at St Barbara's Gwalia gold mine as part of an expansion project.

Pilbara Ports Authority has received regulatory approval to support shipping ammonium nitrate through the Port of Dampier.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering founder Frank Tomasi has cashed in about one quarter of his shares in the company, after signalling his intention to retire from the board.

Venturex Resources managing director Ajanth Saverimutto says the company’s Sulphur Springs copper-zinc project is ready to develop, after releasing a definitive feasibility study detailing a $146 million capex.

Rox Resources has released an updated scoping study for its Fisher East nickel project following an improvement in market conditions, with a forecast capital cost of between $85 million and $125 million.

BCI Minerals has confirmed it is in discussions with multiple parties over the sale of its Pilbara iron ore assets, including three current producers and one aspiring port developer.

Gold-focused Kin Mining has announced plans to raise up to $10.4 million via an entitlement offer, while also revealing it has received interest for potential acquisition deals.

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting plans to focus on how to integrate Atlas Iron’s operations into its existing business after acquiring more than a 90 per cent shareholding in the struggling iron ore miner.

Ian Murray has been appointed non-executive chairman of gold producer Gascoyne Resources, two months after announcing his retirement from Gold Road Resources.

SPECIAL REPORT: A significant uptick in the number of resources stock floats in WA mirrors a national trend driven by improved investor sentiment and rising commodity prices.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA companies participated in 175 corporate finance transactions worth $7.6 billion in the September quarter, with one of the most complex and innovative being the recapitalisation of Eastern Goldfields.

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA has appointed Edgar Basto as its acting president following the departure of Woodside executive and CME president Jeroen Buren.

Gold miner St Barbara has entered into a joint venture agreement with Australian Potash at the Lake Wells gold project near Laverton.

Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting have today opened a new mining pit that will help sustain production volumes at their jointly owned Hope Downs operation in the Pilbara.

PCF Capital founder Liam Twigger has revealed plans to raise up to $350 million for a cryptocurrency token that will back a new investment fund for gold mining juniors, in what would be the most significant Australian blockchain-related deal to date.

Gold miner Doray Minerals has announced the sale of its mothballed Andy Well project near Meekatharra to Canadian company Galane Gold in a deal worth $10 million.

In a wide-ranging interview, Mark Pownall explores the career of Tianqi Lithium general manager Phil Thick and discusses the state of the battery metals industry.

Mining contractor Macmahon Holdings has agreed to pay a $6.7 million settlement for a class action related to cost overruns at a construction project in 2012.

Empire Resources has appointed major shareholder Michael Ruane as its chairman, one month after he sought a board spill at the gold miner.

The cost of employing critical tradespeople and professionals in the mining sector could jump by as much as 12 per cent over the next two years.

Gold Corporation chairman Don Mackay-Coghill has launched a broadside against the loose monetary policy of central banks in the past decade, warning it has inflated a big bubble.

Engineering companies Monadelphous Group and Downer EDI have announced separate maintenance contracts with iron ore miner BHP Billiton.

SMS Mining Services has secured contracts at two planned gold projects in Western Australia worth a combined $640 million.

The Takeovers Panel has declared unacceptable circumstances in relation to a proposed funding deal for unlisted public company Bullseye Mining.

Having recently detailed a $US178 million ($248 million) capital cost for its Cadoux Kaolin alumina project, FYI Resources has now commenced a bankable feasibility study for the proposal.

The federal government expects the nation's resource and energy exports to hit a record of $252 billion in 2018-2019, buoyed by climbing prices for commodities such as natural gas and by a weaker Australian dollar.

Salt Lake Potash has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese fertiliser business Sinofert Holdings for an offtake agreement at the Perth-based company’s Goldfields salt lakes project.

Local gold producer Millennium Minerals says it is on course to hit the top end of its guidance for 2018 on the back of a strong second-half performance.

Breaker Resources has tapped investors for $10.5 million to progress a study at its Lake Roe gold project east of Kalgoorlie.

Poseidon Nickel has announced the resignations of long-time board members David Singleton and Chris Indermaur, with their replacements coming from major shareholders Black Mountain Metal and Squadron Resources.

Fortescue Metals Group has failed to get its hands on a crucial engineering report at the heart of a legal dispute with Canadian company TransAlta Corporation.

Rio Tinto and its joint venture partners have given the green light to invest $2.1 billion across two iron ore projects that will employ 1,200 people in the Pilbara.