Mining

Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy has failed to stop CITIC’s application for the court to inspect its magnetite mine in the Pilbara, ahead of the trial between the two miners.

Amid a growing demand, junior EV Resources has added another antimony asset to its portfolio.

Greenbushes may have clung on to an annual profit in FY24, but a subdued spodumene market led to a sharp downturn in mine operator Talison's latest financials.

Anthony Albanese has confirmed, if re-elected, he would revamp controversial nature positive laws, introducing an independent environment watchdog and overhauling approvals processes.

Investors with Chinese connections have fulfilled the federal government's order to sell their shares in rare earths junior Northern Minerals.

Adriatic Metals boss Laura Tyler said the company is keen to further build on its performance, despite achieving a series of notable outcomes in recent months.

A few days after pouring cold water on a $3.3 billion bid from Gruyere joint venture partner Gold Fields, Gold Road Resources has announced its 2024 full-year result.

Stocks in Western Australian gold producers are rallying as the price for the precious metal holds strong above $US3,000 per ounce amid a flurry of M&A activity.

The family company established by Pilbara mining pioneer, the late Don Rhodes, has reported another bumper profit as it continues to benefit from very large iron ore royalty payments.

Traditional owners have put forward their plan to turn Koolan Island in the Kimberley into a cultural tourism hub once iron ore mining ceases.

A Mineral Resources subsidiary has failed in its bid to keep hundreds of documents confidential in a legal dispute.

Plans for the 644-megawatt solar farm, the largest to date in the Pilbara, were released by the Environmental Protection Authority.

Leading mining executives have weighed in on the Pilbara unionisation battle, with bosses at BHP and Northern Star warning industrial relations policy settings could stifle investment.

The push by unions to gain coverage at Rio Tinto’s Paraburdoo mine has gone up a notch after the Australian Workers Union lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission.

Paladin Energy's production at its flagship Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia has been affected for the second time since November.

Rio Tinto-backed Sovereign Metals is using a capital raise to accelerate progress at its Kasiya project in Malawi.

The federal government is backing the emerging green metals industry with $3 billion worth of commitments, while lobbyists point to missed opportunities for explorers.

Aggressive and hostile is how the chief executive of Gold Road Resources has described the $3.3 billion bid lobbed by its Gruyere joint venture partner Gold Fields.

A share swap and placement deal will boost Montage’s exposure to African Gold’s Didievi project in Côte D’Ivoire.

Prominent prospector Mark Creasy is set to team up with a Perth-based junior.

Amid uncertainty regarding the cost of royalties potentially rising in Indonesia, Sydney-based Nickel Industries increased its earnings throughout the March 2025 quarter.

Gold Fields boss Mike Fraser is disappointed the board of Gold Road Resources has poured cold water over his $3.3 billion offer for the Gruyere mine joint venture partner.

Gold-focused Kaiser Reef has filed documents to buy the Tasmania-based Henty goldmine as part of its bid to become a multi-asset producer.

Road trains are back on Mineral Resources’ multi-billion-dollar private haul route after operations were temporarily halted following the sixth trucking incident in six months.

Veteran mining investor Tim Goyder has been globetrotting to drum up intertest in the Bullabulling gold project, which he hopes to turn into yet another mining success story.

Despite a bearish recent outlook for the iron ore sector, money is still being put on the table for WA’s biggest industry.

Iron giant Rio Tinto has upped the stakes in the bidding war for a Pilbara iron ore project backed by Rich Lister prospector Mark Creasy which sits on the miner’s doorstep.

Goldminer Emerald Resources has forewarned shareholders that its March 2025 quarterly production will be below its original guidance, citing multiple factors.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has set her sights on new exploration ground in Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom looks to lessen its oil dependency.

Local uranium operators spoken to by Business News still hold out hope that WA will repeal the state’s mining ban.

Iron ore minnow Gold Valley Group has made a last-minute bid to snatch Mark Creasy’s CZR Resources from the clutches of Fenix Resources for a premium price.

Rio Tinto is strongly defending its dual listing as an activist shareholder attempts to push the board to follow industry peer BHP in dropping its London listing in favour of the ASX.