Mining

Minerals Council of Australia chief executive Tania Constable has pushed back against calls by former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Rod Sims for higher taxes on mining profits.

Gold Road Resources has taken up nearly $26 million worth of new shares via De Grey Mining’s latest placement to cement its place as the junior’s biggest shareholder.

WA exports to Japan have had their strongest 12 months on record, while the state’s imports also hit a new high.

Premier Mark McGowan has lauded Western Australia as the backbone of the nation's economy after the resources sector steamed home to another record year.

Former Austal executive Greg Jason will not become chief financial officer of Decmil, two weeks after the contractor announced his appointment.

Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals has launched an 11th-hour bid to overturn the Supreme Court’s dismissal of its tenement spat with sand miner Quarry Park and Cauldron Energy.

Labour shortages and inflationary pressures have rocked even WA’s biggest resources companies.

Shares in West Perth-based Cygnus Gold rallied after the company revealed former Mincor boss David Southam would become the explorer’s new managing director in 2023.

Peter Mansell will resign as chair of Energy Resources of Australia amid conflicting claims surrounding the multi-billion dollar rehabilitation of the Ranger uranium mine.

Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy is being given one last chance to refine its $19 million case against Chinese-owned CITIC, after parts were branded “legally embarrassing” in the Supreme Court.

Bellevue Gold is pushing ahead with its ambition to become the first net-zero gold miner by engaging EDL for an off-grid hybrid power station to support its namesake project.

Sandfire Resources founder Karl Simich has called time after a 15-year tenure spent growing the company from an explorer to one of the biggest copper producers listed on the ASX.

AustralianSuper has asserted greater influence over Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals, which will be required to seek consent from the super fund before appointing a new chief executive.

Explosive allegations levelled against MinRes and boss Chris Ellison at the hands of a former contracts manager will remain under wraps, with the court slashing almost one-third of the claim.

Red 5 is chasing $60 million from institutional investors to cover ramp-up costs for its new King of the Hills operation as consolidation talks with fellow Leonora miner St Barbara continue.

Rio Tinto’s Dampier Salt has been hit with a $20,000 fine after a worker was injured when his head became trapped between an elevated working platform and a salt stacker.

Firefinch says it is evaluating alternative funding options after pulling the pin on a planned capital raising, pointing to a weaker gold price and Australian-US dollar exchange rates.

The owner of the embattled Ridges iron ore project is facing legal action at the hands of the mine's owner for allegedly failing to pay royalties as part of a two-decade old deal.

Genesis Minerals has secured full control of friendly takeover target Dacian Gold, triggering Nev Power’s retirement from the board and the appointment of prominent director Tony Kiernan.

OZ Minerals has pushed the button on the project despite a $600 million capital increase, proclaiming the asset’s enormous potential as a modern mine in an era of decarbonisation.

The state government has vowed to create mining camp rules, fund a legal hub and bolster regulatory resources to tackle sexual misconduct in the mining industry, while calling on the sector to step up.

Chris Ellison-led Mineral Resources and business partner-turned-rival Steve Wyatt’s Destec have reached a peace deal over a highly-charged document-swap, as the battle over their rail venture continues.

Legislation designed to simplify the mining approvals process in Western Australia amid record exploration spending and labour shortages has passed in the upper house overnight.

BHP has struck a deal with Alinta Energy that will underpin development of a 45 MW solar farm and battery and potentially construction of the Pilbara’s first wind farm.

Iron ore miner Fortescue says it will save about $1.2 billion a year in operating costs by moving to what it calls "real zero" by 2030.

Sev.en Global Investments has bought the Lake Way project from the wreckage of Salt Lake Potash.

AIC Mines has laid plans to make a $36 million scrip bid for recently-listed explorer Demetallica, sending the target’s share price up 42.5 per cent.

TNG has announced a wave of changes to its board and senior management after meeting with a cohort of the company’s largest shareholders.

Santos has largely failed in its bid to pick holes in Newcrest Mining’s top-secret lawsuit against it, which hinges on claims the energy giant breached their gas supply deal.

West Perth-based Anson Resources has received commitments to raise $50 million as it works towards making a final investment decision for its flagship project in Utah.

Shares in Warrick Hazeldine-chaired Global Lithium Resources have risen to a new high after major shareholder Mineral Resources lifted its interest in the business.

Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy has backed down in one of its many active legal pursuits against the subsidiaries of Chinese-owned CITIC Pacific, a shock move the company is yet to explain.