Mining

Chris Ellison-chaired Delta Lithium has struck a deal to buy lithium rights in the Gascoyne, while Mineral Resources has contracted Develop Global for work in the Goldfields.

Mineral Resources subsidiary Onslow Iron is taking Red Hill Station's owners to court over allegations of assault and being temporarily locked out of the $3 billion project site.

The boss of a WA copper miner in hot water for failing to come clean about destroying Aboriginal artefact sites for five years has spoken up after confirming the failure to the ASX.

Mineral Resources has committed $1.5 million to fund front-line support positions at the under-construction Ruah Centre for Women and Children.

Spending in Western Australia's mining sector rose 7.5 per cent during the September quarter, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.

Fortescue's former chief financial officer Ian Wells has joined the ranks of Liontown Resources as an independent non-executive director.

A WA copper miner has drawn the ire of traditional owners for failing to disclose the destruction of two heritage sites to authorities more than five years ago.

Belmont-based NRW Holdings has reported record results in the 2022-23 financial year and secured $100 million worth of work more than expected for FY24.

Westgold Resources is forging ahead with major growth plans in the Murchison region after approving the expansion of its Big Bell gold project.

The state government has been presented with five options to resolve the imbroglio threatening WA's coal supplies.

A NRW Holdings subsidiary has signed a four-year extension over a contract with Aberdare Collieries, valued at about $245 million.

Incoming IGO chief Ivan Vella says he regrets the events leading up to Rio Tinto sacking him a month before his scheduled departure.

Chris Ellison-led Mineral Resources has continued its acquisitive streak of lithium interests, securing more shares in Develop Global and Delta Lithium.

The Port Hedland Green Steel project has progressed after Posco and DevelopmentWA agreed on the commercial terms over a 900-hectare site in the Pilbara.

AVZ Minerals shareholders have cast their votes amid a boardroom ousting campaign at the company's annual general meeting yesterday.

Alex Dorsch says a high-grade underground mine is the best opportunity to move the dial on Chalice Mining's Gonneville project as shares in the one-time market favourite continued to slide.

Former AVZ Minerals director Peter Huljich has accused several of the company's board members of defamation, ahead of the lithium hopeful's annual general meeting today.

Gina Rinehart's children sat in court while their lawyer claimed the mining magnate was hypocritical and inconsistent, during a Supreme Court trial over their grandfather's business.

Experienced mining boss Gabrielle Iwanow will head Perenti's contract mining division after exiting her role as managing director of Mincor Resources.

The Bald Hill lithium mine in the Goldfields will cost Mineral Resources almost $260 million after a price for the acquisition was revealed by administrators.

West Perth-based Fenix Resources will provide port services to CuFe's iron ore export business under a deal expected to generate more than $10 million in revenue.

A foreign fund controlled by a Chinese businessman is planning to oust Northern Minerals founder and executive chair Nicholas Curtis and to inspect the company's financials.

Andrew Forrest has taken a shot at Woodside Energy and the oil and gas industry over its pursuit of new projects as Fortescue pivots its focus to green energy.

Peninsula Energy is tapping investors for up to $60 million through a deeply-discounted placement to help fund the restart of its Lance uranium asset in Wyoming.

Former Fortescue Metals boss Nev Power has joined Future Battery Minerals as non-executive director.

Gina Rinehart's eldest children have shown up to observe the Supreme Court trial disputing the ownership of assets under their grandfather's mining empire.

Rio Tinto has struck a farm-in deal with junior Charger Metals to potentially earn a major stake in its lithium development project in the Goldfields.

Gina Rinehart's Atlas Iron has taken a swipe at the state government's environmental approval process over conditions for its delayed iron ore project.

Australia's economic engine room is facing a moment of truth as rival mining nations go all out to win the clean energy minerals race, BHP warns.

WA's opportunity to capitalise on the United States' massive Inflation Reduction Act will hinge largely on its ability to keep pace with demand, according to BHP's iron ore boss.

Spartan Resources has received firm commitments to raise $25 million through an institutional placement to expand exploration at its Dalgaranga gold project.

Fortescue Metals Group has revealed plans to establish a major manufacturing facility in the US state of Michigan, just a day after it unveiled a New York-based capital business.