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.
A failed Pilbara accommodation provider has revived its lawsuit against BHP over allegations the mining giant colluded with Lendlease to end a contract underpinning its survival.
Rio Tinto and its largest customer China Baowu Steel Group have cemented a joint venture to develop the Western Range iron ore deposits in the Pilbara at a cost of $US2 billion.
Cor Cordis has been appointed as liquidator of Griffin Coal, joining receivers Deloitte, with the power to potentially cancel a supply deal with Bluewaters.
A year-long court stoush over a $1.3 million bill has come to a dramatic end, with contractor Decmil succeeding in its bid to wind up Avid Australia Holdings.
Rio Tinto’s managing director of battery minerals, Marnie Finlayson, will join the board of Northern Star Resources as an independent non-executive director in October.
Investors in potash company Kalium Lakes have welcomed news that sulphate of potash processing has resumed at its lead project after a series of delays.
Australian Potash has drafted former Northern Australian Infrastructure Facility director Patrick Leung as new chief financial officer as the company works towards further funding arrangements.
Australia’s biggest gold producer is suing Santos over an alleged breach of their long-standing gas supply deal, but much of the lawsuit is being shielded from public view.
Aspiring gold producer Greatland Gold has recruited three of the state’s most prominent company directors while also attracting Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals as its top shareholder.
Mineral Resources shares have soared to an all-time high amid speculation that the Chris Ellison-led miner is considering a spin-out of its lithium operations.
De Grey Mining estimates it will cost $1 billion to transform its famed Mallina discovery into a 540,000 ounce per annum gold operation and one of the largest by output in Australia.
Creditors of Griffin Coal are no closer to an insolvency appointment, as the clock runs down on customer Bluewaters’ rights to step in and run the miner.
BHP handed over $3.8 billion in tax and royalty payments to Western Australia during the financial year and estimates its projects contributed 13 per cent of all revenue in the state.
Representatives of a senior creditor for Griffin Coal have confirmed plans to appoint a controller to the Collie miner, but it’s unclear when they’ll act.
Minister Bill Johnston says his department is having its own trouble recruiting staff to process exploration approvals, in response to industry calls for faster lead times to access ground.
Posco's plan to build a hot briquetted iron plant in Port Hedland is advancing, while other South Korean businesses are weighing WA hydrogen investments, according to Alannah MacTiernan.
Seasoned mining executive Neil Biddle will return to ASX-listed minerals processor TNG as non-executive chair, nine years after leaving the company to join Pilbara Minerals.
Geologist and mining executive Craig Williams, who led the rise of Equinox Minerals to a $US7 billion success story, has announced he is retiring from all boards of ASX companies.
Plans to build the $4 billion-plus Balla Balla iron ore project are still progressing, with backers seeking federal environmental approval for a 45 million tonne per annum port facility.
Queensland-based Thiess has won a $700 million contract to provide mining and maintenance services on Fortescue’s new Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara.
The shortage of workers in the resources and infrastructure sectors will peak at 84,000 in two years’ time and would be worse if not for project cancellations, Pit Crew has found.
Keen to leave a rocky FY22 behind, St Barbara is leveraging its Leonora gold assets as central to any consolidation play in the region, as negotiations with Genesis Minerals continue.
Andrew Forrest has lauded outgoing iron ore boss Elizabeth Gaines as one of Australia’s most inspiring leaders as the miner prepares to navigate new challenges and pick up the pace on renewables.
