Mining

Fortescue chief executive Elizabeth Gaines said the company was continuing to assess the impact of uncertainty clouding WA’s border reopening, on the back of a solid quarterly production update.

Thor Mining has reported drilling delays from its Ragged Range project in the Eastern Pilbara, with only 50 per cent of the program completed so far.

Iluka Resources has reported a big cost increase at its phase 2 rare earths project at Eneabba as it finalises a feasibility study on a much larger rare earths refinery.

After two years of negotiations, Rio Tinto and the Mongolian government have concluded a $3.3 billion debt waiver deal to allow the miner to establish one of the world’s largest copper mines.

Shares in West Perth-based Poseidon Nickel were down as much as 10 per cent amid notice that Andrew Forrest’s Tattarang had ceased to be substantial shareholder.

Rising energy prices are making it hard for some countries to kick the coal habit, and climate policy may suffer as a result.

South32's quarterly results give some guidance of how an Omicron outbreak in WA might impact the resources sector, with marginally lower output at two east coast units.

Regis Resources shares fell sharply after a geotechnical incident forced the producer to cut full year guidance.

Subiaco-based gold and copper explorer Carnaby Resources is planning to spend $20 million in new capital on a substantial drilling program at Greater Duchess projects over east.

Fortescue Metals Group will acquire a UK-based engineering firm connected to late F1 team owner Frank Williams in a bid to bring race-bred battery technology to its iron ore fleet.

Fortescue Metals Group has continued to surprise the market with its ambitious plans, striking an agreement with Sinosteel to evaluate a magnetite mine in the Mid West and a port at Oakajee.

Swick Mining Services has completed the demerger of its technology business, Orexplore, which listed on the ASX this morning at 15 cents a share.

Centaurus Metals has garnered $75 million in funding from the likes of Sprott Group and Harmanis Holdings to pin down feasibility of its nickel project in Brazil.

BHP has been fined $125,000 after a contractor was struck in the neck by a metal shard during maintenance work at Whaleback iron ore mine in September 2017.

The miners were both trading in the green after reporting mostly steady production through the December quarter had kept full year guidance on track.

BHP is mounting a legal claim against Western Areas after it was forced to fork out more than $1 million in compensation because of an alleged insurance bungle.

California-based financial services giant Capital Group has bought a 5 per cent stake in Fortescue Metals Group for an estimated $3 billion.

Lynas Rare Earths and WA Kaolin have managed to progress their respective Western Australian projects during a quarter fraught with shipping delays.

BHP remains on track to meet production guidance for the financial year despite pandemic-induced labour constraints, but has flagged further headwinds as Omicron enters the state.

Shares in MetalsX spin out NiCo Resources were up 80 per cent on its ASX listing today, after the nickel company’s IPO raised more than $12 million.

BHP has brought on one of CIMIC Group’s subsidiaries to oversee a debottlenecking project at the miner’s Nelson Point iron ore port in Port Hedland.

Zuleika Gold shares have surged 90 per cent on the back of a sizeable cornerstone investment from prominent Western Australian mining investor Mark Creasy.

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Rio Tinto continues to be beset by multiple challenges, with its Pilbara iron ore operations just meeting annual shipment guidance and now facing a series of commissioning delays.

Vertex Minerals has made a soft start to its first day of trading, with shares in the WA-based explorer down 10 per cent on its public offering.

BHP plans to acquire and trial four battery electric locomotives for its iron ore rail network in WA, following suit from fellow mining giants.

South32 has unveiled initial analysis for a potential $US1.7bn multi-decade metals development at its Hermosa project in Arizona.

Hancock Prospecting has lodged documents with the Environmental Protection Authority for a 20 million tonnes per annum iron ore project at Mulga Downs.

Global Lithium Resources has recruited two seasoned mining executives in a bid to elevate its budding Marble Bar project into a world-class operation.

NRW Holding’s mining division has signed an agreement with MaxMine to use its technology across a $300 million Dalgaranga gold mine contract in Western Australia.

Liontown has found its first binding offtake partner in South Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution, who is lined up to acquire one third of Kathleen Valley’s start-up production capacity.

BHP’s South Flank mine site will transition to autonomous haulage, less than a year after the site’s first production of iron ore.