Mining

Former Austal boss David Singleton has been appointed managing director at Austin Engineering after acting in the position since June.

Lucrative top-tier mining assets have mostly gone in Australia, so workers need to be flexible to help make new investment possible, mining giants have warned.

Shares in Fenix Resources hit an all-time high this week, ahead of today’s quarterly report showing strong growth in the iron ore miner‘s operating cash flow.

Shares in uranium hopeful Berkeley Energia were smashed today, down 41 per cent after regulators knocked back a planned concentrate plant in Europe.

Aerison has enjoyed a positive first day of trading as the engineering group affirmed its expectation to earn $130 million in revenue this past financial year.

Lithium company Liontown Resources is undertaking a $50 million capital raising, with the funds expected to help accelerate the progression of its Kathleen Valley project.

A new report on the economic contribution of the resources sector has highlighted the largest winner by far is Perth, where most fly-in, fly-out workers live.

Caspin Resources has entered a trading halt while it completes a capital raising believed to be worth $9.7 million.

Shares in NRW Holdings closed up 12 per cent today after one of its clients exercised an option to buy back $81 million of equipment at a NSW coal mine.

Engineering group DRA Global has had a quiet start to its first day of trading while predicting a strong first half for the calendar year.

Perenti has started early works on the Savannah nickel mine in WA after finalising a four-year agreement with project owner Panoramic Resources.

Mineral Commodities (MRC) is facing its third lawsuit from former boss Mark Caruso, who claims he and his company Zurich Bay Holdings are owed a total of $2.2 million in entitlements.

Kalamazoo Resources was trading 10 per cent higher this morning, after announcing significant lithium potential identified at its DOM’s Hill gold and base metals project in the Pilbara.

Askari Metals has closed up 12 per cent on its first day of trading, as the company gets ready to explore a handful of copper and gold projects in WA and NSW.

The EPA has recommended the approval of BCI Minerals’ proposed $779 million Mardie salt and potash project in the Pilbara, subject to a suite of conditions.

A parliamentary inquiry into the sexual harassment of women in WA's mining industry will examine workplace culture and drug and alcohol policies.

WA's Sandfire Resources is making progress on the development of its $364 million Motheo copper project in Botswana, having now secured the mining licence.

Fortescue Metals Group has awarded its single largest contract to an Aboriginal business, after confirming a five-year maintenance contract with Warrikal.

Alberto Calderon has been appointed as the new chief executive of AngloGold Ashanti, taking the reins from acting chief Christine Ramon in September.

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group is accumulating tenements near the coastline around Carnarvon, with applications lodged for more than 50 blocks in recent weeks.

Goldminer Ramelius Resources has revealed lower production this past quarter due to heavy rainfall and WA's coronavirus lockdown at the end of June.

Ozz Resources has become the latest explorer to list on the ASX, with its search for gold to begin this month using some of the proceeds from its $5 million IPO.

Dredging for a solar salt operation at Shark Bay has won environmental approval, while the Gascoyne Gateway port near Exmouth will go to a public review.

Coert Du Plessis has been promoted to chief executive of MaxMine, one year after he joined the mining services business as chief operating officer.

Mining company Mineral Commodities has secured funds through a share placement and rights issue to continue exploration and complete plant upgrades in South Africa.

Aspiring producer AVZ Minerals has lifted its stake in the Manono lithium and tin project after securing $40 million from investors.

A mining company with a major copper-zinc asset in Western Australia has listed on the ASX after raising $528 million.

GR Engineering Services has been contracted to work on Newmont Corporation’s Tanami goldmine in the Northern Territory.

Local business Talga Group has extended the life of its proposed Vittangi anode operation in northern Sweden, after completing a definitive feasibility study for the project.

Exports from WA hit a fresh record in May, with $22.7 billion of merchandise shipped, while job vacancies are substantially up.

Neometals has revealed plans to demerge its Mt Edwards nickel asset in Western Australia, a move that will allow the company to focus on its core battery materials projects.

Fortescue Metals Group and Curtin University are part of a consortium to research low-carbon iron pellets, cement and alumina, which received $39 million from the federal government today.