Western Australia's uranium explorers are in somewhat of a holding pattern as they wait for a significant lift in prices for the controversial commodity.
BC Iron's stock has reached an all-time high, after the iron ore junior reported a strong rise in production and underlying profit despite the challenging price environment.
Australia's two biggest exports, iron ore and gas, are facing renewed price pressure, a situation which is starting to be reflected in the exchange rate and which could precede a big fall in the Au
Fortescue Metals Group says its Pilbara rail network is at capacity and any move to allow Brockman Mining access would result in reduced state iron ore royalties and federal taxes, and ultimately l
If Colin Barnett were in the habit of taking advice, which he's not, then he would stop pushing hard for development of the Oakajee port near Geraldton – because Oakajee is a dead duck.
IT'S easy to get excited about what's happening in the fast-moving world of currency values but it's wrong to describe what's happening as a ‘war', because it's not; what's going on is simply econo
NEGOTIATING the often-rocky terrain of the environmental approvals process can be a daunting task for emerging miners, particularly those in the uranium space.
BC Iron and Cleveland Mining Company have taken the first steps to securing the first three projects under the iron ore miners' Brazilian strategic alliance.
One of Western Australia's most prolific residential builders, Dale Alcock, is the latest high-profile CEO to help tackle the issue of homelessness by committing to the St Vincent de Paul Society's
Fresh from announcing plans to develop the Iron Valley mine in the Pilbara, Mineral Resources has become the eleventh Western Australian company in the S&P/ASX 100 Index.
Brisbane-based contractor Watpac has secured a $35 million addition to its existing $289 million mining services contract with BC Iron at its Nullagine iron ore joint venture in the Pilbara.
The rapid expansion of the WA mining industry over the past decade has mostly been good news for mining contractors, but the benefits have not always come as expected.
BC Iron has beefed up its senior management team to seek out new opportunities and project acquisitions, adding former Barrick Gold manager Peter Powell to drive business development.
BC Iron has released the independent expert's report that shaped its decision to terminate a takeover deal with Hong Kong's Regent Pacific on the basis that the offer did not provide adequate value.
Iron ore producer BC Iron says it has secured commitments from investors for $18.4 million from a capital raising for further development of its Nullagine Iron Ore Project.
Perth-based iron ore junior BC Iron has announced it has begun infrastructure construction at its Nullagine joint venture with Fortescue Metals Group, with the mine on schedule to deliver its first iron ore shipment to port by December.
BC Iron has reached an agreement with the Nyiyaparli People whose claim covered the southern part of its Nullagine Iron Ore Join Venture with Fortescue Metals Group, in the East Pilbara.
Shares in iron ore hopeful BC Iron have surged five per cent in morning trade after the company was formally granted a mining lease for its Nullagine project.
Perth-based Alkane Resources has reaped $9.7 million from the sale of its remaining 5.95 per cent interest in BC Iron to offshore and domestic institutional investors.
Base metals trading house Tennant Metals says it will seek damages from BC Iron because the iron ore mining hopeful terminated a contract between the parties.
BC Iron is one step away from receiving full support from Fortescue Metals Group for its $43 million Pilbara iron ore project, with the miner requesting one further test.
The board of BC Iron has given the go-ahead for the development of its $43 million Nullagine iron ore project in the Pilbara, but will need approval from new joint venture partner Fortescue Metals Group.
