IGO has labelled performance at Greenbushes as “disappointing” after cutting its lithium production guidance and grappling with safety incidents through the quarter.
The Greenbushes lithium mine in the state's South West generated a $624 million profit for its three joint venture owners, a far cry from its bumper $6 billion profit two years ago.
Critical minerals miner IGO has moved to consolidate ownership of an Arizona copper exploration project after buying out its joint venture partner Buxton Resources.
Medallion Metals will go ahead with its $138 million plan to develop its Ravensthorpe gold mine, after securing offtake and finance from global trading house Trafigura.
Outages at a Kwinana lithium refinery are hampering IGO's ability to make the most of recovering battery metal prices as production climbs from the Greenbushes mine.
Medallion Metals has announced plans to raise up to $60 million, as it moves towards potentially acquiring the Forrestania nickel operation from IGO next year.
Matthew Hogan-led Venus Metals has announced that lithium producer IGO will proceed with the stage two farm-in period of the Bridgetown-Greenbushes project.
This week's appointments include Neil Le Febvre, Robert Shaw, Zoe Watchman, Alex Willcocks, Jason Neal, Paul Berend, Matthew Shackleton, Jac Low, Greg Field and Johan van Vuuren.
Lithium producer IGO has conceded it “sees the world differently” to its joint venture partner at the troubled Kwinana hydroxide refinery, Tianqi Lithium.
IGO has announced Vanessa Guthrie as its chair-elect, on the same day an AICD report highlighted the limited number of women chairing listed companies.
The Tianqi Lithium and IGO joint venture behind the underperforming Kwinana lithium refinery has poured further funds into the asset after awarding a $4 million contract.
Local lithium stocks closed with double-digit declines on the local bourse, following reports that CATL is restarting its globally significant lithium mine in China
IGO has swung to a loss of more than $950 million in a set of “disappointing” full-year financials after slashing the value of its share of the Kwinana lithium refinery to zero.
Tianqi Lithium chief Frank Ha says he's open to acquiring IGO's stake in the flailing Kwinana lithium refinery and has no plans of shutting down the underperforming asset.
St Vincent de Paul Society Western Australia (Vinnies WA) has announced the appointment of Ann Curran as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately.
Wesfarmers and SQM's Covalent Lithium has produced its first batch of battery-grade lithium hydroxide from its refinery in Kwinana, as setbacks plague local competitors.
Shares in local lithium stocks are surging off the back of major battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology halting production at its mammoth Jianxiawo lithium mine in China.
Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia has awarded an $11 million contract to local engineering firm SIMPEC after issuing an optimistic update on its Kwinana refinery.
Explorer Medallion Metals has finalised a deal to buy IGO's Forrestania operation, targeting gold production from its Ravensthorpe project by late 2025.
Critical minerals miner IGO has all but lost confidence in the future of its underperforming Kwinana lithium refinery, having written down the asset's value to zero.
NRW subsidiary Primero Group is suing Tianqi Lithium Kwinana over outstanding payments in relation to works at its $1.2 billion lithium hydroxide refinery.
Struggling nickel and lithium producer IGO has flagged a major board restructure, with chairman Michael Nossal and other directors planning to retire as part of a downsizing.
Perth Festival's Nathan Bennett will be stepping down to become chief executive of World Masters Games Perth 2029 early next year, an international multi-sport competition is held every four years
Pilbara Minerals managing director and chief executive Dale Henderson says the lithium sector should consider how Australia can become more competitive against other global markets.
The 'underperforming' Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery continues to strain joint venture owners IGO and China's Tianqi Lithium, while the Greenbushes mine churns out cash.
Greenbushes may have clung on to an annual profit in FY24, but a subdued spodumene market led to a sharp downturn in mine operator Talison's latest financials.
Medallion Metals has received an influx of offtake interest in its Ravensthorpe copper-gold asset after the market learnt of its possible deal with critical minerals miner IGO.
IGO has gutted the value of its troubled Kwinana refinery after a recording a significant $525 million impairment against the ailing joint venture asset.
An impending impairment against IGO's ailing Kwinana refinery and end of mine life challenges at its last standing nickel asset took the shine off the critical minerals miner's financials.
IGO and joint venture partner Tianqi have called tools down on work and activities on the expansion of the troubled lithium hydroxide plant in Kwinana ahead of a forewarned write-down on the asset.
Critical minerals miner IGO is preparing to mark a “substantial” impairment against its troubled Kwinana lithium refinery amid weak market conditions for the battery ingredient.
This week's Bulls N' Bears Runner of the Week is … Wellard Limited. The company is quitting the livestock transport business and spiked on news it has sold a ship for US$50 million. Condor Energy increased its gas resource by 147 per cent, Western Gold Resources revealed a preferred contractor for its Gold Duke operation and Terrain Minerals kicked-off drilling at its Lort River nickel-copper project.
Critical minerals miner IGO has taken up a majority stake in a copper project in northern Western Australia after pouring $15 million into exploration.
BGC has started construction on tens of millions of dollars' worth of infrastructure in a bid to start producing “green cement” after inking a deal with a lithium heavyweight.
