The administrators of Panoramic Resources will suspend operations at its Savannah nickel mine in the Kimberley region, resulting in immediate redundancies for hundreds of staff.
Legend Mining says seismic reprocessing and machine learning have boosted the exploration potential of its Rockford project within Western Australia's rugged Fraser Range, about 250km east of Kalgoorlie. The new geophysical datasets suggest a depth extension of the Mawson nickel-copper-cobalt deposit that already has an indicated resource of 860,000 tonnes at 1.34 per cent nickel, 0.88 per cent copper and 0.08 per cent cobalt.
Si6 Metals has added further impetus to its highly-prospective Botswana precious and base metals play, with its latest drill program striking high-grade silver and copper and exciting visual nickel sulphides. The company's three projects in the southern African country provide a compelling mix of in-demand metals that are all expected to play a big role in the future clean-energy transition.
Troubled nickel miner Panoramic Resources has been placed in the hands of administrators from FTI Consulting after an unsuccessful bid to obtain funding or attract buyers.
Battery metals miner IGO has halted construction on part of its troubled Cosmos nickel mine, in a move that comes just days after its new chief executive Ivan Vella has taken the helm.
IGO will proceed with plans to employ Ivan Vella as chief executive despite the shock news that Rio Tinto sacked him over a confidential information breach.
Western Australia's resources middle tier could be at the heart of $170 billion in GDP growth by 2040, but only if the nation acts on its critical minerals opportunities, according to PwC.
Global battery industry giant Shanghai Jayson New Energy Materials has become St George Mining's biggest shareholder after grabbing $3 million worth of the West Perth-based lithium explorer's shares. The company says the significant investment will enable it to better explore its portfolio of hard-rock lithium projects in Western Australia, with a priority focus on the flagship Mt Alexander operation.
The $500 million East Rockingham Waste to Energy facility currently under construction will power part of the Greenbushes lithium operation under a deal with Talison Lithium.
Buxton Resources' burgeoning union with mining giant IGO has struck a positive new chord after the latter's first diamond drillhole at their joint venture project in Western Australia's West Kimberley region confirmed high-grade massive nickel sulphides from 179.06m depth. Headline results include 13.24m at 4.35 per cent nickel from 177.34m, with 5.6m at 7.47 per cent nickel from 179.08m.
Ongoing technical issues continue to plague battery metals miner IGO's Kwinana operation as falling lithium prices impact spodumene sales from its stake in the Greenbushes operation.
Prospective ground secured by Buxton Resources in WA's West Kimberley in 2015 is now looming as a company game-changer – for more reasons than one as it continues to foster a relationship with mining giant IGO. New nickel-copper sulphides potential revealed today from the joint venture's Quick Shears project could be just the tip of the iceberg for a burgeoning partnership that also includes international exploration.
Legend Mining has launched a high-power fixed loop electromagnetics survey to identify conductors below 600m at its Octagonal prospect that forms part of its greater Rockford project in Western Aus
Battery metals miner IGO says it has reported its “strongest set of financial results” despite recording an almost $1 billion impairment charge against its acquired assets.
Legend Mining believes it is getting closer to unearthing a “Nova-style” nickel-copper deposit after finding encouraging signs in its latest diamond drillhole at its Octagonal prospect within Western Australia's rugged Fraser Range. Management says it identified visual sulphides at regular intervals between 848m and 1661m in the hole which ran to a depth of 1700m.
Metals miner IGO has added a layer of approval processes for capital expenditure for its Cosmos nickel mine ahead of a review into the Goldfields asset.
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IGO sinks after revealing close to a $1 billion write-down on the Cosmos nickel project, as the miner withdraws costs and timeline projections for the asset and ushers in a review.
Battery metals miner IGO has found a new chief executive in Ivan Vella, a long-serving Rio Tinto executive whose career includes a stint as iron ore boss in the aftermath of Juukan Gorge.
IGO acting chief executive Matt Dusci will receive a tidy $400,000-plus pay bump for leading the miner on an interim basis, with his permanent replacement due to be named soon.
A battery materials company chaired by former Liberal Party leader Mike Nahan is among a cohort of Western Australian companies to secure a share of federal government grants.
The pipeline of big resources projects in WA increasingly features complex processing plants, despite a spate of large cost blowouts on projects currently under way.
Venus Metals and IGO have inked a binding agreement for exploration – and possibly development and extraction – at the pair's Henderson nickel-lithium project in WA's Eastern Goldfields. The deal involves a farm-in and joint venture in which a subsidiary of IGO can progressively acquire up to a 70 per cent interest in the project by spending $4 million on exploration and reimbursing Venus with $1 million.
Junior miner Venus Metals has entered into a joint venture and farm-in deal with IGO Limited for exploration and potential development at its Henderson nickel and lithium project.
Essential Metals shareholders have rejected a takeover bid by a joint venture between Tianqi Lithium and IGO, days after Mineral Resources became a substantial holder.
Mining services group Perenti has secured a $90 million contract extension for underground exploration at Newcrest Mining's gold and copper project in Canada.
Mineral Resources has taken up a substantial stake in ASX-listed Essential Metals, a lithium explorer currently in the crosshairs of Tianqi Lithium and IGO.
A 30-hectare site in Kwinana has been earmarked for what is billed to be the first-of-its-kind battery materials facility in Australia, spearheaded by ASX-listed IGO and Andrew Forrest's Wyloo Metals.
A subsidiary of mining services company Perenti has secured a $30 million contract extension for underground mining activities at one of IGO Limited's nickel mines.
Boosted lithium production underpinned a stellar fiscal half-year for IGO, but plans to expand its lithium refinery in Kwinana have run into higher costs and delays on a final investment decision.
A joint venture between Tianqi Lithium and IGO has acquired an early-stage growth opportunity by striking a deal to purchase ASX-listed explorer Essential Metals.
IGO's flagship is back up and running after a fire forced the miner to shut down operations at the site for several weeks, but the downtime is expected to put a dent in December production.
St George Mining has welcomed Chinese lithium-ion battery maker Sunwoda Electronic onto its share registry via a $2m placement as it eagerly awaits results from a maiden drill campaign where visibl
