Octava Minerals is preparing for its ASX debut next month as it seeks to exploit some early lithium shows just 10kms from Global Lithium's revered Pilbara lithium discovery. Octava has also pulled together a package of Kimberley and Mid West tenements in solidly mineralised terranes that are already jostling with battery metals big hitters and the company's Pilbara ground also has some intriguing historical gold drill holes that are begging for follow up.
Chris Ellison is forging ahead with a bid to have a lawsuit mounted against him by a sacked contracts manager thrown out, insisting the claim be “cleansed” or remain shielded from public view.
A subsidiary of Mineral Resources has put forward a proposal to the state's environmental watchdog for its planned Lamb Creek iron ore project in WA's East Pilbara.
Mineral Resources has rubbished a lawsuit against the miner, boss Chris Ellison and its high-profile lawyers by a former employee who was sacked earlier this year.
A correction in the lithium market turned into a rout today, with Pilbara Minerals and Liontown Resources leading the fall after two bearish research reports.
Mineral Resources is suing a former procurement manager over allegations he collected secret commissions and misused the mining giant's confidential information.
Resources billionaire Gina Rinehart has been named Australia's wealthiest person for a third consecutive year, followed closely by fellow Western Australian and iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest.
One of Australia's top corporate dealmakers, Jarden's Aidan Allen, has splashed $4.2 million on a house in Perth but we're told he is not moving west. It's for holidays.
Aldoro Resources has broken ground at its Wyemandoo rubidium-lithium project about 60km southeast of Mt Magnet in WA after launching a maiden RC drill campaign at the venture. A number of key targets have been identified through earlier rock chip sampling and Aldoro is targeting a brace of pegmatites that previously delivered impressive grades of up to 2.06 per cent lithium oxide.
Mineral explorer Kairos Minerals has beefed up its management with Peter Turner to take the reins as Managing Director and Klaus Eckhof taking a seat as Non-Executive Chairman. The addition of the duo reflects the company's commitment to accelerating the exploration campaigns at its WA lithium and gold projects. Turner's appointment will be effective from May 23rd and Eckhof has already commenced his role.
K2fly has tabled some healthy numbers from the March quarter with record invoices of $3.3m, maintaining its all-time high total contract values of $16.6m and cracking the $5m mark in annual recurring revenue for the first time. The company operates in the global resources space under a ‘Software as a Service' business model – meaning it delivers its software on a subscription basis.
Mineral Resources shares have nosedived as iron ore miners headed lower and the company announced it would issue up to $US1 billion in unsecured notes to institutional buyers.
WA-based explorer Askari Metals has kicked off a project-wide lithium exploration campaign at its Yarrie project in Western Australia's East Pilbara region. The program is designed to field test high-priority zones including a major target area measuring 32km by 13km. The company will start by mapping in addition to collecting stream sediment and rock chip samples.
After successfully shaking the tin for $6.2m, K2fly now has the largest privately owned mining software provider in the world on its register. Australian based Maptek has emerged from K2fly's latest capital raise with a 13.2 per cent holding in the ASX-listed mining software player. The deal also includes Maptek Chairman Peter Johnson taking a seat on the K2fly board as a non-executive director.
Mineral Resources has announced plans to increase production from its Wodgina and Mt Marion mines in response to “unprecedented global customer demand” for lithium products.
Battery metals explorer Askari Metals is scoping several significant lithium exploration zones after project-wide targeting and modelling at its Yarrie Lithium project in Western Australia. The company says it plans to put its model to the test with an upcoming foray into the field as early as mid-April.
During the program, Askari will sample in a variety of ways, including stream sediments and rock chips in addition to mapping.
The gold miner is set to moves its headquarters to the building, which has a troubled history that included Mineral Resources backing out of a move there.
Global Lithium secured new investment from Mineral Resources, Pantoro is set to bank $45 million ahead of planned first gold production, while Westgold raised $100 million to step up output.
Our board moves wrap includes Tom Peregoodoff, Michael Meintjes, Ryan Welker, Kevin Gallagher, Alexandra Andrews, Benjamin Donovan, Mark Okeby, Jim Simpson, Rob Tyson, Simon Hadfield, and Rick Deurloo.
Ronald McDonald House Charities WA, a new Rare Care Centre at Perth Children's Hospital and the Perth Lynx are the beneficiaries of three recent sponsorship agreements.
Peter Wade has stepped down as Mineral Resources' non-executive chair after spending a decade in the role and 23 years overall with the WA iron ore play.
Multi-element junior explorer Askari Metals has completed an expansive airborne reconnaissance site visit across its Yarrie lithium project in an escalation of its hunt for the highly sought-after white gold that sits at the heart of the EV minerals revolution. Located in Western Australia's Eastern Pilbara, the project spans more than 1,700 square kilometres and is surrounded by some of the most significant hard rock lithium deposits in the world.
ASX-listed junior explorer Askari Metals has unveiled some sizeable lithium targets with a hyperspectral survey at its Yarrie project in the eastern Pilbara hotspot. Seven high priority targets were identified including one measuring a staggering 88 square kilometres and another with a potential strike length of 24km. The company is aiming for on-ground exploration to commence as soon as possible.
Bill Beament-led Develop will pay up to $100 million for Heron Resources and the Woodlawn copper-zinc mine in NSW, seven months after the developer went into administration.
Rio Tinto will release documents to MinRes after being dragged into the Chris Ellison-led company's row with Destec over confidential information claims.
Mineral Resources shares dropped more than 10 per cent after the company reported its worst first-half financial result in three years, leaving investors without an interim dividend.
Santos has booked 100 million tonnes of carbon storage resource within South Australia's Cooper Basin while reporting a substantial increase in reserves on the back of its Oil Search merger.
Two Mineral Resources-owned companies have been hit with $51,000 in fines for failing to protect workers after a 600,000-litre water tank left uninspected failed.
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The state government has managed to strike a deal that promises to satisfy each of the mining giants battling for a larger slice of the port of Port Hedland.
Wesfarmers, Mineral Resources, and Woodside were among the most notable WA-based political donors in the most recent financial year, with contributions of about $680,000 between them.
