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Three of Perth's wealthiest families have received a financial boost after their private company posted another big profit courtesy of a 54-year old royalties deal with Rio Tinto.

A Beijing-based green steel specialist has warned Australia's hopeful iron ore processors they need a reality check as they wade into a costly and competitive sector.

Salt harvester Leichardt has applied to double the size of the Lake MacLeod operation near Carnarvon which it bought from Rio Tinto.

OPINION: US bauxite miner's contributions to WA can't hide the fact it's at odds with community expectations.

Business News looks back at the pioneering role played by the likes of Lang Hancock, the little-known Stan Hilditch and Collie's Griffin Coal.

Rio Tinto and BHP have committed to spend a further $US500 million at their Resolution Copper joint venture after a legal breakthrough for the much-delayed mining project.

The state government will fund half of a $1.1 billion Rio Tinto desalination plant in Dampier built to reduce pressure on groundwater sources.

The engineering firm posted record first-half revenue, sending its shares to an all-time high as management lifted guidance.

Rio Tinto has warned it may not be able to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target unless third parties get a wriggle-on with their renewable energy projects.

ANALYSIS: Fortescue has proven itself good at two things: iron ore and putting on a show. The miner is now trying to prove its merits at a third - decarbonising its massive operations

Fortescue's battery electric locomotives have begun trials on the iron ore miner's Pilbara rail network.

Rio Tinto and Glencore have walked away from a mining mega merger, having been unable to agree on price and executive control.

A subsidiary of SRG Global has taken an engineering firm backed by Monadelphous and Lycopodium to court over work on a $400 million Rio Tinto contract.

Another hopeful Pilbara ore processor has entered the fray, this time in the form of a Japanese-backed British pelletising firm.

The Pilbara town at the heart of WA's iron ore industry is running out of lots for companies wanting to move in to service new mining and green energy projects.

A strong finish to the year has help Rio Tinto notch record iron ore production from its Pilbara mines and reach its annual guidance.

BHP and Rio Tinto are working on a deal to mine a wedge of land separating two of their ageing iron ore projects in the Pilbara.

Rio Tinto and Glencore have resumed talks over a potential merger, around a year after news broke that a deal could be on the cards.

Gold majors, iron ore heavyweights and offshore trading houses dominated WA's mining deals list in 2025, as cashed-up boards chased commodity booms.

OPINION: Miners make big calls on efficiency as iron ore competition arrives from Africa.

Work to bring the Pilbara's largest known undeveloped iron ore deposit to life has begun, with a Rio Tinto-led consortium to spend $294 million to stand the project up.

The first iron ore railcar assembled in the Pilbara has rolled off the production line ready for use on Rio Tinto's sprawling rail network.

The Bulls N' Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Phoslock Environmental Technologies, which resurrected this week, flicking the switch on its Chinese factory after four years in the dark. Freshly minted Black Horse Mining galloped out of the IPO gates in a revival at the heart of Victoria's 80-million-ounce goldfields, DGR Global reminded everyone of its 6.8% stake in SolGold and its copper-gold monster in Ecuador, which copped a bid and African Gold got proposed to by its Canadian sugar-daddy Montage in a $264 million all-scrip merger in Côte d'Ivoire.

Two battery electric haul trucks built by Caterpillar for iron ore miners Rio Tinto and BHP have arrived in the Pilbara for testing.

Western Australia's largest firms are fuelling growth in the state's tech sector.

Carina Viola will lead the WA-based charity into a new phase of rapid growth.

Tim Goyder-chaired DevEx Resources has appointed Marnie Finlayson as its managing director, effective from December 1.

Rio Tinto will splash more than $35 million backing a technology company's plan to build a green steelmaking pilot plant in Western Australia.

BHP has taken delivery of its first battery electric trains in Port Hedland, with the miner set to become the first to run green locomotives on its mainline.

Commitments under a $750 million resource sector community investment scheme have reached $100 million three years after its launch and Roger Cook is hopeful of much more.

The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA general manager Lauren Brunswick has resigned after three months in the role during a period of uncertainty.

PPS Water Group founder Matthew Rear has been named Australia's top services entrepreneur at the 2026 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year awards.

Water will be the single biggest reputational and economic risk facing industry and government in the Pilbara by 2030.

The first high grade ore from Rio Tinto's new African mine has been loaded onto rail ahead of the maiden shipment expected to set sail in November.

Rio Tinto and its Japanese partners will spend $1.1 billion expanding the West Angelas iron ore hub in the east Pilbara.

Western Australia's MACA Cancer 200 charity bike ride raises the most funds out of any cycling event in the country.

The mining sector paid more tax than all other sectors combined for a third consecutive year, led by iron ore heavyweights Rio Tinto and BHP with their multi-billion-dollar tax bills for 2023-24.

Buyers from around the world have flown in for the third and final tender of Rio Tinto's highly coveted Argyle pink diamonds from WA, alongside flawless Canadian diamonds.

Contracts with BHP and Fortescue for works in the Pilbara have bolstered Monadelphous' work pipeline to the tune of $200 million.

Australia's largest sheep station has been approved for British takeover by the state government, six months after the bid was made.