ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: WA's mining industry has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past quarter of a century, with iron ore replacing gold as the state's most valuable commodity.
Terry Streeter-chaired Moho Resources is set to list on the ASX tomorrow, while the experienced mining executive has also been appointed to the board of Chile-focused explorer Emu.
Nickel producer Western Areas has given the green light to develop its Odysseus project following completion of a definitive feasibility study, which detailed a capital cost of $299 million.
Shares in Western Areas have fallen more than 6 per cent today, after the nickel producer posted an $11.8 million net profit for the year to June but forecast a rise in costs in 2019.
Nickel-focused Western Areas has signed a farm-in deal with Iluka Resources for a series of tenements in South Australia worth up to $5.8 million over the next seven years.
Nickel miner Western Areas has begun early works at its Odysseus project, signing on local contractor MACA, while also announcing it had reached its production guidance for the year to June.
Demand for office space in West Perth has fluctuated widely with commodity prices and the mining sector's fortunes but the suburb is now attracting interest from diverse industry sectors.
SPECIAL REPORT: Battery metals businesses such as Pilbara Minerals, Altura Mining, and Western Areas have joined AusCann Holdings, Buru Energy and OM Holdings among the best-performing stocks in the year to June.
The board of nickel miner Western Areas has approved a $32 million capital works program at the company's Odysseus project, with the definitive feasibility study set to be released in the September quarter.
Aspiring gold miner KIN Mining is still on the hunt for a new managing director after the resignation of Don Harper last week, with the company announcing a board restructure that will include an independent chairperson.
Perth's top 20 ASX companies hit a big milestone this month, albeit only for one day – for the first time ever, they all had at least one female director. Click through to read about some of the talented women who made this happen.
Perth companies Mineral Resources and Zenith Energy have added to the diversity of their boards, appointing Chinese businesswoman Xi Xi and local executive Stephanie Unwin to their respective boards.
Nickel miner Western Areas has returned to profitability and delivered a dividend payout, with plans to increase its exploration spending in the year ahead.
This week's announcement that First Quantum Minerals plans to close its Ravensthorpe nickel mine, at a cost of 450 jobs, has overshadowed several positive developments in the nickel sector.
Mining contractor Barminco will continue providing its services to Western Areas' Flying Fox and Spotted Quoll nickel mines under a $236 million contract extension.
Nickel miner Western Areas has announced plans to sell its stake in an ilmenite-copper-nickel explorer which is dual-listed on the AIM and FSE markets for up to $27.5 million.
Women account for just 8.7 per cent of board positions at the top 100 Western Australian companies listed on the ASX, a report by the Committee for Perth has found.
SPECIAL REPORT: West Perth-based junior Metalicity is developing a plan to take the Admiral Bay zinc deposit in the Canning Basin to production, two years after the project was bought from the collapsed Kagara Mining.
Western Areas has reignited plans to upgrade its Cosmic Boy concentrator in the light of interest in nickel in the electric vehicle battery market, with GR Engineering Services to carry out the work.
Nickel miner Western Areas will progress plans to develop a new deposit at its mothballed Cosmos project, after today revealing a $210 million capex to bring the mine into production.
Kidman Resources has entered into an agreement to farm-in to 19 lithium-prospective tenements in Western Australia owned by nickel miner Western Areas, with the scrip-and-spend deal worth up to $11.6 million.
Kidman Resources has bought two lithium tenements from nickel miner Western Areas in a $6 million all-scrip deal, while Lithium Australia has signed a memorandum for a joint venture in Germany.
The Australian share market closed weaker today, with nickel miners Western Areas and Independence Group leading the fall after Indonesia relaxed export restrictions on the commodity.
An improved performance by some of the state's miners boosted the Business News index of listed Western Australian companies, the BN30, to finish almost 19 per cent higher over the year (2016).
Today's appointment by Independence Group of its first female board member has taken it off the list of ASX200 companies lacking female representation on their boards, although four other Western Australian businesses remain among those still to adopt gender diversity at board level.
Copper explorer MOD Resources has released a scoping study for an open-pit mine at its T3 project in Botswana, which has an estimated development cost of $US135 million ($A181.7 million).
Western Areas has locked in its second nickel offtake agreement in as many days, announcing today a deal with BHP Billiton subsidiary Nickel West for product from its Forrestania nickel mine.
The Business News index of 30 Western Australian companies outperformed the ASX200 in the September quarter on the back of stronger showings from a handful of miners and contractors.
Veteran mining executive Tim Netscher will soon take on the role of chairman at aspiring gold miner Gold Road Resources, while Ian Murray will transition to managing director.
Gold miner Perseus Mining has announced the biggest capital raising by a Western Australian company for the year, topping the likes of Pilbara Minerals and Gold Road Resources.
Julian Hanna has announced his retirement from the board of nickel miner Western Areas, after serving as its inaugural managing director for over a decade and then taking on a non-executive role.
Pilbara Minerals has announced the biggest capital raising by a Western Australian company for 2016, which it will use to fund development of its Pilgangoora lithium project, while also announcing it will put its new Tabba Tabba plant on ice.
Western Areas and Panoramic Resources have announced plans to raise a combined $80.7 million from investors to continue work at their respective nickel operations in Western Australia.
