News Articles for Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation

WA's Aboriginal affairs minister has refused a section 18 application for a proposed iron ore mine at the centre of a spat between its backer and traditional owners.

Native title holders opposing an iron ore mine bordering Karijini hold a swag of tenements next to the park they say have been pegged to ensure “culturally safe” mining.

Traditional owners are rallying against an iron ore minnow planning to develop a mine on the edge of Karijini National Park in WA's mining heartland.

Mining royalties paid to all Aboriginal groups in WA are less than half the amount paid to four wealthy families, new research has found.

Rio Tinto has quietly started paying royalties on three big iron ore mines that pre-date native title in what amounts to a major concession to traditional owners in the Pilbara.

The state government has been criticised for continuing to approve a large number of section 18 applications under the Aboriginal Heritage Act – the same mechanism that led to the Juukan Gorge controversy.

Aboriginal groups are vigorously opposed to government reform efforts, leaving challenges for industry.

Fortescue Metals Group has announced a high-level framework agreement with the Eastern Guruma people and flagged a $500 million mining joint venture but was light on details.

Rio Tinto says there's no evidence it deliberately covered up the dumping of cultural artefacts salvaged from a Western Australian heritage site.

Rio Tinto has been criticised for allowing Aboriginal heritage artefacts collected at its giant Marandoo mine to be dumped at a Darwin rubbish tip in the 1990s.

Two major Aboriginal businesses have shut their contracting arms, choosing to invest instead in tourism and mining.

Fortescue Metals Group says it had no choice but to withhold royalties to a Pilbara Indigenous group after traditional owners declined to sign land access deeds.

Mining companies and Aboriginal groups face a very different future after the Juukan Gorge controversy and planned legislative changes.

Fortescue Metals Group has agreed to revise the alignment of its Eliwana rail line, currently under construction in the Pilbara, to avoid damaging Aboriginal heritage sites. FMG's decision is a win for Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation.

Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation has failed in its attempt to overturn a key state government ruling concerning Fortescue Metals Group's Eliwana iron ore project.

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has approved development of its Eliwana mine and rail project in the Pilbara, which has an estimated $US1.28 billion ($1.7 billion) capital cost.

A Supreme Court judgement and a stoush with the state government over a new iron ore mine have shone a revealing light on the activities of the Eastern Guruma people and their business interests.

Rio Tinto has announced the 50th anniversary of its first contracted iron ore shipment from the Pilbara, as debate continues around the adequacy of its royalty payments and the legacy for indigenous people in the region.

A long-running dispute involving the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation and Fortescue Metals Group is set to continue after YAC members re-elected a bloc of directors who had recently been replaced by a court-appointed receiver.

Indigenous contracting in the Pilbara is getting more competitive, more complicated and arguably more divisive, as players chase a shrinking pool of work.

Facing a slowdown in mining-related construction work, indigenous contractors are diversifying into new fields, establishing joint ventures and highlighting their Aboriginal credentials. Click through to also see our BNiQ list of 25 major indigenous contractors in WA.