News Articles

Mining 13 May 2026

Develop Global books $274m contract

On the same day it announced the end of its tenure at the Bellevue gold project, Develop Global has secured a $274 million deal with Core Lithium.

Mining 10 Mar 2026

Develop posts $1.98m half-year profit

Bill Beament-led Develop Global increased its half-year profit in FY26, as its Woodlawn project nears nameplate processing capacity.

Contracts 19 Dec 2025

Develop wins $200m underground contract

Listed mining services contractor and miner Develop Global has secured a $200 million contract from global miner OceanaGold at its project in New Zealand.

Mining 28 Oct 2025

Develop grows Woodlawn, eyes Pilbara copper-zinc mine

Bill Beament's Develop Global is pushing ahead with a mining ramp-up as it weighs a revised expansion plan for its Pilbara base metals development.

Mining 09 Oct 2025

Develop reshapes $329m Pilbara mine plan

Veteran mining entrepreneur Bill Beament’s Develop Global has unveiled a revised $329 million plan to develop a 1.5 million tonne per annum zinc-copper operation in the Pilbara.The ASX-lis

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Special Reports 10 Sep 2025

Managing wealth, reducing risk

The rich will try to spread their wealth but sometimes – be it luck or good management – their pile is reliant on a single investment.

Tim Day will take the reins from Simon Trott. Credit: CME WA

Mining 12 Aug 2025

BHP's Tim Day named CME WA president

BHP's local iron ore boss Tim Day has been named the new president of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA, while the lobby group still searches for a new chief executive.

Mining 25 Jun 2025

Develop raises $180m, keeps Woodlawn

Bill Beament's Develop Global has raised $180 million through a placement designed to accelerate growth, while walking away from a plan to sell a part-stake in its Woodlawn mine.

Mining 28 Apr 2025

Develop toasts first copper production

Bill Beament-led Develop Global has toasted first copper production from its Woodlawn mine, for which its still courting potential buyers for a 20 per cent stake.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Rob Waugh, Simon Trott, Shaun Duffy, Brian Thomas and Jenna Smith.

Appointments 11 Apr 2025

Appointments April 11, 2025

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Rob Waugh, Shaun Duffy, Simon Trott, Brian Thomas and Jenna Smith.

Mining 29 Jan 2025

Develop mulls Woodlawn stake sale

Bill Beament-helmed Develop Global is mulling selling a 20 per cent stake in its Woodlawn project ahead of bringing the mothballed asset back into production.

Special Reports 04 Dec 2024

Wealth flows for top execs

Shareholder returns were not always reflected in the scale and growth of public-listed executive pay packets last financial year.

Contracts 20 Sep 2024

GR Engineering books $25.7m contract

GR Engineering has won a contract valued at $25.7 million, from Bill Beament-led Develop Global.

Mining 02 Aug 2024

Trafigura backs Develop’s Woodlawn mine

Bill Beament-led Develop Global has secured a $100 million cash boost from Trafigura, as it pursues a final investment decision on the Woodlawn copper-zinc mine in New South Wales.

Mining 26 Jul 2024

Develop results show strong year ahead

West Leederville-based Develop Global has posted a mining services revenue result 10 per cent above forecasts ahead of what it believes will be a strong year of growth.

Mining 20 Jun 2024

Green premium for critical minerals unlikely: panel

A 'green' pricing premium for critical minerals produced in Australia remains unlikely, industry experts have told a Business News event.

Deals 19 Jun 2024

Develop receives $11.55m from options

Develop Global has received $11.55 million in proceeds, following the exercising of options by managing director Bill Beament and non-executive chair Michael Blakiston.

Mining 01 Dec 2023

Delta buys lithium rights, MinRes contracts Develop

Chris Ellison-chaired Delta Lithium has struck a deal to buy lithium rights in the Gascoyne, while Mineral Resources has contracted Develop Global for work in the Goldfields.

Property 28 Jul 2023

Mining money acquires SW shack

The $12 million sale of a beachfront property at Siesta Park on Geographe Bay shows the holiday region remains a prize destination for the conversion of equity fortunes into land.

Mining 03 Jul 2023

Beament-led Develop Global enters lithium furore

Develop Global has lined up a $150 million scrip deal to buy lithium junior Essential Metals, after securing the backing of major shareholder Mineral Resources.

Mining 30 Jun 2023

Develop Global modifies Pilbara plan

Battery metals hopeful Develop Global has updated the market on a revised plan to de-risk and save costs on its Sulphur Springs zinc and copper project in the Pilbara.

Mining 29 May 2023

Tjiwarl signs Develop partnership

Aboriginal-owned Tjiwarl Contracting Services (TCS) is poised for rapid growth after signing a second joint venture agreement with a major mining services company.

Mining 28 Apr 2023

CMEWA appoints Craig as president

BHP iron ore chief Brandon Craig has succeeded Fiona Hick as president of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia.

Appointments 10 Feb 2023

Board Moves February 6-10, 2023

Our board moves wrap includes Neil Kaplan, Christian Cortes, Anthony Gill, Greg Medcraft, Gregory Van Staveren, David Lim, Pini Althaus, Tara Berrie, Stuart Carmichael, Roger Steinepreis, John Downes, Jamie Lyford, Victor Rosenberg, Michael McMullen, Bill Beament, Allan Godsk Larsen, Stephen Dunmead, Crispin Swan, David McEntaggart, Brian Scott, Jason Livingstone, Alex Krstic, Pedro Kastellorizos, Silfia Morton, James Doyle, Jessica O'Hara, Mark Bolton, Sonu Cheema, and Mark Pitts.