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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

COVID WRAP: WA records 26 new local cases, state halves quarantine, opposition slams the government for withholding Omicron modelling and MinRes rolls out a new contact tracing app.

New data details the expansion of Andrew and Nicola Forrest's private company, Tattarang. Click through to see our latest ranking and analysis of Western Australia's largest private companies.

Perth company Mineral Resources has announced a surprise addition to its board of directors with the recruitment of Santos boss Kevin Gallagher.

The 4x4 is within walking distance of the beach.

Soaring valuations for tech companies and mining stocks have brought major shifts in this year's list of WA wealth creators.

While lower returns on equity have flowed through to WA's top earners this year, the river has hardly run dry for the top end of town.

Construction under way on the eastern seaboard means it's unlikely WA's worker shortfall will correct any time soon.

Mineral Resources has struck an agreement with Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting to jointly pursue the development of a new export berth at Port Hedland's South West Creek.

Mining boss Chris Ellison has described labour shortages in WA as the worst he has ever seen after announcing plans to shut some high-cost iron ore mines.

Mineral Resources and NYSE-listed Albemarle Corporation plan to restart production at their dormant Wodgina lithium mine in a show of confidence for the commodity's long term outlook.

Mineral Resources has lodged environmental plans to build a transhipment port in Ashburton with 30 million tonne annual capacity, to unlock its Buckland project.

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Resources companies hope a decision on Port Hedland's South West Creek development is imminent, helping unlock higher iron ore exports.

BHP and Mineral Resources have become the latest big employers to make COVID vaccinations a condition of entry at all of their Australian workplaces, joining mining giant Rio Tinto.

Shares in Norwest Energy rocketed today after venture partner Mineral Resources hit gas at Lockyer Deep in the Mid West.

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison said today he is extremely confident the miner will get the nod over rival exporters to expand its operations at Port Hedland.

Minderoo Foundation co-chair Nicola Forrest says Western Australia can't live in fear of COVID-19 and needs to find a way to move forward.

Mineral Resources has taken a big step forward in its plans for a new iron ore hub in the Pilbara, with Red Hill Iron shareholders set to be big winners.

Another iron ore boom has produced a long list of aspiring miners. We dig deep to assess who is likely to make it.

Mineral Resources has bought a minority stake in Aquila Resources, potentially breathing life into one of the largest undeveloped iron ore projects in Western Australia.

Our updated listing of the 50 most influential Western Australians in business and politics highlights four individuals who stand apart from the rest.

Mineral Resources has lifted its interim dividend by 335 per cent to $1 per share after posting a strong increase in interim profit.

The updated WA ‘rich list' shows the state's iron ore magnates are moving far ahead of people who made their money in other industries.

Decision time is looming as iron ore majors seek to lift export capacity.

Andrew Forrest is $2.7 billion richer after the iron ore price rose to a seven-year high, while Chris Ellison's stake in Mineral Resources has grown by $53.4 million.

Business News's in-depth remuneration survey shines a light on the state's high-income earners.

Mineral Resources has mapped out ambitious growth plans that would see the company producing more than 90 million tonnes of iron ore per year.

Expansion plans are in the works for some of WA's biggest exporters, but commodity prices and projects face uncertainty.

Mineral Resources has reported a strong lift in earnings and dividends and outlined plans to double iron ore exports if it gains approval for a new port development.

Mineral Resources' move to Subiaco appears doomed after the mining services company agreed to terms this week with construction giant BGC on a property in Walters Drive, Herdsman.