NRW Holdings has won a major $973 million contract to construct a processing plant under Northern Star Resources' expansion plan for its Super Pit in Kalgoorlie.
Alcoa Vice President of Transformation Rob Bear has moved from the United States to be the mining giant's Australian boss as a replacement search for Michael Gollschewski continues.
Mining giant Alcoa has disclosed the departure this month of its Australian boss while confirming its global chief executive has been in Perth meeting with Premier Mark McGowan.
Alcoa has confirmed the appointment of former Rio Tinto executive Michael Gollschewski as the new vice-president of the company's Australian operations and as president of Alcoa of Australia.
The new head of Rio Tinto's global iron ore business has restructured his Perth based management team, with the former head of the Pilbara operations leaving his role.