Great for the State 2020: Mining the Value

An array of companies, from blue chip miners to SMEs, is pursuing downstream processing of WA’s battery minerals, despite the sharp downturn in the lithium market.

The history of value adding in the iron ore sector is a litany of missed opportunities.

There are five major commodities mined in WA that have substantial downstream processing. Credit for most of the value adding can be attributed to investment decisions taken decades ago, as Mark Beyer reports.

Rio Tinto subsidiary Argyle Diamonds provides a case study in how marketing and product development can deliver an alternative path to value adding in the mining sector.

Mining and Energy lie at the heart of Western Australia’s future.  WA Department of Mines figures show the State’s minerals sector employed +124,000 individuals in 2018 – 2019 and WA accounts

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted global health and economic activity, exposing the weaknesses and strengths of our political and social systems, and accelerating forces that were already transfor

Interstate fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers relocating to Western Australia will share in the $117 million Building Bonus package recently announced by the McGowan Government.