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Applecross-based Hot Chili will raise up to $29.9 million courtesy of a private placement, in a bid to further progression at its Costa Fuego copper-gold development in Chile, located 600km from Santiago.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the state of the iron ore market.

The ASX200 has finished 0.2 per cent higher as investors took a dovish view of the Federal Reserve chairman's comments on interest rates.

Gold exploration company Predictive Discovery has announced it will raise $50 million in a bid to enhance further growth and development at its flagship Bankan gold project in Guinea.

The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved a $280 million replacement of the 80-year-old Fremantle Traffic Bridge.

Peet non-executive director Tony Lennon and his family have bought a site that formed part of Prix D'Amour from William and Rose Porteous for $3.75 million.

Cygnet Bay pearl farmers have sued Windsor Knight for almost $2 million, in a legal dispute over office tenancies in a Subiaco shopping centre.

A rising gold price in a debt-laden world is a sign investors are seeking a safe haven ahead of a looming crisis.

The aviation sector needs to do a better job of selling its positive message about carbon emissions on the road to net zero.

Mental health services, including crisis support, will go virtual in a WA-first co-response model announced in a tranche of state government health budget commitments.

Shares in Caravel Minerals rose by 12 per cent on Thursday morning, following news the Subiaco-based explorer had submitted its environmental review document for the Caravel copper project to the Environmental Protection Authority.

Responding to plant and animal diseases, bolstering WA's regional borders, and addressing the threat of feral animals are central to a $26 million state government cash splash.

Rio Tinto says it's already on course to be one of the leading suppliers of copper as the board keeps its powder dry on trumping BHP's tilt at Anglo American.

Climate activists who protested inside Woodside's annual general meeting claim the WA premier defamed them to the media and have demanded an apology.

Perth businesses looking to harness automation now have access to a facility to test and demonstrate their technology in a real-world remote operations environment in Neerabup.

Sun Silver has announced it will bring forward its targeted Australian Securities Exchange listing date to mid-May, following a successful initial public offering.

Synergy has awarded a $160 million contract to Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Limited for work on its major Collie battery project.

Wesfarmers's chemical division managing director Ian Hansen is set to retire later this year, but he will remain chairman on the group's lithium business.

Two global agribusiness giants have lodged competing bids for ASX company Namoi Cotton, which is behind the construction of WA's first cotton processing gin.

Misleading consumers and investors has never been an acceptable way to make money and faking green credentials is no different, the corporate watchdog warns.

Doubts over the direction of the iron ore price have fostered talk of lean times ahead for the industry.

Labor flags budget tax breaks

The move marks Zettagrid's first foray into the NT, and its ninth acquisition in just over a decade.

Exploration company Anson Resources has signed a binding offtake term sheet with South Korea-based LG Energy Solution.

AVZ Minerals is set to delist from the Australian Stock Exchange after two years of its shares being suspended, as multiple disputes around its project continue.

Paul Blackburne says developers who rely on investors could end up in trouble.

The hydro plant previously supplied electricity to Rio Tinto's Argyle diamond mine, until the mine was decommissioned in 2020.

Isabel Vieira and Liv Declerck discuss what's in store for WA wineries after the recent removal of tariffs by China.

Shares across several Western Australia-based uranium exploration companies rose on Wednesday, following news overnight that the US senate unanimously approved a bipartisan bill to ban Russian imports from 2028.

Stronger-than-expected US wage data has again pushed back expectations for when the Federal Reserve might begin trimming interest rates.

High performance computing firm DUG Technology plans to open a new business unit in the Middle East, which will mark the company's fourth global geographical business hub.

Ousted Town of Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon has been named the next chief executive at the City of Nedlands, bringing an end to the months-long search for the role.