Orica has made a $20 million-plus investment in mining technology by purchasing WA companies RIG Technologies, from Wallis Drilling, and Hopper Industrial Group.
The former chief of the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council is pursuing the native title body and its chair for damages over allegedly defamatory comments he claims it published last year.
WA’s jobless rate has fallen to a nine-year low but declining employment indicates workers are withdrawing from the labour force while outstanding vacancies remain unfilled.
Liontown Resources has detailed plans for what it claims will be one of the biggest lithium mines in the world, revealing a 23-year operation at Kathleen Valley in the Goldfields.
Discussions between BHP and Andrew Forrest-backed Wyloo Metals are set to continue until the end of November as the parties look to reach an agreement on sought after Noront Resources.
Western Australia has recorded the second largest spike in construction costs nationally amid a surge in new builds and material supply shortages, according to CoreLogic.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray walks through the state government's newly proposed reforms to the Local Government Act.
Fringe World Festival has received $3.6 million for the next three years from Lotterywest to support the event and run a free community day as part of its programming.
Lefroy Exploration and Carawine Resources are set to raise nearly $11 million cumulatively after receiving backing from sophisticated and institutional investors.
A site supervisor has been hit with a $10,000 fine over an incident in which a young worker sustained serious injuries after being pinned by a steel plate and several limestone blocks in 2018.
Ragnar Metals and Jadar Resources are conducting due diligence on tenements across the Pilbara region ahead of potential moves into the WA lithium fore.
Mining contractor Macmahon Holdings has conceded its approach to tackling sexual misconduct had been reactive before the inquiry into sexual harassment in the industry.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison reiterated the federal government’s “technology not taxes” mantra to accompany a new round of proposed funding to develop low emissions technologies.
WestStar subsidiary Alltype Engineering has scored its first rotary kiln installation gig for Lynas Rare Earths while ushering in $3.5 million from investors to make a start on jobs in the pipeline.
Export revenue has become increasingly concentrated on iron ore but WA has still benefitted, while moves to net zero now dominate thinking. Click for the list of WA's biggest exporters.
Highly anticipated revisions to WA's Local Government Act have dropped, with the creation of a chief inspector's office and monitoring panels among the most prominent proposals.
