Jack McGinn

An updated 249D notice lobbed at Global Lithium Resources by shareholder Leon Zhu hopes to oust directors Greg Lilleyman and Hayley Lawrance and cap the company’s board to three.

Market conditions have forced Chalice Mining to cut the size of its board and further slash spending, as it looks to develop the Gonneville project near Toodyay.

WA’s second-largest goldminer by ounces produced is seeking to shore up its place in the world for the next century and beyond.

Perth construction firm Apollo Construction & Renovation has been fined $90,000, after an incident in Carine in which an employee fell four metres from a patio roof.

ASX-listed partners in an iron ore joint venture 51 per cent owned by Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting have retracted production forecasts.

Premier Roger Cook has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to apologise for rubbing salt into the wounds of the agricultural sector, after a joke about live export angered stakeholders.

Cashed up St Barbara reported a statutory loss of $54 million last financial year, with its cost of production outweighing the average realised price of gold produced across its portfolio.

Equipment rental and service provider Emeco Holdings met its earnings guidance last financial year, delivering 27 per cent profit growth after selling off its Pit N Portal business to Macmahon.

Regis Resources has posted a $186 million net loss for the 2024 financial year, as the fallout continues from a controversial ruling at its McPhillamys project in NSW.

Kalgoorlie Superpit owner Northern Star Resources made an after-tax profit of $639 million last financial year, as it rode the wave of a record Australian dollar gold price.

Cashed-up African gold producer Perseus Mining will reap $66 million from the sale of shares in Toronto-listed Montage Gold Corp, acquired in its $215 million 2022 takeover of Orca Gold.

Analysis: The political fallout has continued from Tanya Plibersek’s shock ruling against a tailings dam at Regis Resources’ McPhillamys gold project in NSW, formally revealed on Monday.

Perth-based Lycopodium’s share price fell more than 12 per cent today, despite the company reporting a record post-tax net profit of $50.7 million off $348.9 million of revenue.

LNG producer Santos extended the life of its Reindeer gas field into the second half of 2024, but the future of its WA portfolio remains clouded in the longer term.

Fremantle Ports remains hopeful of resolving an ongoing negotiation with vessel traffic service officers who have flagged their intent to strike for a second time this weekend.

Carbon capture and storage could generate more than $80 billion for the state economy over 20 years, according to new analysis funded by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.

One-time high-profile WA Labor electoral candidate Karen Brown has been appointed by the state government to chair Lotterywest and Healthway, replacing the retiring Peter Klinken.

Woodside Energy has dodged a potential challenge to its environmental approvals at the Scarborough gas project, as it scales up towards a 2026 production date.

Regis Resources says a decision to block the construction of a tailings dam at its McPhillamys project in NSW, revealed late last week, could kill the project entirely.

Former premier Mark McGowan has landed another post-political role, taking on the non-executive chairman position at Perth-based renewables aspirant Frontier Energy.

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek appears to have derailed Regis Resources’ tailings dam plan at its McPhillamys gold project, in a hurdle for the company’s mining goals.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss the major findings from the domestic gas inquiry; Collgar's wind farm plan; Western Power's nuclear stance; Pilbara energy enablers; Perdaman's Karratha plan; the price of iron ore; Nicheliving's woes and Sanur's Subi battle; Vern Wheatley's legacy, and preview the upcoming edition of the Business News magazine.

Western Power chief executive Sam Barbaro has told an energy forum that Collie would be a logical home for a nuclear plant in the state, but says renewables are the priority for the grid.

State parliament has been told there is no 'magic pudding' to protect the interests of all parties in the state’s gas network, after a long-awaited report on the sector was tabled today.

A joint venture between Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Energy and John Poynton-chaired Strike Energy has been granted a gas production licence at the West Erregulla project in the Perth Basin.

African goldminer Perseus Mining has spent more than $65 million on a strategic stake in fellow ASX-lister Predictive Discovery, but says it is not currently seeking to take over the company.

A local shipping expert has warned of potential impacts to government projects like the Murdoch Medihotel, ahead of strike action scheduled at Fremantle Ports this week.

Mid-tier goldminer Westgold Resources has released a maiden ore reserve for its South Junction project, within the broader Bluebird-South Junction complex near Meekatharra.

Mungari goldmine owner Evolution Mining has reported a massive 158 per cent net profit increase across its business, amid a record gold price environment for Australian producers.

Work at Fremantle Ports could grind to a halt over the weekend as a result of industrial action, with a 48-hour strike planned by the Australian Maritime Officers Union from Sunday.

ASX-listers Strike Energy and Frontier Energy have each received Australian Energy Market Operator approval to supply peaking power into the South West Interconnected System.

Chevron Australia has increased the production capacity of its Wheatstone domestic gas facility by seven per cent, lifting nameplate capacity to 230 terajoules per day.