Mining

BHP has provided a taste of what to expect in tomorrow’s state budget with the mining giant reporting a surge in royalty payments and employee numbers.

Wesfarmers-backed Covalent Lithium has awarded the engineering contract for its Mt Holland lithium concentrator to NRW Holdings.

Maddington-based PWR Hybrid has been named as the preferred proponent to build a microgrid at Australian Potash’s $208 million development in the Goldfields.

The oil and gas sector has strongly criticised the state government’s new resources sector strategy, saying it failed to focus on policies needed to achieve future success.

Mincor Resources has secured funds to build an accommodation camp for its proposed Cassini nickel operation near Kambalda.

Fortescue and Wesfarmers were among the Western Australian ASX 100 companies which provided the most comprehensive statements to the modern slavery register.

Chris Ellison-led Mineral Resources has pocketed almost $330 million from the sale of its stake in lithium miner Pilbara Minerals.

MICROMINE has completed its second acquisition in less than three months, having purchased fellow Western Australian mining software business Alastri.

A Byrnecut underground worker has been fatally injured at OZ Minerals' Prominent Hill mine in South Australia.

Four CZR Resources directors including chairman David Flanagan will leave the company after its board was unable to agree on a development strategy for the Robe Mesa iron ore project.

Shareholders in Red Hill Iron have voted in favour of selling an entire stake in a West Pilbara joint venture to Mineral Resources.

GR Engineering Services has secured work on another WA gold project, taking its total EPC contracts this year to more than $300 million.

Newcrest Mining has been fined after a worker in outback Western Australia suffered serious injuries when she was attacked by dingoes while on her lunch break.

A joint venture between WA companies Pathfinder Resources and Cazaly Resources is set to list on the ASX in October, having launched an initial public offering to raise $9 million.

Grand Gulf Energy is raising $3.3 million to fund the acquisition of Australian helium business Kessel Resources.

Bellevue Gold says it is fully funded to bring its namesake project in WA to production after raising $106 million from a share placement and finalising a $200 million loan with Macquarie Bank.

Subiaco-based 88 Energy is seeking $24 million to progress drilling at a major project in Alaska.

Billionaire Andrew Forrest says there are scams in offsetting carbon emissions and has defended Fortescue Metals Group for not doing so.

Wesfarmers-backed Covalent Lithium has signed a lease for its planned Kwinana refinery project with the state government.

The Perth Mint has today launched its latest bullion program to an international audience of wholesale and retail distributors.

Western Australian company Volt Resources has secured $5.8 million to fast-track its batteries business.

Fortescue chief executive Elizabeth Gaines has responded to concerns about a potential reopening of state borders, saying the company can track, trace and test to manage a mine site outbreak.

Nickel miner IGO has reported a record financial performance, after what managing director Peter Bradford described was a transformational year for the business.

Mining giant BHP is considering mandating COVID-19 vaccination for anyone entering its worksites and offices.

Four Western Australian explorers are preparing to list on the ASX, having launched initial public offerings to raise a combined $34 million.

Australia’s gold production in the past six months has exceeded China's figures, according to a Melbourne consultancy.

Andrew Forrest will receive a $2.4 billion dividend from Fortescue Metals Group, after the company's profit more than doubled thanks to high iron ore prices.

Rio Tinto says there's no evidence it deliberately covered up the dumping of cultural artefacts salvaged from a Western Australian heritage site.

Some aspects of the push for greener energy are having unintended consequences.

Global company Intertek has consolidated its Perth operations into one of the world’s largest minerals testing laboratories, with 500 staff and a desire for more.

Subiaco-based Perseus Mining has reported a 48 per cent jump in net profit to almost $140 million, after commissioning its third mine and boosting production.

Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has started work on three new projects while continuing to assess development of a fully integrated rare earths refinery north of Perth.