Mining

WA's Sandfire Resources is making progress on the development of its $364 million Motheo copper project in Botswana, having now secured the mining licence.

Fortescue Metals Group has awarded its single largest contract to an Aboriginal business, after confirming a five-year maintenance contract with Warrikal.

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group is accumulating tenements near the coastline around Carnarvon, with applications lodged for more than 50 blocks in recent weeks.

Alberto Calderon has been appointed as the new chief executive of AngloGold Ashanti, taking the reins from acting chief Christine Ramon in September.

Goldminer Ramelius Resources has revealed lower production this past quarter due to heavy rainfall and WA's coronavirus lockdown at the end of June.

Ozz Resources has become the latest explorer to list on the ASX, with its search for gold to begin this month using some of the proceeds from its $5 million IPO.

Dredging for a solar salt operation at Shark Bay has won environmental approval, while the Gascoyne Gateway port near Exmouth will go to a public review.

Coert Du Plessis has been promoted to chief executive of MaxMine, one year after he joined the mining services business as chief operating officer.

Mining company Mineral Commodities has secured funds through a share placement and rights issue to continue exploration and complete plant upgrades in South Africa.

Aspiring producer AVZ Minerals has lifted its stake in the Manono lithium and tin project after securing $40 million from investors.

A mining company with a major copper-zinc asset in Western Australia has listed on the ASX after raising $528 million.

GR Engineering Services has been contracted to work on Newmont Corporation’s Tanami goldmine in the Northern Territory.

Local business Talga Group has extended the life of its proposed Vittangi anode operation in northern Sweden, after completing a definitive feasibility study for the project.

Exports from WA hit a fresh record in May, with $22.7 billion of merchandise shipped, while job vacancies are substantially up.

Neometals has revealed plans to demerge its Mt Edwards nickel asset in Western Australia, a move that will allow the company to focus on its core battery materials projects.

Fortescue Metals Group and Curtin University are part of a consortium to research low-carbon iron pellets, cement and alumina, which received $39 million from the federal government today.

Rio Tinto has suspended its mineral sands operations in South Africa, as violence at the coastal Richards Bay mine site continues.

Investment flows from Perth to fund international projects and companies.

Australian and foreign capital combined with government support have helped to build the lithium sector.

A $450 million potash development in northern WA and a $269 million alumina refinery planned for Kwinana have received major project status from the federal government.

Another iron ore boom has produced a long list of aspiring miners. We dig deep to assess who is likely to make it.

Vysarn's hydrogeological and dewatering business has secured a $1.74 million contract from mineral sands miner Iluka Resources.

Winsome Resources has taken more steps towards listing on the ASX, with Canaccord Genuity appointed to lead its initial public offering.

Barton Gold has had a slow start to its first day of trading, with its shares down 12 per cent as the explorer gets ready to drill targets in South Australia.

Gold Road Resources has forecast lower production this quarter following disruptions at the Gruyere processing plant near Laverton.

Barnaby Joyce's decision to dump resources minister Keith Pitt from the federal cabinet is bad news for Western Australia, writes Peter Kennedy.

Mineral Commodities is facing a second lawsuit at the hands of its former boss Mark Caruso, just months after his 20-year reign ended in his sacking.

Ardea Resources has raised $5.7 million through a share placement to fund feasibility work at the company's Kalgoorlie nickel project.

The board of West Perth-based Nusantara Resources has accepted a takeover proposal from a major shareholder that values the gold explorer at about $80 million.

Strike Resources has signed early agreements for its Paulsens East iron ore mine, including with listed contractor Dynamic Drill and Blast.

Australia's resources and energy exports are expected to hit $334 billion in the next financial year, a new study shows.

Rio Tinto has been criticised for allowing Aboriginal heritage artefacts collected at its giant Marandoo mine to be dumped at a Darwin rubbish tip in the 1990s.