Mining

Metals-focussed Mamba Exploration has had a strong start to trading, with its share price closing up 52 per cent ahead of a planned exploration program in Western Australia.

Swick Mining Services has postponed the demerger of its mineral technology business, Orexplore, resulting in the abrupt resignation of the subsidiary’s managing director.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has taken the extraordinary step of publicly acknowledging it should have communicated recent executive changes to the PKKP people in a more collaborative way.

Carey Mining was one of the first private Aboriginal contractors to be established in Australia and it’s still going strong.

Local lithium play Vulcan Energy Resources has secured a cornerstone investment from Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, as part of a $120 million placement.

As firefighters attempt to contain an out-of-control blaze in Perth's east, the state’s peak resources body has established an initiative to raise much-needed funds.

Subiaco-based SRG Global has secured new engineering and mining work including on Red 5’s Darlot gold operations in Western Australia.

A 9 per cent rise in sales to China helped Western Australia hit a record $186 billion of merchandise exports in 2020.

Shares in Perth-based BlackEarth Minerals have more than doubled after it announced a likely offtake deal and joint venture with a major US company.

The ranking of WA’s largest private companies has changed dramatically over the past decade.

ASX-listed power and telecommunications company GenusPlus Group has secured new construction work including on BHP's South Flank iron ore project.

Mining giant BHP has signed an agreement with the operator of Western Australia’s largest solar farm to supply half of the electricity needs at its Kwinana nickel refinery.

Perenti’s underground mining division has secured a $200 million extension of works on Gold Fields’ Agnew operations in WA.

The Waitsia expansion, a gas power station in the Pilbara, and a potash project near Laverton have received ministerial approval days before the government enters caretaker mode.

Welshpool-based MACA has completed its acquisition of Downer EDI’s mining services business, which includes contracted work on major operations in Western Australia.

The EPA will undertake consultation this week to determine whether or not to assess the proposed Binduli North project in the state’s Goldfields.

The state’s environmental authority has recommended approval of a potash project in Western Australia’s Mid West.

Chris Ellison-led Mineral Resources has reported a 22 per cent quarterly climb in iron ore production while boosting its mining services division.

NRW Holdings has secured stage one works on a new iron ore mine in the Northern Territory, marking its third project announcement for the year.

Alcoa of Australia has been hit with one of the largest workplace safety fines handed down in Western Australia after a contractor fell to his death at the company’s Kwinana alumina refinery.

Perth-based Kaiser Reef has relisted on the ASX as the newest gold producer after commencing mining operations in Victoria.

Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Elizabeth Gaines says the Pilbara miner is well placed to meet China's sustained demand for iron ore after posting record first-half shipments.

Simon Trott has been appointed iron ore chief executive at Rio Tinto, as part of a shake-up that leaves its management team weighted heavily in favour of its head office in London.

Fortescue Metals Group may be required to regularly revise and publicly release the greenhouse gas management plan for its new Pilbara power station following an appeal by the state’s peak conservation body.

Perth-based exploration companies Parkway Minerals and Trek Metals have completed capital raisings collectively worth $8.3 million.

Perth-based software solutions company K2fly has signed a five-year contract with aluminum producer Alcoa Corporation.

A final investment decision for Wesfarmers and SQM’s proposed lithium project in WA has been delayed, as the joint venture undertakes further work to reduce its cost.

Andrew Forrest has asserted that his mining company will do more to tackle climate change than electric car maker Tesla and revealed plans to start building Australia’s first ‘green’ steel plant this year.

ASX-listed Lynas Rare Earths has entered into an agreement with the US Department of Defense to build a commercial light rare earths separation plant in Texas.

Perenti has won a series of new contracts and extensions in WA, including at sites held by Gold Fields, Western Areas and Consolidated Minerals.

A sharp jump in the uptake of electric vehicles, particularly Tesla models, puts the state in the box seat again as a raw metals supplier.

Fortescue Metals Group has achieved an extraordinary jump in net profit to $US940 million in the month of December, highlighting the impact of sky-high iron ore prices.