Mining

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.

NRW Holdings has been tasked with building plant infrastructure at Fortescue's Queens Valley project in the Pilbara, subcontracting takeover target Primero Group to complete the works.

Australian Potash has confirmed resolution of an appeal related to its Lake Wells development in the Goldfields but awaits further consultation from the environment minister.

An appeal by Aboriginal artist and activist Kado Muir related to the development of a potash project in the Goldfields has been overruled.

Aboriginal businesses have won more than $13 million worth of contracts to work on Fortescue’s Iron Bridge magnetite project.

Goldminer Northern Star Resources has enjoyed a spike in quarterly sales and significantly reduced its debt, while Saracen Mineral Holdings achieved record production at its WA mines.

A fast-growing EV market has benefited companies such as Talga Group and EcoGraf, amid reports suggesting even more demand for battery graphite products in 2021.

Several Perth companies executed value-creating mergers and acquisitions last year, none more so than Pilbara Minerals.

Andrew Forrest’s Tattarang has struck its third Canadian deal, this time to develop a nickel project in Quebec under a $25.4 million agreement with Orford Mining Corporation.

BHP has raised its iron ore expectations for the first half of the financial year, following record production in the Pilbara and a restart of its Brazilian operations.

Perth-based Castillo Copper is considering divestment opportunities for a “sizeable” asset in NSW, including a potential spin-out into a new listed entity.

ASX-listed contractor Civmec has secured new work across its maintenance, manufacturing, and construction divisions including with the likes of BHP and Rio Tinto.

Rio Tinto has pushed back the start date for its Winu copper-gold operations in the Pilbara while projecting an increase in iron ore production.

Rockingham-based Doral is set to develop its fourth mineral sands project in WA after the proposed mine was recommended for approval by the state’s environmental authority.

China’s iron ore imports hit a record volume last year, helping to explain the surprising strength in the commodity’s price and underpinning higher profits for the big miners.

Adbri will continue supplying lime to the Worsley Alumina refinery in WA after securing a five-year contract extension with the plant's majority owner, South32.

Perth-based Vulcan Energy has released a positive pre-feasibility study for its lithium project in Germany, which the company says will have a zero-carbon footprint.

Blackstone Minerals is planning to demerge its three WA gold projects into a new ASX-listed business, which will seek to raise at least $5 million before June 30.

Perth-based exploration company Eclipse Metals has acquired the Ivittuut mine in southwestern Greenland, the world’s only commercial cryolite mine, through a cash and scrip deal.

Como-based Medusa Mining has reported two more fatalities at its goldmine in the Philippines, taking the death toll to five in less than a year.

Rio Tinto has prolonged the operation of New Zealand's only aluminium smelter after signing a power contract the miner says will help its viability.

All directors of Perth-based Cardinal Resources have accepted a takeover proposal from China’s Shandong Gold, which recently raised its offer price to $1.075 per share.

A row is brewing between the shipping industry and the state government over who should be responsible for financing Port Hedland's voluntary buy-back scheme.

Newcrest Mining has approved a $146 million early construction cost for its Havieron gold-copper project in WA, which the company will develop alongside UK’s Greatland Gold.

A Wesfarmers-owned lithium refinery development planned in Kwinana has navigated a traffic issue which led to a State Administrative Tribunal appeal.