Mining

Sandfire Resources is selling its gold project in New Zealand to fellow Perth-based explorer Auris Minerals, in a cash and scrip deal worth $23.2 million.

Resource Development Group has secured work at Fortescue Metals Group’s Solomon Hub, while a contract with Chinese-owned Minjar Gold has been terminated.

SRG Global has secured a new, $100 million contract with South32 for work at its alumina operations in Western Australia, as well as a $25 million extension.

Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron has been given the go-ahead from the state’s environmental authorities to develop a new mine, Miralga Creek, in the Pilbara.

Subiaco-based Indiana Resources is seeking more than $US95 million from the government of Tanzania in relation to breaches associated with the company’s nickel project.

Calidus Resources will begin construction on its Warrawoona gold project in the Pilbara early next year, with initial capital costs expected to be $120 million.

Any increase in royalty rates could risk the resources sector’s ongoing strength, the industry’s lobby group has warned.

Strandline Resources has appointed Primero Group as preferred proponent to design and build processing infrastructure at its Coburn mineral sands project.

Australia's outlook for gold is glimmering, with the nation on track to be the world's number one producer of the precious metal.

Former Fortescue Metals Group director Kenneth C Ambrecht, who has been at the helm of several prominent American finance firms, has passed away.

After 40 years in mining and exploration, Tim Goyder has racked up many lessons for investors and business owners.

Traditional owners of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters destroyed by Rio Tinto have accused the mining giant of ignoring their significance so it could maximise its profits.

Kairos Minerals has raised $9 million to fund further exploration activities in the Pilbara on the same day Norwest Minerals pursued its first capital raise.

Western Australia's gold and iron ore sectors have contributed to a record $172 billion resources industry, with the number of jobs also rising.

A US analyst says economic conditions today match those of times past when hard assets and resources were the pick of the investment classes.

The Perth Mint has reported a record profit of almost $48 million on the back of high gold prices.

Mark McGowan’s stance on hard border closures is politically popular at home, but let’s not lose sight of the bigger picture.

Encounter Resources has formed a joint venture with mining giant BHP, which will spend up to $22 million to explore the Elliott copper project in the Northern Territory.

Almost half of revenue reported by WA’s top 20 public resources companies can be attributed to iron ore miners amid an industry boom.

Resources logistics company Bis has formed a partnership with Israel’s largest aerospace and defence company, IAI, to deliver mine site automation services.

Traditional owners in Western Australia's Pilbara region say they were rushed into signing a complex deal allowing Rio Tinto to mine on their land.

The engineering arm of WestStar Industrial has secured works at Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri iron ore site under a $6 million subcontract with Laing O’Rourke.

Calidus Resources has signed an agreement to buy a high-grade gold project for $19.5 million, which will use infrastructure from the company’s proposed Warrawoona mine.

Anglo Australian Resources is seeking to raise $14 million for its gold project near Kalgoorlie, while fellow explorers Ardea Resources and Surefire Resources have also announced capital raisings.

A competition by Perth innovation company Unearthed has yielded a new swath of mining prospects in South Australia’s Gawler Craton region.

A strong gold price, and demand for nickel, potash and even potentially iron ore indicate good times are around the corner.

Ora Banda Mining has signed a long-term agreement with Wesfarmers’ liquefied natural gas business to supply power to the Davyhurst goldmine in Western Australia.

Capital markets have supported resources juniors through COVID-19 much more strongly than anticipated, industry watchers have said.

Andrew Forrest-backed Mincor Resources has approved the development of its nickel operations in Western Australia’s Kambalda region, identifying first production from December next year.

Mineral exploration in Western Australia has reached a five-year high since the approvals process for applications was halved two months ago, with the surge dominated by gold projects.

Mining giant BHP has conceded the entire industry needs to put significant work into rebuilding trust with Aboriginal land owners.

Decmil has announced it will undertake $41 million of miscellaneous infrastructure works at Fortescue Metal Group’s Iron Bridge magnetite project.