Nickel miner IGO has expanded its exploration efforts in Western Australia’s Fraser Range after signing a $7 million purchase agreement with Victoria-based Boadicea Resources.
Mining icon Ron Manners has much to celebrate this year, including the 125th anniversary of his family business and a spot on the Queen’s Birthday honours list.
The state government will have the power to stop miners from disturbing significant sites under long-awaited Aboriginal cultural heritage reforms, which will also demand informed consent for traditional owners.
Wesfarmers and SQM are progressing a sharpened up lithium refinery project in Kwinana, with a $600 million proposal heading to development assessment next week.
Fortescue Metals Group and the Papua New Guinea government will undertake feasibility work for hydropower projects, with electricity exports and steel making potential uses.
Swick Mining Services says it remains on track to demerge its drilling and mineral technologies businesses after raising its order book to $363 million.
Subiaco-based Mali Lithium is set to become a gold producer after announcing it will buy out Barrick Gold and AngloGold Ashanti’s stake in a West African mine.
Rio Tinto's chief executive wants to hold talks with traditional owners in the Pilbara after the mining giant's destruction of ancient cultural sites in Western Australia.
As the chief investment officer at Andrew Forrest’s private company, 34-year-old John Hartman oversees a very large, extraordinarily diverse and fast-growing portfolio.
Rio Tinto has been accused by a former adviser of failing to genuinely engage with Indigenous people in the lead-up to destroying ancient Western Australian sites.
Sandfire Resources has posted a 30 per cent decline in profit, but says it is in a good position to take advantage of the recent copper price recovery.
Western Areas’ net profit has more than doubled to $31.9 million for the full financial year, with the nickel miner also reporting strong sales revenue.
BCI Minerals’ Mardie Salt and Potash project has been awarded major project status, one month after a definitive feasibility study valued the prospective mine at $1.2 billion.
Mining contractor Perenti has reported record revenue of $2 billion and solid profit for the full year, with the news sending its shares up by as much as 15 per cent.
Subiaco-based explorer Titan Minerals has agreed to sell its non-core assets in Peru for $US6.4 million ($A8.9 million) to focus on developing its gold and copper projects in Ecuador.
Rare earths producer Northern Minerals will receive a $9.9 million refund from the ATO after settling a long-running tax dispute related to earlier research and development claims.
Mining and industrial services provider MACA has disclosed a $17.4 million loss for the 2020 financial year after recognising one-off impairments and foreign exchange costs.
Fortescue Metals Group has substantially increased its final dividend after posting a record annual profit, with company founder and chairman Andrew Forrest getting nearly $2 billion in dividends.
Rio Tinto will cut the bonuses of three senior executives but none will lose their job after a board review of the company's destruction of two heritage sites.
Lynas Corporation has moved closer to building its onshore rare earth processing facility, announcing it will lease 135 hectares of industrial-zoned land from the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Tesla’s remarkable 290 per cent share price rise over the past four months has been dismissed as speculative overkill, but even if that’s true it is hard to ignore the pace at which its electric-powered cars are selling - and the amount of battery metals they’re consuming.
Shandong Gold has received federal government approval to proceed with its takeover of Perth-based Cardinal Resources, despite increasing sensitivity around Chinese foreign investment.
