Catalyst Metals is planning to ramp up investment in its Plutonic gold project in the Pilbara where it is aiming to more than double production to 200,000 ounces per year.
Fortescue has announced that mining boss Dino Otranto will take on a broader leadership role after the departure of green energy CEO Mark Hutchinson and COO Shelley Robertson.
Wesfarmers has disclosed an expected loss of $60 million this year from its half share of the Covalent Lithium joint venture and a bigger loss next financial year.
Rio Tinto’s global chief executive Jakob Stausholm will leave the mining giant by the end of the year, in a move which will shake up management at WA’s largest iron ore producer.
Fortescue expects production from its Iron Bridge magnetite mine to hit nameplate capacity in the 2028 financial year, as it gradually ramps up off the back of a series of setbacks.
London-based Central Asia Metals has struck an $185 million agreement to buy ASX company New World Resources, led by Perth-based chairman Richard Hill.
Pilbara Minerals managing director and chief executive Dale Henderson says the lithium sector should consider how Australia can become more competitive against other global markets.
Premier Roger Cook and Rio Tinto’s Simon Trott have each weighed in after Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest warned China would look away from the Pilbara in pursuit of greener iron.
Ivanhoe Atlantic boss Bronwyn Barnes says although “a work in progress”, the US could eventually place high-grade iron ore on its critical minerals list.
Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison says upgrades to resource and reserve figures at its Onslow iron project are a testament to the company’s belief in the operation.
Regis has posted another year of underground ore reserve growth at Duketon after it withdrew reserves linked to its McPhillamy's development last August.
South32-owned Groote Eyelandt Mining Company has announced that export sales have resumed, on the back of a massive recovery operation following the aftermath of Cyclone Megan.
Rio Tinto has been selected to form a lithium-based joint venture with Chile-based Codelco, as it eyes further value across its critical minerals portfolio.
The environmental watchdog will assess the proposed expansion of Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes mine which includes clearing more than 500 hectares of land.
EV Resources has announced it will sell its Coyote Creek project and subsidiary Monomatapa to fellow junior Trigg Minerals, as it aims to further reduce its monthly expenses.
The Forrest’s mining arm Wyloo has cemented its majority stake in the Yangibana rare earths project, a transaction which clears the debt owed by Hasting Technology Metals.
Fortescue hopes to build as many as 200 wind turbines across almost 100,000 hectares in the East Pilbara to supply electricity to its mines in the region.
Former De Grey Mining chair Simon Lill will lead the board of a gold-focused spin-off from Gina Rinehart-backed Delta Lithium, to be listed as Ballard Mining.
Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy has launched another action against Chinese miner CITIC, in hopes to revive its claim for a $5 billion loss over royalties on low-grade ore.
Northern Star Resources added 7.2 million gold ounces to the mineral resource of its flagship Kalgoorlie asset last year, after mine depletion, in a boost to the life of a Goldfields icon.
Johannesburg-listed Exxaro Resources is set to become the largest shareholder of Perth-based Jupiter Mines, following the execution of a binding agreement between both companies.
