Mining

Shares in Mark Creasy-backed explorer Galileo Mining tripled today after it reported a major palladium and platinum discovery at its Norseman Project.

Australian Mines’ Benjamin Bell has resigned as a director after the corporate watchdog moved to strip him of his right to manage a corporation over disclosure allegations.

Major Western Australian arts companies have reaped huge benefits from Fortescue Metals Group shares donated by Andrew and Nicola Forrest in 2011.

Contractor DRA Global says its revenue may drop by as much as 25 per cent this year after contract losses and project delays.

Rebecca Tomkinson will start as chief executive at the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia in the coming months, the first woman to hold the role in the chamber's history.

Exploration company Australian Mines and its managing director Benjamin Bell are facing allegations of breaching disclosure obligations about the Sconi Project.

Legendary mining entrepreneur Ron Sayers has been remembered as generous, entertaining, and a big-thinking business leader after passing away this morning.

An influx of approximately 8,000 workers could return to Perth’s CBD as BHP, Chevron and Woodside look to encourage hybrid work models.

Nearly two years on since the destruction at Juukan Gorge, Rio boss Jakob Stausholm has told shareholders that the miner is focused on resetting relationships.

Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Elizabeth Gaines said the company held off on mining certain areas of its new Eliwana mine amid a “heightened awareness” of heritage-related matters.

Roy Hill will undertake an urgent review of the greenhouse gas management at its ever-growing Pilbara iron ore mine after an appeal uncovered "ambiguities" in the EPA’s emissions calculations.

Critical minerals, downstream processing and government support are the key trends in the state’s mining project pipeline.

Altamin shares were catapulted to a 12-month high on the back of an unsolicited off-market takeover attempt from its largest backer.

Russia’s potential displacement as a nickel trading partner has moved the dial on supply projections.

The parliamentary inquiry into FIFO practices has highlighted the need for significant cultural change.

The state government will fund what promises to be the world’s largest seismic survey in a major data-gathering effort hoped to pin down new mining prospects in WA.

Mincor Resources is expecting first cash-flow from its Kambalda nickel operations restart in the June quarter after firming up the details of an offtake agreement with BHP Nickel West.

Ukraine could look to Australian expertise in mining and metals processing to unlock its own resources after the war with Russia, according to its ambassador.

Arafura Resources has selected NAB and Societe Generale to lead a $US510 million debt raise for its Nolans rare earth project.

Fortescue Metals Group has lifted its full-year shipment guidance by an additional 3 million tonnes on the back of a prosperous nine months.

Environmental risk has emerged as the leading area of concern for global miners according to a new KPMG report, while the war for talent intensifies.

Leichhardt Industrial's $280 million solar salt project in the Pilbara has received a major boost, with Melbourne's billionaire Smorgon family buying a 20 per cent stake in the project.

Mineral Resources shares have nosedived as iron ore miners headed lower and the company announced it would issue up to $US1 billion in unsecured notes to institutional buyers.

Pandemic-related labour shortages have caused headaches for another big miner, with BHP lowering guidance forecasts for copper and nickel.

Belmont-based SSH Group is looking to bolster its equipment division and its bottom line by taking on an established mining and civil machine hire business in the Pilbara.

“Challenging as expected,” is how Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm chose to describe production during the mining giant’s first three months of 2022.

An Australian company commercialising revolutionary gold testing technology has lodged a prospectus for what is shaping up to be the largest initial public offering of the year.

Scott Morrison has used his trip to Western Australia to announce grants for eight businesses in the mining and energy sector, with the biggest grants going to two new hydrogen hubs.

Approval for a $160 million NAIF loan has ticked off a solid chunk of funding Sheffield Resources needs to develop the Thunderbird Mineral Sands project in the Kimberley region.

Engineering group Monadelphous has secured new work and extensions to the tune of $230 million, as Bill Beament-led Develop lands a $400 million job on Bellevue’s namesake project.

Western Australia has jumped from fourth place to first in Fraser Institute’s global mining survey rankings for 2021, knocking Nevada off the top spot.

Iluka Resources intends to demerge its rutile business in West Africa, while Northern Star is set to pocket $44.5 million from divesting two gold projects.