Jessica joined Business News in August 2019 after completing an internship with Adelaide-based online publication The Lead. She covers a variety of topics at Business News for both online and print, including junior mining, sport, health, and technology. Jessica completed a Bachelor of Media at the University of Adelaide in 2019, with a major in journalism, and a Bachelor of Commerce at Curtin University in 2014 (marketing and advertising). She is a former paralegal with national firm Galilee Solicitors.
Wangara-based Ertech has been appointed lead contractor to a project set to revamp Kalgoorlie’s city centre, while SRG Global will build a $15.5 million water tank in Karratha.
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.
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.
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.
National real estate firm The Agency Group has been placed in administration by an entity associated with its former director, which is claiming $379,000 in outstanding debt.
ASX-listed contractor Civmec has secured new work across its maintenance, manufacturing, and construction divisions including with the likes of BHP and Rio Tinto.
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.
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.
Not-for-profit Australian Minifootball Federation has entered voluntary liquidation after a major sponsor pulled funding ahead of a world championship in Perth.
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.
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.
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.
Perth lobbyist Jason Marocchi and former WA bureaucrat Peter Conran are among nine members appointed to the federal government's inaugural sport advisory council.
Plico Energy has locked in $2.4 million from investors while also agreeing to a $1.6 million debt facility with a major lender, with the funds to go towards its WA marketing initiatives.