Jessica Mascione

Football West has recruited former Perth Glory boss Nick Tana to head a new charity aimed at supporting disadvantaged Western Australians through soccer programs.

Sandfire Resources recently exported $65 million worth of copper concentrate to India, marking the DeGrussa operator’s biggest shipment to date.

The owner of a major magnetite operation in the Mid West has dropped MACA as its mining contractor, with NRW Holdings set to take over the work next year.

Gold explorer OreCorp has secured funds from a share placement to progress the development of its Nyanzaga project while it considers the demerger of its WA assets.

A Chinese exploration company has made a bid for West Perth-based Myanmar Metals, which is planning for an operational restart at the Bawdwin silver and lead project.

Gascoyne Resources is set to extend the life of its Dalgaranga operations near Mt Magnet through an all-scrip purchase of Firefly Resources, whose assets include a nearby gold project.

Kewdale-based Valmec and construction company John Holland have settled a long-running dispute over work completed on the state government’s $1 billion NorthLink transport project.

A Perron Institute spinout focused on reducing brain damage caused by strokes listed on the ASX this morning, with its share price rising 50 per cent.

Azure Minerals has confirmed plans to sell its Mexican projects, as the company further focuses on advancing its Andover nickel-copper asset near Karratha.

Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal will develop autonomous fast transport functions through a second contract win this week with the US Navy.

Sandfire Resources has appointed Perenti's surface mining contractor to the $364 million Motheo copper-silver project in Botswana.

Osborne Park-based Decmil Group has cited delays in the awarding of contracts and project starts in lowering its full-year revenue guidance, but predicts a stronger result in fiscal 2022.

A mobile application aimed at improving mental health outcomes for Australia’s 250,000 mining-sector workers was launched today.

Improving outcomes for others has been a driving force in Michael Henderson’s professional and personal life.

Perth-based power and telecommunications company GenusPlus Group has made its first acquisition since listing on the ASX, as well as secured a $60 million contract with Rio Tinto.

Larvotto Resources is among a long list of gold explorers seeking to trade on the ASX, this month announcing plans to raise up to $10 million through its IPO.

Former Rio Tinto iron ore boss Chris Salisbury has joined the board of potash company BCI Minerals as a non-executive director.

Fortescue Metals Group has again revised the cost of its Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara, to as much as $US3.5 billion.

The City of Rockingham is facing the potential loss of one of its iconic natives.

Salt Lake Potash has secured a further $28 million in funding as it deals with delays to the commissioning of its Lake Way project, while Australian Potash is raising $10 million.

Wesfarmers' Michael Chaney is set to chair another major Western Australian company, replacing Bill Beament at the helm of Northern Star Resources in July.

Red 5 has downgraded its full-year production guidance for the Darlot goldmine in WA, citing lower-than-expected output due to labour shortages.

BHP could spend up to $22 million exploring Encounter Resources’ Elliott copper project in the Northern Territory, having finalised a joint venture arrangement.

Local engineering and construction group Aerison is planning to list on the ASX next month, having lodged an IPO to raise $13.5 million.

Wangara business Dynamic Drill and Blast expects to add about $30 million to its full-year revenue, following the acquisition of fellow contractor Orlando Drilling.

Wangara-based contractor McKay Drilling has agreed to sell all its shares in the company to a major Canadian firm for $80 million.

Former Austal boss David Singleton has taken on a new leadership role at Austin Engineering, which is relocating its headquarters to Perth.

Three Western Australian gold explorers have launched IPOs this past week, with the biggest raising headed by Subiaco-based Barton Gold.

Resolute Mining has permanently appointed Stuart Gale as its managing director while recruiting former Paramount Mining Corporation boss Terry Holohan as chief operating officer.

Andrew Forrest’s Western Force has signed on local business Tribe Tech as a major partner for the inaugural Super Rugby Trans-Tasman season, which kicks off tomorrow.

West Perth-based Marvel Gold is proposing to demerge a Tanzanian graphite project into a new listed entity that will target $13 million under an IPO, expected to launch next month.

Pilbara Minerals is considering the joint development of a midstream lithium chemicals refinery at its Pilgangoora operation in WA, under an agreement with Sydney-based Calix.