After a stint as an intern in May 2020, Simone Grogan returned to Business News in October 2021 covering general news, companies, resources and courts. She started her media career with The Market Herald after graduating from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in journalism and public relations. Prior to this she worked in financial services.
BCI Minerals has found a new managing director in Adani alumnus David Boshoff, who will be able to double his starting salary if he gets the Mardie potash development back on track.
UPDATED: MACA has confirmed one of its employees was killed at Capricorn Metals' Karlawinda gold mine this morning, the second mining death to have occurred within a matter of days.
Resources minister Madeleine King says new projects will need to go above and beyond the letter of the law to navigate the sort of activism that has put Santos’ $4.7 billion Barossa project on ice.
Cedar Woods has booked a 12 per cent increase in presales compared with this time last year, but says rising interest rates are keeping a lid on overall sales volumes.
Lynas Rare Earths has engaged a subsidiary of WestStar Industrial for fabrication work on a new Kalgoorlie processing facility, continuing the pair’s business relationship.
Mirvac Group chief executive officer Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz has tendered her resignation after a decade with the property group, following suit from outgoing chair John Mulcahy.
Nickel junior GME Resources has lined up a potential offtake deal with global automotive manufacturer Stellantis as it sounds out investors for a planned capital raising.
Vanadium aspirant Technology Metals Australia and major Indian steelmaker Tata Steel have inked an agreement to explore downstream processing and production prospects.
Core Lithium has cut the ribbon on its new lithium mine in the Northern Territory, with NRW Holdings subsidiary Primero Group contracted to oversee operations and maintenance.
Sheffield Resources will push ahead with building the $484 million Thunderbird mineral sands project in the Kimberley after announcing a final investment decision this morning.
Minerals Council of Australia chief executive Tania Constable has pushed back against calls by former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Rod Sims for higher taxes on mining profits.
Gold Road Resources has taken up nearly $26 million worth of new shares via De Grey Mining’s latest placement to cement its place as the junior’s biggest shareholder.
Premier Mark McGowan has lauded Western Australia as the backbone of the nation's economy after the resources sector steamed home to another record year.
Simone Grogan discusses her work covering the bedrock industry and talks about the challenges that faced WA's public resources companies in the past year.
Fortescue Future Industries will put A$195 million towards a green energy and liquified natural gas import facility in Germany anticipating its first hydrogen delivery four years from now.
Uranium explorer Basin Energy has listed on the ASX with plans to size up three exploration projects in Canada following a $9 million initial public offering.
Shares in West Perth-based Cygnus Gold rallied after the company revealed former Mincor boss David Southam would become the explorer’s new managing director in 2023.
Peter Mansell will resign as chair of Energy Resources of Australia amid conflicting claims surrounding the multi-billion dollar rehabilitation of the Ranger uranium mine.
Bellevue Gold is pushing ahead with its ambition to become the first net-zero gold miner by engaging EDL for an off-grid hybrid power station to support its namesake project.
Core Lithium has kicked off a $100 million share placement to advance exploration and construction efforts at the Finniss lithium project in the Northern Territory.
Sandfire Resources founder Karl Simich has called time after a 15-year tenure spent growing the company from an explorer to one of the biggest copper producers listed on the ASX.
Red 5 is chasing $60 million from institutional investors to cover ramp-up costs for its new King of the Hills operation as consolidation talks with fellow Leonora miner St Barbara continue.
Perth-founded APM Human Services International has moved to bolster its presence in North America by acquiring an employment services business for $225 million in cash.
Firefinch says it is evaluating alternative funding options after pulling the pin on a planned capital raising, pointing to a weaker gold price and Australian-US dollar exchange rates.