Simone Grogan

Fortescue Metals Group has delivered record iron ore shipments of 189 million tonnes for the financial year, the last with outgoing chief executive Elizabeth Gaines at the helm.

Rio Tinto, Winning International Group and the Guinea government have struck a joint venture in a bid to bring one of the world’s largest untapped iron ore resources into operation.

WA’s aspiring gold producers are navigating new challenges to firm up discoveries.

Decmil shares closed the day at a three-month high despite the contractor bracing investors for a $102 million loss for the financial year following a handful of downgrades.

Simone Grogan and Mark Beyer go over the highlights of their goldminers feature, including how price fluctuations are affecting local players and Northern Star Resources' dominance in the market.

Subiaco-based SRG Global has bolstered its order book with two contracts from Northern Star Resources and Meridian Energy respectively, valued at some $90 million.

Bis chief executive officer Brad Rogers will leave the mining logistics company after 14 years for a new role with ASX-listed Jupiter Mines.

Thiess has launched an off-market takeover bid to buy Western Australia’s largest mining services business for an estimated $350 million in cash.

Perth Symphony Orchestra founder and creative director Bourby Webster will step down after 12 years at the helm of the not-for-profit.

Fenix Resources managing director Rob Brierley has resigned after four years with the business amid what has been dubbed a “comprehensive leadership transition.”

In some respite for aspiring homeowners, the retail price of an avocado has fallen 47 per cent below the five-year average thanks in part to a bumper crop in Western Australia.

Politician-turned-professional director Ben Wyatt is on track to take up his seventh board role, a non-executive directorship with multi-billion-dollar human services provider APM.

Two of Australia’s biggest miners have lined up deals to supply battery materials, starting with lithium and nickel, for Ford Motor Company.

Northam-based drilling contractor DDSR says it has developed a new drill rig that could cut carbon emissions by saving hundreds of litres of fuel per shift.

Fremantle marine and port services business TAMS Group has scored a $160 million contract to design and build the Kimberley Marine Offloading Facility in Broome.

Production and sales were up significantly during Woodside Energy’s first quarter as owner of BHP’s petroleum assets.

Liontown Resources has appointed Lycopodium to build its proposed Kathleen Valley lithium project for $35 million after reaching a final investment decision last month.

BHP’s iron ore output held steady for the financial year as its new South Flank operation gained momentum, though prices for its product were down 13 per cent on last year’s average.

The exodus of luxury retailers from King Street has sparked questions about the street’s future.

BCI Minerals chief executive Alvywn Vorster has signalled his exit after six years with the Kerry Stokes-backed salt and potash aspirant, as it works to keep a lid on rising costs at its flagship.

Bids for Pilbara Minerals spodumene concentrate have fallen for the first time since the company began selling product via its battery material exchange platform a year ago.

As the days of easy equity draw to a close, companies are pivoting to different methods of raising capital.

Shares in Structural Monitoring Systems jumped 10 per cent on the news that seasoned professional director and consultant Ross Love had been appointed executive chair.

Simone Grogan wraps up the last six months of WA-focused IPOs, highlighting how the market has slowed down and which sectors have dominated amid tough conditions.

Minbos Resources is set to raise $25 million in a placement backed by billionaire Liang Feng, with the parties also set to research the potential for phosphate and green ammonia projects.

Firefinch chair Alistair Cowden has resigned from the ASX-listed gold miner, marking the fourth board-level exit from the company in just over two weeks.

Peak Rare Earths shares lifted as much as 13 per cent on the news that former Fortescue Metals Group deputy chief executive Russell Scrimshaw would become the junior’s new chair.

MACA has selected chief development officer David Greig to take over from outgoing chief executive officer Mike Sutton, who has stepped down after two and a half years.

Dynamic Group has moved on its second deal since listing two years ago by laying plans to acquire specialist water well drilling company Welldrill.

Chalice Mining has touted more good news from the Julimar project after bumping up its resource estimates for the mixed metals outfit by 5 per cent.

A cohort of WA's largest organisations have participated in a first-of-its-kind report profiling indigenous employment practices in Australia.

Monadelphous has secured a handful of contracts valued at $220 million, while subsidiaries of NRW Holdings have extended a fleet contract worth up to $1.2 billion.