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.
A substantial holder notice lodged with the ASX reveals a Mineral Resources' offshoot as the buyer of more than $65 million worth of stock in David Flanagan's Delta Lithium.
Starting miner Core Lithium has sought investor support to the tune of $120 million as it grapples with growing pains at its flagship Finniss project in the Northern Territory.
A confidential memo allegedly sent by Gina Rinehart in the years after her father’s death has been put forward by her children’s lawyers in support of their fight for a slice of Hope Downs royalties.
Directors of Australian Potash have surrendered their mining leases and pulled the pin on a review process, blaming the ‘demise’ of local projects for a lack of investment support in the sector.
Lawyers for the Rinehart children have claimed the four siblings had a 'reasonable' expectation of their mother Gina Rinehart to safeguard their rights, WA's Supreme Court was told on Tuesday.
Billionaire’s daughter Bianca Rinehart was an unexpected court attendee for submissions against her mother Gina Rinehart, who also made her own rare appearance on the other side of town.
Rio Tinto and its joint venture partners have laid the foundations with the Guinea government to build more than 600 kilometres of new rail lines needed for the mammoth Simandou project.
Another Perth-based, Canadian-focused lithium explorer has launched an initial public offering amid a wave of interest in the country’s prospects for the commodity.
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Lithium success story Pilbara Minerals has been named 2023 Digger of the Year, as Allkem’s $16 billion merger takes the Dealer guernsey and resources executive Neil Warburton wins the GJ Stokes award.
Wyloo Metals chief executive Luca Giacovazzi says ‘every banker on the street’ has pitched an IPO to the Andrew Forrest-owned group, receiving inbound interest since arriving at Diggers & Dealers.
Mines minister Bill Johnston has denied that trust between the state and public is broken after cultural heritage laws were unceremoniously dumped this week.
The salt of the earth miner-turned reluctant dealmaker talks to Business News about the transaction that’s kept him, and the market, on the hook for more than a year.
The state’s biggest gold miner Northern Star Resources has backed the embattled Perth Mint, which is currently subject to a strategic review, to stay in state government hands.
Patriot Battery Metals chair and lithium linchpin Ken Brinsden says Patriot Battery Metals made the deliberate move to offer Albemarle a 'small' stake in the Canada-focused explorer.
Lynas Rare Earths chief Amanda Lacaze ends the absence of female speakers at Diggers & Dealers, calling for more infrastructure investment to foster domestic critical minerals efforts.
The Tony Ottaviano-led lithium hopeful receives a $300 million government boost for its costly Kathleen Valley development, as it weighs up options for downstream processing.
From mid-cap miners to car makers, Chalice Mining chief Alex Dorsch says he’s been ‘pleasantly surprised’ at the inbound interest to partner on the explorer’s budding Julimar project.
Pilbara Minerals boss and Diggers & Dealers headline act Dale Henderson recounts a bountiful year to the busy forum while awaiting clarity on the state's in-limbo Heritage Laws.
Diggers & Dealers 2023 kicks off in Australia's 'unofficial capital of mining' with a solid turnout and all eyes on the state's burgeoning critical minerals sector.
The Super Pit miner is comfortable Kalgoorlie can house the 600 workers needed for a $1.5 billion mill expansion next year amid the city's housing squeeze.
Receivers have been called in to manage struggling potash developer Kalium Lakes, which grappled with myriad technical and supply-related issues before running aground.
Woodside chief Meg O'Neill was visibly shaken this morning as she told a Business News breakfast that a protest at her home on Tuesday from an 'extremist group' had left her 'fearful and distressed'.
The Western Australian senator is suing Brittany Higgins over two social media posts as well as claiming the former staffer breached a non-disparagement clause from 2021.
The division's chief financial officer role will be filled by former OZ Minerals executive Deborah Caudle, following the departure of Forrest empire mainstay Felicity Gooding last week.