Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart is bringing Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under the new banner of Hancock Iron Ore to make the iron ore producers "more productive".
The exploration sector is experiencing a significant downturn as investors remain weary amid heavy market uncertainty, but BDO says gold proves to be a bright spot.
A proposal to remove strict operating limitations on a lime pit near Denmark has been knocked back again in a move one farmer-turned-miner has labelled 'anti-development'.
Rio Tinto's iron ore boss Simon Trott has brushed off suggestions he is eyeing the global chief executive role to be vacated by Jakob Stausholm, as the pair opened a new Pilbara mine today.
A Northern Star Resources subsidiary has sued Grange Resources and Vox Royalty Australia over a dispute relating to the Red Hill deposit in the Kanowna Belle mine area.
West Perth-based junior Alchemy Resources has secured the remaining 50 per cent of iron ore rights at the Bryah basin project, located north of Meekatharra.
Profit from a Pilbara mine at the centre of a scrap between its Chinese operators and billionaire landlord Clive Palmer have more than halved as a decision looms over its expansion.
PKKP Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Grant Wilson says its newly signed co-management agreement with Rio Tinto could instill positive mining change in the Pilbara.
The state government has confirmed it will review its Aboriginal cultural heritage settings specific to the state's mining and exploration sectors, committing to a four-month review.
Shares in ASX-listed Cobalt Blue surged after it locked in a supply contract with mining major Glencore to feed its early-stage cobalt and nickel refinery project in Kwinana.
The public consultation floodgates have opened on Alcoa's proposals to open new bauxite mines in the Darling Range and increase production at its Pinjarra alumina refinery.
Gold-focused Resolute Mining has joined the chorus of companies unclear about the status of its exploration permits within the West African nation of Guinea.
West Perth junior Warriedar Resources has announced plans to raise up to $19 million, in order to accelerate development at its Golden Range project in Western Australia's Mid West.
Equatorial Resources says it is seeking clarification from authorities in relation to multiple permits at its Nimba Alliance iron ore project in Guinea.
Mineral Resources has again cut its iron ore volume guidance from its Onslow Iron project as further issues tied to its trouble-plagued and under-repair haul road arise.
South African miner Harmony Gold has boosted its Australian presence and its focus on copper by agreeing to acquire MAC Copper, led by chief executive Mick McMullen.
South32 subsidiary Worsley Alumina has notched $4.4 million in federal government funds to support the development of emission-curbing processes at its refinery near Collie.
