Rare earths-focused Caprice Resources has announced it will exercise its option agreement to secure a 90 per cent stake in the West Arunta region-based Bantam project.
Japanese trading giant Sumitomo Corporation has signed a deal with a Kimberley fluorite mine developer with an eye to forming a joint venture to underpin the project.
The merger between mid-tier gold miners Silver Lake Resources and Red 5 is officially finalised, following news the scheme of arrangement between both companies is now legally effective.
A Chinese shareholder ordered to sell his stake in Northern Minerals has come within a whisker of being elected to the company's board, in one of several unusual voting results.
Ausgold has announced plans to raise $38 million via a two-tranche placement in order to accelerate development and exploration activities at its 3.04 million ounce Katanning gold project.
Northern Minerals management has stressed a cyber breach on its systems this week was unrelated to a government divesture order against Chinese interests on its share registry.
Mineral Resources has sold a 49 per cent stake in the haul road linking its Ken's Bore iron ore mine to the Port of Ashburton in a deal expected to be worth $1.3 billion.
Aspiring junior Global Uranium and Enrichment remains upbeat about its US-based Tallahassee uranium project, following recent drill intercept results from the site's Hansen deposit.
West Perth junior explorer Mindax has signed a non-binding strategic alliance-based memorandum of understanding with Xiamen ITG Mining, as it plans to further develop the Mt Forrest iron project.
Ignorance led to the destruction of Aboriginal cultural sites on a remote WA mine site, but an investigation has cleared the miner responsible of any malicious conduct.
Rare earths junior Northern Minerals has been targeted in a cyber-attack, less than two days after Treasurer Jim Chalmers ordered Chinese investors to sell their stakes in the company.
West Perth-based Black Cat Syndicate has announced plans to raise $36 million in a bid to restart operations at its Paulsens gold operation in the Pilbara.
Australian gold production fell nine per cent in The March quarter, weighed down by the impacts of severe storms which hampered output in Western Australia and other gold mining regions.
Westgold Resources will enter a strategic alliance with Ora Mining to advance the development of its Crown Prince deposit in the Murchison region, as activity in the region heats up.
Sierra Rutile has announced that production at its recently restarted Area 1 operations in Sierra Leone has been partially impacted due to unlawful – yet so far peaceful – strike action from yesterday.
UPDATED: Anglo American has rejected BHP's request for extra time to finalise a takeover bid, saying BHP's latest proposal did not address high complexity and risk.
A class action investigation has been launched into Rio Tinto, exploring whether the company should be liable for sexual harrasment and discrimination alleged to have taken place at its minesites.
Gold miner Ramelius Resources has requested Takeovers Panel intervention in Westgold Resources's move for Karora Resources, revealing an earlier agreement between itself and the acquirer.
