OZ Minerals has pushed the button on the project despite a $600 million capital increase, proclaiming the asset’s enormous potential as a modern mine in an era of decarbonisation.
The state government has vowed to create mining camp rules, fund a legal hub and bolster regulatory resources to tackle sexual misconduct in the mining industry, while calling on the sector to step up.
Chris Ellison-led Mineral Resources and business partner-turned-rival Steve Wyatt’s Destec have reached a peace deal over a highly-charged document-swap, as the battle over their rail venture continues.
Legislation designed to simplify the mining approvals process in Western Australia amid record exploration spending and labour shortages has passed in the upper house overnight.
BHP has struck a deal with Alinta Energy that will underpin development of a 45 MW solar farm and battery and potentially construction of the Pilbara’s first wind farm.
Santos has largely failed in its bid to pick holes in Newcrest Mining’s top-secret lawsuit against it, which hinges on claims the energy giant breached their gas supply deal.
West Perth-based Anson Resources has received commitments to raise $50 million as it works towards making a final investment decision for its flagship project in Utah.
Shares in Warrick Hazeldine-chaired Global Lithium Resources have risen to a new high after major shareholder Mineral Resources lifted its interest in the business.
Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy has backed down in one of its many active legal pursuits against the subsidiaries of Chinese-owned CITIC Pacific, a shock move the company is yet to explain.
A failed Pilbara accommodation provider has revived its lawsuit against BHP over allegations the mining giant colluded with Lendlease to end a contract underpinning its survival.
Rio Tinto and its largest customer China Baowu Steel Group have cemented a joint venture to develop the Western Range iron ore deposits in the Pilbara at a cost of $US2 billion.
Cor Cordis has been appointed as liquidator of Griffin Coal, joining receivers Deloitte, with the power to potentially cancel a supply deal with Bluewaters.
A year-long court stoush over a $1.3 million bill has come to a dramatic end, with contractor Decmil succeeding in its bid to wind up Avid Australia Holdings.
Rio Tinto’s managing director of battery minerals, Marnie Finlayson, will join the board of Northern Star Resources as an independent non-executive director in October.
Investors in potash company Kalium Lakes have welcomed news that sulphate of potash processing has resumed at its lead project after a series of delays.
Australian Potash has drafted former Northern Australian Infrastructure Facility director Patrick Leung as new chief financial officer as the company works towards further funding arrangements.
Australia’s biggest gold producer is suing Santos over an alleged breach of their long-standing gas supply deal, but much of the lawsuit is being shielded from public view.
Aspiring gold producer Greatland Gold has recruited three of the state’s most prominent company directors while also attracting Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals as its top shareholder.
Mineral Resources shares have soared to an all-time high amid speculation that the Chris Ellison-led miner is considering a spin-out of its lithium operations.
De Grey Mining estimates it will cost $1 billion to transform its famed Mallina discovery into a 540,000 ounce per annum gold operation and one of the largest by output in Australia.
Creditors of Griffin Coal are no closer to an insolvency appointment, as the clock runs down on customer Bluewaters’ rights to step in and run the miner.
BHP handed over $3.8 billion in tax and royalty payments to Western Australia during the financial year and estimates its projects contributed 13 per cent of all revenue in the state.
Representatives of a senior creditor for Griffin Coal have confirmed plans to appoint a controller to the Collie miner, but it’s unclear when they’ll act.
