Perenti will sell its geochemical and precious metal analyses subsidiary to competitor ALS for $43.6 million as part of a reassessment of its operations.
GenusPlus Group has secured more work on Fortescue's $US250 million transmission project, having been selected to build a 98-kilometre powerline for the iron ore miner.
The Shire of Ashburton is concerned about the proposed location of a $100 million workers' camp in Onslow, as Mineral Resources seeks development approval for the facility to support its Western Pilbara iron ore hub.
Perth nickel company IGO has continued to push its clean energy strategy confirming it will acquire rival Western Areas in an all cash takeover, ending months of speculation.
Mining giant Rio Tinto paid more than $1 billion in royalties to four Perth families last year as a result of deals struck by their forebears in the 1960s.
Andrew Forrest may have high hopes for green hydrogen, but plans revealed by Fortescue today to develop the Belinga project in West Africa indicate iron ore pursuits show no sign of slowing.
Mineral Resources is set to spend $3 million on lithium exploration for a potential 65 per cent stake in Pantoro and Tulla Resources' jointly owned gold project in the Norseman-Wiluna belt.
Strandline Resources’ shares rose 7 per cent this afternoon, as the company and two other WA-based junior miners finalise agreements with the Tanzanian government.
Firefinch is set to pocket $100 million from institutional investors to advance the Morila gold and recently revised Goulamina lithium project in Mali.
Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals has bolstered its offer for Noront Resources by some 57 per cent just hours after walking away from unsuccessful détente talks with takeover rival BHP.
BHP and Forrest-backed Wyloo Metals have failed to reach an agreement on mutual takeover target Noront Resources despite weeks of deliberation between the parties.
A dozen WA-linked businesses paid more than a fifth of Australia’s corporate tax take between them in the 2020 financial year, with Rio Tinto the nation’s top contributor.
Avid businesses may have been insolvent as early as November 2019, administrators believe, with underquoted tenders and a Decmil dispute contributing to the demise.
Nickel-gold explorer Panther Metals says it is ready for an imminent start drilling after landing on the ASX following a $5 million oversubscribed IPO.
AVZ plans to spend $75 million raised from institutional investors to start early site works at its Manono project but conceded a mining licence was taking longer than previously anticipated.
Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Elizabeth Gaines will step away from her role as the iron ore miner makes the transition to a green energy and resources group.
Iron ore miners Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group have announced new measures to reduce their environmental impact, including ‘greener’ locomotives.
Western Australian companies OreCorp, Black Rock Mining and Peak Rare Earths will finalise agreements with the Tanzanian government this month to develop their projects.
Focus has told shareholders to take no action in response to an unsolicited takeover from Theta Gold, which is looking to win over investors mulling funding options for the long-dormant Coolgardie mine.
A potential takeover between IGO and Western Areas could still be on the table after the companies offered the market their first update in weeks that due discussions were continuing.
Larvotto Resources has become the latest WA-based explorer to list on the stock exchange, with proceeds from its IPO to fund exploration in Australia and New Zealand.
A revised study for Firefinch’s West African lithium development has more than doubled the project’s value and boosted forecasted mine production from 2.3 million tonnes to 4 million tonnes per annum.
Rick Crabb was recognised for his contribution to business and John Atkins won an award for leadership in the not-for-profit sector at an AICD award ceremony on Friday night.
