Chris Ellison

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison spoke with unwavering confidence about the miner’s project in Onslow, saying there was nothing easier than iron ore.

A Mineral Resources plan to purchase Poseidon Nickel’s Lake Johnston nickel plant and convert it to treat lithium mined in the area will not go ahead.

Lithium aspirant Kali Metals has appointed seasoned mining executive Paul Adams as its managing director, effective from July 1.

The first ore from Mineral Resources’ $3 billion Onslow Iron project is being loaded onto a bulk carrier ready for export on budget and ahead of schedule.

London-headquartered iron ore developer Alien Metals has flagged this year to start building its tiny iron mine in the Pilbara.

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.

Mineral exploration company Galileo Mining has announced its farm-in and joint venture with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chris Ellison-backed Mineral Resources, has been finalised.

Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals has announced it will divest its Iron Valley assets to Mineral Resources for up to $72.6 million.

Mineral Resources will close its Yilgarn iron ore operations by the end of the year in a move expected to affect about 1,000 jobs.

Delta Lithium is suing the contractor it hired to build an accommodation village at its Mt Ida mine site in a bid to recover half a million dollars.

Mineral Resources has benefited from higher lithium prices across its battery metals operations but is still holding back until market conditions improve.

Legal proceedings between former Mineral Resources procurement manager Steven Pigozzo and the Chris Ellison-led company have wrapped up.

Chris Ellison-helmed Mineral Resources will reportedly shed 100 white-collar jobs from its Perth headquarters due to the Yilgarn hub shutdown.

Mineral Resources will push back growth plans amid uncertain lithium and iron ore prices, while junior ore hopefuls are reaching out about the miner's Onslow assets.

MinRes has revealed maiden resources for its Lockyer gas and Erregulla oil projects in the Perth Basin, as it reviews its path forward in the region amid a stalemate with government.

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison has put three properties, with the total value understood to be more than $26 million, on the market.

Mineral Resources shares have crumbled about 12 per cent this morning after allegations emerged its chief Chris Ellison evaded tax for years through an offshore scheme.

ANALYSIS: After a week or so of intense scrutiny around his private life, WiseTech Global boss Richard White has stepped aside today, proving founders are vulnerable to the public mood.

AustralianSuper was among the big sellers of Mineral Resources shares on Monday, cashing out $48 million worth, following allegations of tax evasion.

Mineral Resources started an investigation into founder Chris Ellison’s tax affairs more than two years, but decided the matter did not need to be disclosed.

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has struck a deal to buy Mineral Resources’ Perth Basin gas assets for up to $1.13 billion and pledged to accelerate their development.

Embattled miner Mineral Resources has paused underground development at its Mt Marion asset and revealed the scale of its job cuts amid challenging market conditions.

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison is set to depart the iron ore and lithium miner within 18 months and pay millions of dollars in financial penalties.

Oh dear, Chris Ellison’s actions at Mineral Resources look much worse when you add them all up.

Corporate regulator ASIC, giant superannuation fund HESTA and ratings agency Moody’s are among groups continuing to apply pressure to MinRes over its governance standards and financial health.

Mineral Resources’ board says its historical management of related party deals was “not as robust” as it could have been in the fallout of Chris Ellison’s offshore tax affairs.

Embattled miner Mineral Resources is set to shutter its Bald Hill lithium mine in the Goldfields in a move that will put the jobs of 300 workers in limbo.

Besieged mining boss Chris Ellison says his offshore tax evasion affairs and corporate governance failures have been a “dark cloud" in his life.

Mineral Resources insists its stake in a Bullsbrook industrial park was not a related-party transaction, while Chris Ellison has agreed to sell properties leased to the company.

Today’s board moves wrap includes Tristan Garthe, Peter Trinder, Oliver Barnes, Andrew Gee, Neville Bassett, Michael Gentile, Daniel Madden, Sean Ke, Nader El Sayed and Chris Ellison.

Shareholder returns were not always reflected in the scale and growth of public-listed executive pay packets last financial year.

The falling iron ore price has had a big impact on WA’s wealthiest.

ANALYSIS: As MinRes prepares for a future without its founder, Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has moved on its gas business and countercyclically acted on an appetite for lithium.

Chris Ellison has paid the $3.8 million penalty handed down in the fallout from his tax evasion scandal as Mineral Resources’ search for a new chairman draws out until June.

Chris Ellison has insisted there was "no design fault" with the newly built haul road to MinRes Onslow Iron mine despite spending $230 million fixing the piece of private infrastructure.

Mineral Resources has agreed to defer repayments on an interest-free $135 million loan to an ASX company led by chief executive Chris Ellison’s brother.

Embattled miner Mineral Resources and its outgoing founder Chris Ellison have been served with a class action lawsuit, which the company intends to “strongly defend”.

More than $109 million was sliced off the value of Chris Ellison’s substantial stake in Mineral Resources in just three days as the share price closes below $20.

The state’s environmental scrutineer has waved through Mineral Resources’ proposal to build a new iron ore mine in the East Pilbara but it still remains subject to further approvals.

Mineral Resources has shocked the market by announcing that independent directors Jacqueline McGill and Susie Corlett – both members of its new ethics committee – have resigned from the board.