Peter Jeffries

Perth-based Perdaman Industries has entered into an agreement with the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation as part of its plans to build Australia’s largest fertiliser manufacturing plant near Karratha.

A joint venture between diversified engineering consultancy Calibre Group and indigenous company Tocomwall has been contracted by the state government to develop a monitoring program for the Aboriginal rock art on Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula).

Rio Tinto has established an internal team to lock in some of the unexpected efficiency gains it has achieved during COVID-19 restrictions, the group’s iron ore chief executive Chris Salisbury has told Business News in a video interview.

Western Australia’s Burrup Peninsula has been nominated for UNESCO World Heritage status, but it is unclear whether the recognition would hinder progress on two contested developments in the area.

The traditional owners and custodians for Murujuga in WA’s Pilbara region recently celebrated the Murujuga Cultural Landscape being submitted for World Heritage listing.

The current and former bosses of a group overseeing a World Heritage-nominated Pilbara peninsula have derided an “offensive” government agreement