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Tianqi Lithium built this lithium hydroxide plant in Kwinana.

ManufacturingCommentsPremiumDebt dispute at $1bn-plus Kwinana lithium refinery

The company behind the $1 billion-plus Kwinana lithium refinery has been sued by a contractor alleging it is owed millions for unpaid work.

Matt Mckenzie

Andrew Ellison.

MiningCommentsAndrew Ellison agrees to cancel RDG performance rights

Chris Ellison’s younger brother Andrew has agreed to bin 13.3 million performance rights attached to the ailing Mineral Resources subsidiary he runs. 

Adrian Rauso

Lynas Rare Earths chief executive Amanda Lacaze.

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Uncle Sam bets big on MP, is there anything left for Lynas?

Shares in Lynas Rare Earths spiked after MP signed a deal with the Pentagon, but is it really such good news for Australia’s rare earths pioneer?

Adrian Rauso

The Eneabba rare earths processing plant being built.

MiningCommentsLynas and Iluka soar after rival strikes Pentagon deal

The Pentagon has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with MP Materials and investors are betting this will be a shot in the arm for local rare earth element producers and aspirants.

Adrian Rauso

ProspEx co-founder and CEO Kassia Kazmer.

FinanceCommentsPerth royalties trading hopeful wins spot in RBA trial

WA fintech ProspEx has been selected by the Reserve Bank of Australia to take part in a nationwide research effort investigating where digital assets could be used in the economy.

Simone Grogan

An aerial view of the Katanning gold project site at Badgebup.

Cash flowsPremiumAusgold raises $35 million for Katanning gold project

The company behind the $355 million Katanning gold project in the Great Southern has raised $35m the week after releasing a definitive feasibility study that targeted first production by the end of 2027.

Neil Watkinson

Deep Yellow managing director and chief executive John Borshoff.

Working on itPremiumDeep Yellow targets revised Mulga Rock DFS for Q3 next year

Deep Yellow says it will aim to complete a revised definitive feasibility study for its Mulga Rock uranium project in the Goldfields by the third quarter of next year.

Neil Watkinson

Atlantic Vanadium has been slugging it out against Shire of Mt Magnet since 2023.

MiningCommentsPremium‘Ridiculous’: Shire fires back at AMEC after rates win

A regional WA council celebrating a Supreme Court Judge’s decision to back in a contentious rates charge has slammed the national exploration lobby’s accusation they are treating miners as ‘cash cows’.

Simone Grogan

Liontown Resources CEO Tony Ottaviano.

MiningPremiumLithium lion hits the town in search of M&A prey

Acquisitions are on the cards, Liontown Resources has revealed, spectacularly turning the table on suggestions its burdened lithium mine could soon be ceded to Gina Rinehart or mothballed.

Adrian Rauso

Auric Mining managing director Mark English and technical director John Utley.

Charging onPremiumFinal campaign to take mine’s output above 30,000 ounces

Auric Mining has started its final toll milling campaign from Jeffreys Find — which it hopes will take the output of the mine near Norseman past the 30,000 ounces mark.

Neil Watkinson

WA Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael.

Better techPremiumSpectral scanner to improve resources exploration in WA

A Perth-based “next-generation” spectral scanner is being spruiked as an improved method of analysing geology that will help explorers better target resources and reduce costs.

Neil Watkinson

An aerial view of the Katanning Gold Project site in Badgebup.

Gold minePremiumCampaigners say mine will threaten endangered black cockatoo

A proposal for a gold mine in Badgebup, 30km outside Katanning, have come under fire from an environmental group concerned about the impact the mine will have on wildlife in the area.

Claire Middleton

Fortescue head of decarbonisation Christiaan Heyning.

MiningCommentsPremiumFMG green energy bigwig steps down from full-time role

The executive responsible for rolling out the plan to eliminate carbon emissions across Fortescue’s sprawling iron ore mining empire is the latest to depart Andrew Forrest’s flagship company. 

BHP’s Tim Day.

CopperCommentsPremiumAmbiguity more of a headache than tariffs for BHP’s Tim Day

BHP’s top executive in WA is less concerned with the financial fallout of US President Donald Trump’s latest copper tariff threats than the frustration of trying to do business in an ‘uncertain world’.

Simone Grogan, Jessica Page and Adrian Rauso

BHP Billiton. Copper - Escondida

MiningRio, BHP roped in as copper nation sweats details of tariffs

Chile, by far the biggest shipper of copper into the US and home of BHP and Rio Tinto’s Escondida mine, is waiting for details to emerge following President’s Donald Trump’s bombshell comments on tariffs.

James Attwood, Valentina Fuentes and Simone Grogan

Northern Star Resources will spend at least $30 million building a 300-person workforce accommodation facility on KCGM land.

New camp PremiumNorthern Star to build 300-bed camp at KCGM

Northern Star Resources will build a 300-person workers accommodation facility at KCGM in addition to its proposed 800-bed camp on Kitchener Road, which is still awaiting planning approval.

Tegan Guthrie

Gold Road Resources managing director and chief executive Duncan Gibbs.

Steady as she goesPremiumGruyere production holds steady in June quarter

Gold Road Resources says production at Gruyere has held steady during the June quarter and it anticipates full-year production to meet the lower end of guidance.

Neil Watkinson

BHP and FMG use Port Hedland to export all of their Pilbara iron ore.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
BHP and FMG break export records, MinRes finally delivers

BHP and Fortescue shipped record volumes of WA iron ore for the financial year just gone, while Mineral Resources looks to have finally met guidance at its troubled Onslow Iron project.

Adrian Rauso

CME's Rebecca Tomkinson.

MiningCommentsFair Work ruling puts WA resources industry in limbo

A Fair Work Commission ruling in favour of unions against BHP has left WA’s mining and energy companies scrambling to figure out what the landmark decision means for them.

Adrian Rauso

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison.

CEOsCommentsPremiumMinRes cast doubts over Chris Ellison departure

Presentation notes to be used by new chair Malcolm Bundey in meetings with investors and proxy advisers this week say Mr Ellison’s planned exit timeline is being ‘reviewed’.

Sean Smith

Bellevue Gold managing director and chief executive Darren Stralow in front of the processing plant last July.

Better returnsPremiumBellevue improves cash returns, output still lags

Bellevue Gold shares rose in early trade on Monday after the company released improved financial results for the June quarter, even though production still failed to meet expectation.

Neil Watkinson

BHP mines coal in Queensland. BHP

MiningCommentsPremiumBHP loses union battle with huge ramifications for industry

The unions have leveraged the Albanese Government’s controversial labour hire reforms to win a landmark decision against BHP, which is set to have a ‘flow-on effect throughout the mining industry’.

Adrian Rauso

Northern Star mining the Super Pit in Kalgoorlie.

GoldCommentsPremiumNorthern Star queried on communications as shares hammered

The gold miner’s shares have slumped more than 10 per cent after a disappointing last quarter of gold production from its mainstay Kalgoorlie mining hub and a miss on analysts’ 2026 estimates.

Sean Smith and Adrian Rauso

MinRes has added Ross Carroll to its board, along with Lawrie Tremaine.

MiningCommentsPremiumFormer Woodside CFOs, Justin Langer make MinRes ethics team

Mineral Resources’ all-important ethics and governance committee has gone from all-female to all-male with two new directors joining and Justin Langer shuffled in.

Adrian Rauso