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Gold Fields chief executive Mike Fraser.

MiningPremiumWe can build Hemi without ‘starving’ investors: Gold Fields

Mike Fraser warned the Hemi project will cost ‘absolutely north’ of $1.3 billion, escalating his pitch that Gold Fields is better suited to build it than Northern Star.

Adrian Rauso

Minerals Council of Australia chief executive Tania Constable said the laws should not be exploited by those without a recognised connection to Country. 

MiningPremiumHeritage laws overhaul starts in wake of McPhillamys ruling

The Albanese Government will start long-awaited reforms of the nation’s Aboriginal heritage laws following a court decision to overturn a protection order that stopped a miner from advancing a project in NSW.

The Pilgangoora lithium operation Justin Benson-Cooper

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Pilbara lithium mine goes for top spot with $2.6b expansion

An $11 million pledge by the WA Government to refurbish a road, with another similar investment on the way, gave PLS confidence to press go on a $2.6 billion expansion of its Pilgangoora lithium mine.

Adrian Rauso

Rare car collection of West Australian mining businessman and entrepreneur Peter Briggs goes under the hammer at auction.

AutomotivePremiumRare classic cars owned by WA millionaire hit the market

Late WA mining and racing icon Peter Briggs’ multimillion-dollar classic car collection is going under the hammer in Perth with hundreds of rare gems up for grabs.

Charlton Hart

Competitors in action during the 2025 Underground Mine Emergency Response Competition at Norton Gold Fields’ Bullant underground mine.

Mine rescuesPremiumCompetition puts the future of mines rescue to the test

The world-first use of a closed-circuit breathing apparatus in a scenario requiring operation in a submerged environment will take place at this year’s Underground Mine Emergency Response Competition.

Neil Watkinson

Warrawoona gold project.

MiningPremiumCreasy eyes listing for two Pilbara gold mines

Famed prospector Mark Creasy and his wife Annie are sounding out an ASX listing that could collectively value two east Pilbara gold mines with a chequered history at more than $1 billion. 

Adrian Rauso

A driller works at the Hemi gold deposit in the Pilbara.

MiningPremiumHemi could be delayed again under new Northern Star regime

New Northern Star Resources chief executive Suresh Vadnagra left analysts with the impression that building the $1.3 billion Hemi gold mine could be pushed down the priority list.

Adrian Rauso

Darren Hardy

MiningPremiumMinRes adds lithium to rising star’s leadership remit

Rising Mineral Resources star Darren Hardy had his portfolio expanded to oversee lithium, adding to his existing leadership of the company’s iron ore and energy divisions.

Adrian Rauso

OzAurum Resources non-executive chairman Ashok Parekh and managing director and chief executive Andrew Pumphrey with the heap leach plant at the Kalgoorlie laydown site.

Gold developmentPremiumRecord rainfall delays transport of heap leach plant

Record rainfall last month has delayed OzAurum Resources’ plan to transport its heap leach agglomeration plant to the Mulgabbie North gold project north-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Neil Watkinson

Evolution Mining’s Mungari gold operations.

Gold miningPremiumPower cuts reduce Mungari gold output in latest quarter

Multiple power cuts have reduced gold production at Evolution Mining’s Mungari operations west of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in the September quarter.

Neil Watkinson

Resources Minister Madeleine King. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

MiningPremiumGovernment takeover of Northern Minerals is possible: King

Nationalising a WA rare earths company targeted by China is an option the Albanese Government is seriously considering, according to Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King.

Adrian Rauso

BHP expects about 300 operational roles will go from its Pilbara-based sites at South Flank, Mining Area C, Newman and Jimblebar. Supplied BHP

UPDATEDPremium‘Senseless’: BHP axes hundreds of jobs

Mining giant BHP has announced 300 job cuts from its Pilbara iron ore operations, with unions branding the move a “senseless attack” on workers.

Blair Jackson, Emma Kirk

BHP's Jimblebar operation in the Pilbara

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BHP wields axe on hundreds of WA iron ore jobs

Mining giant BHP will shed hundreds of roles across its flagship WA mines in a major push to keep its crown as the world’s cheapest iron ore producer.

Adrian Rauso

Current Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

MiningPremiumDreamtime ban of McPhillamys gold project thrown out

Miners have rejoiced after the Federal Court overturned former Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s controversial ban of Regis Resources’ McPhillamys gold project.

Adrian Rauso

Glencore has officially started trading in Australia. Picture Supplied

SHAREMARKETPremiumMining giant officially joins the ASX

One of the world’s largest miners that employs around 150,000 people worldwide has officially listed on the ASX on Wednesday.

Cameron Micallef

Aside from the higher diesel prices and volatility in freight markets, Rio said operational impacts from the conflict in the Middle East remained limited.

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Diesel price shock could cost Rio Tinto extra $530m

The sky-high price of diesel could add more than $500 million to Rio Tinto’s full-year Pilbara mining costs, but the price pain has a silver lining for Rio and its WA iron ore peers.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

Genesis Minerals boss Raleigh Finlayson.

MiningPremiumGold heavyweight Finlayson’s mystery new venture

Genesis Minerals boss Raleigh Finlayson has set up a new private company shrouded in mystery and coincidence.

Adrian Rauso

Huge shake-up hits Aussie shares as $131b giant arrives.

BusinessPremiumAussie investors eye massive $131b mining opportunity

A $131 billion mining giant is making a bold move on Australia’s share market, with major implications for investors and super funds.

Tom Richardson

Glencore chief executive Gary Nagle.

MiningPremiumMining giant’s copper allure tested in ASX debut

Glencore begins trading on the ASX on Wednesday after a listing that didn’t involve selling new shares or raising funds, in a test of the company’s ability to attract cash from a fresh pool of capital.

Paul-Alain Hunt, Carmeli Argana and Amy Bainbridge

The Australian sharemarket rose on Monday, led by the banks and miners. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

financePremiumBlue chips steer ASX to gains

Australian blue chips have driven the ASX 200 up 0.8 per cent, with banks and miners leading gains, while Telstra and lithium stocks dragged.

Blair Jackson

Australian workplace deaths have risen to a 13-year high. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

NEWSPremium‘Shameful’ figure about Aussie workers

The number of workers killed on Australian job sites has risen to a 13-year high, with one cause of death standing out.

Blair Jackson

Arafura’s Nolans

MiningPremiumUS buyer ups offtake deal with Rinehart-backed Arafura

Gina Rinehart-backed Arafura Rare Earths has boosted its offtake agreement with a commodities trader backed by Uncle Sam.

Daniel Newell

(L-R) Global Lithium chair Richard O’Shannassy, UAE ambassador to Australia Fahad Obaid Al Taffaq, Titan Lithium founder and joint chair Vaibhav Jain at a signing ceremony in Perth.

MiningPremiumUAE lithium outfit eyes more WA deals to feed refinery

The UAE is already WA’s primary travel gateway to Europe and now it wants to be the link between the State’s lithium-rich rocks and the continent’s carmakers.

Adrian Rauso

Premier Roger Cook.

Herd on the TerracePremiumBattle of the billionaire boots at Labor’s Peppy Grove party

The Bull can offer a glimpse into the lifestyles of WA’s rich and famous after State Labor hosted a major fundraiser on Thursday night. Plus: Finlayson’s family ties; and Burgundy Diamond’s mess up.