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Tapping investorsPremiumWiluna Mining seeks $84.5m for namesake gold mine

The gold miner has blamed COVID-19, labour shortages and the war in Ukraine for having to raise a big lick of cash to support its mine.

Sean Smith

Meeting of mindsCommentsPremiumItalian affair for Monadelphous set to do the heavy lifting

Monadelphous has formed a new joint venture with an Italian heavy lifting company that helped refloat the sunken cruiseliner Costa Concordia and installed a rocket tower for Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Stuart McKinnon

Important transitionCommentsPremiumRio Tinto, BP agree to one-year trial of marine biofuels

Rio Tinto has teamed up with energy giant BP for a one-year biofuel trial, in a bid to help reduce carbon emissions from the Australian miner’s marine fleet.

Cheyanne Enciso

MiningPremiumNew booze limits for FIFO workers

Booze limits and a push for non-alcoholic drinks at FIFO accommodation sites will be introduced in WA amid sexual harassment and assault reports.

Angie Raphael

Forecasts narrowedCommentsPerenti trims earnings expectations after Botswana deaths

WA-based mining services company Perenti has trimmed its earnings expectations following the death of two workers at the Khoemacau Zone 5 copper mine in Botswana.

Cheyanne Enciso

‘Prickly porcupine’ Premium‘War drones’: Rinehart calls on new PM to secure the north

WA billionaire Gina Rinehart has called on the incoming Labor Government to escalate efforts to bolster Australia’s northern defences, including shifting vital naval services from Fremantle to the Pilbara.

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Strict booze limits for FIFO workers amid sex assault shame

Workers in WA’s resources sector are set to be hit with a new universal FIFO booze policy to be rolled out for all mining and gas sites.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Tragic incidentPremiumTwo Barminco workers dead after Botswana mine accident

Perenti says operations at the Khoemacau Zone 5 copper mine in Botswana have been temporarily suspended following the death of two Barminco workers. 

Danielle Le Messurier

Big winCommentsPremiumChalice surges on nod for drilling in State Forest

Shares in Chalice Mining jumped nearly 20 per cent after it was given the green light to drill in State Forest as it seeks to expand its famed Gonneville polymetallic discovery near Toodyay.

Daniel Newell

Milestone welcomed PremiumLithium from Tianqi’s Kwinana plant comes after ‘challenges’

The first commercial production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide at Tianqi’s Kwinana plant is being heralded as a milestone in WA’s plans to become a key player in the emerging electric vehicle supply chain.

Stuart McKinnon and Cheyanne Enciso

‘Incredibly painful’Rio strikes deal for path forward after Juukan blast debacle

Traditional Owners and Rio Tinto have signed an agreement to guide cultural heritage protections in the Pilbara in the wake of the Juukan Gorge debacle.

Tim Dornin

Battery playPremiumThe big name backers in for $6.5m Bellavista IPO

Several big-name WA mining identities have backed the $6.5 million initial public offering of battery metals play Bellavista Resources ahead of its ASX listing next week.

Stuart McKinnon

Still talkingCommentsPremiumBHP still sees room to negotiate with Samarco’s creditors

BHP is willing to protect its joint venture in Samarco Mineracao, saying it sees room to negotiate with financial creditors in the Brazil miner’s debt restructuring.

Mariana Durao

Shifting focusBryah to offload Lake Johnston lithium-nickel stake

Bryah Resources has signed an option agreement with Mining Green Metals to sell a 51 per cent stake in the Lake Johnston lithium-nickel project to concentrate its focus on its near-term production assets.

Neil Watkinson

Stronger capabilitiesCommentsPremiumBrisbane mining tech company Plotlogic to expand WA presence

Brisbane-based mining tech startup Plotlogic will establish its first Perth office in a move the company says will further extend its capabilities across the Pilbara iron ore heartland.

Cheyanne Enciso

Mallee rivalPremiumSage lithium fizzer behind $125m Tasmanian nickel play

Tony Sage’s one-time market darling European Lithium is behind a $125 million last-ditch bid for the Avebury nickel mine in Tasmania.

Neale Prior

Preparing for huntBig Galileo discovery lights fire under Mt Thirsty JV

Galileo Mining’s big palladium-platinum-gold discovery last week has this week energised the neighbouring joint venture to go hunting for a similar find at Mt Thirsty 16km north-west of Norseman.

Neil Watkinson

Still wantedPremiumAustralia sees year-on-year increase in gold consumer demand

Consumer demand for gold in Australia increased 24 per cent in the March quarter when compared with the same period a year ago, the World Gold Council’s latest report says.

Neil Watkinson

All changeCommentsPremiumForrest happy to be Fortescue’s ‘bullet-proof plan B’

Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest will reprise his role as executive chairman at the company he founded nearly two decades ago as it transitions into a global green energy giant.

Stuart McKinnon

Troubled timesPremiumEmbattled Wiluna stares into the abyss again

Long-suffering shareholders of Wiluna Mining Corporation are again facing an anxious wait as the embattled gold miner scrambles to avoid collapse.

Stuart McKinnon

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Sean SmithCommentsPremium
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New FMG line up proves it really is the Twiggy Show

It’s an extraordinary call that will alarm those investors already worried about Andrew Forrest’s relentless recalibration of the company around green hydrogen.

Sean Smith

Ongoing issuesPremiumBHP boss sees supply chain disruptions lingering

BHP boss Mike Henry says he expects COVID and Ukraine-led supply chain disruptions to last as long as 2-3 years.

Stuart McKinnon

Bumpy ridePremiumDRA first strike as AGM reveals deep shareholder divisions

The Perth-based mining engineering firm is already dealing with a profit downgrade and a regulatory hit after failing to disclose an internal power struggle that forced out its chief executive.

Sean Smith

Hold fireCommentsPremiumMacquarie warns Australian industrial shares overvalued

The investment bank’s research analysts believe Australian resources stocks offer much better value given the threat of higher interest rates and inflation.

Sean Smith