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Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison at the Port of Ashburton in Onslow.

MiningPremiumMinRes boss’ direct appeal to Premier used as trial tactic

An ‘extraordinary’ letter penned by Chris Ellison to Premier Roger Cook urging him to step into a multi-million dollar port levy dispute has re-emerged in court.

Rebecca Le May

Liontown Resources managing director and chief executive Tony Ottaviano during the 2024 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum.

MiningPremiumSpot sale buoys hope of further lithium gains

Liontown is eager to expand its Kathleen Valley mine amid a lithium price run that appears to still have legs following a rumoured spot cargo sale by one of its rivals.

Adrian Rauso

WorkSafe commissioner Sally North.

MiningCommentsPremiumGold miner cops $575,000 fine after apprentice paralysed

Gold producer Wiluna Mining has been fined $575,000 after an apprentice mechanical fitter suffered a permanent spinal injury and became a paraplegic when a wheel assembly weighing more than 750kg fell on him.

Neil Watkinson

Graham Kerr, CEO of South32.

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South32 sinks on Trump-fuelled cost blowout and delays

Shares in South32 are in the red after the diversified miner shocked investors with a huge cost blowout and delays at its much-hyped Hermosa project in the US.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

A MinRes truck on the upgraded Onslow Iron haul road.

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MinRes shares hit two-year high on guidance upgrade

Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources whittled down a mountain of debt and boosted its production targets after successfully weathering Pilbara storms.

Adrian Rauso

Green iron has the potential to cut 90 per cent of emissions from the steelmaking process. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

MiningCommentsPremiumCompetition puts Australia's green iron edge at risk

Australia's renewable energy and rich iron ore deposits make it a potential leader in green iron and steel but other nations may be closing the gap.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Liontown Resources managing director and chief executive Tony Ottaviano.

Sign of confidencePremiumLiontown Resources to start Kathleen Valley expansion works

Liontown Resources is starting early works to expand its Kathleen Valley lithium mine in the northern Goldfields in response to the battery commodity’s strengthening market.

Neil Watkinson

Minerals 260 managing director Luke McFadyen explains the company’s exploration strategy at the Bullabulling gold project in May last year.

Construction contractPremiumMinerals 260 awards village contract at Bullabulling

Minerals 260 has awarded its first construction contract at the Bullabulling gold project south-west of Coolgardie, with $59.1 million to be spent building a 400-person accommodation village.

Neil Watkinson

A miner underground at Westgold Resources’ Beta Hunt gold mine near Kambalda.

Quarterly resultPremiumWestgold continues to build cash stockpile as output eases

Westgold Resources’ gold output was lower in the latest quarter, but the high gold price allowed the company to continue building its cash stockpile.

Neil Watkinson

MLG Oz founder Murray Leahy will become the company’s executive director.

Mining servicesPremiumLeadership changes at MLG Oz

Kalgoorlie-Boulder mining services firm MLG Oz is making several leadership changes to provide distinct separation between strategic oversight and executive management, while maintaining governance structures.

Neil Watkinson

Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael.

Fuel costsPremiumReprieve from exploration spending requirements

The State Government has moved to ease the cost burden on WA explorers and miners amid the prevailing period of higher fuel costs.

Neil Watkinson

An impression of Ausgold’s proposed workforce accommodation.

Workers accommodationPremiumAusgold workforce accommodation ticked by Katanning council

Katanning shire council has approved the Ausgold workforce accommodation development, clearing the way for housing for up to 350 workers subject to strict conditions. 

Amy Towers

IGO said its CFO Johan van Vuuren had resigned effective immediately

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‘Not right fit’: Mining CFO quits just weeks into the job

A WA lithium miner has sensationally parted ways with its chief financial officer after he was in the job for less than a month.

Adrian Rauso

Governments who sign a new bilateral assessment or approval agreement with the federal government will be able to conduct assessments and approvals, subject to new National Environmental Standards, as a single-touch process. Supplied

POLITICSPremium‘Yes or no’: Albo to flag $45m overhaul

The Prime Minister is expected to announce a major $45 million plan to slash major project approval times, turning it into a one-stop “yes or no” decision.

Blake Antrobus

Tim Day has been re-elected CME president.

MiningPremiumIt's BHP’s Day again for CME presidency

BHP’s WA iron ore boss Tim Day has been re-elected as president of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA amid a period of ‘significant opportunity and change’ for the sector.

Adrian Rauso

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison with a MinRes Marine transhipper in the background at the Port of Ashburton in Onslow.

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Hundreds of millions at stake in MinRes Pilbara port stoush

A high-stakes fight between Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources and a State Government entity over port dues that the miner refuses to pay is being duked out in the WA Supreme Court.

Rebecca Le May

Roger Cook press conference at Pan Pacific Hotel on Tuesday morning

MiningCommentsPremiumPremier urges industrial peace in the Pilbara

Premier Roger Cook has told WA’s resources giants that industrial harmony will not ‘come free of charge’ as he urges a resolution to union pay fights in the Pilbara.

Matt Mckenzie

The Nationals WA Leader Shane Love said the investment was a decade late after the Government failed to provide a long-term plan for regional development. NewsWire/Philip Gostelow

POLITICSPremiumAussie state flags massive housing boost

Frontline workers in seven cities across one Aussie state are set to benefit from hundreds of millions of dollars being invested into housing stock.

Emma Kirk

NRW managing director Jules Pemberton and chairman Michael Arnett

MiningCommentsPremiumNRW vote pushes Pemberton’s pay to staggering heights

The contractor’s second crack at handing chief executive Jules Pemberton a multimillion-dollar bonus scheme has succeeded, despite one major proxy adviser still giving it the thumbs down.

Adrian Rauso

Steel mills are required to report their transactions relating to the ore to CMRG.

MiningCommentsPremiumChinese mills cleared to pick up BHP’s iron ore stockpiles

Some Chinese steelmakers have been cleared to collect and trade iron ore from BHP Group that had accumulated at ports before the country’s state-backed buyer resolved contentious negotiations with the miner.

Katharine Gemmell and Alfred Cang

Syama accounted for 43,802 ounce of Resolute’s total gold production of 59,603oz in the March quarter.

MiningCommentsPremiumResolute on watch as fresh wave of violence erupts in Mali

Resolute Mining says its Syama gold mine in Mali remains operational as it monitors a fresh outbreak of violence in the country’s capital and several other regional centres.

Daniel Newell

The King of the Hills processing plant.

Bigger operationPremium$172m King of the Hills processing plant upgrade on track

Vault Minerals says stage one of the $172 million upgrade of the King of the Hills gold processing plant is complete and stage two of the project is on track for commissioning by the end of the year

Neil Watkinson

Medallion Metals managing director Paul Bennett.

Eyeing opportunitiesPremiumMedallion Metals looking to fire up Cosmic Boy

Medallion Metals is looking to bring its newly acquired Cosmic Boy processing plant into operation as early as this year to take advantage of early cash flow opportunities

Neil Watkinson

A new $800m plan to boost the nation's minimum fuel reserves has been put forward by the Coalition. Image: NewsWire

POLITICSPremiumCoalition’s $800m plan to solve fuel crisis

The Coalition has unveiled its $800m plan to secure fuel reserves and provide an additional 1bn litres of storage, amid ongoing fallout from the Middle East conflict.

Emma Kirk