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Artists’ impression of the Hancock Prospecting development awaiting approval in West Perth

BUSINESSPremiumHancock Prospecting unveils $250m West Perth HQ plans

Gina Rinehart’s company is seeking to build a trailblazing ‘work meets wellness’ business hub in West Perth under a $250 million development to be considered by planning authorities.

Kim Macdonald

Northern Star ) CEO Stuart Tonkin

MiningPremiumNorthern Star’s De Grey purchase sails through

More than 99 per cent of De Grey Mining’s investors have voted in favour of folding their shares into Northern Star Resources’ mega offer.

Adrian Rauso

Paladin Energy's flagship operation in Namibia.

MiningCommentsPremiumLawyers seek to slay Paladin over disclosure mess

Uranium producer Paladin Energy has been hit by a class action from Slater and Gordon Lawyers after failing to meet production guidance at an African mine.

Matt Mckenzie

BHP has started studies to potentially convert part of the Mt Arthur coal mine into a pumped hydro operation once it closes in 2030.

MiningCommentsBHP mulls turning closed coal pits into pumped hydro

BHP will be allowed to mine its Mt Arthur coal pits in New South Wales right up until its closure in 2030, and has started studies to potentially build a pumped hydropower project at the disused site. 

Simone Grogan

BCI Minerals’ Mardie salt and potash project

MiningPremiumAustralia’s first salt project in 30 years wins approval

The federal green light for BCI Minerals’ Mardie salt project in WA’s Pilbara enables the group to complete filling its seawater ponds in preparation for first shipments next year.

Sean Smith

Mineral Resources’ Osborne Park headquarters.

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MinRes in fresh turmoil after two directors quit

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors says shareholders deserve to know why Jacqueline McGill and Susie Corlett abruptly left Chris Ellison’s troubled mining and services group.

Sean Smith, Simone Grogan and Adrian Rauso

Rio Tinto, First train of Iron Ore from Brockman 4 Iron Ore mine. Always credit Christian Sprogoe Photography when published.

MiningPremiumRampant cyclones leave Rio with $150m bill amid six-year low

Four cyclones in the Pilbara have left Rio Tinto with a $150 million clean-up bill and put the iron ore miner about 13 million tonnes behind its production schedule for the year so far.

Simone Grogan and Adrian Rauso

WesTrac CEO Jarvas Croome is pictured with a CAT 793 NG.

Federal election 2025CommentsPremiumWesTrac boss calls for clarity amid global trade turmoil

WesTrac boss Jarvas Croome has called on the next Federal government to step up and show strong leadership that will give business the confidence to make long-term decisions in the face of a global trade war.

Cheyanne Enciso

One of the Epiroc drill rigs

MiningCommentsPremiumFMG phasing out diesel drills in $350m deal

Spending up to $350 million on a fleet of electric drill rigs is Fortescue’s latest move to fully decarbonise its Pilbara iron ore mines before decade’s end.

Adrian Rauso

The decision means the Chris Ellison-led miner can proceed with construction of the proposed operation

MiningCommentsPremiumMinRes’ little Lamb Creek mine given all-clear by WA umpire

Mineral Resources’ plans to build a small-scale iron ore mine in the Pilbara have been waved through by the State’s environmental watchdog. 

Simone Grogan

Ex-Macquarie banker James Mactier.

BoardsCommentsPremiumEx-Macquarie banker James Mactier takes over as Iluka chair

Iluka Resources has turned to ex-Macquarie banker and Regis Resources chair James Mactier to steer its board as the miner embarks on a $1.8 billion rare earths refinery build.

Simone Grogan

The restarted Kiniero is set to produce first gold this year.

MiningPremiumGuinea gold play launches $120m IPO raise

A South Perth-based gold developer hoping to get rich quick in West Africa is raising $120 million for an ASX listing.

Adrian Rauso

Auric Mining managing director Mark English and director John Utley.

Flagship assetPremiumAuric Mining to fire up starter pit at Munda gold project

Auric Mining is preparing a starter pit at the flagship Munda gold project near Widgiemooltha as it eyes major production from next year.

Neil Watkinson

Bellevue Gold managing director and chief executive Darren Stralow at the 998 underground level in July 2024.

Mine underperformingPremiumBellevue Gold backs away from 250,000ozpa ambition

Bellevue Gold has officially shelved its ambition to become a 250,000 ounces-a-year producer as part of a range of changes aimed at turning around its troubled production and hedge book performance.

Neil Watkinson

Bellevue Gold managing director and chief executive Darren Stralow at the 998 underground level.

MiningPremiumTroubled gold miner raising more than $150m to slash hedges

Shares in Bellevue Gold will dip below 90¢ after the ASX’s worst performing gold producer tapped capital markets to stem a cash bleed from its problematic mine.

Adrian Rauso

The exploration camp at Hemi. De Grey Mining Mallina camp in the Pilbara.

MiningCommentsPremiumNorthern Star’s big De Grey buyout gets kingmaker’s blessing

Australia’s largest gold miner is on the precipice of making its Pilbara dreams a reality after Gold Road Resources finally endorsed a multi-billion takeover deal.

Adrian Rauso

Peter Dutton believes WA voters won’t punish him for holding his party’s official campaign launch on the east coast on Sunday, while Anthony Albanese makes his pitch to the nation from Perth.

Federal election 2025CommentsPremiumDutton digs into Labor’s ‘double-speak’ on mining

Peter Dutton believes WA voters won’t punish him for holding his party’s official campaign launch on the east coast on Sunday, while Anthony Albanese makes his pitch to the nation from Perth.

John Flint

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail In the WA at Rio Tinto Dampier Port.

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Albo’s vehement pledge affirming WA as a ‘powerhouse’ state

‘This region is a wealth creator for our country. And the resources sector plays such an important role.’

Katina Curtis

BHP’s South Flank iron ore mine.

MiningCommentsPremiumUnion drags BHP to tribunal for delaying meetings

The union crusade to seize Western Australia’s iron ore heartland continues to ramp up with a massive BHP mining hub being the latest target.

Adrian Rauso

Ian Murray led Gold Road through its discovery of the Gruyere deposit in central WA during 2013 and its sale of a half stake in the mining project to Gold Fields for $350 million three years later.

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Gold Road worth an extra $1.6b claims former chief

Gold Fields should cough up at least another $1 billion to buy Gold Road Resources, according to the man that brought the two companies together at their shared gold mine.

Adrian Rauso

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison pictured at their offices in Osborne Park.

MiningPremiumEllison rallies MinRes staff, analyst predicts downgrade

Chris Ellison declared the ‘naysayers’ will ‘once again’ be proved wrong less than 24 hours after a Mineral Resources bear predicted another downgrade to the Onslow shipping forecasts.

Adrian Rauso

Andrew Forrest, who is not named as a defendant, had fought being deposed in the case, but a federal judge in Connecticut last week ordered Australia’s second-richest person, to answer questions by Tudor Jones’ family office. 

MiningPremiumForrest faces deposition in soured US green energy tie-up

Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest was ordered to sit for a seven-hour deposition as his US legal battle intensifies with hedge fund mogul Paul Tudor Jones II over a soured green energy partnership. 

Chris Dolmetsch and Ava Benny-Morrison

Risks and uncertainty remained after US President Donald Trump’s 90-day tariff pause on higher tariffs that hit dozens of trade partners.

MiningGold’s new record as traders seek safety from tariff anxiety

Gold rose to a fresh record high as worries about the impact of tariffs on the global economy continued pushing investors to seek safety in the precious metal even after easing US inflation data. 

Daniel Newell

The Devon Pit mine in the northern Goldfields.

Hurdle jumpedPremiumAngloGold Ashanti receives FIRB approval to buy Lake Carey

Global mining giant AngloGold Ashanti has received Foreign Investment Review Board permission to buy the Lake Carey gold project in the northern Goldfields.

Neil Watkinson