Fortescue energy boss Mark Hutchinson will be switched out for an ex-rugby captain who Andrew Forrest says is ready to handle the “turbulent but opportune times” the miner is wading into.
Simone Grogan
The sudden departure of Rio Tinto chief Jakob Stausholm took everyone by surprise.
Adrian Rauso
Jakob Stausholm, the chief executive of Rio Tinto, will step down from his role and leave the company altogether.
Adrian Rauso and Simone Grogan
Fortescue is now confident its Iron Bridge magnetite mining operation can run at full tilt by the 2028 financial year, five years after the problematic project produced first concentrate.
Wesfarmers has revealed it expects to book a $60m loss for its share of the Covalent Lithium joint venture this year as it concedes prices for the key battery metal will remain depressed in the short term.
Daniel Newell
Gibb River Diamonds has signed a contract mining agreement with Kalgoorlie-Boulder firm BML Ventures to mine an open pit at its Edjudina gold project north-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Neil Watkinson
Goldfields nickel explorer Estrella Resources will attempt to use its pivot to Timor-Leste to help reduce the damaging environmental impact of nickel refining in Indonesia.
Regis Resources has expanded both its open-pit and underground ore reserves at Duketon in the northern Goldfields during the past year.
The board of Subiaco-based copper explorer New World Resources has accepted a $185 million takeover offer from London-listed Central Asia Metals.
A $27 billion company heavily rumoured to be in the sights of Rio Tinto is pegging ground across WA’s outback in search of copper.
Electric vehicle sales in China rose 58 per cent year-on-year in April, a positive sign for struggling WA lithium miners with the battery commodity’s price running low on juice.
WA’s Environmental protection Authority will run the rule over plans to significantly expand the size of the Greenbushes lithium mine after hundreds of submissions to the watchdog called for a full assessment.
Rio Tinto has agreed to invest in a Chilean lithium project controlled by Codelco as the world’s second-biggest miner continues its expansion into the battery metal.
Thomas Biesheuvel
Hundreds of workers have been left in limbo after a major industrial plant announced an indefinite suspension of operations – raising concerns about jobs and energy prices.
Andrew Hedgman
An outspoken Mineral Resources investor and Chris Ellison cheerleader has thrown his support behind the company’s new pick to oversee a reputation rehabilitation.
Perenti’s underground mining services division has locked in a new contract at nearly double the annual price of its previous extension during the pre-COVID era.
Mineral Resources has named its man to lead a rebuild of the miner’s depleted board and regain the trust of shareholders left burnt by a series of scandals.
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso
The Forrest family’s Wyloo Metals will take the reins of an under-construction WA rare earths project in a full launch into a commodity attracting huge political interest.
A geological consultant faces jail time after admitting to insider trading over suspect share purchases ahead of positive drill results at a Goldfields project.
Homicide squad and internal affairs officers are investigating the death of a miner at Newman Hospital following a physical struggle.
Sarah Steger, Jessica Evensen and Adrian Rauso
Lynas Rare Earths hailed the inaugural production of a rare earth element family that holds considerable geopolitical weight.
Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy hits CITIC Pacific with $920 million waste claim as their legal teams puff peace pipe in another row.
Neale Prior
Northern Star Resources’ exploration activities have doubled the mineral resources at Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines since the company acquired the Super Pit five years ago.
Australia’s economic engine room is heading for its first industrial strike in 17 years, with the wharfies union preparing to down tools in the resources-rich Pilbara.
Ben Harvey
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