The World Bank expects iron ore prices to stay above the crucial $US100 ($153) a tonne mark despite subdued demand for steel, with the forecast at odds with gloomy predictions made by many analysts.
Cheyanne Enciso
Copper-hungry BHP has handed Anglo American a $59.6 billion takeover bid in a move that could spark a mammoth shake-up of the mining industry.
Adrian Rauso
The massive gold operation that claimed its second life in the space of 18 months — and WA’s first mine site death of 2024 — has fallen foul of the safety regulator 10 times in the past two years.
A 21-year old man who died on a mine in Western Australia’s Goldfields has been remembered as a “wonderful human”.
Emma Kirk
An Australian gold mine where a miner was killed in a partial collapse last month has admitted it failed to lodge a $4m bond for environmental rehabilitation.
Liam Beatty
Mirarr traditional owners have protested outside ERA's AGM in Darwin, objecting to the company's bid to renew its lease at Jabiluka, which contains uranium.
Rudi Maxwell
Zhaojin Mining’s “best and final” pursuit of Tietto Minerals has been emphatically rejected by the latter’s board, but the Chinese gold colossus is chipping away at its target’s barricade.
A young man who was killed while at work on a mine site in the Goldfields has been remembered as a ‘beautiful soul’ as authorities investigate the circumstances of his death.
Lauren Price
A vessel breakdown has dampened Mineral Resources’ iron ore output and Wodgina has disappointed in a mixed quarter for Chris Ellison’s flagship business, which keeps juggling many balls.
Work has been suspended on the mine site where a second workplace death has been recorded in the past 18 months.
The Ravensthorpe nickel mine ran a $US22 million loss during its first quarter under a leaner operating model, as ailing nickel prices and high running costs put “significant pressure” on margins.
Simone Grogan
Lynas Rare Earths has again pushed out the final cost of its delayed Kalgoorlie processing facility, adding another $70 million to the price tag.
Daniel Newell
Water issues and a train derailment on Fortescue’s Pilbara rail network just a day before the end of 2023 battered iron ore exports from the Andrew Forrest-led miner in the first three months of the new year.
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso
KCGM has led the way for Northern Star Resources in the March quarter as access to the high-grade Golden Pike area of the Super Pit increases, and the remediation of the east wall nears completion.
Neil Watkinson
Corporate giants Glencore and Wesfarmers are big beneficiaries of a $330 million funding initiative by the Albanese Government for clean energy projects.
The children of Australia’s wealthiest woman have been denied access to legal documents they want to push their claim for mining assets in a long-running feud against their mother.
Chalice Mining has reworked the grade and size of its flagship nickel-copper-platinum elements deposit in Toodyay, a move tipped to make the mine more resilient to weak commodity prices and bring costs down.
Ahead of consumer price figures for the March quarter, the benchmark notched its second session of gains.
Jack Quail
A judge has criticised John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart over their failed legal bid against their mother, mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, to access documents.
Aaron Bunch
Just a week after Gold Road Resources admitted it was in discussions to buy a hefty chunk of Canada’s Greenstone Gold operation the WA mid-tier has walked away.
Markets regained their composure on Monday after an apparent easing in hostilities between Iran and Israel.
Chalice Mining’s Toodyay green metals mine will be put through a full-blown assessment by the State’s Environmental Protection Authority following a deluge of public pushback.
A South Australia mining company has boomed in value from $37m to almost $2bn in less than 10 years and the meteoric rise could continue with the company announcing another big milestone.
Duncan Evans
Australian mining companies will have more electric ute options after a local company partnered with Rivian to bring its low-emission vehicles to the country.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson