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Wesfarmers searching for new minerals in WA

Australia’s biggest conglomerate is quietly on the hunt for rare earths in WA’s outback to grow its mining footprint beyond lithium.

Adrian Rauso

BusinessBrain drain fears without faster shift to green iron tech

Economic modelling suggests a sovereign green iron industry could make more than $100 billion a year and create thousands of jobs for former steel workers.

Marion Rae

MiningCommentsPremiumDe Grey, Northern Star kingmaker keeping schtum

Northern Star Resources’ record-breaking $5 billion takeover offer for gold hopeful De Grey Mining has the number crunchers onside, but the deal’s kingmaker is yet to reveal their hand.

Adrian Rauso

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$5b for a gold miner that’s yet to turn out a single bar

Northern Star Resources is set to buy De Grey Mining in a $5 billion dollar deal that hands the Australian gold giant the keys to the country’s next major mine amid record prices for the yellow metal.

Simone Grogan

MiningPremiumDe Grey likely to take ‘surprising’ Northern Star deal

Northern Star Resources’ $5 billion splurge to set up a Pilbara gold hub should get the green light, according to analysts.

Adrian Rauso

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WA gold players seal glistening $5b Pilbara deal

Precious metals miner Northern Star has agreed to buy De Grey Mining in a deal valued at about $5 billion, as gold producers seek to secure more supply amid soaring prices.

Sybilla Gross

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsPremiumMinister insists Feds pulling their weight on saving lithium

Federal and state governments join forces to support WA’s struggling lithium industry amid challenges from Indonesian producers and price drops.

Jake Dietsch

Gold statsPremiumAustralian gold production eases in September quarter

Australian gold production eased in the September quarter as companies focused on processing lower-grade stockpiles in the record-high price environment, gold industry analysts Surbiton Associates say.

Neil Watkinson

MiningPremiumIt’s a golden era for digging the ore

A super-hot gold price has helped Australian miners export about $8.6 billion of the yellow metal in the September quarter, according to research outfit Surbiton Associates.

Matt Mckenzie

MiningAdani says no company officials facing US bribery charges

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani said no one in his business faces US charges under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, after an indictment alleged he and others plotted a $250m bribery scheme.

Bloomberg

BusinessEyes of the energy world on local vanadium battery tech

Australia's vanadium deposits could displace world supplies and solve the challenge of off-grid energy needs as a remote community trials homegrown technology.

Marion Rae

Locked inPremiumMLG wins new five-year contract at Evolution’s Mungari mine

Kalgoorlie-Boulder mining services firm MLG Oz has been awarded a new five-year contract for work at Evolution Mining’s Mungari gold operation.

Neil Watkinson

MiningCommentsPremiumMiner upbeat Trump won’t ‘go backwards’ in Aussie funding

A WA company picked to receive $240 million under US President Joe Biden’s $1.2 billion pre-election spending spree on Australian miners hopes the funding won’t be canned by a protectionist Trump Government.

Simone Grogan

MiningPremiumPilbara Minerals finally shakes off shorts

The unwanted crown of being the ASX’s most short sold stock sits on a new head as pressure eases on Pilbara Minerals.

Adrian Rauso

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More details emerge about Rio Tinto job cuts

Unions are holding talks with Rio Tinto following a wave of redundancies across three WA iron ore mines, as more details about the job losses come to light.

Adrian Rauso

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Resolute makes second payment to Mali militia

Resolute Mining has almost cleared a nearly $250 million tax debt deal that was thrashed out with Mali’s ruling militia to secure the release of three of its workers, including chief executive Terry Holohan. 

Daniel Newell

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Mineral sands miner evacuates staff as bushfire rages

Mineral sands miners Tronox and Image Resources have evacuated all non-critical staff and Iluka Resources is on alert as a bushfire tears through Wedge Island, Grey, Cooljarloo and Nambung.

Simone Grogan

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Rio lays off dozens of workers at WA iron ore mines

UPDATED: Rio Tinto has sacked operations staff working at three of its Pilbara iron ore mines and shrunk the scale of two other proposed developments.

Adrian Rauso and Simone Grogan

Resource definitionPremium‘Strong’ overseas interest in Nimy Resources’ gallium find

Junior explorer Nimy Resources says strong overseas interest in its high-grade gallium discovery near Southern Cross will drive its bid to establish a maiden resource of the “emerging” critical metal.

Neil Watkinson

State politicsCommentsPremiumLithium miners get $150m rescue package to ride out storm

Premier Roger Cook has announced a $150 million rescue package for the WA mining industry to ride out the lithium price collapse.

Jessica Page and Adrian Rauso

MiningPremiumLiontown chief Ottaviano gives govt relief the thumbs up

Tony Ottaviano has commended the State Government for its lithium rescue package and says he makes no apologies for sticking his hand out for help.

Adrian Rauso

MiningCommentsPremiumFrom sizzle to fizzle: What happened to lithium?

The metal a vital part of our future. So why is the State Government now stepping in to now prop up an industry you’d think would be flush with quillions of dollars from clean tech investors?

Daniel Newell

MiningPremiumSeven, not out: NRW’s unparalleled strike for pay report

The civil and mining contractor’s shares are trading at record levels on the back of acquisition-driven growth under long-time chief executive Jules Pemberton that has sent revenues and profits to new peaks.

Sean Smith

MiningPremiumLacaze talks up Trump but no Texas timeline

Amanda Lacaze believes a Donald Trump presidency bodes well for Lynas, but little light was shed on the miner’s American dream. 

Adrian Rauso