Isabel Vieira

Pilbara Minerals has given the tick of approval to invest a further $560 million to nearly double nameplate production at its Pilgangoora lithium project in the Pilbara.

Owner of the now closed Indian Garden Restaurant in North Perth has been fined more than $33,000 for failing to produce employment records.

SRG Global has been awarded a $55 million contract from Fortescue Metals Group to construct a haul road for the mining giant's autonomous truck fleet.

Design and construction firm Kerman Contracting has won a $90 million contract from OZ Minerals to fit out the miner's West Musgrave accommodation village.

Fortescue Metals Group has again pushed back first production from its Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara.

Medical technology company Artrya Limited has appointed experienced executive Mathew Regan as the company's new leader after its co-founder John Barrington resigned.

New leadership is in store for ASX-listed NiCo Resources after announcing the resignations of founding non-executive chairman Warren Hallam and chief executive Rod Corps.

NRW Holdings has won $64 million worth of new contracts from Fortescue Metals Group's subsidiaries and has completed an acquisition.

CIMIC Group subsidiary CPB Contractors has locked in $105 million worth of work at BHP Nickel West's Mt Keith project in the northern Goldfields.

A Chilean construction and maintenance services business that Monadelphous Group had a 90 per cent stake in has ceased operations.

BHP and engineering firm Hatch have struck a deal to design an electric steelmaking furnace to cut carbon emissions.

Simone Grogan and Isabel Vieira discuss WA's aspiring lithium miners and exploration spending.

Sodexo Australia has secured two contracts worth $170 million to provide its accommodation, housekeeping and catering services at sites across Western Australia.

Juniors have thrived in the search for future-facing commodities, while investment in coal suggests that sector won't go quietly.

Engineering firm Monadelphous Group has secured $125 million worth of contracts from Rio Tinto, BHP and Albemarle Lithium.

Hastings Technology Metals has secured a letter of support for up to $100 million in government funding to develop its proposed Yangibana rare earths project.

West-Perth based explorer Besra Gold has signed a $US300 million funding deal with one of its major shareholders.

Rio Tinto is yet to meet its internal cultural heritage management standards following the destruction of ancient rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in 2020, a report finds.

Meteoric Resources has appointed Nicholas Holthouse as the company's new chief executive to lead its rare earth elements venture in South America.

Well-known mining identity Jim Walker has stepped down from his board roles at ASX-listed companies Mader Group and MLG Oz.

New leadership is in store for Perth-based reforestation company Carbon Neutral after its decade-long chief executive Ray Wilson stepped down from the role.

Ports Minister Rita Saffioti has officially opened a new boat building facility in Geraldton, which houses the company that won a $7.6 million contact from Fremantle Ports.

Western Australia's housing affordability has dropped marginally while remaining among the most affordable states or territories to buy and rent.

Tambourah Metals has partnered with the nation's science agency to develop exploration activities at its lithium project in the Pilbara.

SRG Global has locked in $50 million worth of contracts for a suite of infrastructure work across the WA resources industry.

GDI Property Group's longstanding chief executive Steven Gillard has stepped down from leading the company.

Mineral exploration company Australian Vanadium Limited has secured a site in Wangara for its proposed vanadium electrolyte manufacturing facility.

A Geraldton boatbuilder has won a $7.6 million contract to construct and supply two pilot vessels for Fremantle Ports.

Gas and electricity service providers recorded the largest drop in business turnover, while iron ore and lithium miners drove revenue in the industry.

Frontier Energy's renewable hydrogen venture near Waroona is one step closer to production after securing a 15-year water supply agreement.

Perth-based RLF AgTech has struck an $8.8 million deal to extend its distribution reach in South-East Asia.

Robotic technology company FBR has penned a $9.14 million shareholder deal to fund the manufacture and distribution of bricklaying robots to the US market.