Isabel Vieira

The federal government is backing the emerging green metals industry with $3 billion worth of commitments, while lobbyists point to missed opportunities for explorers.

Industry bodies have begun to digest Treasurer Jim Chalmers' fourth federal budget, with the housing commitments described as modest and a missed opportunity for the sector.

Aggressive and hostile is how the chief executive of Gold Road Resources has described the $3.3 billion bid lobbed by its Gruyere joint venture partner Gold Fields.

Gold Fields boss Mike Fraser is disappointed the board of Gold Road Resources has poured cold water over his $3.3 billion offer for the Gruyere mine joint venture partner.

Road trains are back on Mineral Resources' multi-billion-dollar private haul route after operations were temporarily halted following the sixth trucking incident in six months.

Veteran mining investor Tim Goyder has been globetrotting to drum up intertest in the Bullabulling gold project, which he hopes to turn into yet another mining success story.

The founding family of Zorzi Builders have expressed their ‘deep sadness' over the current directors placing the luxury home builder in administration.

Perth fund manager Viburnum and its partners have inked a $377 million deal to sell a portfolio company to ASX-listed waste management major Cleanaway.

The country's only silicon manufacturer has notched $39m to cut emissions amid the state's green ambitions being underscored by a wave of federal government support today.

An ambitious green hydrogen project north of Kalbarri has become the first recipient of the federal government's Hydrogen Headstart Program, gaining backing of $814 million.

Premier Roger Cook will use “every lever” to help end years of building delays endured by customers of Inspired Homes, including asking the corporate watchdog to prioritise an investigation.

Rio Tinto is strongly defending its dual listing as an activist shareholder attempts to push the board to follow industry peer BHP in dropping its London listing in favour of the ASX.

Embattled iron ore and lithium miner Mineral Resources has temporarily halted trucking operations on its multibillion-dollar private haul road after another road train rolled over.

Medallion Metals has received an influx of offtake interest in its Ravensthorpe copper-gold asset after the market learnt of its possible deal with critical minerals miner IGO.

Isabel Viera and Liv Declerck discuss disability services provider Rocky Bay.

Isabel Vieira and Liv Declerck discuss local responses to the new aged care bill.

Lynas Rare Earths' profit has plummeted 85 per cent as challenging market conditions for the China-dominated critical mineral continue to weigh on the producer and processor.

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira discuss how a copper project could revitalise a Pilbara ghost town.

A re-elected WA Labor government will spend $11 million to incentivise working in the state's burgeoning defence industry to help fill the 10,000 jobs tipped to be created.

Embattled miner Mineral Resources has answered another round of questioning from the Australian Securities Exchange scrutinising its latest financial reporting and share price tumble.

The operator of the mammoth Greenbushes lithium mine is proposing to expand its footprint across South Western Highway and build an over or underpass to a new waste rock facility.

Restructuring specialists have been called in to sell or recapitalise taxpayer-backed Strandline Resources, after the mineral sands miner failed to secure a critical funding deal.

Isabel Vieira and Liv Declerck discuss Perth Symphony Orchestra's push into the regions.

Pilbara Minerals has reported a $69 million loss for the half-year as increasd production partially offsets the ongoing impact of diminished prices for the key battery material.

IGO has gutted the value of its troubled Kwinana refinery after a recording a significant $525 million impairment against the ailing joint venture asset.

Outgoing Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison says he won't make a "very good ex-managing director" when questioned on whether he'll remain engaged with the company he founded.

Chris Ellison has insisted there was "no design fault" with the newly built haul road to MinRes Onslow Iron mine despite spending $230 million fixing the piece of private infrastructure.

Mineral Resources has posted a half-year loss of $807 million driven by a major impairment on its Bald Hill lithium mine as it prepares to resurface the entire cyclone-hampered Onslow Iron haul road.

Kalgoorlie contractor MLG Oz has secured $75 million worth of work from Westgold Resources for bulk haulage services between the miner's Goldfields operations.

Global Lithium Resources has chosen a new chairman and chief to redirect the lithium explorer's focus following a turbulent six months largely defined by a public boardroom dispute.

Former Nicheliving customers have so far been paid out more than $30 million worth of taxpayer-underwritten insurance claims, as new builders take on the unfinished work.

Sam Jones speaks to Isabel Vieira about WA Space Port and the state's role in the global space industry.