The Electrical Trades Union has declared the first strike action at BHP's Port Hedland operations a success, while the Chamber of Minerals and Energy says it proves the union is "out of step" with its members.
Fortescue is confident a legislative fix to allow it to sell green power to non-mining industries is on the cards as the miner shops its potential to global data centre players.
Shares in David Flanagan-led Arrow Minerals rose by more than 65 per cent on Friday, following a significant update relating to its operations in Guinea.
Striking Pilbara unions said they would not “rule out” more stoppages after downing tools on Thursday, in what is the mining region's first industrial shutdown for almost three decades.
Despite generating a record quarter of gold production during its June 2026 quarter, Subiaco-based Ora Banda Mining has flagged a reduced FY27 annual guidance.
Mark Thompson-led Talga Group has continued its offtake agreement push, securing its second non-binding letter of intent with a Japanese firm in the space of 10 days.
IGO has struck a deal to divest its winding-down Nova nickel operation to Global Lithium Resources, which plans to retrofit the plant to process lithium from its nearby project.
The state's highest court has backed one of Indonesia's largest coal producers' $79 million acquisition of Peppermint Grove-based company Loyal Metals.
Alcoa and its Japanese industry partners have approved development of a gallium production facility in WA's South West, with the Australian government investing $69 million in the project.
Higher diesel prices lifted unit costs across Rio Tinto's expansive Pilbara operations, although the miner reported no material disruption to production across its core commodities.
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has purchased five properties in Port Hedland for $4.9 million from him and his former partner Nicola's private investment group.
Pilbara unions say they'll go ahead with strike action on Thursday, after a five-hour bargaining meeting with BHP and the Fair Work Commission failed to reach agreement.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down interim orders freezing the shareholder rights of three China-linked parties in rare earths developer Northern Minerals.
MLG Oz boss Mark Hatfield says the company's participation in a joint venture with heavy trailer manufacturer Mick Murray Welding NT is a “defining moment” of its product strategy.
West Perth-based Charger Metals anticipates the divestment of its Bynoe lithium project to Core Lithium to be finalised in coming days, following ministerial approval from the NT government.
Freight rail operator Arc Infrastructure is working with an Arabian-owned company on a deal which could assist development of the Mid West's magnetite industry.
Rox Resources boss Phillip Wilding says construction at the company's flagship Younami gold mine will likely intensify in coming weeks, following a key milestone.
Regis Resources has bowed out of the battle for goldmining peer Vault Minerals, opting not to match a bid by Raleigh Finlayson's Genesis Minerals for the company.
GOLD WRAP: Pantoro Gold shares slid as the junior goldminer blamed several factors for a guidance miss, while peer Catalyst Metals has notably moved to hedge ounces.
Workers at BHP's Port Hedland operations will down tools for eight hours as part of the first union-backed action in the Pilbara for more than 30 years.
