St George Mining chair John Prineas says the company has an opportunity to become a “globally significant” niobium producer, courtesy of its flagship Araxá project in Brazil.
More than 150 Strandline Resources employees are likely to be paid out of a Commonwealth scheme instead of a $4.75 million trust after a court ruling over the liquidated company.
African bauxite aspirant Canyon Resources has told its shareholders to take no action on an “opportunistic” bid by an Indian investment conglomerate to buy the company.
Central Wheatbelt MP Lachlan Hunter will be responsible for probing the state government on almost all primary industry matters after gaining the mining, petroleum and exploration shadow portfolios.
Shares in rare earths developer Lindian Resources rose by more than 10 per cent early on Monday, on the back of multiple updates regarding its flagship asset.
BHP and several unions are preparing to return to the bargaining table with the Fair Work Commission, following a weekend of industrial action at Port Hedland that escalated from targeted bans into full-scale work stoppages.
Onslow iron ore exporter Mineral Resources is locked in a rates row with the Shire of Ashburton over improvements to land held under Mining Act agreements.
The federal government is backing a tech start-up to pilot its lithium extraction technology at a Kwinana downstream processing plant in a push to build sovereign capability.
West African Resources has been crowned digger of the year while Greatland Resources took out best deal at the Kalgoorlie mining conference's awards ceremony.
Glencore has written down the value of its Murrin Murrin nickel mine to zero as the global miner pursues a secondary listing on the ASX to access deeper pools of capital and sophisticated investors.
Genesis Minerals says a $5.1 billion offer by Regis Resources to merge with Vault Minerals was not the driving factor in its successful $5.6 billion bid for the company.
WA Mines Minister Daniel Pastorelli has insisted his government will hold its line on uranium exploration, while launching the latest round of exploration incentive funding.
Westgold Resources is investing $22 million to boost processing capacity at its Cue hub by more than 20 per cent, backed by growing underground production in the region.
The head of lithium miner PLS Group believes Australia is missing some of the attributes needed to fully embrace downstream processing, despite government ambitions.
Hastings Technology Metals boss Vince Catania says the plan by Andrew Forrest's Wyloo to exit the Yangibana joint venture is a positive for his ASX-listed rare earths company.
Three unions involved in ongoing negotiations with BHP over conditions at its Port Hedland operations have confirmed 48 hours of planned strike action will go ahead, despite a "productive" meeting with Fair Work and BHP today.
