The state budget will include $77 million for Indigenous organisations appointed under the new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act to ensure they are effectively resourced before July 1.
Western Australia's resources industry has smashed another annual record, with weaker iron ore prices made up for by the state's flourishing lithium sector and soaring oil and gas prices.
In her first update as chief executive, Fortescue Metals boss Fiona Hick has told analysts she sees continued cost and labour pressures ahead, as iron ore shipments soften over the quarter.
BHP has delivered record iron ore production for a March quarter but will cut guidance for Nickel West, blaming bad weather and off-specification product from supplier Mincor Resources.
Essential Metals shareholders have rejected a takeover bid by a joint venture between Tianqi Lithium and IGO, days after Mineral Resources became a substantial holder.
Rio Tinto has reported record first-quarter iron ore shipments as it continues to benefit from strong commodity prices, while China's iron ore imports are at record levels.
Evolution Mining has restarted operations at its copper and gold mine in Queensland after it was forced to halt production due to a significant weather event.
AVZ Minerals has launched arbitration proceedings against its project partner, a state-owned entity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the latest development of an ongoing ownership dispute.
Genesis Minerals shares have risen sharply on the back of a revised deal to acquire St Barbara's Leonora assets without taking on the miner's Canadian and Papua New Guinea operations.
Genesis Minerals is understood to have locked in a new deal to buy St Barbara's Leonora assets for $600 million while removing risks tied to its earlier merger plan.
WA's new Aboriginal heritage laws have been broadly welcomed but raised concerns about the capacity of Indigenous corporations to deliver on their new responsibilities.
The Australian Securities Exchange snapped its longest streak of gains since 2017 heading into the Easter long weekend after overseas markets weakened.
Canadian engineering giant WSP Global will more than double the size of its WA operation to 1,300 people after agreeing to buy most of Calibre Group's business.
Bassendean business Hofmann Engineering has signed a memorandum with global engineering company Flanders to combine resources to produce electro-mechanical mining haul trucks.
Investors have backed Ausgold's $12 million placement to continue the expansion of the Perth-based explorer's Katanning gold project in the state's Great Southern.
Genesis Minerals has been forced to resume negotiations with St Barbara as the asset at the heart of their planned merger battles a litany of costs and production problems.
The state government has committed $40 million towards critical minerals initiatives in the upcoming budget, in a bid to find new resources and shift to net zero.
Western Australian lithium operations have helped cement Australia as a global powerhouse for the commodity however a new report indicates surging prices may have peaked.
Ravensthorpe miner First Quantum Minerals has inked a deal under which it will invest up to $651 million for a majority stake in a copper project in Peru with Rio Tinto.
Albemarle has strongly signalled it will proceed with an expansion of its Kemerton lithium plant after awarding work to Civmec and progressing plans for a $125 million accommodation camp.
Global abrasive player GMA Garnet Group has recorded strong growth in revenue as it expanded its product portfolio and increased market share in key specialist industries.
