Gold explorer Pantoro will use $50 million raised from a share placement to accelerate exploration activity at the company’s Norseman joint venture project in the Eastern Goldfields.
Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques faced a Senate inquiry this morning amid continued fallout from the mining giant’s destruction of ancient sites in Western Australia.
Caprice Resources is adding gold to its portfolio of projects after announcing plans to buy private company Goldview Metals, which owns the high-grade Island project in Western Australia.
Perth-based Dynamic Drill and Blast has become the latest mining contractor to successfully list on the Australian Stock Exchange, with its share price more than doubling.
Strandline Resources has made further progress on its mineral sands project in Western Australia, having launched an $18.5 million capital raise to begin early construction works.
Aspiring producer Salt Lake Potash has secured new backing from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, as part of a broader $301 million financing package.
A subsidiary of Volt Power Group has secured a five-year contract with BHP to replace crushing equipment across its iron ore operations in the Pilbara.
Rio Tinto conceded today it failed on multiple occasions to review the planned destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves in light of material new information on their significance.
National iron ore exports surpassed $100 billion in the year to June, double the level four years ago, while WA merchandise shipments were $184 billion.
Carnavale Resources is adding gold to its portfolio of projects after securing the option to buy a stake in tenements owned by a private Western Australian company.
The state government will spend a further $5 million on exploration incentives this year, while also providing $3.2 million for one of Curtin University’s research facilities.
Perth-based Tietto Minerals is seeking up to $62.5 million from a placement and share purchase plan to progress its Abujar gold project in Cote d’Ivoire.
Mineral sands company Strandline Resources has made further progress on its Coburn project in Western Australia, having contracted Macmahon Holdings to complete road access and bulk earthworks.
Sipa Resources has signed a farm-in deal with Rio Tinto, which will spend up to $12 million to explore Sipa’s flagship copper-gold project in Western Australia.
Rio Tinto has filed a claim against engineering company Monadelphous in relation to a fire incident that broke out at Rio’s Cape Lambert port facility.
