A subsidiary of gold miner Westgold Resources has been fined for the second time in 16 months over workplace safety incidents, with the latest fine being one of the largest ever handed down.
US-focused Perth company IperionX announced it has secured commitments for its $70 million placement, which will go towards boosting its titanium production.
A Pilbara native title body says the state government favours miners and urged Northern Star Resources to come back to the negotiating table over its wastewater plan.
An enforceable undertaking placed on The Perth Mint after it failed to comply with anti-money laundering rules has been concluded by the federal government's financial regulator.
Northern Star Resources is facing opposition from traditional owners over plans to discharge water from its Hemi gold project into an ephemeral Pilbara river.
Bauxite production is ramping back up at South32's Worsley alumina refinery after the miner got the green light to mine new areas in the state's jarrah forests.
Solara Minerals has moved to acquire a series of gold-copper tenements near Meekatharra from private hands, in an all-scrip deal which gives it a landholding in an active development region.
The City of Perth has started consultation on a bid by Gina Rinehart to build a helipad, as part of a planned multi-million-dollar development of Hancock Prospecting's West Perth business hub.
Iron ore miner Fenix Resources has finished its private haul road linking two of its Mid West assets, alongside building a new maintenance workshop and truck driver wellness hub.
BHP's Pilbara mines have delivered another strong year for the big Australian, but cost blowouts and supply are hampering its efforts to become a force in fertiliser.
Viridis Mining and Minerals' joint venture with Ionic Rare Earths, Viridion, has secured a industrial land parcel in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
Delays to Alcoa's plan to mine more of Western Australia's jarrah forest for bauxite will leave the US miner relying on low grade product to feed its Pinjarra refinery for longer.
Financial risk has climbed to the top of KPMG's annual survey of the factors worrying Australian mining company bosses, as inflationary pressures and financing challenges bite.
West Perth-based junior Many Peaks Minerals is a step closer to its inaugural mineral resource estimate at the Ferké gold project in Côte d'Ivoire, following an overnight private capital raise.
Simon Trott has paid tribute to his Pilbara iron ore team and spoke of his excitement to lead one of the world's largest miners from a C-suite 15,000 kilometres away from his childhood home.
The world's largest goldminer has boosted the proceeds from its sale of the Telfer asset to ASX-listed Greatland Resources, reporting a 230 per cent relative return on recently sold shares.
Iron ore production from Rio Tinto's Pilbara mines reached near-record levels after the miner's exports were curtailed by flooding at the start of the year.