A Southern Cross Electrical Engineering subsidiary has been awarded approximately $50 million worth of work at BHP’s iron ore operations in the Pilbara.
FQM has returned to environmental regulators to ensure it has sufficient approvals to continue mining at Ravensthorpe until 2041, as it shifts its focus to the Shoemaker-Levy orebody.
An electric vehicle for underground mines and a geothermal development in the Mid West are among more than a dozen projects to have secured grants worth nearly $14 million.
Hancock Prospecting’s plan to earn-in to a slice of a Yilgarn magnetite project is proceeding, with the deal finalised just days after a new trade agreement with India.
Asbestos contamination at the site of rail works was downplayed by Rio Tinto subsidiary Hamersley Iron, two rail contractors have alleged in a lawsuit.
Clough and Acciona’s Coleman Rail have launched a $150 million lawsuit against Rio Tinto subsidiary Hamersley Iron for rail works, over allegations the mining giant engaged in “misleading and deceptive conduct”.
The iron ore giant has renewed its sponsorship of the Australian national men’s and women’s hockey teams and funded the expansion of a community hockey program in the Pilbara.
New data from Rio Tinto has highlighted the WA government’s reliance on a handful of big miners, with Rio alone paying 10 per cent of the government’s total income last year.
Mineral Resources has announced plans to increase production from its Wodgina and Mt Marion mines in response to “unprecedented global customer demand” for lithium products.
IGO’s proposed acquisition of Western Areas has hit a snag amid claims that an independent report prompted the WSA board to potentially reconsider its endorsement of the $3.36 per share offer.
Mineral Commodities will hand over more than $1.5 million to former boss Mark Caruso as part of a secret settlement, after he launched three court actions against the company.
Comet Resources is raising $50 million to cover restart and acquisition costs for Glencore’s Mt Margaret Copper project in Queensland, which has been out of action since 2014.
Iluka Resources plans to proceed with construction of Australia’s first fully-integrated rare earths refinery at Eneabba, with the federal government to provide most of the funding.
