Mining

Leading mining executives have weighed in on the Pilbara unionisation battle, with bosses at BHP and Northern Star warning industrial relations policy settings could stifle investment.

The push by unions to gain coverage at Rio Tinto's Paraburdoo mine has gone up a notch after the Australian Workers Union lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission.

Paladin Energy's production at its flagship Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia has been affected for the second time since November.

Rio Tinto-backed Sovereign Metals is using a capital raise to accelerate progress at its Kasiya project in Malawi.

The federal government is backing the emerging green metals industry with $3 billion worth of commitments, while lobbyists point to missed opportunities for explorers.

Aggressive and hostile is how the chief executive of Gold Road Resources has described the $3.3 billion bid lobbed by its Gruyere joint venture partner Gold Fields.

A share swap and placement deal will boost Montage's exposure to African Gold's Didievi project in Côte D'Ivoire.

Prominent prospector Mark Creasy is set to team up with a Perth-based junior.

Amid uncertainty regarding the cost of royalties potentially rising in Indonesia, Sydney-based Nickel Industries increased its earnings throughout the March 2025 quarter.

Gold Fields boss Mike Fraser is disappointed the board of Gold Road Resources has poured cold water over his $3.3 billion offer for the Gruyere mine joint venture partner.

Gold-focused Kaiser Reef has filed documents to buy the Tasmania-based Henty goldmine as part of its bid to become a multi-asset producer.

Road trains are back on Mineral Resources' multi-billion-dollar private haul route after operations were temporarily halted following the sixth trucking incident in six months.

Veteran mining investor Tim Goyder has been globetrotting to drum up intertest in the Bullabulling gold project, which he hopes to turn into yet another mining success story.

Despite a bearish recent outlook for the iron ore sector, money is still being put on the table for WA's biggest industry.

Iron giant Rio Tinto has upped the stakes in the bidding war for a Pilbara iron ore project backed by Rich Lister prospector Mark Creasy which sits on the miner's doorstep.

Goldminer Emerald Resources has forewarned shareholders that its March 2025 quarterly production will be below its original guidance, citing multiple factors.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has set her sights on new exploration ground in Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom looks to lessen its oil dependency.

Local uranium operators spoken to by Business News still hold out hope that WA will repeal the state's mining ban.

Iron ore minnow Gold Valley Group has made a last-minute bid to snatch Mark Creasy's CZR Resources from the clutches of Fenix Resources for a premium price.

Rio Tinto is strongly defending its dual listing as an activist shareholder attempts to push the board to follow industry peer BHP in dropping its London listing in favour of the ASX.

Several WA junior miners are making positive forays into Latin America, where they're finding fit-for-purpose regulations and local skills.

Embattled iron ore and lithium miner Mineral Resources has temporarily halted trucking operations on its multibillion-dollar private haul road after another road train rolled over.

US-focused New World Resources has added to its management team, as it moves closer to a potential final investment decision at its Antler copper project in Arizona.

Gold Road Resources has forewarned of likely reduced production at its Gruyere gold mine during the March 2025 quarter, citing multiple factors.

Medallion Metals has received an influx of offtake interest in its Ravensthorpe copper-gold asset after the market learnt of its possible deal with critical minerals miner IGO.

Junior trio Adisyn, Buxton Resources and Emmerson Resources have appointed new chairs to their respective boards, as they enter their next phases of development

Talison has put its Greenbushes lithium mine forward for a ‘gold-standard' test of the operation's commitment to responsible mining.

Rio Tinto has proposed to extend its Robe Valley iron ore operations in the Pilbara, which would require clearing of up to 16,802 hectares of land.

Peninsula Energy's push to become a leading uranium producer is a step closer, following the appointment of Jitu Bhudia as its new chief financial officer.

Uranium producer Paladin Energy has been granted a key exemption in relation to its Patterson Lake South project in Canada.

Goldminer Ramelius Resources has made a long-rumoured $2.4 billion move for developer Spartan Resources, with a vision to create a 500,000-ounce gold producer by 2030.

The price of gold saw out the work week above US$3,000 per ounce, driven to all-time highs amid a bull run fueled by global economic and geopolitical uncertainty.