Mining

Kewdale-based Pacific Energy has struck a deal to build its biggest solar farm, a 35-megawatt facility to be part of the $296 million renewables hub at Gold Fields' St Ives goldmine.

WA-based uranium companies enjoyed solid gains on Thursday, following overnight news in the US that Amazon plans to invest more than $US500 million in nuclear power.

Adriatic Metals has appointed Laura Tyler as its full-time managing director and chief executive, following a brief interim stint.

Shares in Perth-based junior Global Uranium and Enrichment rose by 15 per cent on Thursday morning to 9.2 cents, following news it had filed documents to divest its Enmore gold project.

GOLD WRAP: De Grey Mining has trumpeted the economics of its Hemi project in a record gold price environment, while Genesis Minerals has restarted its Laverton mill ahead of schedule.

BHP is anticipating more stimulus from China's government to prop up that nation's ailing property market as the miner increases iron ore supply.

Just one major resources project has been sanctioned in WA this year and the pipeline of future projects is thin, a review by Business News has found.

PVW Resources shares closed trade on Wednesday up 15 per cent to 2.3 cents, following news the junior had completed the acquisition of Brazil-based company Scanty Mineracao.

Shares in Mako Gold rose by 68 per cent on Wednesday afternoon to 1.6 cents, following news the Queensland junior had filed documents for a proposed merger with Aurum Resources.

Pilbara ore shipments have remained comparable to 2023, while progress at Simandou has boosted Rio Tinto's Guinea workforce.

As many as 50 of BHP's WA staff could depart from its technology and IT departments, as the mining company continues to roll out a restructure announced earlier this year.

Shares in Subiaco-based junior African Gold closed trade on Tuesday up 102 per cent to 9.9 cents, following positive drilling results from its Didievi gold project in Côte d'Ivoire.

West Perth junior Cygnus Metals has announced plans to merge with Doré Copper Mining Corporation by way of a Canadian statutory plan of arrangement.

The Takeovers Panel has ruled that uranium player Energy Resources of Australia's entitlement offer with Rio Tinto did not involve unacceptable circumstances.

Lithium-focused Pilbara Minerals has filed documentation for a $1 billion debt facility, in line with its August 26 market update.

Copper-focused junior Culpeo Minerals has appointed Geoffrey McNamara as its interim executive chair, effective from November 1.

Victoria Park-based junior Raiden Resources has announced it will raise $10 million in order to accelerate drilling activities at its Andover South lithium project in the Pilbara.

Gonneville project developer Chalice Mining has secured major project status from the federal government, a month after gaining recognition from the state government.

Mineral Resources has cut another round of jobs against weak prices for its targeted commodities, this time from its exploration team.

West Perth-based junior Traka Resources has withdrawn from an option to acquire an 80 per cent stake in multiple Mozambique-based projects.

Mining services contractor NRW Holdings has ended a productive week in style, winning a $109 million development contract from BHP.

De Grey Mining has achieved a key milestone in efforts to enhance its footprint close to the flagship Hemi gold project in the Pilbara.

Fortescue's head of carbon and climate has told a conference the state is not incentivising decarbonisation enough, warning investment dollars are being lost overseas.

Engineering contractor DRA Global has announced it intends to exit the Australian and Johannesburg stock exchanges, citing costs and low levels of trading.

Production at Adriatic Metals’ flagship Vares silver project in Bosnia and Herzgovina has been unaffected by serious storms in the country.

Rio Tinto is boasting the world's largest lithium resource base and major growth options after striking a counter-cyclical $US6.7 billion ($A9.9 billion) deal to buy Arcadium Lithium.

Uranium producer Paladin Energy is potentially one step closer towards its desired acquisition of Fission Uranium Corporation, after the takeover target obtained court approval overnight.

ASX and LSE-listed GreenX Metals shares have soared off the back of the company winning $490 million in compensation and interest from the Republic of Poland.

Reward Minerals' Indigenous land use agreement has been terminated over a “serious breach” after it gave up tenements that were picked up just half an hour later, the land council says.

Annual production at Hancock Prospecting's proposed Mulga Downs iron ore mine in the Pilbara has been cut from 20 million tonnes to 12mt after the miner slashed the project footprint.

The chief operating officer at newly producing lithium play Liontown Resources says the company will look to Pilbara Minerals for inspiration as it navigates commodity price turmoil.

Shares In West African Resources began to recover early on Tuesday morning, following a clarification regarding foreign mining companies potentially having their mining permits withdrawn in Burkina Faso.