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US investment giant Blackrock has acquired a major stake in BHP's Pilbara power assets via a $US2 billion infrastructure agreement.

BHP will begin testing next year to determine the severity of an acid leak from the mine which started the Pilbara's lucrative iron ore trade.

The Bulls N' Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Phoslock Environmental Technologies, which resurrected this week, flicking the switch on its Chinese factory after four years in the dark. Freshly minted Black Horse Mining galloped out of the IPO gates in a revival at the heart of Victoria's 80-million-ounce goldfields, DGR Global reminded everyone of its 6.8% stake in SolGold and its copper-gold monster in Ecuador, which copped a bid and African Gold got proposed to by its Canadian sugar-daddy Montage in a $264 million all-scrip merger in Côte d'Ivoire.

Two battery electric haul trucks built by Caterpillar for iron ore miners Rio Tinto and BHP have arrived in the Pilbara for testing.

Western Australia's largest firms are fuelling growth in the state's tech sector.

BHP has hosed down chatter it still has a keen interest in copper play Anglo American, confirming it's no longer pursuing a merger.

BHP has taken delivery of its first battery electric trains in Port Hedland, with the miner set to become the first to run green locomotives on its mainline.

Commitments under a $750 million resource sector community investment scheme have reached $100 million three years after its launch and Roger Cook is hopeful of much more.

Iron ore from BHP's Pilbara mines would be shipped to South Korea for POSCO to test its hydrogen-based green ironmaking technology under a preliminary deal struck this week.

Mining giant BHP will scale back its Yandi iron ore mine after extracting years of extra life out of the 34-year-old deposit.

Mining services contractor Warrikal has announced a three-year maintenance contract with BHP Iron Ore, shortly after signing a similar agreement with Hancock Iron Ore.

BHP remains bullish on global demand for commodities as the company's latest figures show no signs of a rumoured trade impasse with its biggest customer, China.

BHP's Australia President Geraldine Slattery has sought to dismiss speculation of a breakdown with China over iron ore prices, insisting the contract negotiations are business as usual.

Rio Tinto and its Japanese partners will spend $1.1 billion expanding the West Angelas iron ore hub in the east Pilbara.

The state's environmental umpire is recommending approval for BHP's proposal to expand its Jimblebar Hub to sustain the major Pilbara iron ore operation.

The mining sector paid more tax than all other sectors combined for a third consecutive year, led by iron ore heavyweights Rio Tinto and BHP with their multi-billion-dollar tax bills for 2023-24.

It appears to be business as usual for bulk carrier operators as rumours swirl about a fallout between BHP and China over iron ore sales.

Contracts with BHP and Fortescue for works in the Pilbara have bolstered Monadelphous' work pipeline to the tune of $200 million.

A team of renewable newcomers are behind a $190 million plan to build a solar farm by the Forrest Highway which would feed power to industrial projects and the state's first EV servo.

BHP will come to the bargaining table over pay and conditions for some of its Port Hedland port employees, in a move the Western Mineworkers Alliance described as “long overdue”.

Japanese investors Mitsui and Itochu have each acquired a stake in BHP's Ministers North iron ore deposit in the Pilbara, keeping with their investments in the Big Australian's assets.

BHP claims the benefits of $300 million solar farm and a battery system in the Pilbara will be realised through a larger renewables plan, amid outcry over the project's scrapping.

BHP has reached a $110 million settlement with shareholders who alleged it did not meet its market disclosure obligations in relation to the Samarco mine collapse almost a decade ago.

The fast-growing sector expanded by 27 per cent last year, underpinned by contracts with big mining companies, research by Business News has found.

MAC Copper's shareholders have greenlit a $1.6 billion takeover deal as cross-border copper M&A heats up.

A Pilbara pastoralist is having to drill deeper to find water on his station which the state government draws from to supply Port Hedland.

US President Donald Trump has met with BHP and Rio Tinto's leaders in Washington after an eleventh-hour appeal delayed their Arizona copper mine.

An upsized profit and record production at BHP's MAC iron ore camp weren't enough to avoid a dividend haircut.

Kerry Stokes' warning the Pilbara would "not exist" if current laws existed in the 1960s has been batted away by resources and political leaders at the billionaires' own industry event.

Mining giant BHP is focusing on copper as its key growth commodity but is continuing to invest in its WA iron ore business, with a $US900 million project announced today.

St Vincent de Paul Society Western Australia (Vinnies WA) has announced the appointment of Ann Curran as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately.

A Queensland company backed by some of Australia's largest miners has secured a $9m grant to support development of a charging technology for battery-electric mining trucks.

BHP's local iron ore boss Tim Day has been named the new president of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA, while the lobby group still searches for a new chief executive.

Rio Tinto will lay out an eight-decade project roadmap making clear its intentions in the Pilbara to appease cultural and environmental concerns, and ease regulatory delays.

OPINION: Mining giant has some tricky calls to make in its pursuit of opportunities to mine the ‘devil's copper'.

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.

The Prime Minister and Australia's top miners joined Chinese steel giants in Shanghai to defend iron ore trade and drive steel decarbonisation.

Mining giant BHP has extended its relationship with Australia's largest family-owned drilling contractor via acquisition of three of its latest rigs.

Mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto are bracing for a new 50 per cent tariff on copper imports.

Union figures have warned a decision against BHP in Queensland will have ramifications for Australian mining, after a win which will cost the miner millions in wages.