ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The ranks of WA's largest public companies have changed dramatically over the past two decades, but Wesfarmers has been a constant near the top. This article is part of a special series to mark Business News' 25-year anniversary.
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: WA's mining industry has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past quarter of a century, with iron ore replacing gold as the state's most valuable commodity.
Explosives manufacturer Incitec Pivot has reported a 34.8 per cent fall in profit for the year to September, including a $7 million hit from lost business in Western Australia.
CIMIC Group's Thiess has been awarded a contract to install autonomous haulage system technology at Fortescue Metals Group's Christmas Creek iron ore operations in the Pilbara.
Andrew Forrest-led Fortescue Metals Group has reported an 8.6 per cent fall in first-quarter iron ore shipments as pollution curbs in China reduced demand for its lower-grade ore.
SPECIAL REPORT: Gold Corporation, Alcoa, Roy Hill and Chevron have all posted higher revenue numbers in Business News' annual analysis of WA's biggest exporters.
Alinta has received regulatory approval to build a transmission line linking the Roy Hill mine to Fortescue's Cloudbreak and Christmas Creek mines, a move that would enable the iron ore miner to continue its shift away from diesel power.
BCI Minerals has confirmed it is in discussions with multiple parties over the sale of its Pilbara iron ore assets, including three current producers and one aspiring port developer.
Fortescue Metals Group has failed to get its hands on a crucial engineering report at the heart of a legal dispute with Canadian company TransAlta Corporation.
Rio Tinto and its joint venture partners have given the green light to invest $2.1 billion across two iron ore projects that will employ 1,200 people in the Pilbara.
Fortescue Metals Group has sold its blocking stake in Atlas Iron, after Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting increased its takeover offer for a second time last week.
Henderson-based Civmec will start a maintenance services contract with iron ore miner Roy Hill Holdings next month, building on work it is undertaking for major players Rio Tinto, Alcoa of Australia and Fortescue Metals Group.
Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has conditionally upped its takeover offer for Atlas Iron in a bid to win over Fortescue Metals Group, which holds a blocking stake.
Fortescue Metals Group has posted a 58 per cent drop in annual profit for the 2018 financial year compared with the previous period, but has increased its dividend payout ratio to shareholders.
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The board of APA Group has accepted a $12.98 billion takeover offer from a consortium led by Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure (CKI), in a deal that will see major gas pipelines in WA sold to a new owner.
Fortescue Metals Group has reduced its stake in Atlas Iron but crucially still holds more than 10 per cent, meaning Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting will not be able to acquire full ownership of the takeover target.
UPDATED: Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting announced late Friday it has increased its stake in takeover target Atlas Iron to 56 per cent, giving it effective control, and extended its $390 million offer for two weeks.
Hancock Prospecting's $390 million takeover bid for struggling iron ore miner Atlas Iron has been endorsed by independent expert BDO, which found the pricing was fair and reasonable.
Pilbara Ports Authority has reported a record annual throughput for the 2018 financial year, with nearly 700 million tonnes of cargo passing over its docks, on the back of an uptick in activity at Port Hedland.
SPECIAL REPORT: Battery metals businesses such as Pilbara Minerals, Altura Mining, and Western Areas have joined AusCann Holdings, Buru Energy and OM Holdings among the best-performing stocks in the year to June.
The Takeovers Panel has dismissed an application from Fortescue Metals Group questioning the veracity of Hancock Prospecting's $390 million bid for Atlas Iron.
The board of Atlas Iron has unanimously recommended a revised bidder's statement from Hancock Prospecting, while also announcing the suspension of production at its Mt Dove iron ore mine due to challenging market conditions.
The future of Atlas Iron has been further muddied today after the takeover target said the state government had indicated to media it could compromise on its policy regarding development rights at Port Hedland if either Fortescue Metals Group or Hancock Prospecting takes control of the junior miner.
Three weeks after acquiring a strategic blocking stake in Atlas Iron, Fortescue Metals Group has for the first time confirmed that its main interest in the takeover target is the rights to develop new berths at Port Hedland.
The battle for Atlas Iron has taken another twist after Fortescue Metals Group submitted an application to the Takeovers Panel questioning the veracity of the $390 million takeover offer by Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting.
Chris Ellison-led Mineral Resources has decided against making a counter offer to Gina Rinehart's $390 million takeover bid for junior miner Atlas Iron.
BHP's local boss has said more than 75 per cent of work on the new South Flank mine will be sourced within Western Australia, as CPB Contractors announced it had won a $260 million contract on the $4.5 billion project.
A second mining major has given the green light to a big iron ore development in a month, with BHP's board approving the $4.5 billion South Flank development on Thursday.
Atlas Iron has disclosed it no longer holds exclusive port development rights at Port Hedland that were central to the takeover battle that has involved three mining heavyweights buying shares in the company.
