Larvotto Resources' push towards becoming a major antimony producer has continued on the back of securing a key contract for work at its Hillgrove antimony-gold project.
Pilbara miner Rio Tinto spent more than $10 billion with Western Australian suppliers last year as it ramped up work on its iron ore sustaining projects.
The state's workplace safety regulator has initiated legal action against mining companies over work fatalities, under new laws which increased the maximum penalty to $3.5 million.
Emerald Resources has extended its partnership with MACA, enabling the contractor to play a key role in the development of new gold mines in Australia and Cambodia.
WA Labor's election war chest has grown towards $250,000 courtesy of donations from high-profile businesses, while WA's peak resources lobby group has given The Nationals a big boost.
Contractor MACA will provide mining, drill and blast services at Atlas Iron's Miralga Creek project in the Pilbara, after winning a contract with the iron ore miner.
Mining and civil services firm MACA has secured a $850 million contract extension for open pit mining activities at the Gruyere gold mine in the Goldfields.
Former GR Engineering managing director Geoff Jones has been appointed as non-executive chair of Mineral Resources-backed junior Global Lithium Resources.
The pipeline of big resources projects in WA increasingly features complex processing plants, despite a spate of large cost blowouts on projects currently under way.
Perth-based NRW Holdings has reported strong growth in revenue and underlying earnings but suffered a fall in net profit after accounting for impairments linked to gold miner Gascoyne Resources.
MACA is seeking damages from Karara Mining over claims it is harboring infrastructure set up as part of a $920 million mining services deal for the miner's magnetite project east of Geraldton.
Jules Pemberton-led NRW Holdings has withdrawn its takeover proposal for fellow WA contractor MACA a day after bidding opponent Thiess increased its front-running offer.
Thiess has tacked an extra $17.4 million on to its current offer to acquire all shares in MACA, with the target's founding directors now backing an improved proposal of $1.075 per share.
An independent expert has deemed Thiess's $350 million friendly takeover for WA contractor MACA ‘fair and reasonable', while intentions from rival bidder NRW are still unclear.
MACA has reported a $42.8 million net profit due to a strong pipeline of work across WA's resources sector, but is providing few details on the status of a much-discussed takeover.
MACA has told investors that a merger proposal made public by contracting rival NRW yesterday is not superior to an all-cash takeover on the table from Queensland-based Thiess.
NRW Holdings says its $375 million bid for WA's largest mining services business MACA was rejected despite putting in a higher offer than rival bidder Thiess.
Our board moves wrap includes Phillip Gallagher, Jean-Sebastien Boutet, Alistair Cowden, Brett Fraser, Mike Sutton, David Greig, Russell Scrimshaw, Tony Pearson, and Bardin Davis.
MACA has selected chief development officer David Greig to take over from outgoing chief executive officer Mike Sutton, who has stepped down after two and a half years.
Our board moves wrap includes Ray Shorrocks, Michael Bohm, Simon Jackson, Sandra Hook, William Deane, Lisa Jones, Stuart Usher, Ashish Katta, Rachel Rees, Steven Apedaile, Wayne Knight, Susan Hansen, Sophie Ray, and John Manning.
Pilbara Minerals has awarded a $70 million contract extension to mining services company MACA and added Miriam Stanborough to the board as a non-executive director.
MACA, Mineral Resources and WesTrac have formed an alliance to support the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research's fundraiser for cancer research.
