ANALYSIS: A forecast global surge into electric cars and buyers' growing preference for the state's hard rock lithium ore is putting a rocket into the sector.
Rio Tinto's long-running project to fully automate its Pilbara rail operations has achieved a milestone, with the first unmanned train journey successfully completed over a distance of nearly 100 kilometres.
New ports, better planning and increased use of technology are in the sights of transport industry leaders preparing the state's freight network for coming decades, according to a panel of experts at a recent Committee for Economic Development of Australia lunch.
Perth-based Monadelphous Group has won a suite of new contracts and extensions for maintenance and construction work around Australia and internationally, to the tune of $220 million.
Two of the largest contracts held by fallen Perth company Brierty have been terminated, as uncertainty hangs around the company's future after last week's appointment of administrators.
Troubled civil construction and mining services business Brierty has been placed in voluntary administration after failing to secure what it considered to be an adequate pipeline of future work.
Rio Tinto has announced its ongoing support for Black Swan State Theatre Company, committing to a further two years' funding when the current arrangement ends at the end of 2017.
RIO Tinto and IT company Empired are investing in the next generation of employees by working with St George's Anglican Grammar School to run its first hackathon.
Emerging printmaker and sculptor Aliesha Mafrici has attracted high-profile attention at home and abroad since undertaking a major in visual arts at Edith Cowan University.
The push for increased local content on big projects appears to be paying dividends, with Rio Tinto announcing a $70 million order for port equipment and local businesses Civmec and Doina Construction and Engineering undertaking work for coal and gold projects.
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Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation will seek compensation from Fortescue Metals Group after the Federal Court recognised it has exclusive rights over Pilbara land where the company operates the Solomon hub.
Rio Tinto has slightly pared back expectations for full-year shipments of iron ore, as ongoing rail track maintenance work slows down its ability to export the steel making ingredient.
Former Wesfarmers boss Trevor Eastwood has stayed out of the limelight since exiting Perth's corporate scene, but has broken his silence to publicise his largest-ever philanthropic donation.
Subiaco-based software company K2fly has made its first acquisition since listing on the ASX last year, announcing today the purchase of a local specialist data collaboration company that counts the state's three biggest iron ore miners as its clients.
Fortescue Metals Group, Chevron and Rio Tinto have announced six new deals with indigenous businesses and charities, with the winners including Pilbara contractor Wirlu-murra Yindjibarndi Enterprises and Perth stationery supplier Kulbardi.
China's Yancoal looks to have sealed a deal for Rio Tinto's NSW coal operations after raising its offer price to $US2.69 billion ($A3.55 billion) to top a rival offer from global miner Glencore.
BHP has approved initial funding for its $3 billion-plus South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara, and the company's top Australian executive said he wanted to hear from local suppliers who could add value to the development.
Brierty has signed a new facility and debt restructure agreement with Bankwest that is conditional on the company's rectification plan at Rio Tinto's Western Turner Syncline project being approved by the iron ore miner.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has announced a number of contract wins worth a combined $100 million, with the majority of the work to be carried out by recently acquired, Sydney-based subsidiary Heyday.
Brierty announced today that its $300 million mining contract at Rio Tinto's Western Turner Syncline project, which was undertaken in partnership with three indigenous contractors, has been suspended.
Local contractor Primero Group is set to win its third major contract on a mining project this year while RCR Tomlinson has geared up to supply Rio Tinto's new iron ore mine.
The lobby group representing Australia's big businesses has called on the sector to sign up to its new voluntary payment term code in a bid to stave off regulatory changes.
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Big companies are bullying smaller businesses in Western Australia, with more than half reporting they're not being paid on time, according to a new report.
Perth-based contractor Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has won $25 million in contracts for work on Rio Tinto's Amrun bauxite project in Queensland, bringing to about $150 million the value of contracts earned this month.
Indigenous group Pindari has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide cleaning, grounds maintenance and associated services at nine of Rio Tinto's mine sites in the Pilbara.
Iron ore miners Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group have announced initiatives designed to assist local suppliers, with Rio establishing a dedicated procurement team and FMG shortening payment terms.
The global company that runs many of WA's mine camps believes a technology platform developed with local ICT firm Velrada provides a blueprint for its international operations.
Mining giant Rio Tinto expects further growth in Asia on the back of China's One Belt One Road initiative, which is expected to result in heavy infrastructure investments in the region.
