Madeleine King has acknowledged efforts by the US government to support green energy could threaten investment in Australia's own nascent hydrogen industry.
Wesfarmers has revealed a major cost increase for its Covalent lithium project while Fortescue Metals Group has disclosed a fourth cost spike for its Iron Bridge iron ore project.
West Perth-based mining services company Aerison has won $100 million worth of new contracts for projects across Western Australia and South Australia.
Newly listed exploration company Patriot Lithium has announced the appointment of its inaugural chief executive after two months trading on the market.
The maiden RC drilling campaign at Lithium Australia and Charger Metals' Lake Johnson joint venture project in the Goldfields-Esperance region has enjoyed immediate success with the drill bit. The company says the campaign intersected numerous spodumene-bearing stacked pegmatites between 1 and 5 metres wide within a broad 50m zone that remains open at each end and depth. Field observations include spodumene in 15 of the 17 holes completed.
Wesfarmers has reported more than 500 breaches of modern slavery at its supplier sites in the past financial year, a jump from 386 breaches reported in 2021.
Business News has updated its listing of WA's biggest resources projects to incorporate a spate of new developments and analysed which projects are next.
Mineral Resources has told analysts it can build a lithium refinery in the Pilbara at a much cheaper price than equivalent refineries in WA's South West.
The state's peak environmental body has signed off on the addition of a solar farm as part of Wesfarmers' $1.9 billion Mount Holland lithium mine plan.
Chevron's long-running sponsorship of the Perth Festival will end next year, with the festival expected to seek new corporate backers while continuing to ramp up its philanthropic income.
The shortage of workers in the resources and infrastructure sectors will peak at 84,000 in two years' time and would be worse if not for project cancellations, Pit Crew has found.
Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott has announced a “solid” full-year profit, and expressed concern about labour shortages and cost uncertainty affecting new investments, but is positive about next week's jobs summit.
Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott and FMG founder Andrew Forrest are likely to be the only Perth-based business leaders at next week's jobs summit in Canberra, with Meg O'Neill a conspicuous absentee.
The state's environmental watchdog has given Wesfarmers's Australian Gold Reagents backing to proceed with a major capacity expansion at its Kwinana facility.
A new study has highlighted the lack of progress in closing the ‘indigenous employment gap' in Australia and the near complete absence of indigenous people from senior management.
WA's largest residential builder is back on the market, three years after BGC postponed the sales process. The proceeds will flow to the children of company founder Len Buckeridge.
Perth companies OncoRes Medical and PhosEnergy are among the latest recipients of federal government research grants, with OncoRes also looking to close a private capital raising.
Soil sampling has given Aurumin Limited the belief it could have lithium in its Mt Palmer project that straddles Western Australia's town of Southern Cross. Analysis of elements associated with the battery metal lit up multiple targets, including some coincident with historical pegmatite intercepts of up to 50m that had previously only been tested for gold.
Classic Minerals has confirmed more high-grade gold at its Forrestania gold project in WA. The results come from a short infill reverse circulation drilling campaign conducted in November last year. The company plunged 13 holes into the Wheatbelt for 1,419 metres at the Lady Ada and Lady Magdalene prospects. Significant intercepts from Lady Ada include a 1m high-grade hit grading a rich 74.8 grams per tonne gold.
Australian Gold Reagents has flagged a significant expansion to its sodium cyanide plant in Kwinana in efforts to keep up with increased demand for gold.
Wesfarmers says roughly 34,000 trading days across its stores were affected by pandemic restrictions, resulting in a 14 per cent profit fall and a leaner dividend.
Australia's competition regulator has given the all clear for Wesfarmers to acquire Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, a key condition needed to close the deal.
Wesfarmers, Mineral Resources, and Woodside were among the most notable WA-based political donors in the most recent financial year, with contributions of about $680,000 between them.
Woolworths Group has withdrawn its bid for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), leaving Wesfarmers as the only suitor for the Priceline Pharmacy owner.
