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The Greenbushes lithium mine

MiningCommentsPremiumGreenbushes rehab bill surges, profit dives to $708.5m

The future cost to rehabilitate Greenbushes is rising exponentially and the fabled lithium mine’s profitability has fallen dramatically, despite its annual bottom line sticking above $700 million.

Adrian Rauso

Dyno Nobel is trialling an electric truck.

MiningPremiumDyno and FMG ignite ‘world-first’ blast truck trial

Global explosives manufacturer Dyno Nobel is testing a more environmentally-friendly way to blow up the earth for mining.

Adrian Rauso

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

MiningPremiumChinese investor sells down Northern Minerals after order

The unnamed group was one of five entities ordered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers in June 2024 to sell 613.6 million Northern Minerals shares, or 10.4 per cent of the company, on national interest grounds.

Sean Smith

Manono

MiningPremiumRio Tinto reportedly eyeing lithium deal in the Congo

Rio Tinto is reportedly keen to ride on the coattails of a deal in the Congo that could unlock a big piece of the world’s largest hard rock lithium deposit and save stranded shareholders of AVZ Minerals.

Adrian Rauso

Iron ore is a key ingredient in making steel.

EconomyPremiumTrading places as Chinese iron ore demand set to be tempered

Australian iron ore production is set to plateau within three years, while trade battles and an ageing China loom as hurdles for the State’s top industry.

Matt Mckenzie

Ms Cash tore into Mr Albanese.

Federal ElectionCommentsPremiumCash tears into ‘anti-WA’ Albanese Government

WA Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash didn’t pull any punches in her opening broadside of the election campaign, accusing Anthony Albanese of leading the most anti-mining and anti-WA government ‘we have ever seen’.

John Flint

Ballot box with the Australian flag with a voting envelope on a white background. 3d render.

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Federal election 2025Comments
opinion
Australia has a very simple choice to make at ballot box

Australia’s economy is turning a corner, even as uncertainty grows around the world.

Madeleine King

Several major banks have raised their price targets for the precious metal, with Goldman Sachs this week ramping up its forecast to $US3300/oz by year-end.

MiningCommentsPremiumRush for safety raises the bar (again) for glistening gold

Gold rose to a fresh record as concerns about a widening trade war remained front of mind for investors, after President Donald Trump pushed ahead with US tariffs on all auto imports. 

Sybilla Gross

Minerals Council of Australia Chief Executive Tania Constable.

MiningPremiumMining industry not receiving a fair-go

A top mining lobbyist has sounded the alarm on a ‘Hunger Games’ scenario where WA projects are pitted against each other if a Labor-Greens-Teals minority forms Government.

Simone Grogan and Adrian Rauso

Evolution Mining’s processing plant at Mungari.

Courts & Justice PremiumTrial yet to be set for companies charged over arm crush

A trial date has still not been set for a contractor and mine operator facing charges relating to a worker’s arm being crushed at a Goldfields gold mine.

Tegan Guthrie

Jonathan Weinberg with his ColdVest device.

Cool ideaCommentsPerth man creates innovative product to keep cool in heat

As experts warn of rising heatstroke risks, could this Perth-developed patented cooling vest be the life-saving tool needed for high-risk environments such as mining?

Liam Murphy

A national mining sector conference has been told Australia needs to do more to attract investment. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

MiningPremiumMining bosses warn of international competition

Three senior mining executives have warned Australia must get its policy setting right to remain competitive in the international marketplace.

Aaron Bunch

Merlyn Moon started the campaign protesting Grange's Southdown magnetite mine last year and has since gained a following.

NOT A MINING TOWNPremiumOne man’s mission to stop mine from ruining tourist drawcard

A campaign against an iron ore mine set on the doorstep of the Stirling Range National Park is gaining traction, with the organiser hoping to raise awareness of the project he believes will tarnish the WA gem.

Melissa Sheil

Minerals Council of Australia Chief Executive Tania Constable addressed WA Mining Club.

MiningPremiumLobby boss fumes over Federal Government’s explorer snub

A lobby group representing Australia’s biggest and most influential resources operators has warned there will be explorers brandishing “brick bats” if the Federal Government doesn’t cough up tax incentives. 

Simone Grogan

BHP Western Australia Iron Ore Asset President, Tim Day Daniel Wilkins

MiningCommentsPremiumArgentina & Co coming for WA mining warns BHP iron ore chief

BHP’s iron ore boss has lauded the Cook Government but suggested its federal counterpart is putting WA’s mining industry at risk of being overtaken by the likes of Argentina, Canada and Chile.

Adrian Rauso

Rio Tinto's Paraburdoo mine site.

MiningCommentsPremiumUnions a step closer to busting 30-year Pilbara mine drought

The bold new move against Rio Tinto could spark the first union deal at a mine in WA’s most resources-rich region for more than 30 years.

Adrian Rauso

Fortescue Metals Group. Christmas Creek

EnergyCommentsPremiumFortescue reveals latest big green energy plan

Fortescue wants to build a big new solar farm at Turner River in the Pilbara in a bid to cut emissions from its iron ore mines.

Matt Mckenzie

Tianqi Lithium and IGO’s lithium hydroxide plant in Kwinana.

MiningPremiumTianqi returns to loss on prolonged lithium rout

The lithium miner and refiner also flagged the rising trend of trade protectionism in the industry globally amid the increasing strategic importance of lithium.

Annie Lee

Minerals Council boss Tania Constable

Federal election 2025CommentsPremiumWA mining forgotten in Jim Chalmers’ Federal Budget: MCA

The Albanese Government has taken a “particular bent” against the mining industry and his Budget cemented that by “forgetting” the sector, the head of the peak industry body has warned.

Dylan Caporn

Delta Lithium managing director James Croser.

Standalone goalPremiumDelta Lithium plans 1.5Mtpa gold processing plant for Mt Ida

WA explorer Delta Lithium has set its sights on building a gold processing plant as it continues to progress the development of its Mt Ida project in the northern Goldfields.

Neil Watkinson

Tanya Plibersek, Anthony Albanese, and Roger Cook.

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Another paperwork delay blamed for Plibersek hold-up

The West Australian understands Ms Plibersek is waiting for a brief from her department with the new deadline now May 31.

Jessica Page

Chris Ellison - Mineral Resources

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
MiningCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
MinRes chops Osborne Park office workers

Mineral Resources has cut 15 white-collar workers from its Osborne Park headquarters, saying it was focused on ‘operational efficiencies’.

Adrian Rauso & Matt Mckenzie

Dr Andrew Forrest at Fortescue's annual general meeting

Iron orePremiumFortescue’s Andrew Forrest stays upbeat on China

Iron ore swung between gains and losses on market uncertainty around steel output cuts and as industry stalwart Andrew Forrest expressed hope that China is serious about supporting its economy. 

Katharine Gemmell

BDO Australia’s Global Head of Natural Resources, Sherif Andrawes.

MiningPremiumMining industry’s lament after junior tax break gets cut

The Federal Government has stopped handing out a tax sweetener used by WA’s plethora of mining explorers in a move labelled as ‘a setback’ for the whole industry.

Adrian Rauso