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MiningPremiumMinRes iron ore sale dealt a major blow

The WA government has ruled out replicating a sweetheart deal given to Mineral Resources amid a rekindled lobbying effort.

Adrian Rauso

MiningCommentsPremiumIluka sheds 130 roles as rare earths build gets underway

About 130 roles have been culled at rare earths aspirant Iluka Resources as the company tries to trim costs and bunker down for construction of a $1.8 billion rare earths refinery in WA.

Simone Grogan and Adrian Rauso

MARKET WRAPPremiumASX jumps after volatile day of trading

The Aussie sharemarket closed up on a strong day of trading, as investors factor in the new US President and how his proposed tariffs will impact the market.

Cameron Micallef

MiningCommentsWhy merger mania is coming to the fore in mining

The mining sector appears poised for a frantic year of dealmaking, following market speculation over a potential tie-up between industry giants Rio Tinto and Glencore.

Sam Meredith

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Investor delight as Liontown stops bleeding cash

Australia’s newest lithium mine is defying expectations by making money in a depressed market.

Adrian Rauso

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BHP unlocks more port iron ore tonnes as nickel door closes

About 800 of the 3000 workers left in limbo by the shuttering of BHP Nickel West have been given another job at the Big Australian, which has lifted iron ore production in the face of sinking prices. 

Simone Grogan

ManufacturingPremiumAlumina exports left hanging by new green credit

A big slice of WA’s multibillion-dollar alumina sector is set to miss out on a new Federal green production credit.

Matt Mckenzie

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MinRes starts process to carve up and flog off Yilgarn

A mothballed iron ore hub, which used to sustain 1000 WA jobs and currently has a book value of zero, is on the market.

Adrian Rauso

MiningPremiumWestpac casts more dark clouds over iron ore price

Westpac is predicting iron ore prices could collapse 30 per cent when Rio Tinto brings its ‘Pilbara Killer’ online this year, although the bank’s warning might be premature. 

Adrian Rauso

TradeTop iron ore port reopens as Cyclone Sean risk recedes

Australia’s major iron ore export port has reopened after the national weather bureau advised that a severe tropical cyclone was moving away from the Pilbara.

Paul-Alain Hunt

MiningCommentsPremiumS32 puts its insurers to work at manganese mine

South32 and Anglo American have now claimed almost $400 million from insurers to repair their cyclone-ravaged Australian manganese operation.

Adrian Rauso

LithiumPremiumIGO to slash value of loss-making lithium refinery

Battery metals miner IGO has augured a “substantial” write down on its lithium refinery in Kwinana where operations are already on go-slow and material has been piling up amid a market glut. 

Simone Grogan

MiningCommentsPremiumPorts close off WA’s Pilbara on cyclone warning

Pilbara Ports Authority closed the Ports of Dampier, Ashburton, Varanus Island, and Cape Preston West late Saturday as Tropical Cyclone Sean began forming off the coast of WA’s iron ore-rich region.

Jason Gale

NewsPremiumProtesters celebrate huge win over gas giant

A controversial offshore petroleum licence has been cancelled by the government for public interest reasons, after being fought in courts for a surprising reason.

Thomas Sargeant

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Rio Tinto and Glencore merger rumours a worrying sign

Rio Tinto supposedly entertaining a tricky $255 billion deal shows how keen it is to wean itself off WA’s iron ore.

Adrian Rauso

MiningPremiumRio and Glencore tight-lipped on $255b merger rumours

The mining world will be drastically altered if whispers of a tie-up between Rio Tinto and Glencore are true.

Adrian Rauso

MiningPremiumProcessing rules, impurities trip up WA rare earths producer

Lynas Rare Earths grew revenue and sales in December but was restricted by an annual limit imposed on processing facilities in Malaysia as well as impurities in its material.

Simone Grogan

MiningPremiumRio Tinto and Glencore discuss potential merger

Rio Tinto and Glencore have been discussing combining their businesses, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could result in the mining industry’s largest-ever deal.

Archie Hunter, Thomas Biesheuvel and Dinesh Nair

GoldCommentsPremiumGenesis picks up speed in Leonora growth mission

Shares in Raleigh Finlayson-led Genesis Minerals were boosted by another record quarter building the new miner’s cash reserves ahead of a $125 million spend to crank up production.

Simone Grogan

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Rio ushers in next tranche of mines to combat grade issues

The world’s biggest iron ore miner is readying to replace ageing mines and tackle declining grades in the Pilbara with two new projects this year as China’s steel boom tapers off.

Simone Grogan

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Tug off, we’re full: Shipbuilder tells Fortescue

Fortescue has been forced to send tug boats overseas for maintenance after a global contracting giant ditched WA commercial jobs in favour of defence gigs.

Matt Mckenzie

MiningPremiumPilbara Minerals and POSCO among winners of cash splash

A lithium major, a graphite minnow and a Korean steel giant will share a $34 million gift from the State Government as part of an endeavour to bolster WA’s clean energy credentials.

Adrian Rauso

MiningPremiumHorizon hopes second time’s the charm at Boorara

A junior miner chaired by the ‘King of Kalgoorlie’ has poured first gold from its rebooted mine near the famed Kalgoorlie Super Pit.

Adrian Rauso

MiningPremiumBarrick suspends Mali gold operations as standoff escalates

Barrick Gold said it’s suspending mining operations in Mali after the government started removing gold from the nation’s biggest mine in the latest escalation of a months-long dispute.

William Clowes and Katarina Höije