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Gillian Swaby (left) and John Borshoff, at Paladin Energy’s 2013 annual general meeting. Ms Swaby was company secretary, Mr Borshoff was CEO.

MiningCommentsPremiumDeep Yellow veteran resigns in wake of CEO exit

Long-time Deep Yellow executive director Gillian Swaby has quit the uranium developer on the same day a new chief executive formally took over from John Borshoff.

Adrian Rauso

Rumble Resources managing director Peter Harold.

Critical mineralPremiumRumble ready to develop tungsten resource at Western Queen

Growing global attention on defence supply chains has placed a renewed focus on tungsten, which WA is in an excellent position to capitalise on, exploration company Rumble Resources says.

Neil Watkinson

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the Federal Court order ‘sends a clear signal to foreign investors in Australia’.

MiningCommentsPremiumFederal Court slaps Chinese shareholders with huge fine

Chinese interests that defied government orders to sell down their stakes in rare earths developer Northern Minerals have been fined $14 million by the Federal Court.

Adrian Rauso

The PLS Pilgangoora plant in the Pilbara.

MiningCommentsPremiumMining boss declares horror ‘lithium winter’ finally over

PLS has joined the race among WA miners to bring spodumene concentrate production out of hibernation as a ‘lithium winter’ ends.

Adrian Rauso

Ora Banda Mining managing director Luke Creagh.

Charging onPremiumOra Banda Mining eyes new open pit operation

Ora Banda Mining is spending $30 million bringing a new open pit operation to life as its overall gold production continues to surge ahead.

Neil Watkinson

Stockpiles at Bald Hill.

MiningPremiumLithium stocks tumble on prospect of supply glut

Local lithium stocks suffered self-inflicted wounds as Mineral Resources flagged a mining restart, Liontown dusted off major expansion plans and IGO signalled more growth at Greenbushes.

Adrian Rauso and Simone Grogan

Iluka's mining operations at Cataby, which were suspended on December 1.

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Iluka shares nosedive on $565m Cataby suspension blow

A slump in the price of mineral sands that has already forced Iluka Resources to suspend mining operations at Cataby will add to a forecast $565 million charge against the company’s books.  

Daniel Newell

Genesis Minerals’ new executive chair, Raleigh Finlayson.

MiningCommentsPremiumRaleigh Finlayson elevated to Genesis executive chair

The appointment was announced with the promotion of Matthew Nixon to chief executive, with outgoing non-executive chair Tony Kiernan to remain on Genesis’ board as lead independent director.

Sean Smith

Lights on at the Mt Marion lithium mine.

MiningCommentsPremiumMinRes raring to ramp up lithium supply on price resurgence

Output from Mineral Resources’ two active lithium mines is rising and a restart of its mothballed Bald Hill operation could soon be on the way.

Adrian Rauso

Tianqi and IGO’s lithium refinery at Kwinana.

MiningCommentsPremiumSpluttering refinery still hurting IGO despite lithium rally

Recuperating lithium prices at the big Greenbushes mine in the South West have still not been enough to help IGO shake off lingering financial woes of a spluttering lithium hydroxide refinery in Kwinana. 

Simone Grogan

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump signed an agreement on critical minerals and rare earths last October.

Critical mineralPremiumNew scandium resource of ‘global’ scale

Mount Ridley Mines has added a new element to its growing arsenal of critical minerals, revealing a scandium resource of “global” scale at its namesake project north-east of Esperance.

Neil Watkinson

The first blast at Beacon Minerals’ Iguana open pit north-west of Coolgardie took place last Saturday.

New sourcePremiumBeacon starts with a bang at Iguana

Beacon Minerals is targeting first gold from its Iguana open pit for late next month after firing the first blast on Saturday.

Neil Watkinson

Gold has gained more than 20 per cent since the beginning of the year.

MiningGlory to gold: With yet another record, how high can it go?

Gold has surged to a fresh record high, extending a breakneck rally fuelled by US dollar weakness and a flight from sovereign bonds and currencies.

Yihui Xie

Molten gold pours from a crucible. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

MiningCommentsPremiumWA missing out on $500m gold royalty bonanza

The State Government is set to miss out on more than $500 million this financial year by not adopting its recommended gold royalty rate.

Adrian Rauso

Northern Minerals’ executives, from left, CEO and managing director Shane Hartwig, chief operating officer Angela Glover, executive director Bin Cai and executive chairman Adam Handley arrive for the most recent AGM.

MiningCommentsPremiumNorthern Minerals faces fresh Beijing board battle

Chinese interests have mounted a fresh campaign to overthrow Northern Minerals’ leadership and take control of the rare earths player feted by the Australian and US governments.

Adrian Rauso

Former Kambalda miners visited Lunnon Shoot where the KD1 drill hole was drilled 60 years ago.

Nickel anniversaryPremiumDiamond anniversary of diamond driller’s discovery

A group of former Kambalda geologists have united to celebrate the diamond anniversary of a discovery which led to a nickel exploration boom in WA. 

Jessica Antoniou

Brightstar Resources managing director Alex Rovira.

Unlocking valuePremiumBrightstar Resources gets drill rigs spinning at Sandstone

Brightstar Resources is firing up the drill rigs as it prepares for a prefeasibility study at the Sandstone gold project in the September quarter.

Neil Watkinson

Mike Henry, chief executive officer of BHP.

MarketsPremiumBHP reclaims crown from CBA as the Biggest Australian

BHP is top of the ASX heap again, dethroning Commonwealth Bank of Australia as Australia’s most valuable company.

Sean Smith

Wiluna

GoldPremiumCould it be third time’s a charm for Wiluna?

The new crew at recently resuscitated gold producer Wiluna Mining are hoping tailwinds of technical nous and record prices will give them another crack at getting the de-listed company back on the ASX.

Simone Grogan

Fortescue CEOs Dino Otranto and Gus Pichot

MiningCommentsPremiumFortescue’s copper cash splash wins over Alta investors

Shareholders in Peru-focused explorer Alta Copper have voted in favour of a Fortescue takeover, clearing another hurdle in the Pilbara iron ore miner’s red metal foray.

Simone Grogan

The world’s biggest miner gained as much as 3.4 per cent on Tuesday, taking its market capitalisation to over $253 billion. 

MiningCommentsPremiumThe Big Australian steals CBA’s ASX crown

A broad surge in metals markets has boosted BHP Group’sshares, helping the miner unseat Commonwealth Bank of Australia as the nation’s most valuable company.

Jackie Edwards and Carmeli Argana

Analysts say the run-up in gold reflects a broader shift away from dollar-based assets, a phenomenon known as the ‘debasement trade’.

MiningWhat is debasement trade and how is it driving gold’s rally?

Precious metals are soaring as investors continue to load up on hard assets as a hedge against geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty.

Aaron Gregg

Zijin said this month it plans to step up acquisitions globally, eyeing opportunities in gold and copper in particular.

MiningChinese Zijin’s $5.8b African gold grab

A Zijin Mining Group subsidiary has agreed to buy Allied Gold, which owns gold mines in Africa, for $C5.5 billion ($5.8b) in the latest step in the Chinese company’s rapid growth.

William Clowes

West Cobar Metals’ Salazar rare earths project is 120km north-east of Esperance.

Critical mineralPremiumGallium resource unveiled at Salazar project

The company behind a critical minerals project 120km north-east of Esperance has announced an initial resource of gallium, which is being prioritised as part of Australia’s critical minerals strategic reserve

Neil Watkinson