Mining
Liontown’s lithium rollercoaster crashes after funding scramble
The lithium aspirant’s shareholders have endured a chastening session on the market after its share price crashed 32 per cent on the back of a heavily discounted $1.1 billion fundraising.
- by Peter Milne
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Rio looks to use old mines for solar power
Australia’s largest iron ore exporter is considering using former mines in the Pilbara to host the solar power farms.
- by Simon Johanson
BHP sells Queensland coking coal mines to Whitehaven
Whitehaven Coal has won the bidding for two of BHP and Mitsubishi’s coking coalmines in Queensland.
- by Sybilla Gross and Megawati Wijaya
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Copper
‘A fight for Mount Isa’: 1200 jobs under cloud with Qld mines to close
Glencore announced the “operational changes” on Wednesday, saying it had notified workers the underground work would close after 60 years.
- by Matt Dennien
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Kalgoorlie
Man charged over Paddy Hannan statue beheading
The iconic Paddy Hannan statue in Kalgoorlie has been beheaded overnight, with the vandalism discovered by locals on Thursday morning.
- by Heather McNeill
Traditional owners dispute Rio Tinto claim rock shelter OK after blast
Rio Tinto boss Simon Trott told employees that the inside of the rock shelter was intact, but the body representing the traditional owners says they came to a different conclusion.
- by Peter Milne
Remote WA mining tech gives Australia the edge in space
The sheer vastness of Australia and the crucial remote capabilities championed by its resources sector gave the nation the edge when NASA was deciding where to develop a new moon rover.
- by Katelyn Catanzariti
Alcoa swaps out US boss as it struggles for mine approval in WA
The board of US aluminium giant Alcoa which is battling to obtain vital mining approvals in WA replaced chief executive Roy Harvey on Sunday.
- by Peter Milne
Rio blast threatens Pilbara Indigenous heritage – again
Rio Tinto has apologised after iron ore blasting may have damaged a registered cultural heritage site, three years after the global Juukan Gorge scandal.
- by Peter Milne
Explosives giant Orica ramps up emission reduction targets
Orica will include emissions generated by its customers among its climate change goals for the first time as the federal government’s safeguard mechanism pressures big polluters to act.
- by Simon Johanson
‘Just like a resort’: Remote mining camps go from spartan to luxe
Mining companies are spending big, transforming harsh outback mining camps with luxury accommodation, Olympic-sized swimming pools and restaurants in a bid to turn them into female-friendly workplaces.
- by Simon Johanson