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Ongoing row PremiumEllison, MinRes fight claims over legal blue

Mineral Resources founder Chris Ellison allegedly told his sacked procurement boss Steve Pigozzo to get rid of a legal problem during a $6 million court battle with a Goldfields transport contractor.

Neale Prior

Saga continuesPremium‘Gratuitous, scandalous’: Ellison bid to toss Pigozzo claims

A Mineral Resources lawyer says ousted executive Steven Pigozzo had no legal basis to include alleged comments made by a psychologist about company founder Chris Ellison in his statement of claim.

Neale Prior

Secret bluesPremiumEllison fails in second late night legal muzzling

Billionaire mining contractor Chris Ellison has failed in another secret bid to muzzle reporting of his bitter legal battle with Mineral Resources’ sacked procurement boss Steven Pigozzo.

Neale Prior

Elllison bluePremiumMinRes attacks $30m blow-out claims in Pigozzo attack

Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources asks Federal Court to throw out array of claims by sacked procurement boss Steven Pigozzo, including one about a $30m Herdie’s cost blow-out and COVID kit purchase.

Neale Prior

Revenue upgradePremiumSCEE sees earnings higher on WA mining sector activity

Shares in Southern Cross Electrical Engineering were higher after the company flagged an earnings upgrade on the back of strong activity in the WA mining sector.

Stuart McKinnon

Investors applaudCommentsPremiumPerenti shares soar on mammoth Barminco contract, buyback

Shares in WA-based Perenti have skyrocketed after its Barminco underground mining unit was awarded one of its biggest-ever contracts and it announced a 12-month share buyback program.

Daniel Newell

Pigozzo lets ripPremiumMinRes manager claims Ellison, Gavranich misused spots

Mineral Resources’ sacked procurement manager has accused company founders Chris Ellison and Bob Gavranich of improperly using their positions at the share market-listed group.

Neale Prior

Secret bluesPremiumEllison puts lid on explosive legal claims by contracts boss

Billionaire mining contractor Chris Ellison has slapped a lid on a potentially explosive legal action by his sacked procurement boss, for now at least.

Neale Prior

Explosive lawsuitPremiumEllison erupts at ‘entirely baseless’ claims by ex-executive

Billionaire mining contractor Chris Ellison has come out swinging against a sacked lieutenant who he claims has made a series of unsubstantiated and highly defamatory allegations.

Neale Prior

Fresh startCommentsPremiumDecmil hits reset button with $137m in new contracts

Embattled construction and engineering group Decmil is looking to put a tough few months behind it as it secures new contracts in WA and Victoria worth about $137 million.

Cheyanne Enciso

Tit-for-tatPremiumMinRes faces messy legal row with ousted buying boss

Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources is poised for a bitter legal battle with an ousted and angry procurement boss it claims breached his obligation to not earn secret profits.

Neale Prior

Mask mysteryPremiumBucks stop as State lawyers, Quigley’s son face off in court

State Government lawyers complain they don’t know whether WA Attorney-General John Quigley’s son is claiming $1 million or $10m in the mask battle.

Neale Prior

Fresh startCommentsPremiumDecmil looks to hit re-set button with new CEO

Embattled construction and engineering group Decmil is hoping for a reset of its operational performance after appointing Rod Heale as its new chief executive.

Stuart McKinnon

Inclusivity drivePremiumImdex reveals sector-leading DV help for workers

A sector-leading domestic violence support policy and a pledge to end the gender pay gap are among the entitlements Imdex has introduced to attract and retain workers amid WA’s skills crunch.

Stuart McKinnon

Meeting of mindsCommentsPremiumItalian affair for Monadelphous set to do the heavy lifting

Monadelphous has formed a new joint venture with an Italian heavy lifting company that helped refloat the sunken cruiseliner Costa Concordia and installed a rocket tower for Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Stuart McKinnon

Forecasts narrowedCommentsPerenti trims earnings expectations after Botswana deaths

WA-based mining services company Perenti has trimmed its earnings expectations following the death of two workers at the Khoemacau Zone 5 copper mine in Botswana.

Cheyanne Enciso

Parallel universeCommentsPremiumSilk stink as MinRes braces for battle over Wyatt papers

The legal battle between Mineral Resources and co-founder Steve Wyatt’s rival new venture Destec has descended into an argument between senior barristers about what they are arguing about.

Neale Prior

Strategic move PremiumAquirian snaps up Cybem Mechanical Services

Perth-based mining services company Aquirian is set to acquire Cybem Mechanical Services as it looks to beef up its maintenance capabilities.

Caitlin Paroczai

Labour droughtPremiumMiners demand access to foreign workers amid skills crunch

An increasingly tight labour market in the WA resources sector has prompted renewed calls for easier access to foreign labour.

Stuart McKinnon

Revolutionary processAquirian up on commercialised trial of drilling tech

Shares in Aquirian were higher after the mining services company began an extended commercialised trial of its Collar Keeper technology at a minesite in the Northern Goldfields.

Stuart McKinnon

Board searchCommentsPremiumDecmil director takes interim CEO gig for $50k a month

A director of Decmil will take on interim chief executive duties at the embattled contractor following the shock resignation of Dickie Dique.

Daniel Newell

Worst fears realisedCommentsPremiumHomeowners face being burnt after Perth builder collapses

Perth property developer New Sensation Homes has called in liquidators, leaving countless homeowners in the lurch.

Rebecca Le May

Stock nosedivesCommentsPremiumDecmil shares obliterated on CEO exit, big project losses

Decmil has sought to reassure investors that it remains a going concern after the contractor was forced to slash its revenue and earnings guidance while revealing its chief executive had resigned.

Daniel Newell

‘Pay your bills’CommentsPremiumConcerns grow as Perth property developer goes off-grid

Graffiti on a half-built house in Perth’s north-east reading ‘pay your bills’ has raised concerns about a property developer, which has dropped off the grid online.