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Pictured at the Mineral Resources office in Osborne Park is Josh Thurlow, chief executive of the lithium division.

MiningPremiumMinRes lithium boss Thurlow quits

Mineral Resources’ lithium chief executive Josh Thurlow will exit the mining major within two months to move abroad.

Adrian Rauso

Kathleen Valley lithium mine in Western Australia.

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Liontown gives nod to $389m expansion at Kathleen Valley

An expansion of Kathleen Valley could drive down costs enough to make it WA’s second cheapest lithium producer, according to Liontown chief executive Tony Ottaviano.

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Drill rigs at Santa Cruz.

MiningPremiumDeterra adds copper to key iron ore and lithium streams

Perth-based royalty player Deterra Royalties has continued its push beyond Pilbara iron ore, shelling out $US74.2 million ($105.7m) to acquire a future copper income stream in Arizona.

Adrian Rauso

Core Lithium CEO Paul Brown

MiningPremiumPay bump and new bonus dangled in front of lithium CEO

Core Lithium’s boss has been handed a $139,875 base salary increase plus a new bonus worth up $1.38 million over three years. 

Adrian Rauso

Global Lithium Resources' Manna project is 100km east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

MiningPremiumUAE firm makes $333m bid for WA lithium hopeful

Goldfields mine developer Global Lithium Resources is set to be bought out by a private Middle Eastern outfit for $333 million. 

Adrian Rauso

Drill rigs operating at the Katanning Gold Project in Badgebup.

MiningPremiumWA sitting on a $8 trillion mining bounty: CME

The State’s key mining lobby group has estimated that extracting WA’s known deposits of minerals, metals and fuels would easily fetch $8 trillion.

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Argonaut executive chair Eddie Rigg.

MiningPremiumMining deals propel Argonaut to record profit

Nearly 30 staff-owners have shared $20.9m in dividends after the broker and corporate adviser more than doubled net profit to a record $38.3m, as revenue leapt 84 per cent to $118.9m.

Sean Smith

Vulcan Energy’s founder Francis Wedin.

MiningPremiumWedin to step down as Vulcan Energy’s boss

Vulcan Energy Resources executive chair Francis Wedin will step down from the top job and transition into a consultancy role.

Adrian Rauso

Finniss lithium operation

MiningPremiumAustralia’s only non-WA lithium mine restarts production

Core Lithium has become the latest lithium miner to bring supply back online to capitalise on a market rebound.

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Mineral Resources’ Wodgina lithium mine.

MiningPremiumMinRes launches huge water hunt around lucrative mine

Mineral Resources plans to scour about 141 square kilometres of Pilbara land for water to underpin the future of its most profitable lithium mine.

Adrian Rauso

Core Lithium has recommenced mining at its Finniss lithium operation south of Darwin and spun off its gold portfolio,

BusinessPremiumCore Lithium clears gold decks as Axiant debut raises $8m

Perth-based Core Lithium has spun its gold ground into an $8 million ASX float, clearing its decks for the $290m restart of its Finniss lithium operation.

Ryan Johnson

Day one of the 2026 Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, on Monday. Pictured is Liontown managing director and chief executive officer Tony Ottaviano. Carwyn Monck

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Liontown leaps to profit and shrugs off mystery dispute

A lithium price recovery has propelled Liontown to a maiden net profit of $93 million, even after a mysterious shipping dispute wiped out more than $20m.

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Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison.

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Chris Ellison reaps big MinRes divvy and has copper FOMO

Billionaire mining entrepreneur Chris Ellison will pocket about $19 million after his Mineral Resources swung from $896 million loss to a $1.2 billion net profit for the recent financial year.

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White Rock MD Simon Hay

MiningPremiumWhite hot ASX debut for new lithium play

The first lithium listing on the ASX in more than two years benefited from ‘pent-up demand’ on its trading debut.

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The PLS central pit in Pilgangoora in the Pilbara.

MiningPremiumPLS back in black with a big return to dividends

Shareholders in lithium major PLS are getting their first cash payout in three years and it will be bigger than the market was anticipating.

Adrian Rauso and Daniel Newell

Refined lithium piled at the Sigma Lithium Xuxa refinery near Itinga, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Inset: Aaron Morey.

LithiumPremiumLithium miners bask in resurgence after ‘winter’ price crash

Even the most casual mining sector observers will have noticed a renewed optimism around lithium. But will its latest boom prove enduring?

Rebecca Le May

TLEA’s Kwinana lithium plant.

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‘Unsustainable’: Shock cost surge burns WA refiners

Surging prices are squeezing WA’s critical mineral processors to breaking point, with one major lithium refinery operator branding the cost crunch as unsustainable.

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PLS managing director and chief executive Dale Henderson.

MiningPremiumLithium kingpin says price can hold amid extra supply

The boss of Australia’s biggest lithium pure-play believes a recent resurgence in supply across the industry will not cause a market crash reminiscent of what occurred three years ago.

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Liontown chief executive Tony Ottaviano at the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie.

MiningPremiumLiontown may buy unwanted Rio Tinto mine

Tony Ottaviano said his Liontown will look under the bonnet of Rio Tinto’s idle Mt Cattlin lithium mine when it comes up for sale.

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Lynas Rare Earths CEO Amanda Lacaze at a WA Mining Club.

MiningPremiumLacaze joins German lithium hopeful Vulcan Energy

Amanda Lacaze has joined the Gina Rinehart-backed Vulcan Energy Resources, her first ASX-listed company directorship post-Lynas Rare Earths.

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Delegates during the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum

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Miners drive WA company values to a record $494b

A commodities boom supercharged the value of WA’s top ASX-listed companies by more than a third to nearly $500 billion, setting the stage for a jovial Diggers & Dealers forum this week.

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PLS CEO Dale Henderson at the PLS central pit after the PLS mid stream processing plant opening in Pilgangoora Justin Benson-Cooper

MiningPremiumPLS dividends almost certain to return after strong quarter

Shareholders in the lithium miner are set to share in the spoils of a growing cash pile, with chief Dale Henderson not keen to whip out the company’s bulging wallet for an acquisition anytime soon.

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Liontown Resources managing director and chief executive Tony Ottaviano

MiningPremiumLiontown’s stock gets mauled after bad quarter

A lacklustre end to the financial year and a weaker-than-expected outlook have pummelled Liontown’s share price.

Adrian Rauso

A MinRes truck on the upgraded Onslow Iron haul road.

MiningPremiumMinRes breaks records and grows a pile of cash

Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources has closed out a resurgent financial year with a quarterly record at its all-important Onslow Iron operation.

Adrian Rauso and Daniel Newell