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Plum jobPremiumBHP boss says ore still has plenty to give

Productivity and safety are key issues for BHP’s head of WA iron ore Brandon Craig, who says he still feels positive about the iron ore story.

Stuart McKinnon

Skills programPremiumMeet the new recruits helping ease the labour shortfall

The call for desperately needed skills in booming industries like mining and civil construction is being answered from the most unlikely of places.

Danielle Le Messurier

Union angerPremium‘No FIFO here’: Mona rejects Kemerton worker claims

Contractor Monadelphous has rejected AMW claims it is using interstate fly-in, fly-out workers instead of local workers on Albemarle’s lithium hydroxide plant project south of Perth.

Stuart McKinnon

Labour hitPremiumSkills drought cruels Perenti

Mining services firm Perenti has become the latest victim of the skills shortage in WA’s resources sector, warning it expects labour market tightness to continue well into next year.

Stuart McKinnon

Recycling drivePremiumAlbemarle to power future with old EV scraps

The world’s biggest lithium miner wants to extract more of the battery metal from old cars as demand surges and ageing electric vehicles are traded in.

Yvonne Yue Li

Battery contestPremiumOre rivals join forces for electric truck challenge

Arch rivals BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale have launched an initiative aimed at electrifying their fleets of massive haul trucks to cut emissions.

Stuart McKinnon

Up and downPremiumIron ore miners tumble in volatile commodity trading

Futures markets point to iron ore price falling sharply as speculative trading in the commodity reaches fever pitch near record levels.

Stuart McKinnon

Cost controlsPremiumWhat can China do to control soaring commodity prices?

The surging cost of commodities to industries and households is a threat to China’s economic growth and the purchasing power of its citizenry.

Drill resultsPremiumCopper hunter pulls off a double Helix

Shares in Helix Resources have more than doubled after the explorer reported further copper mineralisation in NSW.

Stuart McKinnon

He’s back!PremiumDeep Yellow defends hiring former Rio iron ore boss

Chris Salisbury has resurfaced at the uranium explorer almost nine months after sensationally quitting the mining giant in the wake of the Juukan Gorge debacle.

Daniel Newell and Stuart McKinnon

Dust offPremiumAGIG, Cashmere Iron revive Oakajee port plan

The two parties will work on a pre-feasibility study that could kick-start stalled magnetite project in the Mid-West via the use of shared infrastructure.

Stuart McKinnon

Battery valuePremiumPilbara chases extra value, savings in lithium testwork

Pilbara Minerals is exploring how it can develop a greener, higher-value product from its Pilgangoora lithium project in partnership with processing technology company Calix.

Stuart McKinnon

Market breatherPremiumMiners ease as iron ore rally looks set to cool

Iron ore futures have cooled today sending the share prices of the big miners lower after the benchmark price skyrocketed nearly 9 per cent overnight to a fresh record of $US230.56/t

Daniel Newell

‘Kalgoorlie Street Fighter’CommentsPremiumGold boss in the ring with former UFC heavyweight

Gold mining executive Raleigh Finlayson has been training with one of the nation’s top former UFC fighters.

Capital raisingPremiumArtemis looks to raise $10m in placement

The explorer will use the cash for expanded drilling campaigns at its Pilbara gold-copper projects.

Stuart McKinnon

No goPremiumBoral rejects SGH’s $7.9b takeover offer

The diversified investment group says it would be happy to lift its holding in the building products company to 30 per cent.

Sean Smith

Shares peakPremiumIron ore miners pull ASX to record high

BHP and Rio Tinto have hit new peaks on the back of China’s insatiable demand for the steel-making commodity.

Sean Smith

No stoppingPremium$US200/t long gone as iron ore races on

Iron ore is starting the week with $US200/t in its rear-vision mirror and a strengthening recovery in the steel industry suggesting further gains.

First dayPremiumNickel X treads water on ASX debut

Nickel X has experienced only a steady debut on the ASX despite strong interest in its initial public offering.

Stuart McKinnon

On trackCommentsPremiumAlbemarle charges through WA ‘labour crisis’

The US giant had hoped to accelerate development of its Kemerton plant but the tight construction labour market in WA has cruelled its plans, forcing it to stick with its original schedule.

Stuart McKinnon

Up and upCommentsPremiumIron ore price breaches $US200/t

Record prices for the steel-making commodity appears to show no signs of abating.

Stuart McKinnon

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Virus comes to Rio Tinto’s aid for AGM

With an absence of protestors and confrontation, it was a quiet day for the miner’s board.

Comment, Sean Smith

Tri-level stunnerCommentsPremiumWright family mansion a ‘once in a generation sale’

It sits like a beacon looking grandly over the Indian Ocean, and after 25 years this shining light of Perth property — owned by late billionaire Michael Wright — will now be a jewel for new owners.

Caitlyn Rintoul

ScandalPremiumRio Tinto begs for forgiveness

The Juukan Gorge cave blast scandal continues to haunt mining giant Rio Tinto, which used its annual general meeting to again apologise profusely.

Rebecca Le May