Colin Barnett

ESG

WA voters kill off iron ore tax

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto can breathe a sigh of relief after Saturday's state election in Western Australia.

12 March 2017

EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT

Balla Balla agreement signed

WA government and BBI Group sign deal over $5.6B iron ore development

23 January 2017

LEADERSHIP

Yeelirrie gets the nod

WA govt approves Yeelirrie, despite EPA objections

16 January 2017

ON LOCATION

Tianqi turns sod on lithium plant

China's Tianqi breaks ground on new lithium plant

12 October 2016

BULKS

Rio, BHP rubbish new govt proposal

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto dismiss Colin Barnett plan to replace iron ore production levy with upfront

05 October 2016

SUPPLY SIDE

Explosive processing

A plant in Western Australia's northwest has managed to do what many others have not, writes Noel Dyson

07 September 2016

EVENTS COVERAGE

Rio celebrates 50 years of iron ore

RIO Tinto celebrated 50 years of iron ore in the Pilbara in style with a gala bash in Perth on Friday

29 August 2016

METAL DETECTIVE

Taxing time for miners

The man in tights is back, riding his favourite hobby horse: robbing the big end of mining, writes Metal

16 August 2016

RESOURCE STOCKS

Mt Ida Delivers Again

Ballard Mining discusses the latest Mt Ida regional drilling results and what comes

RESOURCE STOCKS

Gorilla Gold: 900% Resource Jump

Gorilla Gold expands Comet Vale resources with a major 900% increase in contained

RESOURCE STOCKS

South Cobar Breakthrough: 38.5M oz Silver Equivalent

Australian Gold and Copper on the maiden resource and next steps at South Cobar and

RESOURCE STOCKS

Stinger Could Be a Game-Changer

High-grade TREO, niobium, and scandium hits highlight Stinger’s potential

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