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The West Australian
thewest.com.au > business > mining > mineral-resources-brings-little-lamb-creek-to-life-as-was-first-new-iron-ore-mine-for-2026-c-21931103

MinRes brings online WA’s first iron ore mine of 2026

4+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1248+ words) MinRes brings online WA's first iron ore mine of 2026The West Australian WA has its first new iron ore mine this year after Mineral Resources shipped maiden ore from its Lamb Creek project three months after breaking ground The first shipment…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > business > bulls-n-bears > southern-hemisphere-zeroes-in-on-monster-chilean-copper-porphyry--c-21846045.amp

Southern Hemisphere zeroes in on monster Chilean copper porphyry

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (544+ words) Joint venture partners FMR Resources and Southern Hemisphere Mining have launched a fourth deep diamond hole at their Llahuin copper-gold project in Chile, using a refined geological model to pinpoint what they believe is the source of a big porphyry…...

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thewest.com.au > business > bulls-n-bears > venus-taps-experts-to-unlock-value-in-wa-mineral-portfolio-c-21465269.amp

Venus taps experts to unlock value in WA mineral portfolio

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (519+ words) Venus Metals Corporation has kicked off a formal strategic review of its portfolio and has engaged a top corporate gun, Sydney-based amicaa Advisors to initiate a formal strategic review of the company's Western Australian mineral assets. As a renowned consultant,…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > business > mergers-and-acquisitions > mineral-resources-shares-lithium-load-with-posco-in-12-billion-sale--c-20651554

MinRes shares lithium load with POSCO in $1.2 billion sale

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (358+ words) Simone Grogan has been writing business stories since 2020. Hailing originally from the North West of England, she got her first dose of the Australian corporate world working as an assistant in stockbroking. Simone was a reporter at The Market Herald…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > business > bulls-n-bears > titanium-sands-secures-stage-2-funding-for-sri-lankan-mineral-sands-project-c-20349235

Titanium Sands secures Stage-2 funding for Sri Lankan mineral sands project

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (609+ words) Titanium Sands has confirmed it has secured Stage 2 debt funding to advance its Mannar Island project in northwest Sri Lanka that is rich in heavy mineral sands that contain lucrative titanium minerals. Geomorphologically, Mannar Island is a classic consolidated sand-spit…...

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thewest.com.au > business > public-companies > augustus-primes-rig-after-wa-leonora-gold-soil-blitz-c-20278388

Augustus primes rig after WA Leonora gold soil blitz

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (460+ words) Augustus Minerals has pushed the accelerator on geochemistry at its Music Well gold project north of Leonora in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields, after finishing a 1,173 soil sample auger campaign. The program was designed to see through the thin soil veneer…...

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thewest.com.au > business > mining > mineral-resources-hits-milestone-to-upgrade-troubled-onslow-iron-haul-road-c-20174341

MinRes hits ‘milestone’ on troubled Onslow Iron haul road

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (552+ words) Mineral Resources says it has now completed upgrades to its 147km-long Onslow Iron haul road following a series of truck rollovers and incidents that raised serious safety concerns. The latest incident was in late August, and marked the seventh truck…...

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thewest.com.au > business > mining > mineral-resources-pilbara-ports-authority-widens-fight-over-fees-at-ashburton--c-20137847

Port widens channel fees fight with MinRes

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (264+ words) Matt Mckenzie has chased stories as a journalist for nearly a decade. He's covered economics, energy, major projects, insolvencies and more. Whether it be red tape delaying investment, investigating the construction bubble, or holding the State's most powerful to account,…...

The West Australian
thewest.com.au > business > agriculture > forrest-company-denied-access-to-mineral-resources-onslow-docs-in-court-tussle-over-aboriginal-water-serpent-c-20100200

Forrests denied access to MinRes docs in water serpent spat

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (60+ words) Adrian Rauso joined The West Australian in 2023 as its resources reporter, covering our state's vital mining industry. He cut his teeth as a journalist at Business News, predominately covering the junior mining space, before moving into investor relations at FTI…...

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thewest.com.au > business > bulls-n-bears > hastings-wyloo-join-forces-for-wa-rare-earths-project-c-20104627

Hastings-Wyloo join forces for WA rare earths project

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (670+ words) Hastings Technology Metals has officially joined forces with powerhouse private firm Wyloo Consolidated Investments. The deal marks a significant step in Australia's critical minerals landscape, with the formation of an unincorporated joint venture over Western Australia's world-class Yangibana rare earths…...