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Business plea CommentsPremiumWA bosses want travel exemptions for the triple-jabbed

WA company bosses are begging the McGowan Government to consider exemptions allowing business managers that are triple dose-vaccinated to travel interstate and internationally.

Danielle Le Messurier

Bewildering decisionCommentsPremiumBusiness leaders ‘incredulous’ about border delay: Goyder

One of WA’s most senior business leaders says industry is “incredulous” about Mark McGowan’s decision to indefinitely delay the reopening of WA’s borders after almost two years of isolation.

Danielle Le Messurier & Sean Smith

New resignation PremiumFortescue Metals Group confirms corporate affairs departure

Fortescue Metals Group is losing another senior executive, with the resignation of sustainability and corporate affairs director Alison Terry.

Sean Smith

Widespread backlashCommentsPremiumNovaxxer’s Serbia serves up big lesson to rookies at Rio

The Bull has been saddened for months by the strength of community backlash in western Serbia against Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project.

Cases detectedPremiumTwo FIFO workers test positive for COVID at Perth Airport

Mining giant confirms two cases found at dedicated screening facilities ahead of a scheduled departure to the Pilbara on Thursday.

Adrian Lowe

Oakajee dreamPremiumFortescue Metals Group signs Oakajee pact

Under a preliminary agreement with Sinosteel, the WA iron ore miner could buy into the Oakajee project after a 12-month review.

Sean Smith

New goalposts CommentsPremiumGaines labels delayed border reopening ‘disappointing’

Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Elizabeth Gaines says the iron ore miner is concerned a lack of clarity around the reopening of WA’s borders may lead to an exacerbated shortage of labour and skills. 

Danielle Le Messurier

Hide and seekCommentsPremiumHave you seen 200 million barrels of oil anywhere?

The International Energy Agency is trying to figure out where 200 million barrels of oil went.

Alex Longley and Julian Lee

‘Full stop”CommentsPremium‘It’s over’: Serbia kills Rio’s $3.3b Jadar lithium hopes

Serbia has blocked plans for Europe’s biggest lithium mine — a flagship project of Rio Tinto’s new chief executive Jakob Stausholm.

Misha Savic, Jan Bratanic and Thomas Biesheuvel

MiningPremiumOra Banda loses six staff to COVID jab mandates

Ora Banda Mining has reported losing six workers to COVID-19 vaccine mandates but stressed a positive outlook in its quarterly report. 

Tom Robinson

Unsafe environmentCommentsPremiumBHP hit with $125,000 fine over serious worker injury

Mining giant BHP has been slapped with a $125,000 fine after a contractor was seriously injured at its Whaleback iron ore mine near Newman. 

Caitlin Paroczai

Dual listing vote CommentsPremiumAustralian shareholders back BHP unification

The unification of BHP’s dual share listings in Australia and Britain into a primary listing on the ASX appears set to be supported, with Australian shareholders strongly backing the proposal. 

Danielle Le Messurier

COVID chillsCommentsPremiumNorthern Star Resources wants 14-day isolation rules eased

Northern Star Resources is hoping WA cuts the 14-day isolation period for close contacts of those with COVID-19 to stem an expected rise in absenteeism when the State reopens its borders.

Sean Smith and Daniel Newell

Significant upgradeCommentsRox reveals big lift to Youanmi gold resource

Shares in Rox Resources hit an eight-month high after the WA mixed-metals explorer significantly lifted its mineral resource estimate for its Youanmi gold project near Sandstone. 

Danielle Le Messurier

Ramp upPremiumHigher costs a blow to Sandfire’s stellar quarter

Higher power and diesel costs were the only blight on an otherwise stellar December quarter for copper and gold miner Sandfire Resources.

Daniel Newell

MININGPremiumSmelter maintenance behind production drop for Nickel West

Planned maintenance across BHP Nickel West’s operations was behind a drop in production in the second half of 2021, according to the company’s quarterly report. 

Tom Robinson

Virus blueprint CommentsPremiumMiners’ COVID guidelines to be based on QLD, SA

The head of the State’s most powerful resources lobby group expects guidelines on how miners will operate after the border reopens are just days away, as more than 50 companies prepare to meet on Thursday.

Danielle Le Messurier

Virus protection CommentsPremiumBHP could make booster shot a condition of entry to Oz sites

BHP is weighing up whether to make a third COVID-19 jab a condition of entry to its Australian sites and offices in a possible extension of its mandatory vaccination policy. 

Danielle Le Messurier

Robot solutionCommentsPremiumNexxis partners with Blueprint Lab in bid to improve safety

Perth robotics company Nexxis has partnered with Blueprint Lab to help develop its underwater robotic arm, which could enhance worker safety in petrochemicals, renewable energy and mining. 

Caitlin Paroczai

Big delaysCommentsPremiumLynas hires its own boat after shipping times double

Lynas Rare Earths, one of the few suppliers of the critical minerals outside China, said global shipping disruptions are getting no better, after chartering its own vessel to avoid delays for customers.

Metal gainsCommentsPremiumEasing rates in China spurs iron ore price rise

Iron ore has led gains among industrial metals as China vows to use more monetary policy tools to spur the economy, brightening the outlook for raw materials demand.

Daniel Newell

Big stakeCommentsPremiumGlobal funds giant takes $3b punt on Twiggy’s Fortescue

US-based firm Capital Group has become the third biggest shareholder in Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group after buying a 5 per cent stake in the iron ore miner worth over $3 billion.

Danielle Le Messurier

Rattling the tinCommentsPremiumCentaurus Metals chases $75m for nickel in Brazil

The company is looking to capitalise on the rush to battery metals by beginning construction of a mine over the big Jaguar deposit next year.

Sean Smith

UpdatedWhy opening WA won’t be good for all

Covid-19 staff shortages have already dented BHP’s iron ore and coal output in WA and Queensland, even before the west opens the border floodgates.

Rebecca Le May