Western Australia

A series of tests using deep-penetration technology in Western Australia could prove to be a game changer for the minerals exploration sector.

A Western Australian Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety report has revealed that the state’s exports reached nearly $105 billion over the past year, an 18 per cent increase over 2015–16 figures.

Gascoyne Resources has chosen NRW Holdings as the preferred mining contractor for its Dalgaranga gold operation in the Murchison region of Western Australia.

Newcrest Mining will spend $93 million to improve the operating margins and extend the life of the Telfer gold mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Newmont Mining’s $US120 million ($154 million) expansion of the Tanami gold mine on the border of Northern Territory and Western Australia was officially opened this week.

Metalicity’s emergence as a zinc company has been boosted by the acquisition of two projects in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

The industry has commented on yesterday’s Liberal Party block of the Western Australian Labor Government’s planned gold royalty hike.

Chevron Australia has purchased three exploration interests in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia, comprising 50 trillion cubic feet of gas resources over an area of 23,170 square kilometres.

Gold Road Resources is broadening its search for the company’s next major greenfields discovery in Western Australia.

A survey by the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) has confirmed that employment of resources professionals is stabilising after an extended period of high unemployment during the industry downturn.

Western Australian mining operator Aspire has received a 30-year mining licence for its 90 per cent-owned Nuurstei Coking Coal Project in Mongolia.

Lithium developer Altura Mining will raise $26 million through a share placement to help accelerate its expansion plans at the Pilgangoora project in Western Australia.

An abundance of positions for unskilled mine workers that have the potential of fetching an annual salary of $82,000 is being offered in Western Australia’s Goldfields region, according to human resources business Mining People international (MPI).

Western Australian gold company Red 5 has finalised its acquisition of the Darlot mine and the King of the Hills project in the state’s Eastern Goldfields.

Empire Resources has poured first gold at its Penny’s Find gold mine near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.

The Western Australian Government’s plan to raise its gold royalty rate by 50 per cent will lead to almost 3000 jobs being lost, according to economic modelling by the WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME).

Western Australia’s McGowan Government has announced that local mineral and petroleum industry has seen a 19 per cent increase in value over 2015-16 sales figures, with $105 billion in recorded sales.

Saracen Mineral Holdings will offload the Red October gold mine in Western Australia to Matsa Resources for $2 million in cash and shares.

Newcrest Mining has described the Western Australian Government’s plan to increase the state’s gold royalty rate by 50 per cent as bad policy.

Advertising for resources industry jobs on online recruitment portal SEEK has grown by 72 per cent over the past year.