Mining

Secretly photographing and watching the families of two former Fortescue staffers was ‘a collateral issue’, the miner’s barrister argues, pointing to a ‘very revealing’ document he says strengthens its case.

Workers applying for jobs on mine sites are being told to submit blood samples during the recruitment process, with those who refuse to consent being knocked back.

EDITORIAL: If ever there was a red flag about the Nature Positive plan it was waved when Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek knocked back a $1b NSW gold mining project.

Mining company Regis has hit back after the Albanese Government blocked a $1 billion gold project over contested Indigenous heritage claims.

The McPhillamys gold mine has been stopped from going ahead, project proponent Regis Resources says, proving a statement by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to be wrong.

Andrew Forrest is paying no mind to teetering iron ore prices, instead vaunting the ‘wall of buyers’ waiting for tonnes of green iron metal from an as-yet-to-be-built Pilbara plant in 12 months time.

The leaders of key mining peak bodies say the case for Western Australia’s upstream lithium producers to receive royalty relief is growing fast, but the helping hand might be selective.

BHP and mining industry groups are preparing for a Pilbara showdown over new Federal laws aimed at making it easier to get into workplaces.

Another mining company is joining in on a huge wave of job losses gripping the industry amid a weak market across a growing number of commodities.

Judge promises Andrew Forrest emails will be revealed as she imposes limited secrecy in Fortescue battle with former green dream scientists.

Some 300 Aussies are set to lose their jobs after a major lithium processor announced it was shutting its huge plant in Western Australia.

Respected indigenous leader, campaigner and lawyer Noel Pearson has joined the board of Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue.

Fortescue wants to permanently suppress parts of emails linked to executive chairman Andrew Forrest and used to win orders to search the homes of former employees.

Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm has poured cold water on fears the $9.5b ‘Pilbara Killer’ Simandou in mine in west Africa will do as its unofficial nickname suggests.

A train has derailed at BHP’s Mooka rail yard— the heart of the Big Australian’s sprawling Pilbara transport network.