Today
Czech coal baron fails to get FIRB approval to buy Australian miner
Pavel Tykac’s family office, Sev.en Global Investments, had signed an agreement in September to acquire 51 per cent of Coronado Global Resources.
- Elouise Fowler
Yesterday
ASX-listed uranium miner seeks to build $5.26 billion global giant
Paladin Energy has pitched a takeover of Toronto-listed Fission Uranium to bring its proposed Canadian mine into production by 2029 to meet global demand.
- Elouise Fowler
Mystery buyer raids Spartan Resources’ register; Citi on trade
Fund managers were told to bid in 1¢ increments from an 82¢ floor to a maximum of 89¢ per Spartan share.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Mining’s push for gender diversity threatened by ‘Andrew Tate’ effect
A belief that women are being promoted based on gender, not ability, has permeated to middle management and board level, according to some female leaders.
- Harry Dempsey
Paladin Energy taps Macquarie Capital for Fission buy
It is understood Paladin has been working Macquarie Capital on the acquisition.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Niobium fever spreads as Encounter hits paydirt in WA1’s backyard
The West Arunta region is rapidly becoming Australia’s next critical minerals province after Encounter found high-grade niobium close to WA1’s Luni discovery
- Peter Ker
Rio Tinto puts biofuels before batteries in carbon credit push
The miner reckons farmers should be eligible to earn carbon credits for growing crops that can be turned into carbon-neutral biofuels.
- Peter Ker
Fortescue should face EPA audit, native title group claims
Fortescue’s stoush with the Yindjibarndi people has deepened, with the native title group asking the WA government to review permits for the Solomon mining hub.
- Peter Ker
This Month
- Analysis
- Due diligence
Deterra’s big-ticket bet on lithium royalties faces tough reception
After years of being criticised for high costs and inaction, Iluka-backed Deterra Royalties has bid for Trident Royalties and is facing a backlash, again.
- Jemima Whyte
Guzman y Gomez’s spicy float, the RBA’s risky weight and nuclear, again?
Our Chanticleer team look at some of the biggest events of the week, and mull over a curly question from Michele Bullock’s press conference.
Pilbara’s lithium growth plans immune to price pressure
Lithium exporter Pilbara Minerals says it can triple lithium production in a value accretive way even if prices remain near current levels.
- Peter Ker
MinRes weighs up rail fleet sale as axe falls on iron ore mines
But the company, run by billionaire Chris Ellison, said demand remained strong and that closures of the operations had nothing to do with concerns about price.
- Brad Thompson
Mineral Resources to shut iron ore mines employing 1000 workers
Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources will shut iron ore mines and look for jobs for about 1000 displaced workers in other parts of the company.
- Brad Thompson
Billionaire Chris Ellison wants his own airline. Are any for sale?
A boss arriving to a Perth office via helicopter can’t expect his employees to be happy waiting for connecting flights from Kalgoorlie.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
Monster $1.1b block trade in Fortescue; JPMorgan on ticket
A big fund manager sent JPMorgan out to find buyers for a billion-dollar sell-down of Fortescue after the closing bell.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Exclusive
- Mining
Chinese lithium pioneer calls for ‘fair go’ in Australia
Tianqi Lithium says it deserves access to the billions in tax incentives put up by the Albanese government, as it prepares to host Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
- Brad Thompson and Andrew Tillett
Fortescue’s British Formula 1 car designer loses CEO
The Williams Advanced Engineering boss is the latest executive to exit Andrew Forrest’s empire. WAE is central to the company’s batteries ambitions.
- Brad Thompson
LME failure on nickel due to its own self-interests: Rudd
The Australian ambassador says prices kept artificially low by China were creating a risk of a 20 per cent slump in global supply of the commodity.
- Matthew Cranston
Lithium hopeful Winsome Resources in $20m cash call
Perth-based Canadian lithium junior Winsome Resources was hitting up investors for a $20 million cash call on Thursday.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Forrest lieutenant Julie Shuttleworth exits Fortescue after a decade
Her departure adds to the growing list of executives who have left Fortescue recently. Ms Shuttleworth said she was leaving to spend more time with her family.
- Brad Thompson and Peter Ker
