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Brad Thompson is The Australian’s mining reporter, covering all aspects of the resources industry and based in Perth.

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Northern Minerals' Browns Range heavy rare earths project. Picture - Supplied

Chinese links stall WA rare earths mine’s funding

Government sources said ‘unresolved identities’ on the Northern Minerals register remained a barrier to the company securing funding.

Brad Thompson

MiningMining & Energy

Mineral Resources is building a water pipeline to its Ken Bore's mine.

MinRes Pilbara pipeline adds to Onslow intrigue

Chris Ellison-led Mineral Resources is building a water pipeline and seeking water licences linked to its troubled Onslow Iron project

Brad Thompson

MiningMining & Energy

Rio Tinto iron ore chief executive Simon Trott at the Rhodes Ridge iron ore deposit in WA's Pilbara region. Picture: supplied by Rio Tinto.

Rio Tinto’s new iron mine to create 1000 jobs

Rio Tinto has pulled the trigger on a new iron ore mine in WA on the same day it wrapped up the takeover of Arcadium Lithium.

Brad Thompson

ExclusiveMining & Energy

A BHP sign is seen atop their headquarters in Melbourne on August 27, 2024, after the Australian mining giant reported a three percent revenue climb to US$55.7 billion in the financial year to June 30, citing record deliveries and rising prices for iron ore. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Union claims victory in BHP, Rio recruitment drive

The Electrical Trades Union has signed up hundreds of workers at key BHP and Rio Tinto operations, in a shake-up of the Pilbara’s industrial relations landscape.

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Gina Rinehart celebrated her 71st birthday with entertainment from a staff choir wearing Rossi boots and Kidman-branded apparel.

Gina Rinehart gives away millions at belated birthday bash

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart combined her belated birthday festivities with a staff windfall.

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MiningMining & Energy

A haul truck is loaded by a digger with material from the pit at Rio Tinto Group's West Angelas iron ore mine in Pilbara, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. Rio Tinto Group, the world's second-biggest iron ore exporter, will spend $518 million on the first driverless long-distance trains to haul the commodity from its Western Australia mines to ports, boosting efficiency. Photographer: Ian Waldie/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Unions accuse Rio of iron ore scare campaign

Rio Tinto says industrial peace is at risk, as it tries to stave off a union power grab.

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MiningMining & Energy

EMBARGO FOR TWAM 13 AUGUST 2022. FEE MAY APPLY. View of Jarrah forests destroyed by Buaxite Mining near Perth, WA. Source: Supplied

Water supplier sounds alarm on Alcoa mine

The taxpayer-owned utility responsible for drinking water in WA raised red flags about Alcoa clearing native forest on the doorstep of dams used to supply thousands of households.

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MiningMining & Energy

Mineral Resources founder Chris Ellison. Picture: Supplied

MinRes boss Ellison selling luxury yacht

Mineral Resources founder Chris Ellison has put his luxury yacht on the market as the fallout over his involvement in tax evasion and other scandals continues.

Brad Thompson

MiningMining & Energy

Resources Minister Madeleine King speaking at the The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA breakfast at Crown. Picture: The West Australian

King joins Lynas boss, casts doubt on Trump Ukraine play

Resources Minister Madeleine King says the US would be better served focusing on rare earths supply from Australia, rather than chasing projects in Greenland and Ukraine.

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MiningMining & Energy

Amanda Lacaze, chief executive officer of Lynas Rare Earths Ltd., on the sidelines of the Diggers and Dealers conference in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Lynas, the only key supplier of the critical minerals outside China, has won further financial backing from Washington to build a plant in the US. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

Lynas boss casts doubt on Trump-Ukraine deal

Amanda Lacaze says if the US wants to secure rare earths supply, they should buy from Lynas rather than continue with “thought bubble” solutions.

Brad Thompson

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