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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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MinRes faces $1bn bill under secret Chevron port deal

The WA government has dragged embattled MinRes to court after failing to persuade Chevron to waive port fees.

Brad Thompson

EXCLUSIVEMining & Energy

One of Mineral Resources transhippers that operates out of Onslow.

MinRes at war with Chevron over ‘secret’ levies

Mineral Resources has blasted the oil and gas giant as it fights for the future of a $3.5bn iron ore project and thousands of jobs.

Brad Thompson

EXCLUSIVEBusiness

MinRes AGM Managing Director Chris EllisonPhoto byline: Courtney McAllister

Defiant Ellison tells staff MinRes will prove naysayers wrong

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison reveals he’s up for the challenge as the company fights for survival.

Brad Thompson

EnergyMining & Energy

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Billionaire businessman philanthropist Andrew Forrest speaks during a Leadership Matters breakfast on April 10, 2025 in Perth, Australia. Dr. Andrew

Nuclear power is ‘not cool’, declares Andrew Forrest

Billionaire Andrew Forrest says young Australian men are under the mistaken impression that nuclear energy is ‘pretty cool’.

Brad Thompson

MiningLegal Affairs

Northern Star Resources managing director Stuart Tonkin. Picture: Sharon Smith, supplied by Northern Star Resources.

Northern Star fined $750k for safety breach that injured worker

Northern Star, the biggest gold miner on the ASX, has pleaded guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court to safety breaches which left a worker with spinal and leg injuries.

Brad Thompson

ResourcesMining & Energy

LAVERTON, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: An ore dump truck returns from a stock pile at the Gruyere Gold Mine on August 04, 2019 200km north-east of Laverton, Australia. The $621 million Gruyere gold mine is situated 200km north-east of Laverton in Western Australia's Great Victoria Desert. Discovered in October 2013, it is Australia's most recent major gold discovery and is expected to produce between 75,000 and 100,000 ounces in 2019. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Gold Road forced to retract mine claims after complaint to ASX

Takeover target Gold Road has been forced to retract details about the underground potential of the jointly run Gruyere mine after a complaint was made to the ASX.

Brad Thompson

MiningMining & Energy

Anglo's Moranbah North Mine file shot. Picture: Supplied by Anglo American

Queensland mine explosion puts Peabody’s $6.3bn deal in doubt

New York-listed Peabody Energy back pedals on coal mine acquisition after explosion at Moranbah North in Queensland.

Brad Thompson

ResourcesMining & Energy

LAVERTON, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: Gold Road Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Duncan Gibbs poses in front of the processing plant at the Gruyere Gold Mine on August 04, 2019 200km north-east of Laverton, Australia. The $621 million Gruyere gold mine is situated 200km north-east of Laverton in Western Australia's Great Victoria Desert. Discovered in October 2013, it is Australia's most recent major gold discovery and is expected to produce between 75,000 and 100,000 ounces in 2019. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Takeover target Gold Road says report reveals true value

Gold Road says shareholders will benefit from knowing the true potential value of taking operations at the jointly run Gruyere mine in WA underground, after it was handed a report.

Brad Thompson

ExclusiveMining & Energy

Operations at the Caval Ridge coking coal mine in Queensland, owned by the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA). Picture supplied by BHP

BHP axes more contractors as coal price falls

BHP-run coal miner BMA has dumped contractors hired for rehabilitation work in Queensland.

Brad Thompson

IndustryMining & Energy

Trucks arrive each day at the BlueScope Recycling facility with scrapmetal to feed the operation’s shredders – turning big scrap into little scrap– in preparation for being melted and recast as top quality hot-rolled coilacross the road at BlueScope’s North Star mini-mill in Delta, Ohio.

Rust Belt steeled for meltdown: why tariffs matter to America

As the world melts down over Donald Trump’s tariffs, an Australian company recycling steel is coming up trumps in the US Rust Belt.

Brad Thompson

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