Mineral Resources
Lithium boss slams ‘lazy’ global carmakers, but says EV boom is coming
One of Australia’s top lithium producers says no one is making money from mining the key battery ingredient at current prices as electric car sales languish.
- by Nick Toscano
Latest
Jobs, costs cut at MinRes’ luxury HQ as Chris Ellison takes the biscuit
There will no pay rises for senior employees this year and fewer perks for office workers ahead of a massive reduction in the miner’s remote workforce.
- by Peter Milne
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Mining
That won’t fly: Conservation agency flags concerns over Ellison’s chopper commute
The state-run conservation agency has laid bare its concerns over billionaire Chris Ellison’s helicopter trips to the office via Herdsman Lake, as conflicting reports emerge about who gave the final sign-off and when.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Mining
Mining billionaire Chris Ellison lands permit to take chopper to office
Mineral Resources’ billionaire boss has spared no expense enticing staff to the $130 million HQ. Seems he’s just as eager to get there in the morning himself.
- by Jesinta Burton
Budget’s $22b boost puts Australia ‘back in race’ for green energy spending
The CEOs of Australia’s largest critical minerals companies have backed a $22 billion budget boost, in support that fuels a clash with the Coalition.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Fortescue takes ‘milestone step towards green shipping’ amid iron ore hit
Iron ore shipments of 43.3 million tonnes were six per cent lower than previous corresponding quarter because of the ore derailment in late December and weather disruptions.
- by Simon Johanson
‘Enough weasel words’: Top silk joins Ellison’s legal team in row with ex-contracts boss
Billionaire Chris Ellison has flown one of the country’s top silks west amid a push by Mineral Resources’ ex-contracts boss to back up explosive allegations that could see Ellison take the stand.
- by Jesinta Burton
The WA companies that boomed and bombed in 2023
Normally, the saying is you need money to make money, but in WA it seems you need ore to make more – and keep a close watch on China, costs and the energy transition.
- by Peter Milne
Looming gas shortage predicted to bite WA hard
Australia’s gas export powerhouse faces a severe shortage of the fuel for its own use as the switch to renewable energy is moving too slowly to offset declining gas production and the phase-out of coal.
- by Peter Milne
MinRes chases Western Australian government favour to export gas
Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources wants a five-year exemption from a Western Australian ban on the export of onshore gas, arguing it would help shore up domestic supply in years to come.
- by Peter Milne
Analysis
Electric vehicles
Red-dirt billionaires in race for ‘white gold’
Western Australia’s mining billionaires are scrambling for the state’s new gold rush: lithium.
- by Colin Kruger and Simon Johanson
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