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Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. The state capital is Perth, which is also Australia's fourth-largest city and home to the majority of Western Australia's population. Western Australia is the largest Australian state by area, covering about 2.6-million square kilometres, yet it has a relatively small population of around 2.8-million people, most of whom live in the south-western corner. The state's economy is heavily dominated by mining and resources extraction, making it one of the world's most important mineral provinces. Western Australia is a leading global producer of iron-ore, gold, nickel, lithium, alumina and liquefied natural gas, with vast deposits in regions such as the Pilbara, Goldfields-Esperance and the Mid West. The resources sector accounts for a substantial share of the state's gross domestic product and export revenue, underpinning its significance to the Australian economy. Major mining companies including BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue Metals Group and numerous junior explorers operate extensively across the state. The state government, based in Perth, plays an active role in regulating and promoting the resources industry. Western Australia was established as a separate colony in 1829 and became a state of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901, with its economic development accelerating dramatically during the post-war mining boom.

Western Australia News


Manganese ore on a conveyor
Element25 subsidiary signs manganese offtake deal with OM Materials
3rd August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Element25's Butcherbird Operations subsidiary has entered into a binding long-term offtake agreement with manganese alloy producer OM Materials for all of the manganese concentrate... 


Austral's Rocklands copper mine
Austral makes binding proposal to acquire Hammer Metals
3rd August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Austral Resources Australia has submitted a definitive written and binding proposal to acquire fellow ASX-listed Hammer Metals by way of a scheme of arrangement for a total implied value... 


Northern Star Resources' Kalgoorlie operations
Australia's gold mining industry has 'bright' future – Surbiton Associates
3rd August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The outlook for Australia's gold mining industry looks bright, with announced plans for new gold mines, expansions to existing operations and new treatment capacity set to drive further growth in... 


Port Hedland
BHP Port Hedland iron-ore workers to strike August 8 and 9, if no pay deal reached
31st July 2026 By: Reuters

Workers at BHP Group's Port Hedland iron-ore operations in Western Australia plan to go on strike next week, unions said on Friday, threatening to disrupt the miner's $80-million of daily exports... 


Location map of the Whim Creek
Whim Creek copper/lead project, Australia – update
31st July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Anax Metals has started front-end engineering design to support a final investment decision in the fourth quarter of 2026. 


Rio Tinto safety hat
Rio Tinto posts highest H1 earnings in four years as data centre boom boosts copper
29th July 2026 By: Reuters

Global diversified miner Rio Tinto posted its highest half-year underlying earnings in four years on Wednesday as performance from its copper and aluminium units tied to energy demand outshone... 


Ampol refinery in Australia
Australia plans first domestic oil refinery in 60 years to boost fuel security
28th July 2026 By: Reuters

Australia will consider building its first new oil refinery in more than 60 years, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, as war in the Middle East squeezes supplies from overseas and... 


PFS update for Capricorn Metals' gold project indicates production ramp-up to 260 000 oz/y
PFS update for Capricorn Metals' gold project indicates production ramp-up to 260 000 oz/y
27th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Capricorn Metals has announced the results of its updated prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Mt Gibson gold project (MGGP), in Western Australia. The updated study includes underground... 


An image of gold
Integrated study supports reestablishment of Auric’s Burbanks, Munda operations
27th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Auric Mining says the outcomes of the integrated Burbanks and Munda scoping study support the reestablishment of the Burbanks processing facility and the restart of mining at the Munda... 


A map showing the location of the Whim Creek project
FEED starts at Anax's Whim Creek project
27th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Front-end engineering design (FEED) has started on ASX-listed Anax Metals' 80%-owned Whim Creek copper project, in Western Australia, with the company describing this as a significant milestone in... 


Water
Rio Tinto, Western Australia agree to sell desalination plant to Yindjibarndi WaterCo
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto said on Monday it had agreed with the Western Australian government to sell their joint venture stakes in the Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant to Yindjibarndi WaterCo. The plant, now... 


Forrestania's Edna May gold mine
Zenith advises of shareholder activity ahead of Forrestania takeover offer acceptance deadline
23rd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As the deadline looms for ASX-listed Zenith Minerals shareholders to accept an off-market takeover bid by fellow-listed Forrestania Resources by July 30, Zenith has advised of its shareholder Ida... 


Lynas rare earths
Australia's Lynas flags cost overrun after revenue miss, shares tumble
22nd July 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths on Wednesday warned of a cost overrun at its heavy rare earths expansion project in Malaysia after reporting fourth-quarter revenue below analyst expectations, sending... 


The Cosmo project area
Sarama completes sale of West Australian gold assets
21st July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-V- and ASX-listed Sarama Resources has completed the sale of its majority and controlling interest in its Laverton gold projects, in Western Australia, to ASX-listed Riedel Resources for... 


BHP offices, in Perth
BHP resumes negotiations with Port Hedland iron-ore unions
21st July 2026 By: Reuters

BHP and unions representing workers at Western Australia's Port Hedland, the world's largest iron-ore export hub, edged closer to a deal on Tuesday, though talks ended without an agreement and will... 


Duketon mine
Regis lifts 2027 production guidance
17th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having met the top-end of its yearly guidance for 2026 and as it advances an underground development project, ASX-listed Regis Resources has increased its 2027 yearly production guidance to between... 


Lynas' rare earths plant in Gebeng, Malaysia
Lynas' Pentagon rare earth supply deal draws Malaysia scrutiny
17th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

A Malaysian parliamentary group is scrutinizing ASX-listed Lynas Rare Earths' agreement to supply rare earths to the US, as lawmakers weigh implications for the nation’s foreign policy and... 


Port Hedland
Electricians at BHP's key Australian iron-ore hub vote for work stoppages
17th July 2026 By: Reuters

Electricians maintaining diversified miner BHP's high-voltage power network in Western Australia's Pilbara region have overwhelmingly backed strike action, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) said on... 


The Escondida mine
BHP confident of group’s future growth opportunities, despite warning of lower 2027 copper output
16th July 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Global diversified miner BHP produced nearly two-million tonnes of copper and record iron-ore production for the financial year ended June 30, but has substantially lowered its copper production... 


Gallium
Alcoa greenlights Australia gallium plant with US, Japan and domestic backing
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

Bauxite and aluminium producer Alcoa Corporation said on Tuesday it has reached a final investment decision to set up a gallium plant at its Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia, with... 


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