Iron Ore

For a company that prides itself on digging out the metals for the world's clean energy future, saying nothing about its own clean energy future is not an option.

Tomorrow will mark a historic day for an outback WA community as the Federal Court decides how much compensation it is due after Andrew Forrest's FMG mined its land without permission.

Geraldton residents say dust from expanding iron ore operations is blanketing homes, boats and businesses, fuelling fears the coastal city could turn into "the next Port Hedland".

Whyalla steelworkers are struggling to get the city's blast furnace producing iron again, with SA Premier Peter Malinauskas saying he is "very concerned" about the situation.

A legal wrangle is underway over what costs mining businesswoman Gina Rinehart is liable for following last week's judgment in her epic court battle with the family of her father's former business partner.

Their fathers were school buddies turned mining pioneers, and in another life they could have been friends — but Gina Rinehart and Angela Bennett came to be opponents in one of the most high-stakes legal battles Australia has ever seen. 

Gina Rinehart and her company, Hancock Prospecting, are the "clear winners" of what prominent Perth industry commentator Tim Treadgold said was the "big daddy" of legal battles.

The blockbuster court ruling over mining tenements worth billions of dollars in WA's iron ore rich Pilbara is the culmination of a complicated legal battle spanning more than a decade that has pitted family against family and siblings against each other. 

Gina Rinehart is dealt a blow, with a court finding the family of her father's former business partner has the right to potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties from lucrative Pilbara mining assets.

Gina Rinehart, the wealthiest person in Australia, expects a judgment to be handed down today in an explosive court battle with the family of her father's former business partner over iron ore royalties.

A Northern Territory mine has stood down workers and stopped operations, blaming the high price of fuel. Unions say that's "rubbish".

More than 1,000 small fish die in Darwin Port after acidic run-off from an iron ore stockpile enters a containment pond following heavy rain.

Junior West Australian iron ore miner Fenix Resources is forced to scale back non-essential activities to keep its operations running after coming within days of running out of fuel.

The owner of Australia's only manganese alloy smelter has entered voluntary administration. It means further uncertainty for the Tasmanian smelter's workforce.

Both BHP and Woodside have new bosses, in a changing of the guard in corporate Australia

The corporate regulator moves to wind up the Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelter in northern Tasmania, citing the company's repeated failure to lodge financial statements.

Copper outshines iron ore in BHP's bumper half year profit. Barrenjoey's founding partner and head of research, Glyn Lawcock discusses BHP's HY25 results.

After years of delays, the Pilbara's largest carbon emitters are testing greener ways to haul iron ore, and Andrew Forrest has now joined their ranks. 

Western Australia has long prospered off its hefty irone ore mining royalties, but new figures reveal that revenue may drop by billions.

Founding partner and head of research at Barrenjoey, Glyn Lawcock joined The Business to discuss BHP's failed bid to take over British multinational miner, Anglo American.