Latest Western Australia News

Nexus Minerals has revealed a significant 1km southern extension to its Branches Prospect at the Wallbrook Gold Project, following a comprehensive 237-hole aircore drilling program. This discovery potentially doubles the known strike length of the mineralised system, underpinning an active exploration phase.

Great Boulder Resources has expanded its gold mineralisation at Side Well South near Meekatharra, with recent drilling revealing high-grade intercepts over a 200m strike length. The company is advancing multiple drilling programs and a scoping study to support resource growth.

Ausgold Limited has successfully extended the high-grade gold shoot at its Katanning Gold Project by 240 metres down-plunge, reinforcing the potential for underground mining and resource growth.

Meeka Metals has begun commissioning its processing plant at the Murchison Gold Project, with ore now feeding into the plant and the first gold pour expected in June 2025.

Black Canyon Limited is set to significantly broaden its footprint in the eastern Pilbara with the acquisition of 229 square kilometres of new tenements around its Wandanya manganese project, enhancing its potential for large-scale manganese and iron mineralisation.

Ventia has landed a major $800 million contract to upgrade 175,000 premises from Fibre to the Node to Fibre to the Premises across Australia, reinforcing its role in the nation’s digital infrastructure.

St George Mining has initiated a 10,000-metre drilling program at its Araxá Project in Brazil, aiming to significantly grow its already substantial rare earths and niobium resource. The campaign combines multiple drilling techniques alongside a high-resolution airborne magnetic survey to unlock further mineral potential.

GenusPlus Group has landed a $130 million contract to upgrade NBN’s Fibre to the Node network across Western Australia, targeting 22,000 properties over the next 3.5 years.

Qantas Group is closing its Singapore-based low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia, recycling $500 million in capital to support fleet renewal and growth in Australia and New Zealand. The move impacts only 16 intra-Asia routes and aims to strengthen core markets amid rising costs and competition.

Solstice Minerals’ initial RC drilling at Statesman Well reveals promising shallow high-grade gold intercepts, reinforcing the potential of its Yarri Project in WA’s Eastern Goldfields.

Etherstack has landed a $1 million contract to supply digital radio network equipment to the world’s largest iron ore producer in Western Australia, reinforcing its growth in recurring revenues. The company also reports record cash receipts in the first half of 2025, signaling strong momentum.

Aurora Labs has been awarded a $544,333 Defence Industry Development Grant to expand its production capabilities for gas turbine propulsion systems, reinforcing Australia’s sovereign defence manufacturing.