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A loaded iron ore truck drives through the site at BHP Mt Whaleback Mine in Newman, Western Australia.

Capitalism trumps climate: Why BHP’s green ambitions turned to empty promises

Was then chief executive Andrew Mackenzie just virtue signalling when he declared in 2019 that the mining giant would lead the capitalist pack on greening the world?

  • Elizabeth Knight

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Iron ore has been BHP’s biggest earner for decades, but copper is close to taking over.

BHP has won the battle, but China’s $93b iron ore flex will continue

The stakes were huge in the brutal nine-month iron ore pricing stand-off between China and our largest miner - for the company, the industry and the Australian economy.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Fortescue is electrifying its operations and wants the government to scrap diesel tax credits, which it labels unfair.

Fortescue launches ad campaign against billion-dollar diesel tax ‘handouts’ to miners

Fortescue is pushing for reform of the country’s diesel tax credits, which it says are an unnecessary “handout” to the mining industry worth billions of dollars.

  • Simon Johanson
Outcropping iron at Macarthur Minerals’ Lake Giles Ularring project in Western Australia.

Macarthur approvals edge WA iron ore play closer to production

Macarthur Minerals has secured government approvals for its Lake Giles iron ore project in WA, moving development a step closer to a potential production scenario.

  • Andrew Todd
The proposed strike action has the potential to severely impact BHP’s operations in the Pilbara.

Electrical union threatens historic industrial action over BHP worker pay

Electrical Trade Union state secretary Adam Woodage said the strike threat is over wage discrepancies among the current workforce, and the union has taken the historic step of voting for protected industrial action.

  • Michael Philipps
BHP’s new boss Brandon Craig (left) talks to the media with chair Ross McEwan (centre) and outgoing CEO Mike Henry.

BHP cushioned from geopolitical shocks, incoming boss says

BHP Americas chief Brandon Craig will succeed Henry as chief executive of Australia’s largest mining company in July.

  • Simon Johanson and Nick Toscano
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Rio has benefited from a surge in global commodity prices.

‘Front and centre’: Rio Tinto gets copper boost as it delivers $14.1b profit

The London and ASX-listed miner said it achieved a “strong operational performance” and increased its copper output 8 per cent.

  • Simon Johanson
Copper made-up the largest share of BHP’s underlying earnings in the half-year to December 2025.

BHP cashes in on ‘metal of the future’

BHP’s half-year profit surges to $8 billion as high global demand for copper pays off for the mining giant.

  • Simon Johanson
Rio Tinto’s active Yandicoogina iron ore mine.

Mining giants join forces to extend life of WA iron ore projects

Two of Western Australia’s mining powerhouses have joined forces in a bid to extend the life of two neighbouring iron ore projects in the Pilbara region.

  • Michael Philipps
WA has set a new record for mineral exploration, according to new ABS figures.

WA sets new exploration record as hunt for gold ramps up

According to new figures, WA companies spent $743.3 million on mineral exploration last quarter – and one precious metal keeps drawing miners west, 140 years after it was first discovered here.

  • Michael Philipps