Ballard’s $50m raising puts Mt Ida on path to production

By Rueben Hale

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

NewsProjects & Operations

Ballard Mining targets a $50m raising to advance Mt Ida towards a 2Moz gold resource and mid-2027 investment decision.

The MOU supports Metallium’s plan to develop a national network of e-waste processing facilities, strategically located near major e-waste collection hubs, rapidly expanding U.S. data centre industrial parks and regional industrial corridors with strong logistics and waste generation.

Fortescue takes pipeline dispute to court as Iron Bridge troubles mount

NewsProcurement & Suppliers

Fortescue takes pipeline dispute to court as Iron Bridge troubles mount

Fortescue’s troubled Iron Bridge magnetite project faces another costly legal dispute.

Royalty default raises fears for WA's smaller iron ore producers.

NewsPolitics & Regulation

Junior miners test WA’s appetite for royalty relief

Three WA iron ore producers defaulting on royalty payments have put jobs in doubt and the Cook government under pressure to support marginal operations.

Kalamazoo builds Mt Olympus resource case as $208m hurdle looms

Exploration & DiscoveryNews

Kalamazoo builds Mt Olympus resource case as $208m hurdle looms

Kalamazoo Resources (ASX: KZR) has wrapped up a major resource definition drilling campaign at its Mt Olympus deposit in WA’s Pilbara, with the final assays delivering another batch of broad, high-grade gold hits ahead of an updated resource estimate later this year.

Execs land $50m windfall

Economics & Commodity PricesNews

Mader eyes next incentive plan after $50m payday

Mader Group (ASX: MAD) execs are sitting on a bumper share windfall worth more than $50m after the mining services group cleared the earnings hurdles attached to almost 8m performance rights issued under its five-year growth strategy.