BHP cuts 300 Pilbara jobs as unions push back

By Rueben Hale

Thursday, 15 October 2026

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BHP announced the cuts yesterday and are expected to affect operational roles at South Flank, Mining Area C, Jimblebar and Newman, adding to tensions between Australia’s biggest miner and its workforce amid ongoing disputes over pay and conditions.

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.

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.

Execs land $50m windfall

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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.

On the gold production pathway

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

Ballard Mining (ASX:BM1) is seeking up to $50m from investors to ramp up development of its Mt Ida gold project in WA's Goldfields, as it pushes towards a 2moz resource and a final investment decision by mid-2027.

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

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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.