Latest Western Australia News

Centuria Office REIT (ASX:COF) reported solid HY25 results with a $1.9 billion portfolio and 92.2% occupancy, underpinned by active leasing and refinancing initiatives. Despite a dip in revenue and distributions, the REIT maintains its FY25 guidance, reflecting confidence in office market recovery and strategic asset management.

Little Green Pharma has finalized the acquisition of Health House, a key medicinal cannabis distributor, for a fraction of its previous valuation, marking a strategic move to deepen vertical integration.

VRX Silica Limited's Arrowsmith North silica sand project faces a formal appeal from the Conservation Council of WA, challenging the recent environmental approval recommendation. The company is preparing its response while continuing to advance parallel permitting processes.

New Age Exploration has completed a critical Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Survey at its Wagyu Gold Project, unlocking expanded access to high-priority gold targets ahead of a planned Reverse Circulation drilling program in March 2025.

Solstice Minerals has secured the advanced Nanadie Copper-Gold Project in Western Australia, acquiring a JORC-compliant Inferred Mineral Resource of 40.4Mt at 0.4% copper and 0.1g/t gold. The acquisition positions Solstice for growth amid strong long-term copper demand.

Macro Metals Limited has launched its second Indigenous joint venture, Robe River Kuruma Macro Mining, to foster sustainable mining and socio-economic benefits in the West Pilbara region.

Inca Minerals has entered a binding agreement to acquire Stunalara Metals via an off-market takeover bid, aiming to expand its portfolio with high-grade gold and antimony exploration assets in North Queensland and beyond.

Cyprium Metals has significantly upgraded the mineral resource estimate for its Maroochydore Copper-Cobalt Project, revealing a large, near-surface copper sulphide system with 1.6 million tonnes of contained copper. This positions Maroochydore as a promising medium-term expansion opportunity alongside the nearby Nifty Copper Complex.

Dynamic Metals has secured approval to commence an extensive Reverse Circulation drilling campaign at its Cognac West gold prospect, targeting high-grade anomalies identified in recent sampling. The program, set to begin in early 2025, aims to unlock significant gold mineralisation in Western Australia’s Widgiemooltha region.

Neometals Ltd has launched its maiden gold drilling program at the Barrambie Gold Project in Western Australia, marking the first such effort in two decades. The program aims to validate historic high-grade gold mineralisation and explore new targets within a richly prospective greenstone belt.

Lunnon Metals has launched a co-funded diamond drilling program at its high-potential Defiance West target near the historic Victory-Defiance Gold Mine, aiming to unlock new gold mineralisation in a previously untested area.

Sipa Resources is set to launch its first exploration programs on newly acquired gold projects in South Australia and Western Australia, while recent drilling at Skeleton Rocks reveals promising nickel-cobalt-chrome mineralisation.