Junior miners test WA’s appetite for royalty relief

By Rueben Hale

Thursday, 8 October 2026
NewsPolitics & Regulation
Three WA iron ore producers have missed royalty payments, putting about 1000 jobs at risk and increasing pressure on the Cook government to support marginal operations.

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.

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