The Latest Breaking News from Jarrod Lucas

While the circumstances of the miner's death remains a mystery, Paul Tamati Ereka Martin's name was this week published in a memorial at the request of his family to mark the first anniversary of his death.

Lynas Rare Earths has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Defence to build a processing facility in Texas.

Labor brands Prime Minister Scott Morrison "ignorant" of the importance of critical minerals to the national economy, as construction of a $500 million rare earths refinery officially begins in WA.

Home to 30,000 people, the inland city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has not had an outdoor pool for 23 years.

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is in talks with airlines to reinstate an eastern states air link to the regional mining city as it embarks on a $3.7 million upgrade of its airport runway — the first significant works in nearly 30 years.

For the first time since 1981, Australia's regional population grew more than capital cities in 2020-21 but, even with mining on the up, Kalgoorlie-Boulder bucked the trend.

The amount of gold mined from Kalgoorlie's famous Golden Mile may never be known according to an amateur historian who says the records could be out by about $1.7 billion in today's money.

Nathan Sexton is sentenced for using a 4WD to chase two motorcycle riders before hitting one late last year in Western Australia, but a magistrate opts to give him community service rather than jail time.

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder was "not a psychologically safe place to work" according to an independent report. It was commissioned by the council after the suspension of CEO John Walker.