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Silver Lake Resources has been fined $58,000 in Perth Magistrates Court following an incident in 2014 that seriously injured a worker at its Murchison gold operation, located 25 kilometres south-east of Cue.

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3D printer Aurora Labs has raised $5 million via a share placement, with the funds to be used primarily to fast track the completion of its rapid manufacturing technology, which allows multiple layers of metal 3D parts to be printed in a single pass.

Australian Potash is seeking to raise up to $5.23 million via a rights issue, with the funds set to primarily go towards its Lake Wells potash project, located approximately 200 kilometres north of Laverton.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank shares have taken a dive after a 2.4 per cent dip in first-half profit, despite the lender hoping to benefit from the big four's public relations disaster at the royal commission.

Intermin Resources has signed an exclusivity deed with Focus Minerals to potentially acquire its Coolgardie gold project for $40 million over a three-and-a-half year period.

VRX Silica is pleased to announce the Company has completed an agreement with Silatec Pty Ltd for the acquisition of the Boyatup Silica Sand Project located on E69/3560 which has a total area of 10

The panel tasked with reviewing the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will be led by former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Graeme Samuel and includes Wesfarmers non-executive director Diane Smith-Gander.

Stephanie Unwin has stepped down as non-executive director of Zenith Energy, following her appointment as chief executive of Horizon Power.

Pilbara Ports Authority has recorded a slight decrease in throughput for the month of January compared with same month a year prior, despite the Port of Port Hedland achieving a single-tide record tonnage in the month.

South32 has elected Karen Wood as the next chair of its board of directors, replacing current chairman David Crawford, who will retire on April 12.

Perth-based chauffeur company Luxe Charters has gone into liquidation.

Grant Davey has resigned as non-executive director of Boss Resources.

AGL Energy has continued its growth in the Western Australian gas market, revealing it had approximately 33,000 customers by the end of 2018, a rise of 12,000 from six months prior.

Shares in Tempo Australia have closed the day’s trade at 10 cents each, a fall of 20 per cent, after the contractor announced it was $4.5 million in the red for the year to December.

Altura Mining has announced details of a capital raising to fund its Pilgangoora lithium project in the Pilbara, with company directors contributing $15.46 million towards the financing package.

Ausdrill subsidiary Barminco has secured a $100 million underground mining services contract from Hindustan Zinc at its Rampura Agucha mine in India.

Industrial technology company Orbital Corporation has lowered its revenue guidance for the financial year by $4 million, following production delays to one of its new engine models.

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Zane Lewis has been appointed non-executive director and joint company secretary of Vital Metals.

Former DP World Australia boss Paul Scurrah has been tapped as the new chief executive of Virgin Australia.

Optus has been ordered to pay a $10 million fine, one of the highest penalties to be imposed by the Federal Court, for misleading its customers over digital content.

Osborne Park-based Densford Civil has been awarded a $6.4 million contract for safety improvement works along the South Coast Highway in Albany.

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ASX-listed property investment fund Centuria has acquired an industrial property in Canning Vale for $18.1 million.

South Fremantle-based seafood company Mareterram has backed a takeover offer from its largest shareholder, Sea Harvest.

Gold Fields has awarded Aggreko a contract to construct and operate a microgrid with 20,000 solar panels and battery storage, which will be integrated with the existing natural gas power supply to reduce fuel consumption at the Granny Smith gold mine near Laverton.

GR Engineering Services has secured an engineering, procurement and construction contract for a wellfield at OZ Minerals’ Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia.

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King & Wood Mallesons, which ranks as the fourth largest law firm in WA, has expanded its local office with two lateral hires, Carl Black and Sam Dundas.

Crusader Resources is pleased to announce the following updates in relation to the Company’s funding position.