WestStar Industrial has won a $4.5 million contract with Rio Tinto for works at the Cape Lambert port facility, taking the local contractor's order book to $30 million.
The state government has selected former Rio Tinto boss and current Mitsui & Co director Sam Walsh as the new chair of Perth Mint operator Gold Corporation.
Austal has secured a contract to build two vessels for the US Navy, while also announcing that the Commonwealth has agreed to loan the government of Trinidad & Tobago $80 million to support a purchase from the local shipbuilder.
A revised feasibility study released by Explaurum has detailed a reduced capital cost of $111 million for its Tampia project in the Wheatbelt, as Ramelius Resources increased its stake in the gold explorer to 20 per cent.
Robert Scott has been appointed non-executive director of Castillo Copper. Mr Scott has more than 35 years of experience as a corporate advisor at major accounting firms.
Gold aspirant Capricorn Metals has locked in a $107 million debt package, while Subiaco-based TNG has appointed a German bank to lead a $US600 million ($850 million) debt raising.
Premier Mark McGowan has reallocated six portfolios within his cabinet, including the energy portfolio being transferred from Treasurer Ben Wyatt to Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston.
The state government has awarded consultancies Rawlinsons WA and Turner & Townsend cost estimating contracts for Metronet worth a combined $3.8 million.
Kidman Resources has reached a settlement with parties in relation to a minimum expenditure obligation for a series of tenements at its Mt Holland project near Southern Cross.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA has returned to profit after three years of major restructuring that has cut staff numbers and revenue to one third of 2014 levels.
The federal government has forced the sale of 30 properties in Western Australia worth nearly $50 million, which were illegally acquired by foreign nationals since 2015.
Westgold Resources has tapped investors for $23.4 million, while also announcing the sale of its lithium royalties at Mt Marion and Buldania for $15 million.
Shares in IOOF Holdings have lost more than a quarter of their value after the prudential regulator moved to disqualify the beleaguered wealth manager's top brass and impose new licence conditions.
