Dan Wilkie

Mining and civil contractor MACA has predicted it will continue its run of earnings growth, after riding out the slowdown in the resources sector to book a 31 per cent rise in full-year net profit.

South Africa's Keaton Energy Holdings has made a $20 million all-cash takeover bid for Perth-based coal explorer Xceed Resources.

Aspen Group is seeking to sell its $311 million commercial property portfolio, including the Septimus Roe office tower on Adelaide Terrace, as the developer and fund manager plans to build towards

Antares Energy has sold its Permian Basin oil and gas assets in Texas to an undisclosed buyer for $US300 million.

Apartment developer Finbar Group has unveiled plans for a third joint venture with Singaporean-owned developer Ventrade Australia - a $183 million project in the heart of Maylands.

Drilling companies Swick Mining Services and Boart Longyear have provided a snapshot of conditions in the resources drilling sector, with underground and surface mining-focused Swick booking a reco

Coventry Group's net profit plunged 71 per cent over the 2013 financial year as the downturn economic conditions and the scaling back of capital investment hurt the industrial parts and services su

Resources explorer Mining Group has raised $3 million from investors, to continue development works at its El Roble copper project in Chile.

Iggy Tan has secured a new highly-paid executive role with exploration company Kogi Iron, less than two months after he stepped down from the helm of struggling lithium miner Galaxy Resources.

Westrac is on the lookout for a new chief executive, after the long-serving Jim Walker announced his retirement today.

Barra Resources has offloaded its Birthday Gift underground mine near Coolgardie to privately-held Kalgoorlie-based mining firm Blue Tiger Mining, for $2 million in cash plus royalties on gold prod

Resources analysis equipment and chemicals manufacturer XRF Scientific is pushing forward with its acquisition ambitions after recording a 7 per cent lift in profit despite slowing resources indust

Norton Gold Fields has secured $US25 million in finance from a subsidiary of its major shareholder, China's Zijin Mining Group.

Boutique beer-maker Gage Roads Brewing says an extension to its supply agreement with food and beverage giant Woolworths has it well placed to build on a 72 per cent lift in net profit for the 2013

Mount Gibson Iron says it is targeting higher sales volumes over the next financial year, but a record revenue result was not able to halt a dip in profit due to challenging conditions in the iron

South African miner Gold Fields will splash $US300 million purchasing Barrick Gold's Granny Smith, Lawlers and Darlot gold mines in the Yilgarn region, near Southern Cross, and plans to integrate t

West African Resources has raised $3 million to fast-track the development of a processing plant and exploration at its Moktedu gold project in Burkina Faso.

Mining contractor NRW Holdings' profits have taken a hit from the downturn in resources spending, but the company maintains its outlook over the short to medium-term remains positive.

Mermaid Marine has continued its run of strong earnings growth, lodging a near-20 per cent increase in net profit for the 12 months to June 30.

Contractor Decmil Group says its strategy of seeking work outside its key markets has propelled it to its sixth consecutive year of record profits.

RCR Tomlinson and GR Engineering have reported contrasting fortunes in the resources engineering sector, with RCR booking a record profit result and GR's earnings slipping due to tightening market conditions.

Outlet shopping centre Harbour Town has been put up for sale, with the campaign to be managed by Jones Lang LaSalle.

Diversified industrial group Schaffer Corporation says it is poised to build on its $7.6 million net profit for the year to June 30, predicting the first half of the 2014 financial year will provid

Canadian resources giant Teck has exercised its right to earn an additional interest in Rox Resources' Reward zinc project and will spend an additional $10 million on exploring the tenements.

Point-of-sale financing group ThinkSmart has beaten its guidance for the six months to June 30, rebounding from a $1.5 million loss in the previous half year to lodge a net profit of $700,000.

Cleveland Mining Company has announced former Fortescue Metals Group director Russell Scrimshaw as its new chairman, while Iluka Resources has appointed former Murchison Metals managing director Gr

Clough has confirmed it achieved a record profit in the 2013 financial year, with the result meeting guidance the engineering and project services group released in June.

Contracting group Brierty's shares have jumped after it booked a record net profit for financial year 2013, a result it says was driven by its diversity of operations.

Junior resources plays Millennium Minerals and Citation Resources have announced capital raisings worth a collective $12 million.

Macmahon Holdings says it is better placed to manage challenging market conditions, despite lodging a net loss of $29.5 million for the 2013 financial year, a result driven down by the sale of the

After 12 years of strong profit growth, engineering and construction contractor Monadelphous Group has implemented a wide-ranging cost reduction and restructuring program and foreshadowed plans to

Transportable housing manufacturer Fleetwood Corporation's net profit has slumped by 78 per cent, a result the company blamed on weak trading conditions in all of its key markets.