Dan Wilkie

Peak Resources shares have jumped after metallurgical testing by the Perth-based explorer demonstrated a high-grade rare earth carbonate product from samples at its Ngualla project in Tanzania.

Gold miner St Barbara has announced a 90 per cent increase in net profit, on the back of increased gold production and higher gold prices.

Power generator Pacific Energy has delivered another record result, with net profit for the year ended June 30 up 33 per cent on the previous year.

Perth-based car dealer network Automotive Holdings Group is flexing its muscles in Australia’s truck and bus market, announcing a number of acquisitions in NSW and Queensland.

Debate has continued apace regarding the health of the mining industry, with federal cabinet ministers voicing contradicting views, the federal opposition saying project investment cuts are a sign

Fresh from entering a strategic partnership with BC Iron, Cleveland Mining has completed a $10.7 million share placement.

Western Power has a new chairman, with former Tourism WA chairman Alan Mulgrew appointed to succeed Mark Barnaba, while Paul Italiano has been formally installed as the power utility’s chief execut

Speculation is mounting that Aspen Group managing director Gavin Hawkins is set to part ways with the property developer and funds manager.

ASX-listed engineering firm Clough has reported significant rise in net profit for the year ended June 30, while flagging an increased focus on mining and minerals over the next year to meet its gr

Doray Minerals has bought out its minority partner in the Andy Well gold project in a scrip and cash offer worth $14 milion.

Perth-based telecommunications company Amcom has lodged a 10 per cent jump in net profits for the year ended June 30, on the back of strong sales growth in its data networks and business services o

Engineering group Monadelphous has shrugged off talk of a slowdown in the resources sector after reporting its eleventh consecutive year of earnings growth.

MacPhersons Resources has signed a silver sales agreement and launched a $6.6 million capital raising plan to advance development and exploration drilling at its Nimbus project near Kalgoorlie-Boul

Civil and mining contractor Brierty has confirmed a net profit of $9.44 million for the 2012 financial year, on the back of a 38 per cent spike in full-year revenue.

Cedar Woods Properties says its focus on residential markets in Western Australia and Victoria has helped it defy challenging conditions and lodge a record profit for the year ended June 30.

The Takeovers Panel has made a declaration of unacceptable circumstances after taking a look at the increasingly hostile battle for control of IFS Construction Services.

Nickel miner Western Areas has reported a $94.7 million drop in full-year net profits, a result of the continued weakness in global nickel prices and sustained strong performance by the Australian

Navigator Resources has been left high and dry by its potential white-knight, with Singapore-based investment house LionGold Corporation deciding not to make a formal takeover proposal for the emba

Drilling fluids and services provider Imdex has hailed an "exceptional" performance in financial year 2012, with the company lodging record revenue and profit for the 12 months to June 30.

Modular construction group Fleetwood Corporation has reported a record net profit for the year ended June 30, despite a 13 per cent drop in full-year revenue.

Mining and construction contractor Macmahon Holdings has lodged a record net profit of $56.1 million for the year to June 30, on the back of a 49 per cent jump in revenue to $1.9 billion.

Gindalbie Metals has secured an additional $US250 million in financing required to complete construction of its Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.

Canadian-owned HNZ Australia has extended its long-running contract with Rio Tinto, purchasing three new helicopters to take marine pilots to the mining giant’s iron ore carriers at Dampier and Cap

Norfolk Group has won a $56 million contract to provide a radio-based rail signalling system for GE, at Fortescue Metals Group’s track duplication project between Port Hedland and the Christmas Cre

Mining services group ADG Global Supply has reported a net profit of $1.75 million for the year ended June 30, the result of significant growth across its industrial products, global procurement an

Matrix Composites and Engineering has confirmed a $14.4 million operating loss for the year ended June 30, driven largely by a 17 per cent drop in total revenue.

The Master Builders Association has backed the use of foreign workers, saying the only short-term solution to finding enough skilled workers for both the mining and construction sectors is overseas

Nickel miner Mincor Resources has bounced back into the black, lodging a net profit of $240,000 for the year ended June 30, despite a 19 per cent drop in nickel prices.

Internet service provider iiNet has delivered another solid lift in profit, with its best ever financial result comfortably beating analyst expectations.

Shares in Horseshoe Metals are skyrocketing after the junior explorer announced significant copper hits from drilling activities at the Horseshoe Lights project near Meekatharra.

The resources sector has welcomed a state government plan to establish a new mining rehabilitation fund, saying the move will free up significant funds at the beginning of the project development s

Bankwest has delivered a 13 per cent bump in profits for the year ended June 30, driven by strong increases in lending and deposit balances.