Australian involvement in the African mining and resources sector is worth over $18.22 billion and continues to grow, Australian High Commissioner to South Africa Philip Green told the Paydirt Africa DownUnder Conference today.
Western Australian computing performance advocate iVEC will offer grants worth $200,000 for industry and government organisations to apply high performance computing, visualisation and large scale data store technology, the group has announced.
Perth-based Resolute Mining Ltd expects to double its levels of annual gold production to around 500,000 ounces by mid-2009, primarily driven by its Syama mine in Mali, the company has announced.
Premier Alan Carpenter has welcomed the Australian Bureau of Statistics' State Final Demand figures released for the June quarter, showing business investment had risen 7.3 per cent in the quarter.
West Perth-based minerals explorer Central Asia Resources Ltd will increase its gold exploration in Kazakhstan after increasing its stake in resources company Golden Eagle Investment Resources Ltd to 60 per cent.
West Perth-based Jubilee Mines NL has approved the $90 million development of its Sinclair nickel project, near Leonora, after a pre-feasibility study confirmed the project's technical and economic viability.
Perth-based asset management company PearlStreet Ltd has renewed its testing and inspection services contract with Exxon Mobil subsidiary Esso Australia Pty Ltd, signing on to provide them until 2012.
LandCorp will seek expressions of interest for the construction of a short-term accommodation facility at Woodside's Gap Ridge construction camp in Karratha, Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Alannah MacTiernan has announced.
Former Austal Ltd managing director Bob McKinnon will take over as managing director of East Perth-based accommodation manufacturer Fleetwood Corporation Ltd, replacing Greg Tate.
West Perth-based mineral explorer Albidon Ltd will allow fellow West Perth company African Energy Resources Ltd to take a 30 per cent stake in two Zambian uranium projects for $1 million, the company has announced.
Balcatta-based gold and copper explorer Carnavale Resources Ltd will extend its land holding around the Frei Martinho Molybdenum Project to around 123 sq km for around $2.2 million in cash and scrip.
West Perth-based gas explorer Westralian Gas and Power Ltd will allow Sydney-based ROC Oil to explore and drill two wells in the Vlaming Sub-basin, between Rottnest and Mandurah, in a deal worth $37 million.
Bunbury-based Pine Hauliers Pty Ltd has signed a contract worth $50 million with the State Government's Forest Products Commission for the harvesting of pine from South West plantations.
Leederville-based Gladiator Resources Ltd has entered into a farm-in agreement with Newmont Mining Corporation that will see the giant earn 80 per cent of its Hogans project, east of Kalgoorlie, for $2.7 million over three years.
Belmont-based gold and base metals explorer Great Australian Resources Ltd will raise over $3.9 million through the placement of a 19.9 per cent stake in the company to West Perth's Sylvania Resources Ltd.
Claremont-based, ASX and AIM-listed resources explorer Gippsland Ltd has listed on independent London-based equity market United Kingdom Plus Markets, the company has announced.
Perth-based HarvestRoad Ltd is considering a possible merger or sale of its educational software technology following the failure of commercial discussions with one of its major customers.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed its AAA/A-1+ credit rating for Western Australia, saying the government has demonstrated ongoing fiscale prudence in managing gains from the commodity boom.
Perth-based Coretrack Ltd has entered into a six-month commercial testing agreement for its core level indicator recorder unit with Halliburton subsidiary Security DBS Drill Bits, the company has announced.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has announced another increase in the cost of the Perth to Mandurah railway project, this time by $50 million - taking total costs to $1.66 billion.
A joint venture deal between Balcatta-based mineral explorer Conquest Mining Ltd and South African company Gold Fields Ltd, allowing Gold Fields to earn a 51 per cent stake in part of Conquest's central Queensland landholdings, has become unconditional.
Perth-based Cash Converters International Ltd has moved further towards having mainly company-owned stores, rather than franchises, after agreeing to purchase eight Victorian outlets for $12.5 million.
The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Scarborough Beach brought a total of $23.8 million into Western Australia, more than three times what was predicted, Tourism Minister Sheila McHale has announced.
Overtime levels are on the increase in Western Australia, with 28 per cent of respondents to the annual salary survey by recruitment company Hays saying they had increased them over the past 12 months.
Perth-based neurology research company NeuroDiscovery Ltd will seek approval from the British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to extend trials of neuropathic pain treatment NSL-043 to higher doses, after the first phase of trials was c
Como-based Aquila Resources Ltd plans to speed up the commercialisation of its Botswanan coal tenement holdings through a joint venture with South Africa-based private equity fund Jonah Capital Ltd and mining services entity Scharrig Mining Ltd.
Perth-based biodiesel producer Mission Biofuels Ltd's Indian subsidiary has secured exclusive long-term access to the Jatropha Curcas seeds grown by an Indian district authority, after signing a three-year feedstock deal with the district's controlling en
Melbourne-based Amdel Limited has announced the acquisition of Ultra Trace Pty Ltd, Western Australia's largest provider of geoanalytical testing services, for an undisclosed sum.
South Perth-based Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd has recorded a net loss of $33.6 million, a 959 per cent increase on the loss recorded in the previous year.
The nation's first large scale desalination plant for public water consumption was recognized as winner of the Western Australia Project Management Achievement Awards in Perth.
