Malaga-based Advanced Engine Component Ltd (ACE) has been awarded a $236,466 AusIndustry research and development grant, to develop components for natural gas vehicle engines that will help cut carbon emissions in the heavy vehicle industry.
Listed mineral exploration company, Sub-Sahara Resources NL, has paid a $33,000 fine following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission investigation.
Members of the Maritime Services Union will decide this afternoon if they will take part in a seven day strike which would close the Fremantle Port, the ABC reported today.
National Native Title Council Chairman, Brian Wyatt, said that last week's Noongar Native Title Decision demonstrates the deficiencies and unworkability of the Native Title Act.
West Perth-based EnviroGold Ltd has announced that "due to the current financial climate it will take longer than originally anticipated to close the financing for its 70 per cent-owned Las Lagunas gold project in the Dominican Republic".
Conquest Mining Ltd managing director John Terpu has commenced legal proceedings against the ANZ Bank for the return of 15.2 million Conquest shares caught up in the collapse of margin lender Opes Prime.
China's Sinosteel has turned up the heat on its takeover target Midwest Corporation Ltd which today announced it was withdrawing a potentially lucrative proposal to grant options to its non executive directors.
Perth-based Portman Iron Ore Ltd and Pluton Resources can proceed with a joint venture exploration program for Irvine Island in Broome, following the WA Minister for the Environment's dismissal of an appeal against the level of assessment placed by the EP
Subico based Natural Fuel Ltd has signed a convertible facility deed with Power Knight Pte Ltd under which Power Knight will provide Natural Fuel with a loan of US$20 million.
The newly listed Compass Hotel Group has announced it has now settled the final acquisitions of 13 hotels in Perth and its metropolitan area, with another hotel remaining under leasehold.
Axiom Properties Ltd has reached an agreement with its joint venture partner, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, on the Century City project in Perth's CBD to receive their 50% profit entitlement early and exit the project.
South Perth-based Nomad Building Solutions Ltd has won a contract to manufacture and supply a 900 room accommodation facility, and laundry buildings, as part of BHP Billiton Iron Ore's Rapid Growth Project five for the Yandi Mine Site.
Uranium exploration company Epsilon Energy Ltd has signed a farm in agreement with Heron Resources Ltd, covering over 20 tenements, for the right to mineral sands at the Balladonia Project.
Diversified property player Aspen Group Ltd has secured agreement with Woodside Petroleum Ltd to be the major tenant for the development of a new $28 million residential village in Karratha.
Treasurer Eric Ripper today announced that former Alcoa Australia managing director Wayne Osborn would be the inaugural chair of GESB Mutual Ltd, which will be the largest financial services company based in Western Australia when launched on 1 July.
A subsidiary of Belmont-based Paladio Group, Decmil Australia Pty Ltd, has been declared the preferred contractor for a $38 million project by BHP Billiton as part of its iron ore expansion program.
Subiaco-based Brockman Resources has advised that it is aware of overseas news wire reports that Chinese iron ore trader Haoning Group is in talks with Brockman to secure an iron ore off-take agreement and to take an equity position in the Company.
Embattled childcare provider ABC Learning Centres Ltd has finally secured a deal to sell 60 per cent of its US business to Morgan Stanley Private Equity.
Spotless Group Ltd expects to despatch a bidder's statement tommorow, and formally present its takeover offer to Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd shareholders.
Perth-based ship builder Austal Ltd has confirmed that an unconditional contract has been signed with a value of approximately $78 million with the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Subiaco-based exploration company Wolf Minerals has completed a $3 million capital raising, through a share placement of 3 million shares @ $1.00 each, to advance the development of its flagship Hemerdon Tungsten-Tin project in the UK.
Atlas Iron Ltd has resolved to raise up to $100 million through the issue of up to 50 million ordinary shares at an issue price of $2.00per share to clients of Hartleys Limited and existing major shareholders.
Perth-based seafood processing company GSF Corporation Ltd has announced that it has been unable to complete the acquisition of Londoloza Resources Corporation from the vendor Msasa Ltd.
A new lobby group, which comprises five small mining companies in the Pilbara, is putting pressure on the Western Australian government to provide better infrastructure for smaller miners in the Pilbara region.
ASIC has fined Perth-based junior exploration company Sub-Sahara Resources NL $33,000 and issued the company an infringement notice for an alleged breach of the Corporations Act.
Perth-based uranium exploration company Fission Energy Ltd has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the issued capital of Meteore Metals Ltd, for $8 million.
Subiaco-based Batavia Mining Ltd has signed a Letter of Intent to sell its Gullewa tenements, located east of Geraldton in the Yilgarn Goldfields, to Toronto Stock Exchange listed company, ATW Venture Corporation.
Perth-based engineering services company, Neptune Marine Services Ltd, has signed a letter of intent for the acquisition of Perth-based Access Management (WA) Pty Ltd, one of the largest specialist access companies in the Asia Pacific region.
