The state government says a significant milestone has been reached with the completion of the 200th regional home for government employees funded under the Royalties for Regional scheme.
The Whistling Kite, 'M on the Point' and the Sheraton have won the major prizes at the 2010 Australian Hotels Association Aon Hotel Awards for Excellence.
The chairman of Mount Gibson Iron, Neil Hamilton, is stepping down at the mining company's annual general meeting next week after a dispute with its major shareholders.
Atlantic has appointed JP Morgan Securities to help secure debt funding required by its subsidiary Midwest Vanadium to complete the construction and commissioning of the Midwest vanadium project.
Premier Colin Barnett says he has received an assurance from Royal Dutch Shell that it will not sell down its remaining 24 per cent stake in Woodside Petroleum for the foreseeable future.
Murchison Metals has dismissed reports that joint venture partner Mitsubishi Development wants to pull out of building the $4 billion Oakajee iron ore port and moved to address concerns about the structuring of the project.
Shell has announced plans to sell a 10 per cent stake in Woodside Petroleum to focus on its investments in Australia through direct interest in assets and joint ventures rather than indirect stakes.
The state government hopes to reach thousands of property investors, local authorities, retailers and hospitality professionals at the MIPIM Asia Property Conference in Hong Kong later this week.
Fortescue Metals Group executives have fronted a Senate Committee hearing considering the proposed Minerals Resource Rent Tax saying the tax will have a devastating impact on the incentive to invest in the mining industry.
Northern Star Resources has continued its stellar run at the Paulsens Gold Mine beating its production target at the mine by nearly 30 per cent in October.
Ampella Mining has appointed former WA Newspapers and Western Power chairman Peter Mansell as its new chairman following the departure of chairman and director Bill Ryan last month.
Nomad Building Solutions has announced plans to raise $14.3 million via a share placement and an entitlement offer to strengthen the company's balance sheet.
West Perth-based Avanco Resources has raised $20 million via a placement to institutional and sophisticated investors to accelerate the exploration and development of its copper and nickel projects in Brazil.
Paladin Energy and Aquila Resources are at odds with climate change campaigners after the companies both rejected resolutions to discuss the issue at their AGMs.
WA-based shipbuilder Austal has bought defence services provider Australian Technology Information and confirmed the US Navy has asked the company to change its contract to build 10 new ships.
Western Power has outlined its commitment to several projects in the metropolitan area and country WA in its annual planning report as the utility works to meet increasing electricity demands over the next year.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has reiterated, "one size does not fit all" in its submission to the Federal Government's Policy Transition Group, on the proposed Minerals Resource Rent Tax.
Creditors of Sons of Gwalia, including litigation funder IMF (Australia), are due to get further dividends of about $45 million, the failed mining company's administrator has estimated.
A range of people and organisations with interests in the state's mining industry will make presentations to the Senate Committee considering the mining tax, which is visiting Perth on Monday.
Rick Hart-led Renaissance Minerals is hoping to raise $2.52 million via a share placement to sophisticated and institutional investors, to accelerate gold exploration at its Eastern Goldfield tenement.
Sundance Resources has appointed China's largest investment Bank, CITIC Securities, to help secure debt and equity funding for its Mbalam iron ore project in West Africa.
A former financial adviser at Infocus Securities Australia has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
Tony Sage-led Cape Lambert Resources has struck an $83 million deal to sell subsidiary DMC Mining in a cash and scrip and production royalty agreement.
A Chinese consortium trying to win support for a deal with iron ore developer Sphere Minerals claims that a majority of Sphere shareholders will reject an alternative takeover proposal from Xstrata.
