Energy and Minerals Australia (EMA) shares have closed 11 per cent higher after the company announced the Court of Appeal had dismissed an appeal brought by Yarri Mining to take control of the Mulga Rocks project.
Rio Tinto is to become the major shareholder in West Perth-based Rox Resources after reaching an agreement over the Reward zinc and lead project in the Northern Territory.
Sinosteel Midwest has announced its first shipment of iron ore from its Mid West project has left for China after being delayed from departing for several days because of heavy seas.
The state government has launched a collaborative initiative with Challenger Institute of Technology, Woodside and Sage Technology to increase skills and workplace safety for oil and gas workers.
A major Chinese investment firm has received regulatory approval to take a 60 per cent equity stake in Asia Iron Holdings, the company behind the Extension Hill Mid West magnetite project.
Greenco Electrical & Communications Services has signed an international joint venture with United Arab Emirates based company Mega Planet Electromechanical to provide services across the gulf region.
Coventry Group shares were up more than 14 per cent at close of trade today after the company announced late yesterday it expects to record a net profit after tax of $7 million for the 2010 financial year.
The Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) has signed a 20-year agreement to purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Wheatstone gas project in Western Australia.
Alcoa Australia and Transerv Energy have reached a $20 million agreement for Alcoa to fund exploration at the Warro gas field 130 kilometres south-east of Dongara.
Sandfire Resources has defied today's market trend to record a modest increase in its share price after announcing a substantial increase in the size of its DeGrussa copper deposit.
Cape Lambert Resources has signed a deal to formalize ownership and access rights to key infrastructure in Sierra Leone to transport iron ore from its Marampa project.
A Sydney company focused on marketing exclusive retail brands to parents and children has reached an agreement to acquire seven Baby on a Budget stores in WA for $2 million.
Shares in Argent Minerals jumped this morning on news the company has lifted its interest in its core silver project at Kempfield in NSW to 51 per cent, 12 months ahead of its joint venture schedule.
Civil construction company Riverlea has been awarded a $4 million contract to upgrade a 24 kilometre section of Indian Ocean Drive between Yanchep and Seabird.
Perth-based freight companies Sadliers Logistics and Nexus Freight have entered into a joint venture business to provide freight transportation to WA's north west and the Northern Territory.
Western Areas share price jumped 4.81 per cent on news the company's mine production has doubled in the June quarter and that it hopes to declare a final dividend next quarter.
Carnarvon Petroleum and Rialto Energy have announced the farm out of part of their interest in an exploration permit off WA's north-west to Apache Energy and Jacka Resources.
Apache Energy has signed a two-year $300,000 partnership with the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research to fund research into a rare and aggressive form of cancer tumour.
