Brisbane company Campbell Brothers' hostile $123 million takeover bid for Perth minerals testing group Ammtec finally appears to be making some headway, with institutional investor BT believed to have accepted the $3.35 per share offer.
Science and Innovation Minister Bill Marmion has announced $178,000 in interim funding to keep Gingin's Gravity Discovery Centre open until the end of the year and allow it to review its operations and find new long-term financial support.
Hawkley Oil & Gas has made its debut on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) after a reverse takeover of the former biotechnology company Incitive and a successful $5.5 million capital raising.
The state government has given $1 million to Foodbank WA, an organisation that distributes surplus food to needy families, to help fund upgrading its operations.
National Industry Skills Council for the resources and infrastructure industry, SkillsDMC, believes WA resources companies must focus on upskilling their existing workforce of over 65,000 to ensure the industry's future.
Iron Ore Holdings (IOH) and Rio Tinto are in dispute over their iron ore sales agreement on the terms of access for IOH to deliver ore to Rio's Yandicoogina site.
Shares in Bauxite Resources have dropped to a record low after litigation funder IMF Australia had indicated it would fund claims that current and former shareholders may have against Bauxite Resources.
Mineral exploration company Sirius Resources has announced the appointment of experienced geologist and mining executive, Terry Grammer, to its Board as a non-executive director.
A new study released by the Australian Institute of Company Directors has found the number of woman being appointed to ASX 200 boards has increased significantly.
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has won Federal Court approval of a $2.5 million settlement on behalf of clients who invested in Westpoint on the advice of Glenhurst Corporation.
A new report has found the South West region needs more than $750 million in transport infrastructure improvements to allow it to cope with future industry and population growth.
Bauxite Resources has announced it will withdraw its application and appeal against the Environmental Protection Authority's decision on the level of assessment required for a bauxite mine near Bindoon.
A crane operator has been fined $8000 in the Fremantle Magistrates Court over an incident in which a crane collapsed on a construction site, narrowly missing workers.
Northern Star Resources and Intrepid Mines have announced they are working together to address valuation issues around the sale of the Paulsens gold mine in the Pilbara.
National construction giant John Holland has won a state government contract to design and build $92.3 million in education and health projects in the East Kimberley.