Nickel producer Western Areas has signed an offtake and $45 million financing agreement with BHP Billiton, with the funds earmarked for mine development and plant expansion.
REBOUNDS in the retail and mining sectors have lead a 13 per cent increase in the Deloitte Western Australian Index for the month of February, rising $73 billion to $82.
Aspiring gold miner Catalpa Resources has reserved Perth-based GR Engineering Services for the refurbishment and construction of a processing facility at its $92 million Edna May gold project near Westonia.
Inpex says it remains committed to developing its $12 billion gas processing plant, located in Darwin, after a Liberal Senator said the company could move to offshore locations due to the Rudd government's emissions trading scheme.
WHI Australia, owner of stockbroker DJ Carmichael, has recorded an annual net loss of $2.2 million, a turnaround from the previous year's net profit of $2.4 million.
Western Australia has recorded one of the larger falls in the number of job advertisements in newspapers and on the internet in February, a survey has found.
A new tender for the development of a luxury hotel on Rottnest Island will go out to the market in the next few months after negotiations between the island's authority and the Broadwater Consortium broke down.
Woodside Petroleum has reportedly signed an agreement with state-owned Korea Gas Corporation to invest in three exploration permits in the Browse Basin.
WESTERN Australian tourism industry stalwart Laurie O’Meara was recognised for his contribution to the industry at a national level, winning the outstanding contribution by an individual award at the
GLOBAL education services provider Navitas will open its sixth college in the United Kingdom later this year as it executes a deal with the University of Plymouth.
MINING veteran Peter Rowe (pictured) has joined the board of Ammtec as a non-executive director. Mr Rowe replaces Ammtec’s founder Graham Lloyd who retired at the annual general meeting in October.
PERTH-BASED engineering and construction company Monadelphous Group hopes to strengthen its competitive position if it succeeds with plans for a closer link with Sydney-based contractor Norfolk Group.
CHEVRON says it is a step closer to commercialising its Wheatstone project after exploration of two natural gas fields showed there were enough resources to support a two-train development.
SHARES in Fortescue Metals Group fell as much as 14 per cent in trade as the miner called off its widely mooted $500 million capital raising to institutions.
IN preparing for our sales and marketing summit in Perth [held Friday February 27], and visiting with some of the world’s top sales and marketing thought leaders, as well as CEOs whose firms are seein
Wesfarmers chief executive Richard Goyder and director James Graham have shown their support for the company’s retail entitlement offer which raised some $1.8 billion.
THE state government has established a Ministerial Heavy Vehicle Advisory Panel to provide truck drivers with advice on issues in the road transport industry.
COLES owner Wesfarmers Ltd has completed a retail stock offering, securing commitments totalling $1.8 billion from investors.After scaling back, Wesfarmers says it expects to raise around $1.7 billion
SMALL businesses in the South West have been given the opportunity to brush up on their knowledge of the state’s industrial laws, as employers and employees seek to ensure business profitability in th
A Treasury official will help the state's police department to identify savings in line with the government's 3 per cent efficiency-based savings amid claims the Police Minister is not doing his job properly.
