Belmont-based GenusPlus Group is making its second acquisition since listing on the ASX, having agreed to purchase assets from the administrators of Victoria's Tandem Corp.
Goldminer Red 5 has agreed to sell its assets in the Philippines for $US19 million, in a bid to further focus on developing its King of the Hills project in WA.
A merger proposal for Crown Resorts has been withdrawn after a royal commission raised the prospect the gaming group could lose the licence for its Melbourne casino.
Northern Star Resources has sold a large portion of its Kalgoorlie operations to Evolution Mining on the same day it appointed Stuart Tonkin as the goldminer's new managing director.
Western Mines Group is the newest explorer to list on the ASX, with its share price lowering slightly ahead of planned drilling programs in Western Australia.
Strike Energy has bought $22 million worth of shares in joint venture partner Warrego Energy, effectively raising its exposure to the West Erregulla development in the Perth Basin.
Telstra is considering taking over the Pacific operations of a communications service provider in partnership with the Australian government, which would block China from buying the assets.
Perth executives Bill Beament and Nev Power are among the key players in a new US company looking to raise $US287 million ($A380 million) to invest in mining and metals.
Kerry Stokes-led Seven Group is poised to take control of listed building and construction company Boral after lifting its ownership stake above 50 per cent.
Shares in NRW Holdings closed up 12 per cent today after one of its clients exercised an option to buy back $81 million of equipment at a NSW coal mine.
Perth-based mining technology company Kinetic Logging Services has been sold for a bumper price of more than $150 million, with local investor Viburnum a big winner.
