Perth-based Jupiter Energy has today unveiled plans to expand its footprint in Kazakhstan with plans to purchase half of the North West Zhetybai oil field for $27 million.
Perth-based Hazelwood Resources Ltd has reached in principle agreement with a number of investors to raise up to $3 million to progress studies at its wholly-owned Big Hill tungsten project.
The Environmental Protection Authority has today recommended approval of Grange Resources Ltd's Southdown magnetite iron project in the state's South West region.
Despite the turmoil hitting Futuris Corporation Ltd, its part-owned Elders Rural Bank expects its net profit after tax for fiscal 2008 to increase by at least 10 per cent.
The Australian Securities Exchange has released for the first time a comprehensive review of disclosure of director's interest notices, which found 13 per cent of notices were in breach of rules.
With two identical takeover bids on the table for Perth-based Herald Resources Ltd, the company has today recommended its shareholders to accept either offer.
West Perth-based explorer Silver Swan Group Ltd today announced it has received firm commitments to raise $1.2 million via a share placement to fund exploration at its suite of projects in the Meekatharra area.
Perth-based iron ore miner Portman Ltd has increased its iron ore prices, following Rio Tinto Ltd's new deal with Baosteel, as it falls short of its $241 million off-market share buy-back.
Mt Pleasant-based oil and gas explorer Comet Ridge Ltd has divested its United States projects worth $7.3 million, in a deal with New York-based equity capital firm Pine Brook Road Partners.
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The State Government multi-million dollar acquisition fund campaign was launched last night with Alan Carpenter announcing that four corporations pledged a total of $4 million to the Art Gallery of WA, to help build a world-renowned art collection.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has suffered a setback in a $245 million legal action against directors of the failed Westpoint group, with the Federal Court ruling ASIC could not continue action instituted by Westpoint's liquidator.
Perth-based asset management firm PearlStreet Ltd has forecast revenue for the 2008 financial year at $80 million, while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation is expected to be up to $8.5 million.
Perth-based Grange Resources Ltd is set to step into the producer ring later this year following joint venture approval to develop an iron ore mine in Malaysia.
The Perth, Melbourne and Sydney practices of PPB will merge with the Brisbane and Sydney practices of SimsPartners on July 1 to form the new accounting firm, the PPB Group.
The fallout from mystery fuel-additives group Firepower continues to grow with up to 600 Western Australian investors facing the prospect that their shares could be worthless.
There’s nothing The Note likes better than a conspiracy theory, and there’s nothing like an explosion that stops 30 per cent of the state’s gas from reaching its users to prompt a few.
"We've had no vision since Charlie Court ruled here."
That was the message one representative of Perth's mining and resources sector gave to WA Business News' recent mining services and mining technology forum.
Access to low-cost airlines in Western Australia continues to improve following news that Qantas' budget subsidiary, Jetstar, will start international services from Perth later this year and establish a Perth crew base to support its new services.
AUSTRALIAN consumers are increasingly becoming aware of the Perth-based BankWest brand, while Bill Gates’ Microsoft has been named as Australia’s most authentic brand, a study has revealed.
Wesfarmers Ltd says its pre-tax earnings will be cut by up to $20 million a month, as the company feels the impact of gas outages following an explosion that closed down the Varanus Island gas plant.
The state government will contribute a further $6 million towards the restoration of the Busselton Jetty, covering the gap initially allocated to the federal government.
North Perth-based Frontier Resources is preparing legal action against Papua New Guinea to recoup over $3 billion in expenditure and lost profits after the government refused to renew the licence covering its Kodu deposit.
Engineering and project management business Emerson Stewart Group Ltd has made a premium debut on the stock market today with its shares opening at a 15 per cent above its 20 cent issue price today.
Perth-based Beadell Resources Ltd has potentially secured a $50 million debt facility with ANZ to help fund part of its purchase of the Cracow gold mine in Queensland.
Chinese producer Hunan Nonferrous Metals Corp has increased its stake in Abra Mining Ltd to 50.2 per cent, putting it in reach of its takeover offer to acquire 70 per cent of Abra shares.
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