Aspiring gold miner Kalgoorlie-Boulder Resources Ltd has raised $2.5 million to fund ongoing exploration at its Norseman gold project in the eastern goldfields of WA.
West Perth-based Comdek Ltd has taken a major step in its plans to reinvent iteslf as a coal miner by appointing prominent corporate lawyer Michael Hunt as its non-executive chairman.
Top Perth pubs picked up for $190m Compass float; BHP fires barrage at regulators over policy; Anger as two states lift ban on GM canola; Rio in $500m drilling push to fill Pilbara export targets; Aussi shoppers get bad deal, says retail guru.
The Note couldn’t help noting some strange coincidences when it comes to business names in WA. Last week we had a story on accounting firm M Squared – established by Craig Miller and Rob Moltoni.
Many market watchers were in awe of Andrew Forrest’s plan to raise a few billion dollars for construction of a 240-kilometre railway from his planned iron ore mine in the Pilbara to Port Hedland.
Wesfarmers Ltd managing director Richard Goyder has increased his indirect interest in the company through the award of a long term incentive by the company of 79,838 shares worth $3.3m relating to th
The residential and commercial sectors have posted strong profit results for the September quarter, despite Western Australia’s labour and material shortages, according to a quart
Gordon Martin has built two major Western Australian companies without having to list on the Australian Securities Exchange, and he has no intention of changing that.
THE dispute over Western Power chief executive Doug Aberle’s annual bonus has been resolved, following negotiations between the utility’s chairman, Peter Mansell, and Energy Minister Francis Logan.
Engineering and construction contractor Clough Ltd has told shareholders the company has dealt with its problem contracts and can look forward to profitable trading in future.
LIKE the late Kerry Packer, the Note loves nothing more than seeing a team of Aussies soundly defeating all and sundry at the nation’s most uniformly embraced sport – cricket.
The relationship between the PharmAust Ltd board and its former managing director, Paul D’Sylva, has further soured with the company initiating legal action over his handling of the business.
Perth-based Aquila Resources Ltd has agreed to subscribe, via its subsidiary Aquila Steel Pty Ltd, for 72 million shares in Cullen Resources Ltd at 10 cents each to raise $7.2 million.
Fairstar Resources Ltd has announced that acceptances for its off-market takeover bid for Golden West Resources Limited have now increased further to a total of 33.73% of the issued capital of Golden West.
Directors' liability 'hindering boards'; Rio hits back at BHP with bullish expansion plan; Kiernan threatens to walk over pay stoush; ABB confirms push into wheat sales as drought cripples profit; Bitter blow to Empire as chief quits.
Takeover bids for scaffolding company PCH Group Ltd and diamond producer Kimberley Diamond Company NL today went unconditional after their UK-based suitors secured enough shareholder support for their respective offers.
VDM Group Ltd subsidiary, Civmec Construction & Engineering Pty Ltd, has been awarded a $30 million contract to construct a permanent mine camp at Moorvale Queensland.
Agricultural and forestry fund manager, Great Southern Limited, has recorded lower than expected project sales revenue on the back of legislative uncertainty surrounding non-forestry managed investment schemes, driving its 2007 net profit down 29 per cent
West Perth-based Northern Iron Ltd has aims to raise up to $140 million in its initial public offer to fund acquisitions and exploration over its Sydvaranger Iron project in northern Norway.
Swiss mining group Xstrata plc has reduced the minimum acceptance level in its Jubilee Mines takeover offer from 90 per cent to 50 per cent, after struggling to win acceptances from Jubilee shareholders.
Rudd poised to end AWAs by February; Market expected to be positive after poll; Costello clocks off as Howard's flaws are exposed; Rio Tinto to launch own offensive on BHP bid; Spitfire closes $6m float subscriptions early.
Subiaco-based oil and gas explorer Red Fork Energy Ltd has announced plans to raise $10 million through a placement to fast track production at its Oklahoma assets.
Fresh from its rejection of a takeover bid from Fairstar Resources Ltd, Osborne Park-based Golden West Resources Ltd has appointed former Portman Mining managing director Geoff Wedlock as chairman, following John Daniels' retirement.
West Perth-based Murchison Metals Ltd has confirmed its 375 million tonne estimate over the 15-year mine life of its Jack Hills iron ore project, saying in an announcement today that Midwest Corporation Ltd's statements about the project were incorrect.
It's official, Wesfarmers Ltd has become the Western Australia's most valuable company, the state's biggest employer and the nation's biggest retailer with today's implementation of a scheme of arrangement to take over the Coles Group Ltd.
Perth entrepreneur Dean Scook has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted in the District Court over a market deception scheme involving shares in a junior explorer in 1998.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has responded to criticism of State government funding for local raods, saying state budget allocations have grown by an average of 16 per cent each year since 2004-05.
Perth-based BigHill Resources Ltd has today opened its initial public offer, seeking to raise $7 million to fund acquisitions and exploration of its Cookes Creek Tungsten project.
