The State Government has approved a $225 million upgrade of Port Hedland's port facilities after securing up-front capital contributions from miners, including BHP Billiton, Consolidated Minerals and Atlas Iron, to cover nearly half the cost.
West Perth-based Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd has announced plans to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange by the first quarter of 2008, after listing on the Dubai International Financial Exchange earlier this year.
Australia's peak building industry body has reiterated calls for both sides of politics to be mindful of inflationary pressures when considering economic policy.
Perth-based gas explorer Po Valley Energy Ltd has signed a contract with Hydrodrilling International SpA to secure a drill rig for use on its gas fields in northern Italy starting in April 2008.
Annual General Meetings are disenfranchising shareholders in small listed companies, according to peak body Chartered Secretaries Australia, which has called for wide-ranging discussion on the issue.
West Perth-based gold and base metals explorer Centaurus Resources Ltd will acquire Brazilian mineral exploration and development firm San Greal Resources Pty Ltd through a scrip issue worth around $3.3 million, the company has announced.
AGL dumps Anthony; Nexus shut down of the auction for Anzon; tax cuts promises to cost $80b in the next five years; Gordon raids Ten options for a 4.3 per cent stake; Labor widens the gap over the coalition after one week.
Tasmania-focused metals miner Macquarie Harbour Mining Ltd has announced plans to raise a minimum of $4 million through its initial public offer to commence a drilling program across its portfolio.
A group of dissident PharmAust Ltd shareholders forced the company to hold a formal poll after their push to replace the existing board was narrowly defeated on a show of hands at today's general meeting.
Investors in listed investment company LinQ Resources Fund have endorsed the strategy of the existing fund manager, with a majority rejecting proposals for change put forward by UK investor Carrousel Capital.
Oil explorer Gippsland Offshore Petroleum Ltd Ltd has scrapped the planned $25 million acquisition of West Perth-based Finder Exploration Pty Ltd after it was unable to reach agreement with the vendors of Finder.
Oil and gas producers ARC Energy Ltd and Anzon Australia Ltd have announced they are negotiating the final terms of a merger that would create a $1.1 billion energy group.
Rivervale-based gold explorer Greater Pacific Gold Ltd has acquired a further 20 per cent stake in private uranium and gold explorer Apogei Pty Ltd, and has been granted an option to acquire an additional 20 per cent of the company.
Prime Minister John Howard made pledges on climate change and Australian troops in Iraq in last night's debate, but most commentators picked Labor leader Kevin Rudd as the winner.
Benjamin Franklin said there were only two certainties in life, death and taxes. Both were on the political agenda in the first week of the six-week federal election campaign, with the leaders of both major political parties in campaign mode.
The Wyllie Group-backed private equity vehicle Viburnum Funds Pty Ltd has made its first acquisition, paying $17.5 million for Imdex Ltd subsidiary Surtron Technologies Pty Ltd.
Perth-based Mineral Sands Ltd can earn up to an 80 per cent stake in the western Victorian mineral sands interests held by Beaconsfield Gold NL under a farm-in agreement signed today.
Leederville-based Pharmanet Group Ltd has launched its $1.5 million share purchase plan, offering subscriptions of up to 333,334 shares at 1.5 cents each to existing shareholders.
South Perth-based oil and gas company Cooper Energy Ltd has announced a $60 million capital raising to fund its farm-in to a 35 per cent stake in a project off the coast of Tunisia.
West Perth-based gold explorer Barra Resources Ltd has finalised arrangements with stockbroker RM Capital to raise $7.5 million for work on its gold and metals projects.
Midvale-based scientific instrument manufacturer XRF Scientific Ltd aims to raise $1.2 million through a non-renounceable rights issue to shareholders on a basis of one new share for every three held.
Perth-based niche financial services player Marketech Pty Ltd has launched a zero brokerage online trading platform for the Contracts for Difference Market, which is due to be launched next month by the Australian Securities Exchange.
West Perth-based gas explorer Westralian Gas and Power Ltd will scale back the number of shares applied for under its share purchase plan after shareholders subscribed for 6.5 million more shares than were on offer.
The rise of the Australian dollar against the greenback and lower production output has forced mineral sands miner Iluka Resources Ltd to downgrade its profit forecast by about 20 per cent.
Murchison Metals Ltd says its $1 billion offer for Midwest Corporation Ltd represents good value and there is potential for a re-rating the combined group if it proceeds.
Perth-based diamond explorer Paramount Mining Corporation Ltd has raised $487,000 through a placement to fund exploration activities and bolster working capital, the company has announced.
The business sector's satisfaction with the Carpenter government's key industry policy agency has plummeted, according to data compiled by the Department of Industry and Resources.
West Perth-based Polaris Metals NL will work with Toll Holdings Ltd's Singapore-based marine logistics arm, Sembawang Kimtrans Ltd, aiming to finalise haulage, port and ship loading service agreements for its Western Australian iron ore projects.
South Australian uranium company Toro Energy Ltd has declared its $275 million takeover offer for Perth-based Nova Energy Ltd unconditional after receiving acceptances to more than 81.4 per cent today.
Aspiring iron ore miner Grange Resources Ltd has selected its preferred power transmission option, which will have indirect benefits for communities on the south coast that have been plagued by poor power supplies in recent years.
A joint venture between Perth-based engineering company GRD Minproc and the Australian arm of USA-based URS Corporation has won the definitive feasibility study contract over West Perth-based Marengo Mining Ltd's Yandera Copper-Molybdenum project in PNG
