On the final day of tender applications, Midwest Corporation Ltd has nominated Yilgarn Infrastructure as its preferred developer for the $1.5 billion Oakajee port.
Once predominantly known for its market gardens and hobby farms, Baldivis has been succumbing to Perth’s urban sprawl for several years as land shortages and rising property prices force development out to the city’s fringe.
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South Perth based carbon steel producer and developer Aquila Resources Ltd hopes to start construction on its $4.13 billion ($US3.9 billion) West Pilbara iron ore project after reporting positive results at a pre-feasibility stage.
Midwest Corporation Ltd said it does not need shareolder approval to nominate preferred infrastructure provider Yilgarn Infrastructrue Ltd to develop the $1.5 billion Oakajee Port, following ASX consultation.
A new $35million purpose-built submarine maintenance facility at the Australian Marine Complex (AMC) will bring in millions of dollars to the State over the next 25 years.
Western Australian companies Quickstep Holding Ltd and Vortex Pipes Ltd have announced a joint venture to develop and market a new generation of high end pressure pipes, featuring improved strength and corrosion resistance.
Iron ore miners in the Mid West region will have more room to move following the $49 million upgrade of Berth 5 at the Geraldton Port, but it may not be enough space in 18 months’ time.
As the deadline looms for lodging tenders for the planned Oakajee Port development in the state’s Mid West, capturing community support has been turned up a notch by the main players.
FORMER high-ranking Western Australian bureaucrat, John McKee, has taken the chair of junior iron ore explorer Iron Road Ltd as it seeks to raise $5 million and list on Australian Securities Exchange
A new lobby group, which comprises five small mining companies in the Pilbara, is putting pressure on the Western Australian government to provide better infrastructure for smaller miners in the Pilbara region.
A total of $21 million will be spent on a broadband development project to facilitate health and emergency services for people living in remote and regional areas of Australia as part of a state and federal government joint initiative.
West Perth-based biodiesel company Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd has concluded a purchase term sheet for the supply of biodiesel to a Western Australian resource company.
Construction magnate Len Buckeridge has vowed to fight the state government over control of a vital piece of land needed for an access road as part of Bunbury Port’s major restructure plans.
Subiaco-based iron ore company, Brockman Resources Ltd has completed a positive scoping study which indicates its Marillana iron ore project, located north of Newman, has a potential A$1 billion net present value for a 10Mtpa project development.
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Yilgarn Infrastructure has flagged a potential $1 billion damages claim for breach of contract by Midwest Corporation Ltd, which allegedly signed a binding agreement to formally nominate it as its preferred developer for the Oakajee port and rail.
Iluka Resources Ltd has announced major changes to its board of directors, with Jenny Seabrook joining as a non-executive director and Bob Every set to replace Ian Mackenzie as chairman.
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LEAD miner Magellan Metals Pty Ltd has responded to criticism of its role in cleaning up lead contamination in Esperance by asserting that the Esperance Port Authority should take the lead role.
After years of deadlock with the state government, the proponent of a private port in Cockburn Sound is hoping a management change will restore life to the project.
Western Power has responded to the skilled labour shortages and rising costs in Western Australia by adopting a fundamentally different approach to its contracting and capital works program.
Western Power has today signed a five year alliance agreement with Transfield Services, worth approximately $100 million in revenue in its first year of operation.
West Perth-based iron ore miner Murchison Metals Ltd has acquired two tenements from Austral Gold Ltd and Joytell Pty Ltd, to be known as the Rocklea Project, in the Pilbara iron ore region for a total cash consideration of $9 million.
