Mining

Troy Resources has warned it may not reach its financial year production target at its Casposo gold and silver mine in Argentina amid setbacks in accessing high grade ore sections.

BC Iron has beaten iron ore sales guidance from its Nullagine joint venture for the March quarter despite lower than anticipated production in the period.

McAleese Resources has announced it will double its road haulage for Atlas Iron's Mt Webber mine.

Energy and Minerals Australia has extended its trade suspension period to almost a month after signalling it has been unable to complete a proposed capital raising.

Western Australian iron ore producer Atlas Iron achieved record shipments in the March quarter but has also been hit by weaker commodity prices.

The state government has signed a native title agreement with the Ngarluma people of the Pilbara over land intended for a deepwater port at Anketell Point.

Argentinian-born agricultural tycoon John Kahlbetzer has purchased a 5 per cent stake in Subiaco-based Lucapa Diamond Company.

Mincor Resources says it expects to exceed its full-year nickel production guidance as the price of the base metal hit a 14-month high overnight.

Gold miner Troy Resources says it has secured the final funding required to develop its Karouni project in West Guyana, with Investec Bank agreeing to provide the company with a $100 million revolving credit facility.

Newcrest Mining's chief operating officer Sandeep Biswas will take over as the gold producer's chief executive and managing director from July 4.

Padbury Mining has confirmed the identity of its mysterious wealthy backer as hair regrowth businessman Roland Bleyer but has again called for more time before it can disclose details of the funding arrangement.

More than 10,000 heavy vehicles could be running on liquefied natural gas in Australia by 2020, according to global management consultancy firm Accenture, which is working to facilitate the uptake, especially at Western Australian mines.

Shares in West Perth-based miner Metals X have closed higher after the company announced it had negotiated a restructured royalty agreement at its Higginsville gold operations.

Nedlands-based explorer Bullabulling Gold has signalled it will not accept a takeover bid from Norton Gold Fields which values the company at about $24 million, saying the offer does not reflect the value of its assets.

Contractors Brierty and Tempo Australia have each been awarded separate multi-million dollar contracts to complete works in the Pilbara.

Woodside Petroleum could be forced to move quickly on a growth project in Canada after agreeing a three-year land use deal.

NRW Holdings has won a $200 million contract for concrete and earthworks at Hancock Prospecting’s Roy Hill iron ore project.

Energy giant Woodside Petroleum has lifted its first quarter revenue despite a small slide in production.

Padbury Mining has sought another extension to its suspension from trading, saying it needs more information from its mystery backer to determine whether they have the capacity to provide a massive $US6.47 billion ($6.89 billion) funding deal to construct a port and rail network at Oakajee.

West Perth-based gold miner Red 5 has cleared a key regulatory hurdle on the way to resuming production at its mothballed Siana gold mine in the Philippines.

Iluka Resources shares have fallen six per cent after the mineral sands miner recorded a drop in production and revenue.

Fortescue Metals Group shipped record quantities of iron ore in the first three months of 2014, despite posting softer production on the back of seasonal wet weather.

BHP Billiton has raised its full year guidance for iron ore and metallurgical coal production after achieving record output so far this fiscal year, but has trimmed guidance for petroleum production.

Perth-based private company QCG Resources has agreed to purchase the mothballed Avesbury nickel mine in Tasmania from Chinese-controlled miner MMG for $40 million.

Premier Colin Barnett says he can't see "a great deal of substance" in junior explorer Padbury Mining's claims it has secured a massive $US6.47 billion ($6.89 billion) funding deal to construct a port and rail network at Oakajee, as the company missed a self-imposed deadline to reveal its mystery backer.

Perth-based rail services business Momentum Rail has been awarded a $4 million contract to supply rail workers and train drivers to the Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara.

OZ Minerals says its copper production in the first quarter of 2014 was in line with the previous quarter, while gold production fell.

Rio Tinto produced and shipped less iron ore during the first three months of 2014 after bad weather affected its ports and mining operations in Western Australia.

Rio Tinto is tipped to beat rival BHP Billiton on iron ore growth in their latest quarterly updates, but the latter's petroleum division should make up for that.

Aquila Resources says it has resolved its differences with joint venture partner Vale, with the two parties agreeing to the settlement of a long-running legal dispute related to their Eagle Downs coking coal project.

Perth-based surveying firm Asphar Survey Group has appointed administrators to one of its key subsidiaries, with difficult trading conditions forcing the company to restructure its operations.

Civil construction activity in Western Australia is set to fall by about 25 per cent over the next five years as a number of major resources projects are completed, according to a new report by forecaster BIS Shrapnel.