Mining

Perth-based gold miner Doray Minerals has agreed to purchase a majority interest in Archean Star Resources' Gnaweeda gold project in the Murchison region of Western Australia.

Caltex Australia has signed a $200 million deal to supply diesel fuel to Gina Rinehart's $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Iluka Resources has indicated that zircon sales could be affected by a property downturn in China.

Rio Tinto has lifted quarterly iron ore production and sales by 11 per cent and 23 per cent respectively, in line with market estimates.

Global oil prices have dropped, with the US futures contract sinking below $US100 for the first time since May on receding worries about Iraq supply disruptions.

Perth oil and gas explorer Antares Energy has responded vigorously to claims by one of its major shareholders that it lacked transparency around a major deal and the disclosure of directors' interests.

Architecture and environmental consulting firm GHD has appointed Craig Walkemeyer as the company's Western Australian manager.

Woodside Petroleum quashed weeks of speculation this month when it revealed it would call Capital Square home from 2018.

Bauxite Resources has announced an increased forecast for its Athena deposit in Western Australia's Darling Range.

Fleetwood Corporation has appointed its current chief financial officer and company secretary Bradley Denison as managing director, following the resignation of former chief executive Stephen Price in April.

Tiger Resources has taken a further $25 million advance payment to help fund construction at tis Kipoi copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, under a proposed offtake arrangement with commodity trader Gerald Metals.

Global oil prices have risen as turmoil in Libya clouded expectations of a return of the country's crude supplies to the market.

Gold prices slipped Friday as traders locked in profits after a sharp rally the day before, but the metal ended the week higher, for a sixth straight weekly gain.

Kalgoorlie-based MacPhersons Resources says its Nimbus-Boorara project near Kalgoorlie will have lower capital and operating costs than previously estimated, according to early findings in the feasibility study on the project.

Global investment bank Pareto Securities has opened its first office in Perth, with plans to supply bond finance to resources companies based in Australia.

Aurora Minerals has executed a three way deal with African Lion and Predictive Discovery, offering African Lion an $800,000 placement and in return receiving a 17.2 per cent slice in Predictive.

Copper producer Aditya Birla Minerals will resume mining activities at its Birla Nifty mine less than four months after it was closed due to a sinkhole.

Balcatta-based Sirius Resources says it's Nova nickel project near Norsemen will cost around $473 million to develop, according to a definitive feasibility study released today.

Beach Energy has accepted Woodside Petroleum's offer to acquire a 70 per cent interest in the Lake Tanganyika basin in Tanzania.

Oil exploration minnow IPB Petroleum has picked up the pace in its grand plan to get noticed by large producers.

Struggling Perth-based mineral explorer Pluton Resources has announced it intends to raise about $80 million through the issue of about 8 billion shares.

Kalgoorlie-based Phoenix Gold has agreed to purchase St Ives Gold Mining Company's heap leach processing plant near Kambalda for $2 million.

Iron ore exporter Fortescue Metals Group has notched up a record 160 million tonne annualised run rate in the last month of the financial year.

Oil prices rebounded on Thursday, snapping out of a long losing streak tied to easing concerns about potential Middle East supply disruptions.

Former Kagara managing director Geoff Day has been appointed chief executive of Kingsgate Consolidated.

Perth-based iron ore miner Atlas Iron has beaten its full year profit guidance after shipping 3.1 million tonnes in the June quarter.

Minerals explorer Newera Resources has announced an entitlements issue to raise just over a $1 million.

Global oil prices have continued their slide from late-June peaks, despite a sharper-than-expected drop in US crude inventories.

Gold prices have extended earlier gains after Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes showed that central bank officials were shifting focus away from raising interest rates as the key strategy for tightening monetary policy.Gold lifts after FOMC minutes

Final approval has been granted for gold production at Kingsrose Mining's Talang Santo mine in South Sumatra, Indonesia.

Phosphate and glauconite explorer Potash West has completed an $800,000 placement to fund development of its Dandaragan Trough project near Perth.

Perth gold producer Resolute Mining has released a positive production report, which raised its share price by nearly 7 per cent.