Atlas Iron managing director Ken Brinsden told a business forum in Perth today the big mining houses’ practice of locking-up resources in the Pilbara was depriving smaller miners of development opp
A defining milestone in competing efforts to build a subsea telecommunications cable from Perth to Singapore may be imminent, with one of the players close to snookering the opposition.
A three-month battle to keep Forge Group afloat has come to a sudden end, with administrators and receivers called in to manage the company's assets after financier ANZ Banking Group withdrew support for the engineering contractor.
Gold futures have risen to their highest level in 12 weeks amid strong appetite from Chinese buyers and as concern about US economic health fanned demand for a haven.
Kalgoorlie-based Phoenix Gold has opted for a low cost development option at its Castle Hill project, with plans to commence production using third-party milling capacity rather than build a stand-along project.
Nickel producer Western Areas has upgraded its production guidance and lowered its forecast cash costs amid hopes of an improvement in the persistently soft nickel price.
Gold prices have risen as a mixed US employment report forced investors to recalibrate their assumptions about the Federal Reserve's future monetary policy.
Paladin Energy has placed its Kayelekera mine in Malawi on care and maintenance, saying operations at the mine are no longer sustainable in light of the depressed uranium market.
The University of Western Australia has recruited BHP Billiton executive Peter Lilly to head up its ambitious ‘engineering zone’ project, which comes with a likely cost of $250 million.
Reed Resources has announced a $26 million write-down following the collapse of a potential sale by the administrators of the company's Meekatharra gold project.
Toll Group has been awarded a $90 million contract to design, construct and operate an offshore logistics base in Darwin for INPEX's Ichthys liquefied natural gas project.
Woodside Petroleum is set to take a 25 per cent stake in the Leviathan gas project off the coast of Israel, under a conditional deal that involves up-front payments of $US1.2 billion.
The directors of US-focused Aurora Oil & Gas have recommended that shareholders accept a $1.84 billion takeover offer from Canadian oil company Baytex Energy.
Gold futures have eked out a slight gain with some traders reluctant to place large bets on the precious metal ahead of a closely watched reading on US employment.
Vanadium and iron ore miner Atlantic has suspended its shares from trading on the ASX following a fire at its Windimurra operation which it says has caused "comprehensive material damage".
Gascoyne Resources has concluded an agreement with the native claimant group Wajarri Yamatji, enabling the company to progress plans on its 100 per cent owned Glenburgh gold project in the Gascoyne region.
Struggling miner Reed Resources has agreed to sell its Comet Vale gold project to a private bidder for $2 million, about a third of the price offered by Crest Minerals in its terminated bid for the project last year.
A national database to record mining industry deaths and injuries has yet to have any data entered into it, despite governments starting work on it 12 years ago.
World oil prices have risen modestly after a closely watched US oil report suggested severe winter weather across large parts of the country was pushing up demand for heating oil.
Iron ore miners in the Pilbara are on track to reach production and shipping targets, despite bad weather hampering operations and affecting some December quarter results.
Redstone Resources has raised $1.65 million to fund exploration of its 100 per cent owned Tollu copper project in the West Musgrave region of Western Australia.
US oil prices have pushed higher after falling for two sessions as much of the country's upper Midwest and northeast faced more extra-cold weather from a looming winter storm.
West Perth-based copper junior Southern Hemisphere Mining has announced plans to raise up to $3.4 million through a share placement and entitlement issue.
The Environmental Protection Authority has appointed three delegates to assess the environmental impact of the state government's proposed Browse liquefied natural gas precinct.
Tangiers Petroleum's friendly takeover bid for Jacka Resources appears to be in doubt following the resignation of Tangiers executive chairman Eve Howell, citing the loss of support of several major shareholders.
Perth-based miner Integrated Resources Group has signed a conditional farm-in agreement of up to 85 per cent of four permits with more than 3000 square kilometres of prospective copper-filled land in Zambia.
