A convoy of truck drivers headed by WAFarmers and the Wheatbelt Railway Retention Alliance drove through parts of Perth today to demonstrate their opposition to the closure of the Tier 3 rail lines.
Western Australia's gold producers continue to suffer at the hands of a strengthening Australian dollar, with more job losses revealed across the sector last week.
There is a fine line between success and failure in the minerals exploration game, however Bentley-based firm HiSeis is helping companies to hit pay dirt faster and more frequently.
Woodside Petroleum has turned the threat of cheap liquefied natural gas exports from the US into an opportunity for the producer to resell some of that LNG at a higher price.
Former premier Richard Court has renewed his calls for the federal government to share half the revenue from offshore oil and gas projects with the states, while also expressing confidence about the future of the mining sector.
Nedlands-based TFS Corporation has announced the purchase of an established Indian sandalwood plantation, with the purchase expected to boost its net profit as a result of a revaluation of the trees.
Global oil prices have slipped amid new signs of higher OPEC production but the market was still cautious amid ongoing Iraq violence and a rebel attack on a Colombian pipeline.
Georgiou Group has announced a multi-million dollar joint venture with indigenous contractor Gumala, to provide de-watering services at Fortescue Metals Group's Christmas Creek mine in the Pilbara.
Chevron has marked a significant milestone at its 80 per cent completed Gorgon liquefied natural gas project, receiving the final module required for its gas processing train on Barrow Island.
Respected Aboriginal leader Wayne Bergmann has launched an extraordinary attack on Buru Energy, after the oil and gas company announced a landmark agreement with the Noonkanbah Aboriginal community.
Rey Resources has entered into an agreement to raise $3 million which will fund a new well in the perth basin, as AWE also this week commenced drilling a new well in the same region.
Gold prices have ended higher, as investors bet the metal will hold on to its recent gains amid a dovish Federal Reserve and a surge of violence in Iraq.
Atlas Pearls and Perfumes has said yesterday's auction in Kobe was it's most successful auction to date, selling $2.5 million worth of south sea pearls.
OTOC Australia has been awarded a $3 million contract with NRW for the mine process plant in-ground services at the Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara.
Applecross-based Kerman Contracting has won a $67 million deal for the design and construction of a grain export facility for Quattro Ports, a joint venture between Qube Holdings, Noble Group, Cargill Australia and Emerald Grain.
A series of (un)fortunate events led to the creation of this year's Rising Stars winner, emergency response and security services provider Executive Risk Solutions.
The collapse of Forge Group has opened up new opportunities for engineering contractor Clough, which has won a design and procurement contract for a power station that was previously awarded to Forge.
New York oil prices have been lifted by a report suggesting the US is easing a ban on crude exports even as inventory data suggested mixed energy demand in America.
Gold prices have risen after data showing the US economy contracted more than expected in the first quarter cut short a bout of profit-taking in the precious metal.
Pankaj Oswal has lost a bid to delay a $500 million lawsuit in which he is suing Apache Corporation over damages related to the cost overrun on the development of Burrup Fertilisers' ammonia plant in the Pilbara.
Sino Gas & Energy Holdings has signed a term sheet with Macquarie Bank for a US$50 million loan, which will be used to support its joint venture entity's working interests in the Linxing and Sanjiaobei production sharing contracts at the Ordos Basin in China.
Rail operator Aurizon has written off $19 million it has spent trying to develop an infrastructure solution for iron ore producers in the East Pilbara, including Atlas Iron and Brockman Resources.
Baosteel and Aurizon are set to take control of Aquila Resources after another major shareholder threw their support behind the $1.4 billion takeover deal.
Gold producer Northern Star Resources said today it expects to lift 2015 production to 600,000 ounces, at the top end of its guidance range, after it more than doubled the resource at its Pegasus deposit at the Kundana mine.
The Aboriginal community that was at the centre of a major land rights dispute, sparked by oil exploration at a remote Kimberley cattle station in the early 1980s, has announced its support for a gas 'fracking' program planned by Perth company Buru Energy.
