Leighton Holdings subsidiary Thiess has won a $135 million contract from Western Desert Resources to lead the mining operations at the Roper Bar iron ore mine in the Northern Territory.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has bolstered its order book, securing electrical and instrumentation works worth more than $10 million at Rio Tinto's Nammuldi below water table project.
Shares in oil and gas junior Neon Energy have been smashed on the ASX after the company said development at one of its exploration wells was unlikely due to poor test results.
OM Holdings chief executive Peter Toth has announced his resignation from the role in order to take up a senior posting with an unnamed multinational resources group.
Central Norseman Gold Corporation has made 33 staff redundant as Australia's longest continuously-running gold mining operation faces an uncertain future.
Forge Group has entered a trading halt as it prepares to update the market on its financial position after announcing a $127 million profit writedown late last year.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has been awarded a $40 million electrical and instrumentation contract at Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert Port B project in the Pilbara and says it is in negotiations with the mining giant to secure further works at the project.
Queensland's Diatreme Resources has secured $2 million in backing from Hong Kong's Perpetual Mining Holding for its potential $223 million Cyclone zircon project near Eucla, in the east of Western
Perth-based mining intelligence provider IntierraRMG has been acquired by American financial information firm SNL, with plans to integrate the companies' databases into a one-stop source of comprehensive information for the global mining industry.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has exceeded its production guidance for the third consecutive quarter and says it is on track to produce more gold for the financial year than initially forecast.
Red Mountain Mining's impressive share performance has continued, with the gold explorer's stock almost eight times higher than its closing price at the beginning of this week.
Shares in vanadium and iron ore miner Atlantic have closed higher on the back of stronger monthly ferrovanadium production at the company's Windimurra project in the state's Mid West.
Shares in Subiaco-based explorer Syndicated Metals are higher on the back of what it describes as highly encouraging drilling results at its flagship Barbara copper-gold project in northern Queensland.
South Africa-focused miner Continental Coal says it could be forced to call in administrators unless it can recapitalise the company in order to pay off its convertible notes.
West Perth-based Beadell Resources has recorded its highest ever gold production and sales at its Tucano mine in Brazil, with plant and equipment upgrades paying dividends for the company.
Northern Star Resources expects to almost double its annual gold production to more than 200,000 ounces following its $25 million purchase of the Plutonic gold mine from Barrick Gold.
Subiaco-based Paringa Resources has tasked a new leadership team with guiding the company, with founding directors David Griffiths and David Chapman stepping down from their respective roles as chairman and managing director.
Woodside Petroleum's partners in the Leviathan gas project in Israel have signed a deal to sell $1.2 billion worth of gas to the Palestine Power Generation Company for 20 years.
Shares in West Perth-based explorer Red Mountain Mining have soared on the back of another high-grade gold discovery at its Batangas project in the Philippines.
Woodside Petroleum says it will push ahead with plans to jointly sell gas from its proposed Browse project despite a Japanese partner terminating a purchase deal last week.
Contractor Viento Group plans to broaden its range of services with the purchase of Hazelmere-based switchroom manufacturer HVLV in a prospective deal worth up to $21 million.
Energy giant Chevron has received conditional approval to clear an additional 32 hectares of land on Barrow Island for the construction of Australia's largest gas project.
Forge Group shares have recovered ground following a horror month of trading, with the contractor announcing it has been given the green light to proceed with $830 million of engineering works at the Roy Hill iron ore project.
The Department of Mines and Petroleum has warned Fortescue Metals Group to improve safety procedures at its Christmas Creek mine in the wake of a second fatality at the site last month.
Shares in Singapore-listed construction and engineering firm AusGroup have risen after the company announced a $S15.2 million ($A13.4 million) capital raising overnight.
Shares in Altona Mining are higher after the company said it had made an early $11 million debt repayment following strong copper production results in Finland.
Empire Oil & Gas' new management team has taken the company's former directors to court in a bid to recover funds used to bankroll defamation proceedings against Empire shareholders.
