Mining

Norton Gold Fields has secured $US25 million in finance from a subsidiary of its major shareholder, China's Zijin Mining Group.

Mount Gibson Iron says it is targeting higher sales volumes over the next financial year, but a record revenue result was not able to halt a dip in profit due to challenging conditions in the iron

South African miner Gold Fields will splash $US300 million purchasing Barrick Gold's Granny Smith, Lawlers and Darlot gold mines in the Yilgarn region, near Southern Cross, and plans to integrate t

West African Resources has raised $3 million to fast-track the development of a processing plant and exploration at its Moktedu gold project in Burkina Faso.

Mining contractor NRW Holdings' profits have taken a hit from the downturn in resources spending, but the company maintains its outlook over the short to medium-term remains positive.

Mermaid Marine has continued its run of strong earnings growth, lodging a near-20 per cent increase in net profit for the 12 months to June 30.

Contractor Decmil Group says its strategy of seeking work outside its key markets has propelled it to its sixth consecutive year of record profits.

Power generator Pacific Energy has reported record earnings for FY2013 but revised down its earnings guidance for the current financial year after being hit by project closures and the general slow

RCR Tomlinson and GR Engineering have reported contrasting fortunes in the resources engineering sector, with RCR booking a record profit result and GR's earnings slipping due to tightening market conditions.

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group says it remains focused on debt reduction, despite playing hardball on a proposed asset sale and lifting its annual dividend following a strong surge in profit

Atlas Iron has reported a significant improvement in earnings in the second half of the financial year, but it was not sufficient to offset big write-downs and weak operating profits carried over f

A host of new names has emerged as Aboriginal business grows in the state's north.

Indigenous business is thriving and growing in the north-west, but it was not an overnight success.

Canadian resources giant Teck has exercised its right to earn an additional interest in Rox Resources' Reward zinc project and will spend an additional $10 million on exploring the tenements.

Cleveland Mining Company has announced former Fortescue Metals Group director Russell Scrimshaw as its new chairman, while Iluka Resources has appointed former Murchison Metals managing director Gr

Clough has confirmed it achieved a record profit in the 2013 financial year, with the result meeting guidance the engineering and project services group released in June.

Contracting group Brierty's shares have jumped after it booked a record net profit for financial year 2013, a result it says was driven by its diversity of operations.

Miner Iluka Resources' first-half profit has been smashed in an environment of plunging mineral sands prices and weak demand.

Woodside has outlined plans to develop three floating LNG projects off the Kimberley coast, with each likely to be similar in scale to Shell's $12 billion Prelude development.

Gold futures have hit a two-month high as losses in the US dollar stoked demand for the metal a day ahead of closely watched minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting.

Junior resources plays Millennium Minerals and Citation Resources have announced capital raisings worth a collective $12 million.

Global resources giant BHP Billiton's full-year profit has fallen by 29 per cent to $US10.9 billion ($A12.0 billion), as falling commodity prices outweighed efforts to cut costs.

Greens leader Christine Milne has warned the botched approvals process for James Price Point is a sign of things to come under a coalition plan to return environmental decision-making powers to the

Macmahon Holdings says it is better placed to manage challenging market conditions, despite lodging a net loss of $29.5 million for the 2013 financial year, a result driven down by the sale of the

Oil and gas producer Oil Search says its first half profit is up six per cent, but production had fallen marginally and is likely to remain flat in the next six months.

After 12 years of strong profit growth, engineering and construction contractor Monadelphous Group has implemented a wide-ranging cost reduction and restructuring program and foreshadowed plans to

Premier Colin Barnett's push to keep the Browse gas project onshore has suffered another blow, with lead proponent Woodside recommending, as expected, the construction of a floating offshore plant

Gold futures have fallen as jitters ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting minutes prompt some investors to exercise caution and move to the sidelines.

Transportable housing manufacturer Fleetwood Corporation's net profit has slumped by 78 per cent, a result the company blamed on weak trading conditions in all of its key markets.

Three years after completing a management buy-out, JSW Australia directors Jeff Branson and John Silverthorne have struck an agreement to sell their debt-laden drilling business; but they won't be

Perth-based coal explorer Ascot Resources has secured $1 million in funding from engineering and minerals processing group Sedgman, which will emerge as Ascot's largest shareholder.

BlueScope Steel shares have been hammered after the steelmaker reported a solid turnaround but ruled out dividends, warned of a flat outlook and increased its exposure to Australia's steel market w