Gindalbie Metals has announced it will tap investors for $62 million to insulate it against continuing iron ore market volatility, as it ramps up production at the Karara magnetite project in the M
Western Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corporation has finally begun production at its Malaysian processing plant following a recent court victory.
A barge carrying nearly 2,000 tonnes of construction equipment has run aground on the coast near Cervantes, as emergency services frantically respond to storm damage across the state.
Grange Resources has announced it will dramatically reduce spending and slash jobs at its Southdown magnetite iron ore project near Albany, the latest victim of continued uncertainty in commodities
Stronger than expected business spending figures will give a boost to next yesterday's national accounts but economists doubt this will stand in the way of further interest rate cuts by the central
BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser says he does not expect any significant increase in iron ore prices soon, following a year of heavy falls in Australia's biggest export earner.
Premier Colin Barnett has upped the ante on the controversial Browse gas project, indicating that joint venture leader Woodside Petroleum might not receive state government approval for a floating
A native title claimant group has called for a federal inquiry into its allegations that iron ore miner Fortescue Metals "heavied" its way onto land in the Pilbara.
Apex Minerals executive chairman Eduard Eshuys has stated confidence in the company’s ability to turn its flagship Wiluna project around and raise necessary funding to keep it running.
Toro Energy has pushed back financing negotiations for its proposed Wiluna uranium mine in Western Australia, as it waits for the federal government to decide the fate of the project.
As the debate about work for Australians versus foreign labour continues to rage, Commerce Minister Simon O'Brien has released a report showing local businesses have won $30 billion worth of contra
Treasurer Wayne Swan has played up the prospects for Australia's resources industry with a new report showing investment in new projects has hit a record $268.4 billion, even though commodity price
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals has sought to reassure shareholders that the economic credentials of its biggest customer, China, remain sound following the country's recent leadership transition.
Engineering contractor Norfolk Group says it will resume looking for a takeover partner at the end of the financial year after it was unable to secure a suitable offer from several interested parti
Engineering group Clough and its joint venture partner Curtain have won $75 million worth works associated with the PNG LNG upstream infrastructure project.
Perth-based explorers Windward Resources and Auroch Resources have dipped their toes into a tough IPO market, raising a combined $5 million through initial public offerings that closed today.
Petroleum giant Shell has rejected Premier Colin Barnett’s criticism of floating LNG projects, saying the revolutionary technology is the likely saviour of the industry in Australia as rising costs
Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia expects to post a full-year loss of between $135 million and $155 million in fiscal 2012, as it continues to cut costs amid difficult market conditions.
Continental Coal shares jumped by more than 20 per cent on the ASX today, after it announced first production from its Penumbra coal mine in South Africa.
The Australian resources sector is well placed for the future although it could be held back because of higher costs and a lack of competitiveness, industry chiefs say.
Western Australia is currently at the forefront of global oil and gas activity, and international demand should ensure it will stay there for some time, one of Shell Australia’s top executives says
Transportable housing manufacturer Fleetwood Corporation has warned of a weaker result in financial year 2013, the result of soft trading conditions in all of its key markets.
Board control at Murchison Metals is set to pass to corporate raider Sir Ron Brierley’s Mercantile Investment Company, after the incumbenet chairman and managing director said all parties agreed on
Elemental Minerals has raised $14 million and has announced plans to secure a further $5 million to advance studies and exploration at its Sintoukola Potash Project in the Republic of Congo.
Shares in Perth-based oil and gas play Kinetiko Energy have risen after the company reported better than expected results from drilling activities at its Amersfoort joint venture in South Africa.
