Engineering and construction company Forge Group has confirmed a significant jump in profits for the year to June 30, the firm’s fifth consecutive year of growth.
WESTERN Australia is rapidly emerging as a centre of excellence for mine automation, with resources demand for remote operated equipment spurred on by high wages costs, adherence to strict safety r
Venture Minerals has lined up $17 million in new capital to fund its Livingstone and Riley direct shipping iron ore projects in Tasmania to production, with magnate Dale Elphinstone’s private compa
The Australian Greens say Woodside Petroleum has heavily underestimated whale numbers off the Western Australian coast, near the site of its proposed $34 billion gas hub.
Four people face a total of six corruption charges over allegedly tampering with urine samples at a laboratory in the Pilbara in order to secure work in the resources sector.
Northern Star Resources boss Bill Beament has substantially boosted his stake in the company, through the cashless exercise of 6.5 million options in a deal worth nearly $5.6 million.
Decmil Group has bought out its joint venture partner Maroon Group Holdings at the Calliope accommodation village project in Queensland for $15 million.
Sirius Resources is capitalising on its recent Nova nickel discovery, launching a $7.6 million capital raising plan to fast track further exploratory drilling at the deposit.
International energy and services company Wood Group PSN has won a $10 million contract to construct computerised maintenance management systems for Royal Dutch Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied n
Aquila Resources says it is going to slash spending at its West Pilbara iron ore project, as equity capital markets remain tight and clouds of uncertainty swirl around the global economy.
Minbos Resources has appointed Everspring Partners as its strategic advisor, as the Perth-based explorer seeks finance, off-take and development partners for its suite of phosphate and potash proje
UGL has reported a slump in its full-year profit, with the engineering and property services company saying its past performance was adversely affected by skills and labour shortages while its outl
LinQ Resources Fund shares have nearly doubled in price after the investment company announced a proposal to delist from the Australian Securities Exchange.
National contractor Downer EDI has returned to full-year profit and expects growth in the year ahead, with its mining division being the best performer.
Newcrest Mining's full year profit is up 23 per cent due to rising gold prices and the company expects gold production to rise in the current financial year.
In what is fast becoming one of Australia's most bitterly fought environmental campaigns, cold, hard cash - rather than conservation - is likely to determine the fate of Woodside Petroleum's multib
Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr has used a visit to the University of WA to announce increased aid to help African nations develop their mining industries, which he said was a much better way of
A dispute between Cape Lambert Resources and the Metallurgical Corporation of China over an $80 million payment stemming from the 2008 sale of a magnetite project near Karratha has been referred to
Perth-based iron ore junior Coziron Resources is considering going to the market to boost its coffers by between $15 million and $20 million, after appointing broker Renaissance Securities to manag
Philippines-based resources and construction giant DMCI Holdings has made a £49.8 million ($73.6 million) takeover offer for ASX and London AIM-listed nickel explorer ENK.
Hancock Prospecting's chief development officer, John Klepec, has hit out at the federal government's treatment of business in Australia while accepting the top award at Diggers and Dealers on beha
Resources giant Rio Tinto has reported a 34 per cent drop in its underlying first half profit to $US5.2 billion ($A4.9 billion), with lower prices for iron ore and other commodities the main reason
Fortescue Metals Group says the construction and ramp up of its Solomon mines will be critical to achieving the company's ambitious iron ore production targets next year.
