Mining

Mining services firm Allmine Group has elected Robert Wilde to chair its board of directors, just over a month after installing a new chief executive.

BOC has secured a $10 million grant funded from the federal government's carbon tax revenue to upgrade its Kwinana facility.

Phoenix Gold and Aphrodite Gold have delivered some rare good news for the sector, with Aphrodite announcing plans to build a new processing plant near Kalgoorlie and Phoenix to develop a new mine.

Engineering and project services group Clough has announced an earnings upgrade, despite a drop-off in resources sector investment.

Iron Road has shrugged off uncertainty in the iron ore sector, going ahead with plans to raise $50.7 million to complete a feasibility study at its Central Eyre iron ore development in South Austra

Many fly-in, fly-out mine workers want a cap on rostered stints away from home, more support to maintain family obligations, and a loosening of accommodation camp rules.

Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its Eagle project in the US to Lundin Mining Corporation for an estimated $US35 million ($A37 million) in cash.

Junior resources plays have shared in $7.2 million in grants in the latest round of a state government exploration subsidy scheme.

Lynas Corporation is worried that it is giving away its rare earths products and has decided to draw a line in the sand for its own prices.

Iron ore miner BC Iron is on track to hit its 2014 full production target as the price of iron ore hovers just above $US110 per tonne.

Contracting group GR Engineering says the start of a $123 million works package at Wolf Minerals' Hemerdon tungsten and tin project in England is a welcome boost in a murky mining services market.

Gold miner Newcrest has defended the timing of its major restructure announcement and says it has not breached any share market rules.

Lithium miner Galaxy Resources is on the lookout for a new boss, after Iggy Tan announced his resignation today.

The state government is inviting bids for six petroleum exploration leases on and offshore with its 2013 acreage releases.

Woodside Petroleum and National Australia Bank chairman Michael Chaney says political instability in Canberra is exacerbating a decline in consumer confidence driven by the slowdown in the resource

Investors reacted positively to news today that iron ore miner Gindalbie Metals had successfully restructured its finances, but will be reacting with less enthusiasm to the outlook for iron ore prices from Gindalbie's biggest shareholder.

Poor health has forced Northern Iron chairman David Griffiths to vacate his seat on the company's board.

Engineering and construction firms Kentz and AusGroup have won contracts collectively worth more than $114 million at Inpex's Ichthys NG project in Darwin.

Chinese steel producer Ansteel will take majority ownership of the Karara iron ore project in the Mid West, after its local partner Gindalbie Metals struck a financing deal to help it through the p

Union members have protested outside Parliament House in Perth saying floating LNG projects will rob locals of jobs.

Mining services provider NRW Holdings has forecast a drop in revenue and profit because of contract delays and project deferrals.

Two contractors on Gindalbie Resources' recently commissioned Karara iron ore project have been hit by contractual disputes, with one contractor initiating legal action this week.

Nexus Minerals has become the latest in a long line of gold players to announce cost cutting initiatives as uncertainty prevails in the gold market.

Women's professional development and executive mentoring group Behind Closed Doors has nominated the first Western Australian recipient of its Luminaries scholarship.

Gold miner Newcrest is cutting jobs and scaling back its operations in response to the biggest drop in the price of gold in 30 years.

New BHP Billiton boss Andrew Mackenzie is confident China's new leadership is rebalancing the economy in such a way that demand for commodities will be sustained in the long term.

Unconventional gas developments could ensure Western Australia's energy security and provide significant economic benefits within the decade, Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion says.

The persistent weak global aluminium market has resulted in Alcoa's Australian arm being hit with a ratings downgrade.

Global Construction Services has won a new contract to provide all of the onshore and offshore scaffolding works for Woodside Petroleum's North West Shelf project.

Shares in Ramelius Resources have jumped after the company said it produced a record amount of gold in May.

Diversified explorer FairStar Resources has secured $260 million in project finance, which will cover 80 per cent of the development cost of its Steeple Hill iron project in the eastern Goldfields.

Grange Resources says it is still committed to its Southdown iron ore project near Albany, despite announcing yesterday it would close its Perth office and move its administrative operations to Tas