Fresh from announcing plans to develop the Iron Valley mine in the Pilbara, Mineral Resources has become the eleventh Western Australian company in the S&P/ASX 100 Index.
Growth at the tail end of 2012 might not have been as upbeat as expected, but new data suggests the economy will continue to be underpinned by mining investment for a while yet.
Engineering and construction contractor VDM Group has reported a blow-out in its half-year loss to $60 million, up from a loss of $47 million in the previous corresponding period.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has appointed the former BHP Billiton executive Chris Lynch as its new chief financial officer, 18 months after he joined Rio as a non-executive director.
Shares in Matrix Composites and Engineering have plunged to their lowest level since the company listed on the ASX in 2009, following the release of a major earnings downgrade.
Gindalbie Metals chairman George Jones will step down from the role in April - coinciding with the company officially launching its Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.
PMI Gold Corporation is on the hunt for a new chairman, after Peter Buck announced his resignation following the company's collapsed merger deal with Canada's Keegan Resources.
A Perth court has confirmed Wright Prospecting's full control over the large Rhodes Ridge iron ore project in the Pilbara after a challenge by Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has booked a 17 per cent drop in interim net profit, which it says was the result contract signing delays on two major projects.
The Minerals Council of Australia is looking for a new chief executive officer following Mitch Hooke's decision to leave the organisation at the end of this year.
Atlas Iron is confident enough about iron ore demand to press on with production growth this year despite low prices contributing to a heavy full year loss.
Northern Minerals has announced a $26.6 million capital raising plan to fund the development of its Browns Range heavy rare earths project in the Northern Territory.
Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group has continued its expansion into the Queensland market with an agreement to acquire Brisbane based Eastcoast Development Engineering.
Chevron Australia has struck a deal with Beach Energy that will see the US energy giant spend at least million and potentially as much as million on two onshore gas exploration fields.
Engineering and construction firm Monadelphous Group has won a $260 million contract with Rio Tinto, for works at the Western Turner Brockman iron ore development in the Pilbara.
The mining industry has backed the Liberal Party's pledge to invest $20 million to ensure the continued growth of the resources sector in Western Australia if it wins next month's state election.
