Mining

South African miner Exxaro Resources is 27 per cent shy of reaching the minimum acceptance level in its $338 million take-over bid for Perth-based iron ore explorer African Iron, with one week left

Mining and rail equipment manufacturer Bradken says its first-half profit is up 65 per cent and its full-year expectations remain unchanged.

Gold miner Ramelius Resources says it is on track to begin full production at its Mt Magnet mine in March.Shares in Ramelius finished up 2.5 cents, or 2.25 per cent, at $1.135.

Software provider ISS Group has inked a three-year deal with iron ore miner and existing client Fortescue Metals Group.

Monadelphous has sold its stake in fellow engineering, construction and contracting company Norfolk Group for $24.4 million, reaping a tidy profit in the process.

Open pit mining is set to commence at Gindalbie's $2.57 billion Karara iron ore project in the Mid West, after Downer EDI signed a $570 million mining services contract.

Perth-based exploration junior ElDore Mining has announced a major gold mine acquisition in Zimbabwe, that it says paves the way for it to become a significant producer in 2012.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard is wary of an economy where the only signs of strength are in the mining sector, after hundreds of jobs were slashed in the banking and manufacturing sectors.

Shares in Magma Metals have skyrocketed after nickel miner Panoramic Resources launched a $40 million takeover bid for the base metals explorer.

Coretrack is planning to wind down its Globe Drill business after disclosing a legal dispute over its license agreement and poor performance of its GT3000 drill rig.

Mongolia-focused Xanadu Mines says it seeks to partially sell or completely divest its thermal coal assets in the Asian nation as it simplifies itself into a copper and gold play there.

The mining boom has helped Australia post its second highest level of monthly exports despite an economic slowdown in Asia, economists say.

Rare earths miner Lynas says it has a responsibility to the Malaysian community to operate a newly-approved plant in a safe manner.

Rio Tinto says it will take a controlling stake in South African mineral sands miner Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) through the acquisition of BHP Billiton's 37 per cent interest for an undisclosed su

Beleaguered uranium miner Energy Resources Australia says its 2012 production remains highly dependent on the amount of rain in the Northern Territory during this year's wet season.

Santos' Wortel operation in Indonesia has produced its first gas, the fourth project in the company's base business to begin output in the past eight months.

Norwegian group Yara International has secured control of Burrup Fertilisers after striking a deal with Apache Energy that will see them become joint owners of the business, while also disclosing t

 BHP Billiton may cut up to 155 jobs from its Nickel West business as it curbs activity and restructures roles in reaction to a depressed nickel price and a strong Australian dollar.

Tenix and a joint venture partnership between Theiss and Black & Veatch have been shortlisted for the South Hedland and Karratha wastewater works contract.

More than 25 per cent of all construction in Australia is occurring in Western Australia, where almost $90 billion worth of mining, energy and infrastructure projects are currently underway.

Oil and gas producer AWE is on track to meet its full-year production and revenue targets, while it has lowered its risk exposure to the troubled BassGas project.

Lynas Corporation says construction of its rare earths processing plant in Malaysia is 91 per cent complete.

Oil and gas producer ROC Oil lifted production in the December quarter, but for the year it was down.

Engineering and construction firm Clough has announced that its Clough Curtain joint venture has won work orders worth around $145 million on the PNG LNG project in Papua New Guinea.

Western Australia’s Chamber of Minerals and Energy has predicted investment in the state’s resources sector to continue at pace, driving the state’s Gross State Product up 4.3 per cent in 2011-12,

Perth-based oil and gas junior WHL Energy says it is continuing to receive unsolicited interest from international firms looking to farm into its Seychelles exploration acreage off the coast of Afr

Shares in base metals and gold miner Bass Metals have been suspended from trading as it may not be able to meet debt repayments amid concerns its Tasmanian operations are becoming financially margi

Atlas Iron has cut its production targets for the financial year because of the impact of Tropical Cyclone Heidi.

Australia's biggest gold producer, Newcrest Mining, has reported a 20 per cent drop in quarterly gold production compared with the prior corresponding December quarter.

Oil Search expects flat production into 2013 as natural field decline and processing shutdowns are offset by new exploration success.

Toro Energy expects its Wiluna project will receive final government approval this year before a state election when the opposition Labor Party hopes to ban new uranium mines if elected.

Newly-installed state Labor Leader Mark McGowan has confirmed the party will support the introduction of Sunday trading and will not revoke any approvals for uranium mines in Western Australia, in