South Perth-based Uranium Australia is gearing up for a local stock market listing in October as it receives expressions of interest from brokers to underwrite its $6 million initial public offer.
BC Iron is one step away from receiving full support from Fortescue Metals Group for its $43 million Pilbara iron ore project, with the miner requesting one further test.
West Perth-based Exco Resources has asked Barclays Capital to arrange a $16 million debt financing facility, which together with the recent $7 million equity raising, will be used for the development of the White Dam gold project.
Australasian Resources has stepped up negotiations with other companies after finance talks with Shougang Corporation over a $2.7 billion iron ore project in the Pilbara collapsed.
Nickel miner Panoramic Resources has confirmed it is running the ruler over Barrick Gold's Osborne copper-gold mine in Queensland as part of its acquisition plans.
Magellan Metals today announced that the Department of Environment and Conservation has given final sign off to all of the requirements of the Esperance Lead Removal Plan.
Breakaway Resources has sold its Earn-In Rights for the Mt Finnerty Joint Venture to Reed Resources Ltd for a total consideration of 500,000 fully paid ordinary shares.
IRON ore veteran George Jones believes Australia and China must learn from the "spying" dispute involving Rio Tinto iron ore negotiator Stern Hu, given the importance of the relationship between the two nations.
Perth hotels have recorded the largest increase in revenue for an available room over the past 12 months, with a jump of 19 per cent to just over $135, latest figures show.
Engineering firm Lycopodium says it has been awarded part of an optimisation contract by Fortescue Metals Group for work on the Cloudbreak iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
Two Perth-based resource companies have today entered deals to acquire assets in South Africa with Continental Capital acquiring a coal mine for $24 million while Coal of Africa will buy the remaining interest in a coal company.
West Perth-based Azure Minerals has completed an initial evaluation of its Promontorio copper-gold-silver project in Mexico which has an estimated capital cost of $US27.3 million ($A35 million).
VDM Group has sold the surplus assets of its subsidiary Civmec, including the name, for more than $2 million as part of the group's restructure and consolidation strategy.
Fortescue Metals Group says it is closely watching relations between China and Australia following the detention of four Rio Tinto staff as it forecasts a lift in demand in the short-term from Asian steel mills.
One month after striking a deal with Poseidon Nickel, West Perth-based Triton Gold has opened its initial public offer that is aiming to raise up to $6.5 million.
Christmas Island-Phosphate Resources would commit an estimated $50 million and set aside significantly more space as so-called green spots in order to gain approval to expand its operations.
Gold miner St Barbara has confirmed it will stop open pit mining work at its Southern Cross mine in Western Australia by the end of the month as it looks at options to fund the redemption of $77 million of convertible notes.
WESTERN Australia's engineering services sector is looking to the next 12 months with renewed confidence amid signs the resources sector is on the rebound.
The Perth arm of accounting firm Deloitte has expanded with six employees promoted to partners as net revenue rises by 28 per cent for the 2009 financial year.
Lithium hopeful Galaxy Resources has signed a $1.1 million joint venture deal with General Mining Corporation over its Shoemaker hematite iron ore project just north of Wiluna.
The environmental watchdog's conditional recommendation of Sinosteel Midwest Corporation's Koolanooka/Blue Hills iron ore project has prompted a rush of appeals in support for a full approval.
Canadian uranium giant Cameco has expanded its presence in Western Australia, signing a joint venture deal with Uranium Equities (UEQ) over a project located near the sizeable Kintyre uranium deposit.
West Perth-based Catalpa Resources has started construction on its $92 million Edna May gold project, just days after it announced a merger with its largest shareholder, Lion Selection.
Gold miner Centamin Egypt has raised $C29.6 million ($A32 million) through a private placement to three unnamed large North American resource-focused funds.
Wesfarmers has announced changes to its senior management team with Tom O'Leary appointed as managing director of the group's energy division and Tim Bult to look after the business development arm.
