The board of BC Iron has given the go-ahead for the development of its $43 million Nullagine iron ore project in the Pilbara, but will need approval from new joint venture partner Fortescue Metals Group.
Iron ore hopeful Emergent Resources has entered a $205 million deal with a Chinese firm over the development of the Beyondie magnetite iron project in the Mid West.
Mining identity George Jones has announced he will step down from his chairman roles at Gindalbie Metals and Sundance Resources to focus on his health, with Geoff Wedlock to assume the responsibilities.
The Federal Court has dismissed a claim by Cape Australia Holdings, which was seeking relief from former employee Darren Iannello after he started a rival business.
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THE Minerals Council of Australia and the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association have seized on a review of key federal government environmental legislation to step up their campaign for reforms to the approvals process.
South Korean steel maker POSCO has invested nearly $8 million in Jupiter Mines and entered into an offtake deal for up to 50 per cent of the West Perth-based company's future iron ore production.
Panoramic Resources has followed through with plans to expand out of nickel by signing a joint venture deal with Thundelarra Exploration, the second agreement in as many days.
Acquisitive Sylvania Resources has agreed to merge with a Finnish company in a deal valued at €268 million ($A466 million) to create an integrated producer of platinum group metals and ferrochrome.
Gindalbie Metals has progressed its relationship with AnSteel, today announcing the appointment of two more representative from the Chinese entity to the board.
West Leederville-based Emmerson Resources and Robert Friedland's Ivanhoe Australia have approved a $7 million exploration program for the remainder of this calendar year.
Shares in Avoca Resources have risen after the gold miner lifted its 2010 financial year production forecast for the Higginsville operation in Western Australia.
Centamin Egypt has stepped up to producer status after it achieved first gold pour on schedule at its Sukari operation, the first commercial gold mine in Egypt.
The value of works and logistics contracts awarded by the Chevron-led Gorgon gas project in the past two months has reached nearly $1.3 billion, with the latest beneficiary being Toll Group.
Murchison Metals says it will investigate a port option at Anketell Point, proposed by Aquila Resources and Fortescue Metals Group, as it kick starts a scoping study on its Rocklea iron ore project in the Pilbara.
Fox Resources plans to raise more than $13 million through a rights issue to complement its previous $3.4 million private placement, with funds to be applied to ongoing exploration programs and processing tests.
Bauxite Resources has signed an initial agreement with a Chinese entity to explore options for direct equity investment and the joint development of an alumina processing plant in the South West.
Gold explorers have made up half of the final successful applicants for the first round of the state government's new co-funded industry drilling program.
Emeco Holdings chief executive Laurie Freedman has decided to step down, a month after the company revised down its earnings guidance for the second time this calendar year.
Indicative bids for a strategic 50 per cent holding in Aquila Resources $4 billion West Pilbara iron ore project are expected within two weeks, following a decision by Aquila's estranged joint venture partner to canvass offers for its stake.
A Hong Kong-based investment group has spent more than $17 million buying shares in Brockman Resources in a move the iron ore hopeful said is a positive reflection of the company.
Lithium hopeful Galaxy Resources has secured approval from the state's environment department to start construction of the processing plant at its $68 million Mt Cattlin project near Ravensthorpe.
A survey has revealed water demand in the Pilbara region to more than double in the next 20 years, highlighting the need for sustainable water management, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA says.
Shares in Kagara have closed higher after drilling at Western Areas' adjacent Flying Fox mine intercepted a good nickel result within the former's Lounge Lizard project.
South Perth-based Cooper Energy says potential exsits for further oil discoveries in the Cooper Basin after testing confirmed the Butlers-1 well is a new oil discovery.
Swick Mining Services plans to raise $14.5 million through a share placement and rights issue to fund expansion plans in North America and the construction of new drilling rigs.
