Perth-based business publisher Aspermont has posted a solid increase in revenue and underlying earnings but one-off restructuring costs have pushed its net result to a loss of $484,000.
West Perth-based Barra Resources has raised $3.5 million through an oversubscribed placement to advance drilling on its key Mt Thirsty nickel and Phillips Find gold projects in Western Australia.
Herald Resources has urged shareholders to reject Jakarta-based PT Bumi Resources' takeover bid, saying the offer is only a quarter of the price the shareholder paid 12 months ago for control of the West Perth company.
A further study to enhance the economics of Toro Energy's Wiluna uranium project in Western Australia has shaved 17 per cent off the capital cost to $162 million.
Scooter manufacturer Vmoto has delivered its fourth successive year of revenue growth but has posted a $4 million loss for the 2009 financial year, largely attributable to the development of its new facility in China.
West Perth-based Northern Iron plans to raise $61.4 million through a rights issue and has selected a new chief executive following a cost blowout at its iron ore project in Norway.
Tap Oil has rejected speculation that its legal battle with Burrup Fertilisers could result in damages worth hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars, instead putting its maximum liability at $US20-25 million.
East Perth-based Metals X will pocket more than $16 million after its largest shareholder, Hong Kong company APAC Resources, agreed to lift its interest to 28.3 per cent.
Exploration expenses have dug a deep hole in Atlas Iron's bottom line, with the miner today reporting a $63.1 million net loss for the 2009 financial year.
Ramelius Resources is pressing ahead with its takeover offer for WA goldfields neighbour Dioro Exploration, even though Avoca Resources has snared 44 per cent of Dioro..
Perth company Liquified Natural Gas has appointed CB&I as project management consultant for its planned three million tonne per annum LNG project at Fisherman's Landing in Queensland.
Audax Resources has completed a capital raising worth more than $2.5 million from sophisticated and institutional investors, including a London fund and clients of another London firm for a drilling program in Tunisia.
Gold miner Resolute Mining Group has turned last year's $56 million loss into an after tax profit of $27.4 million in FY2009, including an unrealised treasury gain of $1.1 million, on the back of increased revenues, production and gold cash costs.
Nickel miner and metals explorer, Independence Group has posted a profit of $16.1 million for the year to June 30, down almost 69 per cent per cent from last year's result of $51.5 million as falling production and spot nickel prices affected revenues.
Junior gold producer, Troy Resources has made a remarkable recovery after suffering a severe loss last year, posting a $16.7 million profit amid enhanced gold production and increased revenue.
Shares in diversified miner OZ Minerals have fallen almost five per cent this morning after posting a heavy first half loss, following the sale of many of its assets and a lower copper price, but says it is in a strong financial position.
WITH much front page hype, the federal government last week announced what it claimed was Australia's biggest ever deal when PetroChina agreed to buy 2.25 million tonnes of LNG a year for 20 years, worth $50 billion.
WHILE junior explorers dominated the 10 best-performing Western Australian stocks last financial year, was there a defining characteristic that bound together the worst performers for the year? A lack of scale would seem to be one possibility, with the 10
NOBODY should be too concerned about the differences between partners in the $30 billion Browse LNG project over how the venture should be developed, according to Woodside Petroleum chief executive Don Voelte.
Uranium exploration company, Extract Resources has launched a $91 million capital raising via a non-renounceable rights issue and private placement to institutional investors to accelerate exploration activities at its Rossing South project in Namibia.
Dramatic drops in key commodity prices, and the effect of the economic downturn, have impacted heavily upon the bottom line of exploration and mining outift, Kagara.
Reed Resources has raised $6.4 million and will raise a further $4.5 million in a share purchase plan to step up exploration and development activities on three separate projects.
Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining has awarded Nedlands-based mining software provider, ISS Group a $4 million contract for its Mining Intelligence Layer project, utilising ISS's BabelFish product.
Cazaly Resources has secured engineering firm, Lycopodium to complete the pre-feasability study at the Parker Range Iron Ore Project, located in the Yilgarn district of Western Australia.
For companies operating in the mining and metals sector, costs, consolidation and capital have been identified as the greatest risks, an annual report has found.
Manganese and iron ore miner, OM Holdings' operating profit after tax for the half year ending June 30 has plunged to $10.8 million, down from $96.9 million the previous corresponding period, impacted by sharp falls in global commodity prices.
An increasing number of Australian organisations are offering paid maternity leave according to research released yesterday by by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) and Alcoa of Australia.
Gold producer Norton Gold Fields has achieved earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $36.6 million for the year to June 30, an increase of $11 million on the previous year, driven by higher gold prices and and production.
Straits Resources is poised to sell two of its Pilbara base metal projects to West Leederville-based mineral exploration company, Venturex Resources in return for a substantial shareholding as part of a deal worth up to $11 million.
