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.
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.
