The geothermal industry in the state has been given a kick-start with the government awarding a private Guildford-based company the first exploration permits in Western Australia.
Perth-based CopperCo Ltd will move to acquire the remaining shares in investment house Mineral Securities Ltd after emerging with a 94.7 per cent stake following the close of its takeover offer.
The Water Corporation today began evaluating the tenders of two consortia bidding to win the job of designing, building and operating Western Australia's second desalination plant in Binningup.
Oil and gas explorer Buru Energy had a positive start to trading on the ASX today, with its stock rising as high as 34 cents before closing at 30 cents.
Just a few days after the Labor Party was forced to drop a web site attacking former Liberal leader Troy Buswell, the Liberals have lodged a complaint with the Electoral Commission over what it says are misleading Labor ads on uranium mining.
Fox Resources said today it remains optimistic despite announcing a $28.4 million full year loss, which was heavily affected by non-cash write downs from its suspended Radio Hill operations.
State opposition leader Colin Barnett has accused Treasurer Eric Ripper of misleading the public over Japanese company Inpex Ltd's decision to build a $12 billion liquefied natural gas plant.
Welshpool-based mining services company NRW Holdings Ltd has forecast a profit growth of at least 15 per cent for the 2009 financial year, as it today reported a 137 per cent jump in full year net profit.
Panoramic Resources Ltd has followed the trend of its fellow nickel miners, today posting a 40 per cent fall in full year net profit to $53.3 million on the back of lower commodity prices and higher operating costs.
West Perth-based gold miner Dominion Mining Ltd has booked a full year net profit after tax of $33.4 million net profit, down 35 per cent from the previous year's result of $51.7 million.
Higher exploration costs have dented gold miner St Barbara Ltd's full year earnings loss, which plummeted to a loss of $17.3 million, down from the previous year's net loss of $2.9 million.
Japanese company Inpex Ltd is expected to choose either Western Australia or the Northern Territory to host the $12 billion liquefied natural gas plant in two months, as it prepares for further drilling in the Darwin Habour.
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd and its chief executive Andrew Forrest will head to court in April next year to fight claims made by the corporate watchdog.
Premier Alan Carpenter's election pledge to legislate a uranium ban may cost the country some $200 million in investment as one Canadian company considers a withdrawal from its Australian assets.
A loss of over $9 million from its waste renewable division has impacted Perth-based engineering company GRD Ltd’s half-year earnings, which slumped to a loss of $438,000.
A TRILATERAL agreement between The University of Western Australia, China’s Zhejiang University and Japan’s Kobe University will be used to establish education and scientific links between the three i
He's worked as a lawyer, played Australian rules football at the highest level, and has spent the past 20 years as a trade commissioner and private consultant helping Western companies do business in China.
WESTERN Australian businessman Rory Argyle has been awarded the top honour from the Australian Institute of Company Directors for his wide ranging achievements in business and in the community.
When Suzannah Vaughan was appointed to run the first floating production storage and offloading vessel to work offshore India, she believed it was another significant step in her family's connection with the subcontinent and oil.
Macmahon Holdings Ltd has further strengthened its takeover bid for Ausdrill Ltd, waiving several conditions and allowing shareholders to keep the final six cents dividend.
Premier Alan Carpenter's pledge to impose a legislative ban on uranium mining has prompted an outcry from mining lobby groups and the traditional owners who hold land rights over the major Kintyre uranium deposit.
Uranium miner Paladin Energy Ltd has decreased its full year net loss to $42 million on the back of an improved performance from its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia.
Perth-based Iluka Resources Ltd will capitalise on the high Chinese demand for zircon with a commitment today to spend a further $210 million to boost production at its Victorian projects.
Oil and gas producer Amadeus Energy Ltd's bottom line has been impacted by adjustments to its hedge portfolio, with the company reporting a full year net loss of $1.3 million.
