The effective ban on coal mining in the Margaret River region adds to uncertainty weighing on the industry and will push companies elsewhere, the body representing small miners says.
Analysts have raised concerns for Western Australian miners operating in Indonesia, after Intrepid Mines’ joint venture partner suspended operations at the Tujuh Bukit project in East Java.
One day before it was due to be released, Environment Minister Bill Marmion has announced that he is seeking legal advice on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report into the proposed gas hu
Greens MLA Giz Watson has applauded a move by the state's Mining Warden's Court to reject three bauxite exploration licenses in the tourist-haven southwest region.
Navigator Resources has paid a $33,000 fine issued by Australia’s corporate watchdog, after ASIC alleged the struggling gold miner made misleading statements relating to a capital raising last year
Retiring Australian Greens leader Bob Brown's last move before handing in his Senate seat on Friday is to lobby all federal MPs to protect part the Kimberley region from gas drilling.
Somes Cooke partner Kevin Somes has been charged by the corporate watchdog for allegedly failing to be independent as an auditor and making false and misleading statements.
Australia would create the biggest protected marine area in the world if draft plans to lock up large areas of ocean were accepted, federal environment Minister Tony Burke says.
The current treatment of mining royalties under the Minerals Resource Rent Tax is unsustainable, and should be addressed by a reduction in royalties with offsetting increases in Commonwealth paymen
The Queensland government has warned a squabble with Canberra over environmental approval for the $6.4 billion Alpha coal mine project could continue indefinitely.
Bankwest has agreed to make changes to recent advertising for its Breeze MasterCard after ASIC raised concerns that the advertisements were misleading or likely to mislead.
Apache Energy won court approval late Friday to release two documents that support its view that it took reasonable steps to maintain a pipeline at the Varanus Island gas plant prior to a June 2008
The West Australian Farmers Federation has called on the state government to impose a moratorium on gas fracking amid concerns about unknown environmental impacts.
The company responsible for turning construction and demolition waste into road base for the Great Eastern Highway expansion says suspension of the project is unfounded and delaying Western Austral
THE company responsible for turning construction and demolition waste into road base for the Great Eastern Highway expansion says suspension of the project is unfounded and delaying Western Austral
Matilda Zircon says it will begin production next year at its Keysbrook mineral sands project in the south west after securing final approval from the State Administrative Tribunal.
Western Australian company director David Zohar has been charged with three counts of providing false or misleading information to the Australian Securities Exchange.
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has been fined more than $8500 in penalties by the Federal Magistrates Court for making misleading statements regarding workers obligations to jo
Leading home builder Dale Alcock has called for more reform of the building approvals system, saying recent changes to allow private certification had failed.
The Southern Regional Metropolitan Council has won a bid to reopen its waste management facility, one of the largest in Perth, after odour issues had prompted the Department of Environment and Cons
