Special Reports

As Africa punches above its weight as a mining investment destination, it both attracts and competes with WA miners.

Nuclear energy has been under a cloud since the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan last year, uranium prices have remained well off their highs and public confidence in nuclear power is weak but u

PERTH-BASED engineering and construction contractors have released a spate of record earnings reports, while bulging order books suggest there’s plenty of life in the resources boom.

AUSTRALIA’S two major ammonium nitrate producers are punting $1.3 billion that the mining boom has enough legs to justify their investment in new production capacity.

Western Australia’s pipeline of significant non-iron ore projects is showing signs of a quick slowdown as construction of major projects is due to be completed by the end of next year.

MID West iron ore projects have the potential to produce 67 million tonnes of iron ore per year, earning the state annualised royalties in the range of $42 million. 

IRON ore producers in the state’s Yilgarn region are not immune from the hurdles facing producers in the Pilbara and Mid West – port capacity and access issues, transportation and infrastructure –

At the very end of an extraordinary week, a late announcement from an unlikely source – Transport Minister Troy Buswell – gave one of the few clear signals about future growth in the mining sector.

SCAFFOLDING and equipment hire company Pilbara Access has developed an in-house Aboriginal employment-training program to guard against skills shortages and improve indigenous engagement.

COMMONWEALTH Bank has increased its involvement in Western Australia’s north-west during the past year, and has developed an indigenous banking strategy to build relationships and business across t

A JOINT venture between NRW and two east Pilbara indigenous groups has dominated the indigenous contracting space during the past 18 months, winning contracts with Fortescue Metals Group and Rio Ti

DEMAND for microfinance and business support from Many Rivers Opportunities has grown to the point where it is gearing up to open five new offices across the state in the next year.

THE desire for economic development and employment outcomes from resources projects has resulted in indigenous contracting deals becoming a major part of native title and land-use agreements.

Indigenous businesses are building capacity through joint ventures and are growing on the back of multi-billion dollar contracts from big mining companies.

Innovation is enabling a handful of WA manufacturers to survive in a market under increasing pressure.

CHINA’S preference for deals at the bigger end of the investment spectrum may account for the high level of attention they receive at a political level.

WESTERN Australia’s tourism industry has struggled recently as the high Australian dollar proves a barrier to inbound visitors and encourages locals to travel overseas.

The nature of doing business with China is changing as our economies become more enmeshed.

TWO years ago, Regis Resources had yet to prove itself as a solid Western Australian gold producer; it was on the verge of its first gold pour from the Moolart Well mine in the Duketon Gold Project

A DECADE ago, engineering and construction contractor Monadelphous Group just made it into a listing of the state’s 50 largest companies, with a market capitalisaton of $71 million.

Finding big WA winners on the stock market has been hard work during the past 12 months, and even the past five years.

The determination of native title and the subsequent negotiation of land-use agreements is a long and arduous process for all involved but a signature on the dotted line of a deal is only the begin

Twenty years on from the first recognition of native title in Australia, land-use agreement negotiations and the management of benefits has evolved significantly.

IT might not be the busiest of times in Western Australia’s corporate advisory scene, but that has not stopped positive moves by several firms – albeit without much fanfare – that have included the

Panoramic Resources might be in the unloved nickel sector but its healthy cash position has allowed it to make some aggressive diversification moves via acquisitions.

WITH some experienced campaigners suggesting the current mergers and acquisitions market is the worst they have ever seen, there is plenty of finger pointing to overly exuberant deals of the past f

The corporate advisory market is in the doldrums as global forces restrain players.

MAJOR and emerging resources players may dominate the conversation around the state’s mining boom, but many lesser-known yet highly innovative mining services companies are also reaping the rewards

MINING and construction company Macmahon has become the first employer in Western Australia to adopt a new scheme designed to fast-track experienced workers through apprenticeships.

IF only all company directors could go out on such a high.Five years after establishing Forge Group, Peter Hutchinson and Andrew Ellison are leaving the business.

‘UNPRECEDENTED’ would be an apt word to describe demand for the services of family owned and operated Wallis Drilling, which has done surface drilling work for some of the biggest open-pit miners s

PERTH company Immersive Technologies, which specialises in developing mine equipment simulators for the global market, has continued to enjoy strong growth, with sales up more than 50 per cent duri