SPECIAL REPORT: A record high Australian dollar price in June has provided a tailwind for the state's gold sector, and 2017 is looking to be a similarly positive year.
Northern Star Resources has announced a major board restructure that includes the recruitment of two new directors and, in an unusual move that is at odds with corporate governance guidelines, the promotion of managing director Bill Beament to executive chairman.
IT might not feel like it, but there are early signs of boom conditions forming in some parts of the state's mining industry, with two sectors in particular benefiting from events in the markets for commodities, labour, and capital equipment.
Veteran mining executive Tim Netscher will soon take on the role of chairman at aspiring gold miner Gold Road Resources, while Ian Murray will transition to managing director.
Gold miner Perseus Mining has announced the biggest capital raising by a Western Australian company for the year, topping the likes of Pilbara Minerals and Gold Road Resources.
Gold and base metals producer Metals X has been given an environmental tick for the Wingellina nickel project east of Warburton, although with prices close to their lowest level since the financial crisis a new development may be some way off yet.
Gold Road Resources has announced the second-largest capital raising by a Western Australian company for the year, which it will use to fund ongoing work at its Gruyere gold project near Laverton.
Japanese miner Sumitomo Metal Mining Oceania has met its funding commitment conditions to acquire a further 20 per cent stake in Gold Road Resources' South Yamarna joint venture project.
ANALYSIS: It's not often that hyperbole merges with reality when it comes to resources, but WA's gold sector has just thrown conventional wisdom out the window.
Gold Road Resources has appointed GR Engineering Services to undertake a lead engineering role in a feasibility study for its Gruyere gold project near Laverton.
The state government has officially commissioned the $140 million Eastern Goldfields Pipeline, which will support the ongoing development of mining projects in the region and benefit operators of existing mines due to reduced costs
A pre-feasibility study has confirmed the viability of Gold Road Resources' Gruyere gold project near Laverton, with the study predicting a $455 million cost to bring it into production.
SPECIAL REPORT: One of the few positives in a tough year for business was the gold sector, and at the forefront was Northern Star Resources, under the leadership of Bill Beament.
Talisman Mining, Evolution Mining and Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines are among a number of miners to win state government exploration grants, with gold, nickel and copper the most popular commodities targeted.
Former Gindalbie Metals boss Tim Netscher has joined the board of uranium miner Toro Energy as a non-executive director, replacing chair Fiona Harris, who is retiring for personal reasons.
New gold mining projects under way or in advanced planning will collectively deliver more than 1 million ounces to production each year when operational.
Gold Road Resources has raised $39.3 million in an oversubscribed placement and is now fully funded to complete a feasibility study on its Gruyere project east of Laverton.
Perth-based explorer Gold Road Resources has appointed GR Engineering Services to undertake pre-feasibility process and mining studies at its Gruyere project east of Laverton.
The strong rise in the Australian dollar gold price has encouraged gold companies to press ahead with low-cost mine developments, despite uncertainty over royalties.
Perth-based explorer Gold Road Resources will proceed with a pre-feasibility study on its Gruyere project east of Laverton, after conducting a scoping study which found it to be a robust, long life and large-tonnage gold project.
Melbourne-based gold miner St Barbara has announced plans to appoint former Gindalbie Metals managing director Tim Netscher as chairman, as part of its ongoing board renewal.
Perth-based explorer Gold Road Resources has received commitments for a $23.2 million capital raising, with the company keen to further explore gold targets identified within its tenement holding on the Yamarna Belt.
Western Australian based stocks rose 18.9 per cent in the twelve months to Hune 30, but most of the gains were in the first six months of that period, according to the Deloitte WA Index released today.
Perth-based explorer Gold Road Resources has raised $10 million through a share placement to institutional investors as it looks to undertake further drilling at its Gruyere prospect east of Laverton.
Perth-based Gold Road Resources has delayed a pre-feasibility study in the belief that project development and operating costs in Western Australia will become cheaper.
Junior miners Gold Road Resources, Rox Resources and Nkwe Platinum are raising a combined total of $14.95 million to accelerate exploration programs at their respective developments.
Gold Road Resources has completed a $9 million share placement to professional and sophisticated investors, which will be used to fund exploration and evaluation of its Yamarna project east of Laverton.
Three Western Australian resource companies are today on the hunt for capital with trading of shares in both Otto Energy and Eleckra Mines halted and Berkeley Resources unveiling plans to raise $10 million.
