The EPA has given Glencore subsidiary Minara Resources the green light to conduct an exploration program in the southern portion of its Irwin Hills Project in the north-eastern Goldfields.
Perth-based nickel miner Minara Resources is pushing ahead with plans to assess the development potential of its Irwin Hills Project in the north-eastern Goldfields.
As firefighters attempt to contain an out-of-control blaze in Perth's east, the state's peak resources body has established an initiative to raise much-needed funds.
Bis has had its haulage and site services contracts for Minara Resources at the Murrin Murrin mine in the north-eastern Goldfields extended by four years.
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: WA's mining industry has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past quarter of a century, with iron ore replacing gold as the state's most valuable commodity.
Peter Johnston has resigned from his role as a non-executive director of Emeco Holdings, following his appointment as head of global nickel assets for Glencore International, following its merger w
AS the world enters its fifth year of economic turbulence and even the best-insulated businesses in Western Australia are being affected, the factors that determine business influence in this state
Five years of WA salary surveys show some chief executives appear to be remarkably well paid relative to the size of their business and the returns they have delivered, while others offer great value for money.
Nickel giant Minara Resources has lodged a 21 per cent full year profit increase on the back of an improved nickel outlook and has flagged an increase in output over 2011.
Nickel producer Minara Resources has increased its 2011 production guidance for its Murrin Murrin project, situated between Leonara and Laverton, to between 33,000 and 37,000 tonnes of nickel.
Nickel miner Minara Resources says it expects to book a profit of $48.5 million for calendar 2009 on the back of higher revenue and a drop in production costs.
Minara Resources says an increase in the price of nickel may be the reason behind a 29 per cent share price jump today, after it received its second query from the market regulator in less than a fortnight.
A sharp fall in the nickel price, the Varanus Island gas explosion and write downs have all contributed to a red calendar year for Minara Resources, which reported a net loss of $19.8 million, down from the previous year's $270.5 million net profit.
Swiss trading giant Glencore International will increase its stake in Minara Resources to over 70 per cent after subscribing to a shortfall of shares in the Perth firm's $210 million capital raising.
Falls in commodity prices and rapidly changing market conditions have prompted two Perth miners, Minara Resources Ltd and Kagara Ltd, to explore cost cutting measures.
MINERAL and petroleum commodities dominate Western Australian exports, with iron ore alone accounting for almost one-third of the state's total exports.
Prevailing market conditions have prompted nickel miner Minara Resources Ltd to investigate standby banking facilities as it quashed speculation over plans to raise equity.
With the impact of the gas crisis set to last for months, nickel miner Minara Resources Ltd has secured a long-term gas supply contract from alternative sources while its Murrin Murrin operation operates at two-thirds of normal production rates.
With the impact of the gas crisis set to last for months, nickel miner Minara Resources Ltd has secured a long-term gas supply contract from alternative sources while its Murrin Murrin operation operates at two-thirds of normal production rates.
Minara Resources Ltd today confirmed that it has secured temporary gas supply and delivery arrangements for its Murrin Murrin operation following the fire which has disrupted gas supply from Apache Energy's Varanus facility.
Minara Resources Ltd has successfully completed the largest and most comprehensive shutdown in the company's history at the Murrin Murrin nickel and cobalt project.
Minara Resources Ltd main substantial holder Glencore International AG has lifted its stake in the nickel producer from 50.8 to 52.2 per cent through on market acquisitions of 5 million shares worth $29 million.
Nickel miner Minara Resources Ltd reported a 145 per cent increase in interim profit today, capping off a week that has seen a raft of mining and mining services companies deliver record profits on the back of high commodity prices and surging activity.
The spectacular rise in Fortescue Metals Group's share price since chief executive Andrew Forrest took the reins has made the iron ore developer the top performing Western Australian stock over the past five years.
When nickel producer Minara Resources decided last year to pursue the development of a $25 million heap leach demonstration plant, it ran into an unexpected problem.
Legal action against nickel miner Minara Resources has provided a stark reminder that negotiating a native title agreement is not the end of the matter for mining companies.
Big corporate collapses such as Sons of Gwalia, EG Green Group, Henry Walker Eltin and most recently Westpoint Corporation have provided plenty of work for insolvency lawyers, but a much smaller deal has been hailed as the best restructuring of 2005.
