The WA School of Mines should include new disciplines and postgraduate degrees to insulate it from the cyclical resources economy, and help it become a global leader in its field, according to three former students who are now industry leaders.
The directors of Mineral Resources and Altura Mining have enjoyed solid growth in the value of their shares over the past month, according to data on Director Shareholdings tracked by Business News.
40under40: First Amongst Equals winner Raleigh Finlayson has drawn on his childhood experiences in WA's outback to run one of the state's biggest gold mining companies.
Saracen Mineral Holdings managing director Raleigh Finlayson has received the top honour at Business News' 2018 40under40 awards, named First Amongst Equals ahead of a diverse field of Western Australia's young business and community leaders.
Local gold producer Saracen Mineral Holdings has announced an impressive rise in net profit for the half-year, while Northern Star Resources has recorded a slight dip in earnings in its results.
Saracen Mineral Holdings says it is on track for its 2018 financial year production target after announcing solid gold output for the December quarter, while also signing a deal to sell its Wallbrook project near Kalgoorlie.
The premier has dismissed claims that almost 3,000 jobs would be lost under the state government's planned gold royalty hike, after a report claimed that five existing mines were at risk of closing if the royalty was enacted.
Northbridge-based Matsa Resources has signed an agreement to acquire Saracen Mineral Holdings' Red October gold mine near Laverton for about $2 million in cash and shares.
SPECIAL REPORT: Blackham Resources has overcome a number of hurdles following its transition from explorer to producer, while the state's emerging miners wrapped-up a busy 12 months.
Red 5 has struck agreements to buy Gold Fields' Darlot mine and Saracen Mineral Holdings' King of the Hills mine for a combined $34 million in cash and shares.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has flagged a $71 million investment in its Thunderbox operation near Leinster to develop an underground mine, after achieving record total ore reserves.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has named private company Byrnecut as its preferred contractor for a contract, valued at $440 million, for underground mining services at its Carosue Dam gold operation north of Kalgoorlie.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has entered into an agreement to purchase the Bundarra gold project from Bligh Resources in an all-scrip deal worth $8.5 million.
Junior gold miners Ramelius Resources and Saracen Mineral Holdings have posted solid quarters, with Ramelius achieving its production targets for a 12th consecutive quarter.
SPECIAL REPORT: The detailed reporting of remuneration by listed companies means it should be easy to determine the state's best-paid chief executive, but the reality is more complicated.
Perth gold miner Saracen Mineral Holdings has locked in a financing facility of up to $150 million with a banking syndicate, replacing a previous loan deal that expired in September.
Saracen Mineral Holdings managing director Raleigh Finlayson has told today's WA Mining Club lunch that local mid-tier gold miners had squandered a share price premium during the boom years, but had since built up a strong case to trade at above underlying value.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has attracted AngloGold Ashanti for a farm-in agreement for its Carosue Dam North gold project near Kalgoorlie, valued at $25 million.
Gold miner Saracen has more than doubled financial year net profit to $26 million on the back of higher gold production and a continuing strong local dollar gold price.
Local gold miners Resolute Mining, Saracen Mineral Holdings and Ramelius Resources have hit their production targets for FY16 at lower-than-expected costs.
Local gold miners Saracen Mineral Holdings, Silver Lake Resources and St Barbara reported a profitable six months, however shareholders won't be seeing any returns in the form of dividends.
Local gold miners continue to prove there is still money to be made in Western Australia's resources playground, with Northern Star Resources, Metals X, Ramelius Resources and Saracen Mineral Holdings all closing higher on the ASX.
Gold companies Doray Minerals, Ramelius Resources and Saracen Mineral Holdings have posted better-than-expected production results for the December quarter, with the precious metal miners bullish on the next six months.
One year after buying the Thunderbox operations from Norilsk Nickel, Saracen Mineral Holdings has announced plans to develop an open pit gold mine that will double its production to about 300,000 ounces per annum by the 2017 financial year.
Shares in gold producer Saracen Mineral Holdings were up 14 per cent today after the company's December quarterly report revealed strong production, lower costs and improved cash flow generation.
A subsidiary of Wesfarmers, liquefied natural gas supplier EVOL LNG, has won a deal with Saracen Mineral Holdings to supply 7,000 tonnes of the resource per year to its Carosue Dam operations north of Kalgoorlie for an undisclosed amount.
Saracen Mineral Holdings announced this afternoon that an employee of an unnamed contractor passed away overnight in his room at the accommodation village of the company's Red October mine.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has taken advantage of a strong share price rally to launch a capital raising to fund its Thunderbox project acquisition and strengthen its balance sheet.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has purchased the Thunderbox gold project from Norilsk Nickel for $23 million, in a deal which could double the company's production to up to 270,000 ounces per year.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has exceeded its production guidance for the third consecutive quarter and says it is on track to produce more gold for the financial year than initially forecast.
Pay cuts, some up to 50 per cent, were the order of the day in the Business News quarterly CEO salary survey, but not all companies have been on trend.
