The Australian share market has closed in negative territory for its eighth consecutive session, as energy stocks tumbled amid fears of further oil price falls.
Citation Resources’ 40 per cent-owned subsidiary Pearl Global has struck a heads of agreement with a Singaporean renewable energy company to fund the development of up to 50 tyre recycling plants across Asia.
South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has renewed his call for an inquiry into the cause of the dramatic recent fall in the iron ore price while in Perth today, as shares in the state’s biggest miners continued to fall.
Perth-based explorer Carbine Resources has signed an offtake agreement with a chemical and mineral supplier for copper sulphate from its $63 million Mount Morgan project.
Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group has won another extension to its contract for work at QGC’s Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas project in Gladstone, worth about $35 million.
Shares in embattled iron ore miner Gindalbie Metals plummeted this morning after the company said attempts to clarify funding arrangements with its joint venture partner had been met with silence.
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US stocks have broadly risen, led by Apple, as they rebounded off their worst-ever start to a year and with the corporate earnings season set to kick off.
The team behind Western Australian success story Aurora Oil & Gas has quietly completed a $24 million private placement, the first capital raising for their new oil and gas play, three months after acquiring their first assets in Portugal.
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The Australian share market clawed back some early losses but has still closed more than 1 per cent lower, chalking up its seventh straight session in the red.
Elemental Minerals has negotiated an extra $US10 million in a proposal from a private equity group for an investment to assist the business advance its flagship Kola Sylvinite potash project.
Oil and gas producer Origin Energy has shipped the first cargo from its Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Curtis Island in North Queensland.
Fortescue Metals Group has deepened its commitment to hockey, striking deals with the sport’s national body thought to be worth more than $1.7 million over the next five years.
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.
Tony Sage’s Cape Lambert Resources has announced plans to undertake its first capital raising since its initial offer, which was completed when the company listed on the ASX 16 years ago.
US stocks have closed lower, ending a volatile week with their worst five-day start to a year ever, as sliding oil prices and lingering worries about the global economy offset upbeat US job growth.
Gold has fallen further from an earlier nine-week high as stronger-than-expected US payrolls data boosted the US dollar and stock markets, shoring up a recovery in equities.
