Gold futures have risen after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said recent data have pointed to softness in the US economy, increasing demand for the precious metal as an alternative investment.
Silver Lake Resources will place its Murchison gold operations on care and maintenance later this year, saying the project is no longer sustainable at the current gold price.
Earthmoving and mining equipment supplier Emeco Holdings is looking to shore up its balance sheet in the wake of a $180 million half-year loss, announcing a plan to raise up to $US360 million throu
Perth is the most expensive city in Australia for a pint of beer, and the 13th most expensive in the world, according to international statistics group Numbeo.
Seven Group Holdings has lodged a 42 per cent reduction in revenue for the first half of the 2014 financial year, as a difficult and challenging market for its industrial services divisions took it
Independence Group has provided some rare positive half-year results in the gold and nickel sectors, reporting a 30 per cent lift in net profit and lifting its interim dividend.
A joint venture between engineering firms UGL and Kentz has been awarded a $US640 million contract for construction work at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas project.
There's no point in an Australian government trying to save a business regarded as a national icon if Australians have stopped buying the services of that business.
Aspiring iron ore miners Flinders Mines and Rutila Resources have joined forces, with backing from private New Zealand company Todd Corporation, to assess the development of an integrated rail and port project in the Pilbara.
Contractor Lycopodium has issued a dire outlook on the second half of the financial year as headwinds in the mining services sector place a strain on its margins.
Waste management company Tox Free Solutions has declared its first interim dividend after posting solid growth in earnings for the half year to December 2013.
Mining services contractor Ausdrill says the award of $US300 million worth of new contracts to its African mining subsidiary bodes well for a better 2015 after a horror run in recent months.
Engineering giant WorleyParsons will review its global business after profit fell by almost 30 per cent, fuelling speculation of more restructuring and job cuts.
Troy Resources will tap the market for about $38 million through a placement and share purchase plan to fund development at its West Omai gold project in Guyana.
South Korean contractor Samsung C&T has announced it will take over the work previously contracted out to failed construction company Forge Group at Roy Hill.
