Sam Walsh has the chance of a lifetime to head one of the world’s biggest companies, but he won’t be chief executive of Rio Tinto for long, and he’s only there because the board has finally decided
Sam Walsh has been promoted to the top job at Rio Tinto, effective immediately, taking over from Tom Albanese who has quit as chief executive after the miner revealed a $US14 billion writedown.
Norton Gold Fields has committed $40 million for the development of its Enterprise open pit project, which will be the next base load operation for the company’s Paddington mill near Kalgoorlie.
Silver Lake Resources has made two dozen positions redundant at its gold operation in the Eastern Goldfields that will result in $3.5 million in savings each year.
Increased first home buyer activity and a lift in turnover of higher priced properties have bolstered Perth’s median house price, which rose 3 per cent in the December quarter.
Mineral sands miner Iluka will cut production resulting in job losses after tough trading conditions led to a loss of nearly one-third in revenue in 2012 compared to the previous year.
Santos's production costs blew out by up to $50 million in 2012, highlighting the risks to its massive Queensland Gladstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
A Leighton Holdings subsidiary will carry out work to prepare Telstra's pits and pipes in two states for the national broadband network (NBN), in a deal worth $90 million.
Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia has officially started the approvals process for its proposed Ranger 3 Deeps underground mine as part of a wider $177 million investment.
The state of the Perth rental market has been muddied, with two sets of research showing a small increase in rental rates for houses but producing conflicting results for apartments.
One week after being ordered to halt its gold mining activities in Indonesia, Straits Resources has restarted part of its Mt Muro mine as talks continue over a disputed boundary lines.
Federal and state authorities would be "nuts" to allow Woodside to replace the gas hub proposed for James Price Point with a floating processing plant, Western Australia's Premier Colin Barnett has
Leighton Properties is close to locking in plans for a second office tower in its Kings Square development in central Perth, with WA health insurer HBF in talks to buy one of the proposed buildings
The owners of Australia's dominant supermarket chains are fighting for supremacy among the world's largest retailers after Wesfarmers joined rival Woolworths in the world's top 20.
Initially lauded for the certainty it provided, the government’s decision to create fixed parliamentary terms is not without its shortcomings – some of them significant.
In 2010 Colin Barnett conceded he had failed to deliver on a 2008 pre-election promise to ‘‘legislate for a proper register to monitor the activities of political lobbyists”. Now, as the state election approaches, nothing has changed.
RECENT donations by Lotterywest to The Centre for Cerebral Palsy have provided significant momentum for two vital projects currently under way at the centre, located in Coolbinia.
AN excellent education system, cutting-edge research and development efforts, a thriving export market, and global competitiveness are critical ingredients for any thriving economy.
WESTERN Australia’s high overseas migration rates, ageing population, and shortage of skilled workers have been identified as major planning challenges in the government’s new State Planning Strate
