Port Bouvard has lodged its master plan for the Gidgegannup townsite with the City of Swan and the Western Australian Planning Commission following 18 months of planning and environmental investigations.
West Perth-based Reed Resources has obtained an exclusive option to acquire a silver project and processing plant near Kalgoorlie from a private company for more than $2 million.
Nedlands-based Tox Free Solutions has decided to drop its acquisition of a Victorian waste management company as it revises down its earnings forecast for the 2009 financial year.
Perth-based energy group Aviva Corporation has today invited the public to comment on its environmental review documents for its Coolimba power and coal projects located near Eneabba.
Shares in Aurox Resources have surged after it received environmental approval for its Balla Balla magnetite iron ore project in the Pilbara in a move the company says will provide certainty for potential financiers.
Galaxy Resources says it is investigating several sites in China for a processing plant for its Mt Cattlin lithium and tantalum project near Ravensthorpe.
Gindalbie Metals has welcomed the Environmental Protection Authority's long awaited report on its $1.8 billion Karara project but may appeal over the exclusion of one iron ore deposit in the project area.
Fox Resources has confirmed it has undertaken a $3.4 million private placement with funds to drive exploration across the company's nickel and copper projects.
Straits Resources has called a halt to trading of its shares, pending an announcement to its recent $US335 million ($A474 million) deal with Thailand's PTT International Company.
The state's economy is tipped to fall into recession in fiscal 2011 however Access Economics has forecast a "slow slowdown" as spending on big projects such as the $12 billion Pluto project offsets a dramatic downturn.
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Shares in Aurox Resources have been placed in a trading halt as it waits on environmental approval for its Balla Balla magnetite iron ore project in the Pilbara.
Australia's consumer credit laws are set for an overhaul with the federal government today releasing draft legislation that looks to slash red tape for business and impose tougher penalties for irresponsible lending.
Sharp increases in oil and gas works will not offset WA's engineering construction activity which is forecast to fall 15 per cent over the next two years, an economic forecaster says.
Engineering and mining services provider Macmahon Holdings will axe a further 360 jobs over the next two months as it forecasts second-half profits to collapse as mining contracts are cancelled and rain hampers operations.
Maddington company Coote Industrial Ltd and associated company Greentrains Ltd have negotiated related fund raising deals worth $8 million with Victorian Caterpillar dealer Dale Elphinstone.
Tap Oil says it will farm-out interests in some of its projects in order to boost its forward cash flow while it cuts its 2009 exploration expenditure by 65 per cent on the back of lower oil prices.
West Perth-based Target Energy has pointed to suitor Advance Energy's operational viability as it advises shareholders to take no action on a takeover bid.
Uranium play Wildhorse Energy has moved to reduce the size of its board as part of its strategic review with director Craig Burton taking over from chairman Mark Hughes who has decided to step down.
Union Resources says it has secured a $4 million underwriting deal for a proposed rights issue with funds to support its takeover bid for Bonaparte Diamond Mines.
Judge slams deception by Hardie board; Fortescue ships out; Property group's earnings slashed; St Barbara shares plunge on production cuts, cost blowouts; Gindalbie boss 'embarrassed' over project approvals delay
Belmont-based Paladio Group has halted its national expansion plans to re-focuse on WA as former Multiplex director Geoff Allen and BOOM Logistics founder Bill Healy join the board.
More than 10,000 businesses in Western Australia are at a higher risk of experiencing financial distress within the next 12 months, a Dun & Bradstreet report shows.
The long wait for environmental approvals for the $1.8 billion Karara iron ore joint venture has prompted Gindalbie Metals chairman George Jones to call the situation "embarrassing".
Science and Innovation Minister Troy Buswell has urged the federal government to upgrade the broadband link between Perth and Geraldton to enhance the state's chances of winning the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array project.
Perth-based CityView Corporation says it will use the $14 million owed to it by Fortitude Minerals to buy an interest in a coal operation in South Africa.
The federal government's business investment stimulus is finally paying dividends with sales of new commercial vehicles in Western Australia rising 6 per cent in March, new figures show.
An understanding of core strengths and a simple business model are some of the tips the state's fastest growing companies say have helped them through a turbulent 2008, a new report has found.
