The federal and Western Australian governments have offered five production licences for the liquefied natural gas fields of the Gorgon project, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.
Balcatta-based Conquest Mining says it is currently in negotiations for an $80 million debt facility as it receives an offtake proposal from a Chinese smelter for its Silver Hill gold-silver-copper project.
Herald Resources has urged shareholders to reject Jakarta-based PT Bumi Resources' takeover bid, saying the offer is only a quarter of the price the shareholder paid 12 months ago for control of the West Perth company.
A further study to enhance the economics of Toro Energy's Wiluna uranium project in Western Australia has shaved 17 per cent off the capital cost to $162 million.
Scooter manufacturer Vmoto has delivered its fourth successive year of revenue growth but has posted a $4 million loss for the 2009 financial year, largely attributable to the development of its new facility in China.
The Federal Court has dismissed another claim from Cape Australia Holdings, which, on this occasion, was seeking relief from nine former employees who left Cape's PCH Group to start rival scaffolding company, Modern Access Services.
Brandrill has reported a 75 per cent slump in its full-year net profit on the back of a steep fall in revenues and tightening of competitive pressures on margins in the second half of the 2009 financial year.
West Perth-based Northern Iron plans to raise $61.4 million through a rights issue and has selected a new chief executive following a cost blowout at its iron ore project in Norway.
VDM Group has reported a loss of $106 million for the 2009 financial year on the back of hefty writedowns coupled with weak business confidence and highly competitive tendering.
Tap Oil has rejected speculation that its legal battle with Burrup Fertilisers could result in damages worth hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars, instead putting its maximum liability at $US20-25 million.
The state government is to create a new department dedicated to training and will rebrand Tafe colleges as part of plans to ensure the state's skills base has the appropriate attention as WA gears up for a big rise in economic activity.
Miner Perilya has described fiscal 2009 as a "tale of two halves" with the first half recording a $77.2 million net loss while a new operating plan resulted in a $2.1 million net profit in the second half.
East Perth-based Metals X will pocket more than $16 million after its largest shareholder, Hong Kong company APAC Resources, agreed to lift its interest to 28.3 per cent.
WA Attorney General Christian Porter says he is extremely disappointed at a federal government decision to withhold a new native title funding agreement that would have made way for speedier settlements.
Exploration expenses have dug a deep hole in Atlas Iron's bottom line, with the miner today reporting a $63.1 million net loss for the 2009 financial year.
Detached new home sales in Western Australia fell more than 3 per cent in July while home values in Perth climbed 2.5 per cent over the past seven months to $481,493, new figures show.
Rural services provider Elders is to conduct a capital raising as part of a refinancing and recapitalisation of the company as it sells subsidiary, ITC Timber, to Gunns for $100 million.
Babcock & Brown Power, the owner of Alinta, has narrowed its net loss in fiscal 2009 and says it hopes to announce by the end of November how it will deal with more than $3 billion of debt and whether it will change its company structure.
Ramelius Resources is pressing ahead with its takeover offer for WA goldfields neighbour Dioro Exploration, even though Avoca Resources has snared 44 per cent of Dioro..
Shares in Perth-based engineering group Forge Group soared over 13 per cent today, after it smashed its full year earnings forecast to book a net profit of $15.6 million for the financial year, a 100 per cent increase on its 2008 result.
Perth-based mortgage originator, Homeloans has posted a record statutory net profit after tax of $7.2m for the year ended 30 June 2009, turning round a statutory net loss of $12.5 million last year amid lower lending volumes.
Mineral sands miner Iluka has received a boost in its share value today after it reached a settlement with engineering outfit Downer EDI and secured an $8.6 million insurance payout from last year'
The state's largest road project, the Perth to Bunbury Highway would be opened to traffic from Sunday, September 20 and work on the next stage of the Dampier Highway Duplication project in the Pilbara has commenced.
Perth company Liquified Natural Gas has appointed CB&I as project management consultant for its planned three million tonne per annum LNG project at Fisherman's Landing in Queensland.
Engineering services provider RCR Tomlinson has posted a profit of $13.95 million for the year to June 30, falling 22 per cent on last year's $17.9 million despite its sixth consecutive year of record sales.
International recruitment firm Total Staffing Solutions is set to merge with blue collar recruitment company Humanis Group, which owns Westaff, in a deal worth up to $9.24 million to create a mid tier Australasian labour hire provider.
Construction contractor John Holland Group has blasted its way into WA's booming oil and gas sector with a $160 million contract to build Apache Energy's Devil Creek gas plant in the Pilbara, snaring work originally to be undertaken by Clough.
Engineering and infrastructure services outfit Downer EDI has expanded its mechanical, construction and maintenance business with the acquisition of Kwinana-based Western Construction.
