Work on the near $1 billion Southern Seawater desalination plant near Binningup will start in three weeks after the state government today signed contracts with the Spanish-led consortium building the project.
Paladin Energy has approved a $US71 million ($A88 million) expansion to its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, which will be smaller than originally targeted.
The Minerals Council of Australia has called for a more efficient and effective project approvals process following the release of an interim report into the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
Acquisitive Sylvania Resources has agreed to merge with a Finnish company in a deal valued at €268 million ($A466 million) to create an integrated producer of platinum group metals and ferrochrome.
Sydney-based Norfolk Group has secured a $96.5 million contract from BHP Billiton Iron Ore for rail signaling installation work as part of the miner's Rapid Growth Project 5.
Advertising agency 303 has been brought on board by The Perth International Arts Festival (PIAF) for next year after incumbent agency, Block Branding decided to resign the account two weeks ago.
Gindalbie Metals has progressed its relationship with AnSteel, today announcing the appointment of two more representative from the Chinese entity to the board.
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An accounting firm has warned Perth businesses that shedding staff to cut costs may be doing more harm than good, with strong leadership the key to surviving the downturn.
Iron Mountain has failed in its takeover bid for Terrain Minerals, attracting just over 15 per cent of Terrain shares on issue with the bulk of that coming from one shareholder.
West Leederville-based Emmerson Resources and Robert Friedland's Ivanhoe Australia have approved a $7 million exploration program for the remainder of this calendar year.
A corporate restructure of CopperCo has saved Cape Lambert Iron Ore from launching takeover bids for several of the collapsed company's listed investments.
The state government will contribute $3 million towards a new science building at the University of WA's Albany Campus, with half of the funds to come from the royalties for regions program.
West Perth-based ComputerCORP will undergo some major changes including a name change and a new east coast-based chief executive following the acquisition of two technology providers.
Shares in Avoca Resources have risen after the gold miner lifted its 2010 financial year production forecast for the Higginsville operation in Western Australia.
Centamin Egypt has stepped up to producer status after it achieved first gold pour on schedule at its Sukari operation, the first commercial gold mine in Egypt.
The value of works and logistics contracts awarded by the Chevron-led Gorgon gas project in the past two months has reached nearly $1.3 billion, with the latest beneficiary being Toll Group.
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The majority of Australia's state treasurers have agreed to implement new uniform payroll tax rules related to employees who work in more than one jurisdiction, with Queensland being the exception.
Murchison Metals says it will investigate a port option at Anketell Point, proposed by Aquila Resources and Fortescue Metals Group, as it kick starts a scoping study on its Rocklea iron ore project in the Pilbara.
Fox Resources plans to raise more than $13 million through a rights issue to complement its previous $3.4 million private placement, with funds to be applied to ongoing exploration programs and processing tests.
Bauxite Resources has signed an initial agreement with a Chinese entity to explore options for direct equity investment and the joint development of an alumina processing plant in the South West.
Gold explorers have made up half of the final successful applicants for the first round of the state government's new co-funded industry drilling program.
The State Administrative Tribunal has highlighted deep-seated problems in the state's planning process in a ruling on the University of Western Australia's contentious Shenton Park development proposal.
West Perth-based Key Petroleum has entered a deal with an unlisted UK company to acquire its wholly owned subsidiary, Midmar Energy Onshore, for £2 million ($A4 million).
Shares in Leederville-based biotechnology company Pharmanet have soared on a production and supply contract for its muscular and arthritic pain treatment.
Emeco Holdings chief executive Laurie Freedman has decided to step down, a month after the company revised down its earnings guidance for the second time this calendar year.
The state government has accepted Alinta's proposal to increase the cap for gas tariffs by 23 per cent, as the gas retailer seeks to recover some of its costs from the impact of the Varanus Island gas explosion.
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