GRD Minproc, a subsidiary of GRD Ltd, has secured the engineering contract for the $5.2 billion Sino iron ore project in Western Australia, currently being developed by Citic Pacific Mining.
United Credit Union's merger with Adelaide-based credit union Community CPS Australia will come into effect at the start of November following shareholder approval.
Australian stocks suffered at the opening of trading on the Australian Securities Exchange, after the US House of Representatives rejected the $US700 billion rescue package.
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North Perth-based Stonehenge Metals Ltd has terminated an agreement to acquire a majority stake in an Indonesian nickel project due to unresolved issues surrounding exploration permits.
Subiaco-based seafood processor Sam's Seafood Holdings Ltd has branched out into the coal sector after agreeing to acquire a company that holds a majority interest in an Indonesian coal project.
Moly Mines Ltd has executed full financing documentation for the provision of a $US150 million interim debt financing facility with various funds associated with the Trust Company of the West.
An opportunity to participate in the construction of a $100 million radio telescope to complement the $2 billion-plus Square Kilometre Array project has officially opened.
US-based machinery group Terex Australia has signed a design and construct deal with Perth Airport to establish its new WA headquarters on a four hectare site at the airport's Kewlink intermodal business park.
Former Arc Energy Ltd chief operating officer Marie Malaxos has been elected as the president of the Petroleum Club of Western Australia, replacing Derrick O'Keefe.
Rio Tinto's share raid on South Perth-based Extract Resources Ltd has continued, with the mining major lifting its stake in the explorer to 14.4 per cent.
Wesfarmers Ltd has unveiled a new remuneration package for managing director Richard Goyder in a step to better reflect the increased responsibilities stemming from the Coles acquisition.
Two wholly-owned subsidiaries of Como-based construction company Forge Group Ltd have secured contracts valued at $50 million from mining companies including Rio Tinto.
Gold miner St Barbara Ltd has signed a $20 million agreement with lender GE Commercial Finance to fund ongoing development at its Gwalia mine in Western Australia.
Western Australia has formally lost its bid to host a multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas plant, with Japanese company Inpex Ltd today announcing Darwin as its preferred site.
Western Australian Labor MP Ben Wyatt, touted as a future party leader, has been chosen to take on Treasurer Troy Buswell in the state's new parliament.
An injunction preventing Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd from acquiring a stake in an African iron ore project has been dropped following mediation talks with a disgruntled shareholder.
Emerging Perth-based base metals company Bass Metals Ltd has confirmed a maiden $1.78 million net profit for fiscal 2008 financial, underpinned by strong high-grade production from the Que River operation in Tasmania.
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The tax on condensate passed the Senate today, despite fierce opposition from WA Senators who compared the bill to a 'drive-by shooting' on Western Australians.
Treasurer Troy Buswell has announed the newly elected government will need to reign in excessive spending growth, inherited from the previous Labor government, following the release of the Annual Report on State Finances (ARSF) this afternoon.
Initial public offerings on the Australian share market have sunk to a low of 14 for the first quarter of 2008-09, with 11 of these in the mining sector, according to Ernst & Young's quarterly IPO analysis.
The Australian dollar finished marginally firmer today after US President George W Bush's comments the US economy was "in danger" sparked a US currency sell-off.
Bentley-based waste recycling company AnaeCo Ltd has won its second major contract after being commissioned by a regional council in Victoria to process their mixed and green waste.
More than 300 local and international exhibitors will be on show at the 2009 Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition in Perth, making it the biggest oil and gas expo ever held in the Southern Hemisphere.
Vulcan Resources Ltd, a base and precious metals development and exploration company working in Finland, has become the latest in a string of companies to feel the pinch thanks to the financial crisis affecting markets around the globe.
Private Chinese company Shagang International Holdings will emerge with a 45 per cent stake in Grange Resources Ltd as a result of a merger deal announced today between Grange and Australian Bulk Minerals.
