FORMER high-ranking Western Australian bureaucrat, John McKee, has taken the chair of junior iron ore explorer Iron Road Ltd as it seeks to raise $5 million and list on Australian Securities Exchange
The state government’s development of the Perth foreshore has hit its first major stumbling block, with the City of Perth’s planning committee overruling its administration to reject key elements of the foreshore plan.
RIO Tinto Iron Ore has announced it will start a fly-in, fly-out commute roster from Carnarvon, adding to services it has started in Geraldton and Busselton.
Seven Network Ltd owner Kerry Stokes has failed in his bid to oust the board of West Australian Newspaper Holdings Ltd, with proxy votes narrowly in favour of the incumbent directors.
South Perth-based Nomad Building Solutions Ltd has won a contract to manufacture and supply a 900 room accommodation facility, and laundry buildings, as part of BHP Billiton Iron Ore's Rapid Growth Project five for the Yandi Mine Site.
Uranium exploration company Epsilon Energy Ltd has signed a farm in agreement with Heron Resources Ltd, covering over 20 tenements, for the right to mineral sands at the Balladonia Project.
Diversified property player Aspen Group Ltd has secured agreement with Woodside Petroleum Ltd to be the major tenant for the development of a new $28 million residential village in Karratha.
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The state government's plan for the Perth foreshore is expected to receive general support from the City of Perth at tonight's council meeting, despite a report from its planning committee criticising elements of the project.
Treasurer Eric Ripper today announced that former Alcoa Australia managing director Wayne Osborn would be the inaugural chair of GESB Mutual Ltd, which will be the largest financial services company based in Western Australia when launched on 1 July.
A subsidiary of Belmont-based Paladio Group, Decmil Australia Pty Ltd, has been declared the preferred contractor for a $38 million project by BHP Billiton as part of its iron ore expansion program.
Subiaco-based Brockman Resources has advised that it is aware of overseas news wire reports that Chinese iron ore trader Haoning Group is in talks with Brockman to secure an iron ore off-take agreement and to take an equity position in the Company.
Embattled childcare provider ABC Learning Centres Ltd has finally secured a deal to sell 60 per cent of its US business to Morgan Stanley Private Equity.
Spotless Group Ltd expects to despatch a bidder's statement tommorow, and formally present its takeover offer to Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd shareholders.
Subiaco-based exploration company Wolf Minerals has completed a $3 million capital raising, through a share placement of 3 million shares @ $1.00 each, to advance the development of its flagship Hemerdon Tungsten-Tin project in the UK.
Atlas Iron Ltd has resolved to raise up to $100 million through the issue of up to 50 million ordinary shares at an issue price of $2.00per share to clients of Hartleys Limited and existing major shareholders.
Perth-based seafood processing company GSF Corporation Ltd has announced that it has been unable to complete the acquisition of Londoloza Resources Corporation from the vendor Msasa Ltd.
Perth-based Boss Energy Ltd has been forced to dramatically revise its rights issue in the wake of the Opes Prime collapse, which has put its share price under considerable pressure.
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A new lobby group, which comprises five small mining companies in the Pilbara, is putting pressure on the Western Australian government to provide better infrastructure for smaller miners in the Pilbara region.
Nedlands company Advanced Share Registry Services Ltd has launched a $5 million initial public offering to expand the share registry business that operates under the same name.
Perth-based uranium exploration company Fission Energy Ltd has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the issued capital of Meteore Metals Ltd, for $8 million.
Darrel Jarvis's Chinese-backed buyout of the operations of failed Palandri Wine Group has won the approval of the administrators in a complex deal thought to be worth at least $30 million.
Subiaco-based Batavia Mining Ltd has signed a Letter of Intent to sell its Gullewa tenements, located east of Geraldton in the Yilgarn Goldfields, to Toronto Stock Exchange listed company, ATW Venture Corporation.
Subiaco based Midas Resources Ltd aims to raise $3 million through a renounceable rights issue to continue the company's active exploration programs and for working capital.
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Balcatta-based ticketing company ERG Ltd plans to sell half of its business to its major shareholder and lender after reporting a $104.7 million loss for the half year to December 2007.
