Following a definitive feasibility study of its Roseby Copper project in Queensland, West Perth-based Universal Resources Ltd has now assessed the value of the mine at $282 million, an increase of $96 million in preliminary results.
Perth-based Focus Minerals Ltd has announced a $64 million acquisition, development and funding strategy to consolidate ownership of the Coolgardie Gold Field and an expanded development program in both gold and nickel.
Boss Energy Ltd has agreed to partner in the acquisition of the 107.6 square kilometre Tortay oil concession in Kazakhstan for a consideration of US$5 million ($5.38 million) cash and 20 million fully paid ordinary shares.
Windimurra Vanadium Ltd has announced the appointment of Dr Wolf Martinick as chairman, replacing previous chairman Michael Kiernan who resigned from the company last week.
Aspiring iron ore miner Gindalbie Metals Ltd has disclosed that it may need to modify its start-up mining plans because of environmental issues associated with its $1.8 billion Karara project in the Mid West region.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has agreed to a request by North West Shelf Gas Pty Limited to revoke its joint gas sales agreement for the Western Australian market.
Parker Centre chief Mark Woffenden has been appointed executive director of Curtin University of Technology's new Resources and Chemistry Centre, due for completion in 2009.
West Perth-based nickel producer Nickelore Ltd has released the results of its scoping study for the Canegrass Nickel Cobalt project, which shows the project may have the potential to begin production in 2011.
Engineering company Monadelphous Group Ltd appears to have snared its biggest contract to date, a $290 million contract for structural, mechanical and piping works at BHP Billiton Iron Ore's Newman Hub.
The winners of this years WA Business News 40under40 Awards, to be announced at a gala function on Wednesday night, are featured in this weeks edition.
Goyder already hands-on at Coles It might have looked a bit small town, but when Wesfarmers Ltd boss Richard Goyder talked about how he’d sorted out the management of his local Mosman Park Coles store
It’s evident we’re well into a period best described as the ‘era of Liberal demise’.
Although it started at least as early as 1996 – when then prime minister John Howard shamelessly dumped his party’s longstanding federalist commitment and adopted Labor’
Deep Yellow Ltd managing director Leon Pretorius has increased his direct and indirect interest in the company through the on-market acquisition of 4.3 million shares at a total cost of $1.3 million.
There are times when I appreciate having been around a bit longer than your average Western Australian business journalist, and the Palandri story that erupted last week is one of those occasions
Population growth and rising incomes in South-East Asia and the Middle East are expected to support increased demand for live cattle and sheep exports, a report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has concluded.
THE $21 million Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training, established to address the chronic shortage of skilled workers within the oil and gas industry, has welcomed its first intake of stud
While the ambitious $120 million redevelopment proposed for Scarborough’s landmark Rendezvous Observation City site is tipped to be the catalyst for further development in the area, a long-awaited planning amendment is still proving to be a stumbling bloc
The Perth Convention Bureau has appointed Paul Beeson as director of business development. Gareth Martin has been appointed director of business development, filling a 12-month vacancy.
The $120 million plan to transform Scarborough’s ageing Rendezvous Observation City Hotel site may be another feather in the cap for planning and architecture firm HASSELL, but the firm is well aware of the enormous potential logistical challenges ahead.
Visiting WA Former coach of the Essendon Football Club, Kevin Sheedy, to speak at the HIA event, An Audience with Kevin Sheedy, where he will discuss “Positive and Lateral Thinking” and “Thinking and
National tourism award wins TWO Western Australian tourism businesses, the Augusta- Margaret River Association and Faraway Bay, both won a prestigious 2007 Qantas Australian Tourism Award, held in Can
Perth’s position as the nation’s tightest office market is posing serious problems for employers trying to attract quality staff, according to Colliers International director of office leasing, Ian Campbell.
Having compiled a portfolio of prime Western Australian properties during the past four years, Sydney-based boutique funds manager EG Funds Management is poised to ramp up its activity in the west with a number of developments in the pipeline.
PERTH-BASED diamond explorer, Paramount Mining Corporation Ltd, is set to launch a $40 million capital raising ahead of a new exploration float on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in September this ye
