Western Australia is renowned as one of the world's great mining provinces, but less well known is the emergence of Perth as a global centre for mining services.
The battle for gas allocation in the wake of the Varanus Island incident has become hotter as industry starts to grapple with the longevity of the crisis, which is expected to continue in some form until December.
Young workers in today's mining services and resources industry are indolent and arrogant, according to some participants at the WA Business News mining services forum.
As the gas crisis continues to affect the state's industries and households, the release of a timetable of when production will resume at the Varanus Island gas facility has provided little comfort.
When the resources boom hit its straps four or five years ago, many profitable mining services and mining technology organisations emerged in Western Australia with a renewed focus.
Food critics the world over know that the quality and the source of the products on the plate of a fine dining restaurant are just as important as the skills of the person who cooked it, or the environment in which it is served.
Mining engineering students at Curtin University's Bentley campus and the Kalgoorlie-based Western Australian School of Mines may soon be able to access lectures remotely and course content from interstate universities, if a plan to roll out high bandwidt
The state's resources boom has created a platform to launch many local specialist software companies into the international marketplace, creating a wealth of opportunities and demand for mining services technology.
The fallout from mystery fuel-additives group Firepower continues to grow with up to 600 Western Australian investors facing the prospect that their shares could be worthless.
"We've had no vision since Charlie Court ruled here."
That was the message one representative of Perth's mining and resources sector gave to WA Business News' recent mining services and mining technology forum.
Austal's Rothwell steps down PERTH-BASED shipbuilder Austal Ltd's executive chairman John Rothwell will step down from his executive role but will continue as chairman, while its US-based chief execu
The debate over development of Western Australia's iron ore industry seems to have given rise to a number of myths that are distorting informed discussion.
A quarter of Western Australian exporters intend to move at least part of their business offshore within the next five years, the latest DHL Export Barometer survey has found.
There's nothing The Note likes better than a conspiracy theory, and there's nothing like an explosion that stops 30 per cent of the state's gas from reaching its users to prompt a few.
The Kalgoorlie Super Pit will be subject to a new regime after environment minister David Templeman ordered the appointment of an independent auditor to oversee the implementation of a raft of tough new operating conditions.
Wesfarmers Ltd says its pre-tax earnings will be cut by up to $20 million a month, as the company feels the impact of gas outages following an explosion that closed down the Varanus Island gas plant.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel has today defended the integrity of the corporate watchdog, but said a 'reality check' was needed on commentary by the ACCC on the decision making process.
The state government will contribute a further $6 million towards the restoration of the Busselton Jetty, covering the gap initially allocated to the federal government.
North Perth-based Frontier Resources is preparing legal action against Papua New Guinea to recoup over $3 billion in expenditure and lost profits after the government refused to renew the licence covering its Kodu deposit.
Engineering and project management business Emerson Stewart Group Ltd has made a premium debut on the stock market today with its shares opening at a 15 per cent above its 20 cent issue price today.
Perth-based Beadell Resources Ltd has potentially secured a $50 million debt facility with ANZ to help fund part of its purchase of the Cracow gold mine in Queensland.
A week after dropping its acquisition of Adelaide-based drilling company Underdale Drillers, base metals explorer Haddington Resources is now eyeing Brisbane company Pheonix Drilling Services.
Chinese producer Hunan Nonferrous Metals Corp has increased its stake in Abra Mining Ltd to 50.2 per cent, putting it in reach of its takeover offer to acquire 70 per cent of Abra shares.
Perth engineering company Macmahon Holdings Ltd has negotiated a $100 million extension to a contract with BMA Coal Operations, which owns and operates the Saraji coal mine in Queensland.
Mining identity Michael Kiernan has quit the boards of several West Perth-based resource companies in a bid to reduce his workload and focus on embattled Monarch Mining Gold Company Ltd.
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The state government is set to reap over $680 million in iron ore royalties over the next four years after Rio Tinto confirmed it had secured an 85 per cent price increase with Chinese customers.
Malaga-based Automotive Technology Group Ltd has signed an agreement with ARE Engines Ltd to jointly evaluate the fuel saving and lower emission capability of the patented Almasi Rotary Engine.
