Polaris Metals NL spin-off Southern Cross Goldfields Ltd is looking to raise up to $10 million to progress its gold and nickel exploration aims, ahead of listing on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Woodside Petroleum Ltd, the operator of the North West Shelf Joint Venture (NWSJV), has shut down the Karratha gas plant following an electrical fault.
Clough Ltd has successfully completed a capital raising of more than $45 million, via the placement of 108 million shares to its shareholders and the underwriter of the rights issue, Murray & Roberts Ltd.
Wavenet International Ltd has received a substantial order to the value of $1.6 million for the engineering development and production supply of modems for Chinese energy utility markets.
The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved ING Real Estate's controversial $200 million Victoria Quay redevelopment in Fremantle, paving the way for the transformation of the harbour-side locale into a major office and retail hub.
The state government has called for submissions on an issues paper released today as part of a review of electricity prices for all residential, community and business customers.
Nedlands-based Lodestar Minerals Ltd, a subsidiary of Dioro Exploration Ltd, has made an underwhelming debut on the Australian Securites Exchange today, with its shares down 1 cent on their 20 cent issue price at start of trade.
West Perth-based Regal Resources Ltd has sold its Eucalyptus Gold project in Western Australia's north eastern goldfields for $2 million in cash to a private syndicate.
Barra Resources Ltd says it has hit pay dirt after uncovering what it believes is one of the most spectacular gold discoveries in Australian resources history at its Burbanks underground mine near Coolgardie.
Paladin Energy Ltd managing director John Borshoff has made an instant paper profit of almost $19 million and chairman Rick Crabb almost $16.5 million, after they exercised share options in the uranium miner today.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore has given the green light to construct a Remote Operations Centre on a two-hectare site at Perth's Domestic Airport, as foreshadowed in WA Business News this month.
NewGen Power and Rick Stowe's Griffin Energy have signed long-term electricity supply contracts with state-owned retailer Synergy, paving the way for major new gas and coal-fired power stations to proceed.
Plans to build a $400 million lumber project at Albany have effectively come to an end after Subiaco company Lignor Ltd said it had failed to raise $350 million, triggering the resignation of its managing director Glyn Denison.
The State Government has established a new committee to work on solutions to the skills shortage in the Information and Communications Technology industry in Western Australia.
Western Australia is on the verge of a plant breeding revolution, following the signing of two historic agreements between WA and Zhejiang University in China.
The Federal Court today ordered 91 workers who took part in unlawful industrial action on the Perth to Mandurah railway project to pay fines of up to $10,000 each.
Western Australian attorney general Jim McGinty has poured cold water on a proposal to introduce a state-based charter for human rights, saying human rights protection was "an objective best pursued at a national level".
Investment group Babcock & Brown has paid $16.1 million for a major stake in Steve Robertson's boutique residential development outfit PRM Property Holdings Pty Ltd.
Woodside Petroleum has awarded the engineering contract for its Pluto gas plant to a FosterWheeler WorleyParsons joint venture, continuing the run of success Sydney-based WorleyParsons has had in Western Australia.
Michael Kiernan's diversified mineral company India Resources Ltd has expanded its footprint in the Indian resources sector, paying $2.3 million for a 17 per cent stake in fellow Indian minerals developer Pebble Creek Mining Ltd
Natural gas consumption in India has the potential to rise significantly- from 32 billion cubic metres in 2005 to 82 billion cubic metres in 2025- according to a new Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics report.
Nickel and base metal explorer Breakaway Resources Ltd has entered into a strategic farm-in joint venture worth $3.5 million with Barra Resources Ltd, over an ambitious gold exploration programme at Breakaway's Kambalda West project in Western Australia.
Prime minister Kevin Rudd and the premiers have agreed at today's Council of Australian Governments meeting to set up several working groups to drive policy reform.
PepinNini Minerals Ltd has paid $5.5 million for a 51 per cent stake in Eagle Gold Mines Ltd and entered into a farm-in agreement with the company to explore for iron ore in seven Eagle Gold tenements in the Robinson Range area of Western Australia.
More than 60 per cent of Australia's small to medium enterprises say their preferred way of interacting with their bank is through a relationship manager but very few currently have one, East & Partners' latest SME Banking Markets Report reveals.
Base metals miner Perilya Ltd has sold its stake in takeover target Herald Resources Ltd, which said today it was in discussions with a number of other parties.
Talisman Mining Ltd managing director Steven Elliott has made an instant paper profit of $4 million today after exercising 4.9 million options at $0.25, while realising $1 million cash through the off-market sale of 2.7 million shares at $0.67.
