Calidus Resources is one step closer to commencing its Warrawoona gold project, with the EPA today recommending conditional approval for the prospective Pilbara mine.
More than 6,400 rental assistance agreements for retailers have been processed nationally in recent weeks, with Western Australia accounting for just 6 per cent of that rent relief.
Shares in Red 5 tumbled by 34 per cent today after the goldminer cut its production guidance for the current year and revised its future development plans.
Pacific Energy has announced it will partner with Capricorn Metals to develop a gas-fuelled power station for its Karlawinda gold project in the Pilbara region.
Primewest has unveiled the second stage of its $100 million plan for the City of Joondalup, pushing ahead with an $80 million proposal for a 12,000 square metre office building, with parking for 150 vehicles.
Genesis Minerals has bolstered its Ulysses gold project with the acquisition of the nearby Kookynie project for $13.5 million, enhancing its prospects of joining the ranks of mid-tier gold producers.
Engineering consultancy AIE is one of 273 Western Australian small business suppliers to have benefitted from BHP’s local buying program since 2017, with the mining giant spending $38 million in WA through the initiative.
Virgin Australia bondholders have put forward a recapitalisation proposal for the struggling airline, seeking to knock out rival offers from two US private equity firms.
Oil futures slipped overnight as the market braced for reports expected to show swelling US crude inventories, which pulled prices back from the highest levels since before the coronavirus pandemic slammed fuel demand.
Gold prices surged to their highest mark since October 2012 on Tuesday, driven by weakness in the US dollar and widespread monetary stimulus packages by central banks as a jump in coronavirus cases dented the economic outlook.
The Australian share market has closed marginally higher after dropping and then rebounding over uncertainty about the status of the US-China trade deal.
Mining contractor Perenti has released a lower full-year earnings guidance, sending its shares down 10 per cent at the ASX open, despite bringing back a $15 million interim payout.
Shares in Western Areas closed up 16 per cent today after the nickel producer released results from its first drill hole at the Sahara prospect, located at the company’s Gawler project in South Australia.
Perth-founded software developer Canva has successfully raised $US60 million ($87 million) from venture capital investors, nearly doubling its valuation to $US6 billion.
Kalamazoo Resources was trading up to 55 per cent higher on the ASX today after announcing the completed purchase of Northern Star Resources’ Ashburton gold project in the Pilbara.
With_Architecture Studio has secured the contract to design a $60 million secondary school in Piara Waters, which will open to year seven students in 2023.
Georgiou Group and NRW Contracting are among three consortia shortlisted to widen Mitchell Freeway for southbound road users, with the $76 million project jointly funded by the state and federal governments.
The resources sector has welcomed the federal government’s decision to invest a further $125 million into an exploration program led by Geoscience Australia, which has now been expanded to cover exploration across the country.
Woodside Petroleum has promoted four executives in its leadership team, with Meg O'Neill to be executive vice-president of the merged marketing and developments divisions.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is suing the Commonwealth Bank and subsidiary Colonial First State Investments over a banking royal commission finding that the latter paid bank staff to promote a superannuation product to customers.
Woolworths expects full year earnings could be 2.7 per cent lower after it outlined one-off charges worth $591 million for restructuring and staff underpayments and incurs additional costs related to COVID-19.
Oil was up 2 per cent overnight on tighter crude supplies from major producers and as coronavirus lockdowns kept easing despite a record rise in cases globally.
Gold prices climbed 1 per cent overnight to hit the highest level in more than a month, as investors took refuge in the safe-haven metal after an uptick in coronavirus cases dampened hopes for a quick economic recovery.
OZ Minerals is set to gain full control of the West Musgrave nickel-copper asset in Western Australia after announcing a friendly takeover of project partner Cassini Resources.
