Kewdale company RCT has pioneered a lot of technology used in the mining industry, and its increased focus on export markets has lifted sales to a record level.
Bassendean-based Hofmann Engineering has credited increased orders from the mining sector and a major contract in the defence sector as the major drivers behind a surge in revenue to a record $149 million in its 50th year in business.
Quantum computing is the next technology frontier for gas producer Woodside Petroleum, with the Perth-based business today becoming the first in Australia to join IBM's Q Network.
Gold producer Pantoro announced it has completed a processing plant options review and scoping estimate at the Norseman processing facility in Western Australia.
Spectrum Metals announced it has filed and served its defence to a claim from Venus Metals Corporation in relation to Spectrum's acquisition of DJ Carmichael's Penny West gold project in Western Australia.
Venus Metals Corporation has entered into an underwriting agreement with Ord Minnett to exercise $5.7 million worth of options to progress exploration activities at its base metal projects in Western Australia.
Panoramic Resources has advised shareholders not to take action in respect of the off-market takeover offer launched last week by Independence Group, while also criticising some of the conditions attached to the offer.
Victoria-based edutech company Compass Education has launched operations in WA, following a $60 million capital raise from private equity firm Advent Partners.
Nine Entertainment shares have slumped by more than seven per cent after the media network flagged a lower first-half result on a decline in capital city free-to-air TV advertising.
Oil prices edged lower overnight as little progress on US-China trade negotiations kept prices pressured but bullish inventory data in the United States offered some support.
Gold fell overnight to its lowest in more than three months, dragged below technical support as upbeat risk sentiment kept US stock indexes close to record levels, while investors awaited news on the US-China trade talks.
Western Australians have built smaller homes over the past year, with the average house size falling 6.9 per cent, according to a recent report from CommSec.
updated: Pilbara Minerals temporarily suspended its operations today after Homicide Squad detectives were called to investigate a suspicious death at its Pilbara lithium mine.
Liam Nunan had never entered an art competition before winning the The Richard Lester Prize for Portraiture 2019 for a painting of his friend Jonny Hawkins on Friday night.
Fini Group has been given the green light to restore Shenton Park's Victoria House, with the heritage-listed former hospital to become a retail and hospitality precinct which will be integrated with 81 new dwellings.
BHP Group's petroleum division head says the business is set to deliver strong returns and cash flow through the 2020s and beyond, supported by a raft of high-potential projects, including the Scarborough gas project in which it holds a 25 per cent stake.
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group has been awarded a contract by Woodside Petroleum to build a gas pipeline connecting the Pluto LNG plant with the North West Shelf venture's nearby Karratha gas plant.
West Perth-based Sky and Space Global has revised its previously announced plans for a $15 million capital raising, with the funds to be raised through a placement and rights issue at 0.5 cents per share.
Australian mining contractor Perenti Global says helicopters are being used to evacuate its local workers from a West African goldmine following a deadly militia attack that killed dozens.
Oil prices edged higher on Friday after earlier falling more than 1.0 per cent following comments from US President Donald Trump that he had not agreed to roll back tariffs on China.
