Three junior explorers have announced capital raisings, with Beacon Minerals and Galan Lithium allocating the funds raised towards their respective flagship projects, while Pacifico Minerals is seeking to acquire a project.
Wesfarmers said its talks with the Malaysian government about Lynas Corporation had been mischaracterised, as the rare earths miner confirmed it was considering Western Australian sites for materials processing from its Mt Weld mine.
Westgold Resources has sold two lithium production royalties in the Goldfields to Silverstream, just over four months after it terminated an agreement to sell the royalties to the same company.
SRG Global has secured an $18 million contract with Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, less than a week after it announced it won up to $115 million worth of drill-and-blast services contract extensions with Evolution Mining.
Global miner Rio Tinto has approved the $463 million construction of the Zulti South project in South Africa, a move it says will extend the presence of its majority-owned Richards Bay Minerals in the country.
Crown Resorts shares have soared after the casino operator confirmed talks with Wynn Resorts over a $10 billion cash-and-scrip takeover proposal by the Las Vegas gambling giant.
Oil prices rose up to 2 per cent overnight, hitting five-month highs, on expectations that global supplies would tighten due to fighting in Libya, OPEC-led cuts and US sanctions against Iran and Venezuela.
Gold rose 1 per cent overnight to briefly breach $US1,300 an ounce and remained at its highest in more than a week as the US dollar slipped and a recent equities rally paused.
The process for obtaining liquor licences in Perth has become less clear after the Commissioner of Police successfully challenged approvals for a new Dan Murphy’s store in Rockingham.
Major WA agribusinesses plan new investments to create scale and efficiency, while smaller operators are cooperating to access new markets with niche products.
The state government has attracted just two bidders, both headed by Spanish-owned companies, for its signature Metronet rail projects, despite altering its contracting strategy to boost market interest.
Australian shares have started the week on a positive note as investors hope for a US-China trade deal, with miners, the energy sector and health care posting the most gains.
WeDispatch was formed when Dublin-based WeBringg acquired Perth-based Spatula.io in July 2018, and the software development team continues to be based at IQX at the University of Western Australia.
Intermodal Group has announced a strategic partnership with QUBE Holdings in Western Australia, as the North Quay Rail Terminal (NQRT) goes up for tender.
Medical researchers targeting reduced hospital readmissions, off-the-shelf cancer therapy, and 3D bone printing are among those to have benefitted from the Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Fou
Wesfarmers has confirmed it engaged in discussions with the Malaysian government in regards to its takeover target, Lynas Corporation, as the rare earths miner revealed it may set up processing operations closer to its Mount Weld mine near Laverton.
Mark Pownall talks to former University of Notre Dame Australia vice-chancellor Celia Hammond about her early life, career and running for the federal seat of Curtin.
Oil prices gained 1.5 per cent on Friday as strong US employment data tempered fears about weakening global crude oil demand, and on expectations that an escalating conflict in Libya could tighten oil supplies.
Gold eased on Friday as Wall Street gained on data pointing to a rebound in jobs growth in the United States but bullion's losses were limited by a simultaneous slowdown in wage growth.
A joint venture between Perth-based Clough and Italy's Salini Impregilo has been awarded a $5.1 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract for the federal government’s Snowy 2.0 project.
Malaga-based Eneco Refresh, formerly Refresh Group, has used its stronger balance sheet to expand into the Northern Territory with the purchase of a bottled water factory in Darwin.
