Lynas Corporation won't cash in on the sharp short-term increase in rare earths prices related to the US-China trade war, saying it will stick to the long-term strategy it announced last month.
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Shares in Altura Mining have surged 37 per cent since late Wednesday, after the company announced positive production results and its struggling former biggest investor sold its remaining stake in the company.
An internal investigation is under way at the corporate watchdog over the collapse of investment company Sterling First, which Business News first revealed had entered administration last month.
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Yolk Property Group is developing a 161-lot lakeside residential estate at Champion Lakes that will feature innovative housing products, a recreational and hospitality precinct and an aged care facility, in partnership with Southern Cross Care on behalf of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority.
Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter says the peak construction and mining union should be deregistered and he's prioritising laws that could help make that happen.
Gold prices surged to a near six-year peak overnight after the US Federal Reserve bank signalled it was ready to cut interest rates as early as next month to boost growth, triggering a sharp fall in the US dollar.
Oil soared more than five per cent overnight after Iran's army shot down a US military drone, raising fears of a military confrontation between the two countries.
Neometals will be considering India as the location to build a lithium hydroxide refinery, but previously announced plans for the project to be built in Kalgoorlie will remain as an option.
Lynas Corporation chief executive Amanda Lacaze says the company is around two months away from deciding on a Western Australian site to expand its processing operations.
Canning Bridge IGA owner Greg Brindle's efforts to overturn the approval of a $60 million Woolworths-anchored retail development in Mount Pleasant have been knocked back for a second time by the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
The Australian share market has closed higher for a third day, with gains in most sectors and gold miners a standout as the price of the precious metal jumped to a six-year high.
The Australian dollar gold price has passed $2,000 an ounce for the first time, according to The Perth Mint, with five WA-linked goldminers putting on a combined $1.3 billion of value in today's trading.
Australia's annual population growth rate increased to 1.63 per cent in 2018, and while WA's growth rate has improved, it continues to be one of the slowest growing states.
Kalium Lakes has awarded Toll Group a key haulage contract to move product from its Beyondie sulphate of potash project south-east of Newman to port facilities at either Fremantle or Kwinana.
National Australia Bank says it's putting its money where its mouth is by allocating $2 billion to boost high-growth tech companies over the next five years.
Rio Tinto has experienced iron ore mine operational problems, particularly in its Greater Brockman hub in the Pilbara, causing the mining giant to cut its shipments forecast for the second time in around two months.
