The state government will draft amendments to the Mining Act that validate granted tenements, in the wake of the High Court’s recent ruling that kept sand mining off Andrew Forrest’s family pastora
Mining services company Ausdrill has secured three contract extensions, highlighted by a two-year, $US108 million ($142 million) deal at the Iduapriem gold mine in Ghana.
Joseph B'Oris has been appointed chief development officer of Liquefied Natural Gas where he will join the corporate leadership team and have overall responsibility for all aspects of commercial de
Two of the state’s major agribusiness operators have announced a phased merger, with Craig Mostyn Group moving to full ownership and control of V&V Walsh over the next five years.
Shares in Azure Minerals have risen more than 20 per cent after the miner announced high-grade gold and cobalt discoveries at its Sara Alicia project in Mexico.
Perth-based mining conglomerate South32 has flagged a potential sell-down and listing of its South African energy coal business after announcing today a $US301 million ($A395 million) investment in the division.
Overland Resources has appointed Peter Voulgaris as non-executive director, following the retirement of Hugh Bresser after serving more than 11 years on the board.
The state government has signed an agreement with the mining industry to ensure social and economic benefits to the Pilbara community with a focus on pathways to employment.
Kalium Lakes will raise $14.2 million in an oversubscribed share placement with plans to complete a bankable feasibility study and start early site preparation works at its Beyondie sulphate of potash project in the Pilbara.
Greenland Minerals is set to raise $10.25 million through a share placement with the funds to be spent on technical optimisation and completion of permitting for its Kvanefjeld rare earths project.
Adrian Byass has resigned as non-executive director of Corazon Mining to focus on the increasing workload associated with European project development.
Australian businesses are underprepared for serious data breaches due to a lack of investment and awareness of cyber security, Ernst and Young’s latest global information security survey has found.
Mortgage broker Aussie is bullish on the Western Australian property market, with the national operator aiming to add four new stores and more than 20 brokers in the state over the next two years.
Perth company Quantify Technology Holdings has received firm commitments for a $5 million capital raising that will support increased development of the company’s technology.
Gascoyne Resources has raised $21 million through a heavily oversubscribed share placement to fund further exploration and development at two of its Western Australian gold projects.
Fastbrick Robotics has raised $35 million through a share placement as the Perth-based technology company continues to develop its commercial prototype Hadrian X bricklaying robots.
Company director and business adviser David Humann, whose roles included chairing nickel miner Mincor Resources and contractor Macmahon Holdings and being a member of the global board of accounting firm Price Waterhouse (now PwC), has passed away after a short illness.
Shares in junior mining explorers Draig Resources and St George Mining have nearly doubled today after both companies announced positive drilling results.
A new feature on the Business News web site that tracks the changing wealth of Western Australia’s company directors shows Tony Lennon and Peter Cook are among the winners over the past month while Kerry Stokes and Andrew Forrest have gone down.
Men are earning $26,000 more per year than their female counterparts despite increased efforts from employers to address pay gaps and gender imbalances, according to the latest report by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
Venturex Resources will raise $4 million through a share placement with funds to be used to advance the company’s Sulphur Springs copper-zinc project, 150km south east of Port Hedland.
