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Kingwest Resources has agreed to sell two small assets outside its Menzies gold project in Western Australia for $2.1 million.

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Apartment developer Finbar has halved its profit guidance for FY20, citing high construction costs of low-rise projects and the effects of COVID-19 on fourth quarter sales.

Western Australia's hard COVID-19 border closure has deterred 99 per cent of normal eastern states traffic entering the state.

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WA company Suvo Strategic Minerals completed a backdoor listing on the ASX today, seeing its share price almost double on the first day of trading.

Construction company John Holland has received a $36 million contract variation for its work with the Public Transport Authority on upgrades to the Claremont train station.

The state government is spending $7 million on measures to address ongoing issues at the main bay in Carnarvon, as part of Western Australia’s wider economic recovery plan.

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Perth-based explorers Ausgold and Great Western Exploration have sought funds to progress their gold projects in Western Australia.

Caprice Resources is adding gold to its portfolio of projects after announcing plans to buy private company Goldview Metals, which owns the high-grade Island project in Western Australia.

Perth-based Dynamic Drill and Blast has become the latest mining contractor to successfully list on the Australian Stock Exchange, with its share price more than doubling.

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West Perth-based Advanteering has been named preferred contractor to build an intergenerational playground at Wellington Square, with the project to be funded by Lotterywest.

A subsidiary of Volt Power Group has secured a five-year contract with BHP to replace crushing equipment across its iron ore operations in the Pilbara.

There have been 15 insolvency appointments to Western-Australian-incorporated companies in the last two weeks.

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Retail sales in Australia fell by 3.4 per cent in the June quarter amid coronavirus lockdowns, which is the biggest drop since the GST was introduced in 2000.

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Perth-based Tietto Minerals is seeking up to $62.5 million from a placement and share purchase plan to progress its Abujar gold project in Cote d’Ivoire.

Sipa Resources has signed a farm-in deal with Rio Tinto, which will spend up to $12 million to explore Sipa’s flagship copper-gold project in Western Australia.

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Perth has secured the rights to host the world’s largest marine mammal conference, ahead of competing bids from China and Singapore.

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Gold explorer Breaker Resources is raising funds to advance drilling activities and resource growth at its Lake Roe project in Western Australia.

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Western Australia's largest non-government superannuation fund has confirmed it will merge with Sydney-based First State Super later this year.

Contractor Swick Mining Services has raised its order book to $244 million after receiving an extension of works with Perilya and Northern Star Resources.

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Subiaco-based Digital Wine Ventures has launched a $6.15 million capital raising to fund the expansion of its cloud-based WineDepot platform.

Rio Tinto's first-half profit fell four per cent, as coronavirus-driven disruptions spurred a drop in copper shipments and overshadowed the impact of higher iron ore prices.