Dan Wilkie

Indian conglomerate Lanco Infratech will pay Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers $7.5 million plus legal costs as settlement for a long-running $3.5 billion legal battle that erupted after Lanco pur

Ironbark Zinc shares jumped on the ASX today, after it released a report indicating the viability of its Citronen base metals project in Greenland.

Oil and gas explorer Sprint Energy has attracted the interest of Hong Kong-based private equity group Hanhong Limited, which has signed an agreement to invest $11 million in the Perth-based company

Ventnor Resources has signed a native title agreement with traditional owners the Yugunga-Nya people covering its Thaduna/Green Dragon copper project in the Murchison region.

Bankwest has put its former administrative headquarters in Northbridge on the market, with agent Colliers International expecting the James Street property to stoke keen buyer interest.

Plans for a 500-pen marina near Rockingham have passed the scrutiny of the state’s environmental watchdog, but the project will have to meet some of the strictest coastal development conditions if

Aviva Corporation has sold its Mmamanstwe coal project in Botswana to fellow explorer African Energy Resources for $3.5 million.

China’s second largest gold producer will invest $20 million in Perth-based explorer NKWE Platinum under a strategic partnership agreement announced today.

Midas Resources has launched a $2.16 million capital raising plan to fund the expansion and exploration at its Lake Carey and Patersons province gold projects.

Car dealer network Automotive Holdings Group is increasing its presence in Victoria, snapping up two Toyota dealerships in Melbourne’s northern suburbs for $20 million.

Gold miner Noble Mineral Resources has appointed former Sandfire Resources general manager Craig Dawson as its new chief executive.

Investors did not view the Australian dollar as a safe haven during the global financial crisis, despite the country’s strong economy, new research from Murdoch University suggests.

Resolute Mining has broken the ranks of its fellow gold producers, reaffirming its yearly production guidance after a strong performance in the March quarter and claiming the falling gold price is

Residential developer Cedar Woods Properties has upgraded its profit guidance for the current financial year, on the back of strong sales at its Western Australian and Victorian projects.

Range Resources has launched a plan to merge with Russia and Kazakhstan-focused oil and gas explorer International Petroleum, in an all-scrip off-market deal worth around $105 million.

Construction contractor Doric has been selected by the City of Perth for its new public library project, which will be the City's largest construction commitment since the Perth Concert Hall was bu

MZI Resources has signed a sales agreement with US chemicals giant DuPont covering all of the leucoxene 70 per cent (L70) titanium dioxide to be produced at the Keysbrook mineral sands mine south o

A group of disgruntled Intrepid Mines investors have moved to remove five of the company’s current directors and replace them with four new ones, blaming the board for the loss of around $1 billion

The state government is seeking a head construction contractor for the $26.1 million State Netball Centre.

Encounter Resources has signed a $20 millon farm-in agreement with global copper miner Antofagasta Minerals for its Yeneena project near Telfer.

Peak Resources has signed a non-binding finance agreement that should see it fully-funded to production at its Ngualla rare earths mine in Tanzania.

Preparations for Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore project in the PIlbara are picking up pace, with Brookfield Multiplex adding a $70 million deal to its $190 million worth of building works at the

Contract brewer Gage Roads says it is on track to bump its production capacity up to 3 million cartons per year by 2015, after securing $7.4 million through a share placement to supermarket giant W

MZI Resources and Doral Mineral Sands have signed a processing agreement for heavy mineral concentrate produced at MZI's planned Keysbrook project, south of Perth.

Calibre Group has been awarded a $140 million contract to upgrade the Hay Point coal export terminal in Queensland for the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance.

Apartment specialist Finbar Group has signed its second joint venture with investment and development group Swanline, unveiling plans to build a $31 million, 59-apartment project in Lord Street.

Gold miner Troy Resources has secured $40 million in loans from financier Investec Bank to bolster its coffers as it works through its $188 million takeover of Azimuth Resources.

Rare earths miner Arafura Resources has shelved plans to build a chemical processing facility at Whyalla in South Australia, saying relocating the proposed plant to its Nolans Bore project in the N

Reed Resources shares shot up on the ASX today after the gold miner said it had received a $27 million windfall after closing its gold hedge book.

Straits Resources is on the lookout for a new chairman, following the resignation of incumbent Adrian Redlich less than six months after taking the job.

Diversified explorer Metals X has signed SNC-Lavalin Australia as lead engineer for a definitive feasibility study at its Wingella nickel-cobalt project in the north-east of the state.

The state government has kicked off an international search for a project director to head up content and operations at Western Australia’s new $428 million museum.