Dan Wilkie

Privately-owned Kalgoorlie-based contractors CPC Engineering and GWH Equipment have won new deals in the Goldfields, from MacPhersons Resources and KalNorth Gold Mines, respectively.

Gindalbie Metals has passed a major milestone at its Karara project in the Mid West, with the first magnetite concentrate produced at the mine this week.

NRW Holdings has won a $32 million contract with Rio Tinto to upgrade access roads to the mining giant’s West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Dacian Gold has been admitted to the Australian Securities Exchange’s official list, after completing a $20 million initial public offering last week.

Gold miner Millennium Minerals has received firm commitments for an $8.1 million capital raising to provide a working capital buffer as it ramps up to full production at Nullagine gold project in t

Mining contractor MACA has added to its recent contract success, winning two fresh contracts with Atlas Iron at the Abydos iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Scooter manufacturer and retailer Vmoto has been admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market after raising £1.6 million ($2.44 million) through a share placement.

Mining and earthmoving equipment supplier Emeco Holdings has become the latest resources sector participant to feel the squeeze, downgrading its profit guidance in the wake of reduced industry acti

Rio Tinto has chosen not to proceed with expansion works at a $44 million fly in, fly out workers camp in the Pilbara at the end of the month.

Cott Oil & Gas is set to list on the Australian Securities Exchange, with the company planning an $8 million initial public offering to fund exploration across its portfolio of oil and gas acre

Building and construction contractor AusGroup is expecting sustained demand for its services after announcing a 101 per cent jump in first quarter earnings.

Cooper & Oxley Builders has won a $22.6 million contract to construct a new courthouse in Kununurra.

Northern Minerals has completed a $5 million share placement to fund development of the Browns Range heavy rare earths project in the Northern Territory.

Nickel miner Albidon is reviewing its Munali development in southern Zambia after announcing a 42 per cent plunge in  the project's nickel resource.

Brian Gilbertson's Jupiter Mines has frozen spending at its Mount Ida magnetite project, after preliminary estimates from a feasibility study indicated the mine would cost more to develop and opera

Global Construction Services has won a $30 million contract to provide major formwork and concrete works for the $360 million Midland Health Campus for Brookfield Multiplex.

Independent electricity retailer Perth Energy will manage the operation and maintenance of the recently-opened 82 megawatt Merredin power station, under a $20 million deal with the station's owner,

Noble Mineral Resources has been forced to accept an $85 million financing offer from Resolute Mining after its preferred proposal from Chinese group Zhongrun Mining Investment fell short of gainin

Scooter manufacturer and retailer Vmoto has signed an exclusive marketing and supply agreement with Germany-based electric vehicle company E-Tropolis that could be worth up to $24 million.

BALCATTA-BASED MSP Engineering has beefed up its board of directors and executive management team in preparation for continued growth as rival Western Australian mining services companies move to s

The administrators for the Bluewaters power stations have confirmed the exchange of sales contracts with two major Japanese energy corporations, 18 months after announcing an initial sale agreement

Dacian Gold’s previously announced $20 million initial public offering has closed early and oversubscribed.

There are 44 suburbs in Western Australia where it is cheaper to buy a house than rent one, but only six of those locales are in the metropolitan area, new research says.

Debt laden mining company Atlantic has managed to convince most of the investors in its convertible notes that it should be allowed to spend money currently held in cash reserves on the ramp up of

Centaurus Metals says it is on track to make a final investment decision regarding its Brazilian Jambreiro iron ore development early next year, after releasing a study that says the project will c

Lithium producer Galaxy Resources has received Chinese backing for an $81 million capital raising, which it will use to reduce its debts and progress development at the Sal de Vida lithium mine in

Mining contractor MACA has received a letter of intent from Regis Resources to provide mining services at the Rosemont gold project near Laverton.

Construction and engineering company AusGroup has announced a pair of new fabrication works packages in Western Australia; one for Chevron’s $43 billion Gorgon project, and another for CSBP’s ammon

Resolute Mining has sweetened its $85 million financing proposal for Noble Mineral Resources for a second time, after Noble said it continued to prefer to enter a similar funding deal with Chinese

Forge Group subsidiary Cimeco has won two contracts from the Water Corporation, with a combined value of $12.2 million.

Uranium miner Toro Energy has lined up $12 million in debt finance to fund the completion of a definitive feasibility study at its Wiluna uranium project.

Avalon Minerals has completed an $8.4 million share placement to fund drilling activities at its Viscaria copper-iron project in northern Sweden.