Dan Wilkie

The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) says despite repeated warnings of skills shortages in the resources sector, geology, mining engineering and metallurgy students are stru

Engineering and infrastructure services firm Downer EDI has been awarded a $142 million contract to carry out electrical work on a resource project in the Pilbara.

Strategic Marine has gotten a leg-up into the growing European wind vessel and passenger ferry markets through a collaborative agreement with UK-based vessel design firm BMT Nigel Gee.

ERM Power and its joint venture partners Empire Oil & Gas and Wharf Resources have signed a gas supply agreement with Alcoa of Australia for gas from its Gingin West and Red Gully gas fields, o

The state environmental watchdog says there was no problem with Magellan Metals' licence to transport lead from Wiluna to Fremantle, but has recommended a series of tough new restrictions to be add

Fixed rate home loans have enjoyed a surge of popularity over September, with first home buyers returning strongly to the market, according to the latest mortgage analysis by AFG.

Acquisitive gold miner Focus Minerals has announced a net profit of $7.6 million, down on the previous year’s $10.6 million due to an increase in costs of production and an uptick in mine developme

Noble Mineral Resources has successfully raised $34.1 million needed to refurbish its three-million tonne per year plant at the Bibiani gold project in Ghana.

Navigator Resources has announced a maiden net profit of $3.04 million for financial year 2010-11, driven by the first full year of production from its Bronzewing gold mine and trial mining at Leon

Perth median house prices have fallen for the 15th consecutive month, dropping a further 2 per cent over August to $450,000, and have been tipped to fall further towards the end of the y

Aquila Resources has secured a $250 million, 12 month interim finance facility as it deals with delays in obtaining the main funding for the $6 billion Anketell Point port and West Pilbara iron ore

Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers has had an interim victory in its Supreme Court battle with Indian energy giant Lanco Infratech and its subsidiary Griffin Coal, with the court granting a freezin

Six Western Australian businesspeople have made the cut in the latest instalment of BRW’s Young Rich list.

Diversified resources group Atlantic has signed an agreement with Vietnam’s Institute of Mining Science and Metallurgy to evaluate the potential development of a bauxite industry in Vietnam’s centr

Paladin Energy says it has completed the book build for a $68.2 million share placement, putting a $1.20 per share price tag on the capital raising initiative, first announced yesterday.

Perth-based waste management firm Tox Free Solutions has entered an agreement to acquire Port Hedland’s Pilbara Waste for a cash payment of $4.54 million.

The Australian dollar rebounded two US cents, after reaching a 10-month low yesterday, on renewed optimism that world finance leaders were close to a long-term solution to Europe's debt crisis.

Clive Palmer-controlled iron ore hopeful Australasian Resources’ shares have soared after the company announced a funding and development strategy for its Balmoral iron ore deposit in the Pilbara.

Northern Star Resources shares have spiked after the company announced a maiden $16.2 million net profit for financial year 2010-11.

Iron Ore Holdings has offloaded its Koodaideri South iron ore tenements in the Pilbara to Rio Tinto in exchange for $32 million cash plus a 2 per cent royalty payment.

Subsea engineering firm Neptune Marine Services has sold its Henderson-based fabrication division to privately-owned Kempe Engineering for approximately $400,000.

The seemingly never-ending parade of global law firms hitting Australian shores is continuing, with Ashurst’s Asia-Pacific division announcing it will merge with local firm Blake Dawson.

US-based titanium dioxide pigment producer Tronox has acquired South African miner Exxaro’s mineral sands projects; including the Tiwest mineral sands project north of Perth.

Emerson Stewart Group has announced that its subsidiary, Ocean to Outback Contracting (OTOC) has won $33 million in new contracts in the Mid West and the Pilbara.

Perth-based gold miner Northern Star Resources has announced a plan to increase its annual production from 75,000 ounces of gold per year to 200,000 ounces.

Chevron has predicted that its giant Wheatstone project, which will cost $29 billion to develop and create 6,500 jobs at the peak of construction, will be a game changer for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. (Click through for video.)

Aurora Oil & Gas has secured a $300 million credit facility to fund ongoing exploration at its Sugarkane Eagle Ford oil and gas project in Texas.

Joint venture participants Cazaly Resources and Vector Resources have signed a $71 million farm-in agreement that will see global mining house Anglo American take up to a 75 per cent stake in the E

The Australian share market got off to a flier this morning, before slipping, spiking and sliding again to be trading just under 3,900 points, in a volatile start to the week's trading.

The City of Fremantle says it is mulling an $80 million proposal from landowner Sirona Capital Management for the redevelopment of the Kings Square precinct, including the Myer building and Queensg

Legacy Iron Ore’s stocks have plunged after the Perth-based explorer announced India’s National Mineral Development Corporation planned to take a 50 per cent stake, through a share subscription agr

The state government says its operating surplus for financial year 2010-11 was $820 million higher than expected, allowing it to push more money into its Perth Stadium and new children’s hospital p