West Perth-based uranium explorer Scimitar Resources Ltd has completed a capital raising of $5.1 million, with Canadian company Mega Uranium Ltd subscribing for 2.25 million of the 6 million shares offered.
Balcatta-based mineral explorer Conquest Mining Ltd has told the ASX the joint venture it signed with Gold Fields Australasia Pty Ltd would elevate it from a "micro" mid-cap to a true mid-cap company.
West Perth-based industrial company Schaffer Corporation Ltd will acquire limestone block company Archistone Pty Ltd for an enterprise value of $7.75 million, the company has announced.
West Perth-based mineral explorer Avalon Minerals Ltd has acquired a 70 per cent stake in a North Queensland gold, base metals and uranium project through a joint venture agreement with South Perth's Independence Group NL.
The Federal Court has handed down over $9.1 million in fines to companies and individuals for what it calls "a series of bid-rigging and price fixing cartels" in commercial air conditioning tenders in WA between 1991 and 2003.
West Perth-based Atlas Iron Ltd will issue 1.5 million shares to South Perth minerals player Independence Group NL and Western Australian Resources Ltd to acquire three tenements near its Pardoo project in the Pilbara.
West Perth-based hydrocarbon developer European Gas Ltd has appointed PKF as its auditor, replacing Bentleys MRI Perth Partnership, in a move the company says reflects its increasing European focus.
Tourism Western Australia has signed a deal with travel publisher Lonely Planet, which will see the state feature heavily on Lonely Planet TV and websites, Tourism Minister Sheila McHale announced today.
West Perth-based petroleum explorer ARC Energy Ltd has signed a heritage agreement with the Noonkanbah people which provides for oil and gas exploration on their land.
Perth-based seafood company Australis Aquaculture Ltd has raised $3.3 million through its oversubscribed share purchase plan, planning to use funds raised for its expansion plans into the North American and Asian markets.
The local government by-laws governing home-based businesses will come under scrutiny during a meeting of the Small Business Ministerial Council tomorrow, Small Business Minister Margaret Quirk has announced.
West Perth-based diversified energy explorer Westralian Gas & Power Ltd subsidiary Sunset Energy LLC has acquired an adjoining lease to its Stockton Lease in Kentucky, USA.
Balcatta-based mineral explorer Tiger Resources Ltd has issued 3.7 million shares to Belgium-owned Groupe Orgaman, after it exercised a $2.4 million convertible note.
West Perth-based mineral explorer Avalon Minerals Ltd has acquired a 1,900 sq km exploration portfolio from Don Boyer's Resource Properties Pty Ltd in a cash and scrip deal worth around $1.3 million.
West Perth-based gold and base metals exploration company Rubicon Resources Ltd has arranged to sell 1.4 million shares from small shareholders acquired through an in-specie share distribution.
Perth-based mineral sands explorer Mineral Sands Ltd will earn 80 per cent of three Eucla exploration licences held by Herdsman-based Olympia Resources Ltd by spending around $360,000 on exploration, under a farm-in agreement signed today.
Perth-based uranium explorer Mantra Resources Ltd will acquire a 95 per cent stake in four Tanzanian uranium exploration tenements through a joint venture, and has purchased another two, the company has announced.
Perth-based metals explorer Prairie Downs Ltd has announced plans to raise $5.5 million through a placement, with the money to be spent on the exploration and development of the company's namesake zinc project.
Perth-based boutique wealth management firm Plan B Group Holdings Ltd's New Zealand subsidiary Partnership Financial Services Ltd has signed a three-year affinity partner agreement with NZ's Polson Higgs Business Advisors.
Balcatta-based mineral explorer Conquest Mining Ltd has signed a joint venture agreement with South African company Gold Fields Ltd's Australian subsidiary, allowing it to earn a 51 per cent stake in part of its Central Queensland landholdings.
West Perth oil and gas exploration firm Otto Energy Ltd will raise $11 million through a placement to fund ongoing exploration and development of its Philippines assets, the company has announced.
The first 20 graduates from Fortescue Metals Group Ltd's Vocational Training and Employment Centre have commenced full time employment at its Pilbara rail construction project, the company has announced.
West Perth-based Black Range Minerals Ltd has secured a 100 per cent interest in two Colorado uranium deposits, giving mineral rights for approximately 7,680 acres, the company has announced.
West Perth-based base metals miner Vulcan Resources Ltd has appointed Alinta director and Australian Institute of Company Directors WA President Fiona Harris to its board.
West Perth-based miner Straits Resources Ltd subsidiary Varomet Holdings Ltd has acquired the German and Chinese magnesium operations of Norway's Norsk Hydro ASA, Straits has announced.
West Perth-based minerals explorer Avoca Resources Ltd has completed the acquisition of two gold projects from Chalice Gold Mines Ltd, issuing shares worth $5 million to the company today.
Sydney-based industrial services company United Group Ltd will construct 120 iron ore wagons for BHP Billiton's "Rapid Growth Project 4" at its Bassendean workshop as part of $180 million in new projects around Australia.
West Perth-based uranium explorer Scimitar Resources Ltd has been granted an exploration licence over part of the Amadeus Uranium Project by the Northern Territory's department of primary industry, fisheries and mines, the company has announced.
St George Bank plans to open five new branches in Western Australia, the company has announced, after the opening of the bank's Fremantle outlet last night.
West Perth-based LinQ Resource Fund has acquired a 5.7 per cent interest in Perth-based mineral explorer Redbank Mines Ltd after participating in an excluded offer by the company to raise $1.2 million.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has called on the Federal Government to increase funding to Western Australian infrastructure, saying that political considerations were distorting the allocation of Austlink funding.
Melbourne-based Centro Properties Group has announced an agreement to acquire the Westpoint Corporation-linked Warnbro Fair Shopping Centre in Western Australia for $57 million.
