West Perth-based exploration company Platinum Australia Ltd has raised $12.5 million in a placement to fund a standby security deposit for its Smokey Hills platinum project.
West Perth-based mineral explorer Equinox Minerals Ltd has appointed former Placer Dome Inc chief executive Peter Tomsett as chairman in a non-executive capacity, replacing Brian Penny who will remain a director of the company.
The chief executive of Balcatta-based transport systems technology developer ERG Group Ltd, Allan Sullivan, will retire today, the company said in an announcement.
West Perth-based Anvil Mining Ltd has been cleared by a military court of any involvement in the violation of human rights during the suppression of a rebel insurgency in the Democratic Republic of Congo town of Kilwa by the nation's army in 2004.
Perth-based financial services technology company ThinkSmart Ltd will provide its RentSmart IT rental finance product to Coles Group's Officeworks and Harris Technology chains for the next three years under a new agreement.
West Perth-based African-focused gold and base metals explorer Shield Mining Ltd has been granted a new permit for gold and base metals exploration in Mauritania, the company has announced.
Territory Resources Ltd chairman Michael Kiernan plans to change the "moribund" board of takeover target Consolidated Minerals Ltd if his group succeeds in its $850 million takeover bid.
Ord River cane growers have negotiated a $4 million deal with the state government so they can puchase the region's sugar mill for processing of this year's crop, but long-term ownership of the mill remains unclear.
Wembley-based winemaker Evans & Tate Ltd has won Supreme Court approval to defer a meeting of convertible noteholders until July 27, following a merger offer from Ferngrove Vineyards Ltd.
Sweden-based Ericsson Inc will propose a split trial in its licence agreement dispute with West Perth-based intellectual property consultancy ipernica Ltd, the Australian company announced today.
Karratha construction company Decmil Australia Pty Ltd has won the $17 million contract for Fortescue Metals Group's rail workshops facility, one day after the company was formally acquired by Belmont-based industrial services company Paladio Ltd.
Consolidated Minerals Ltd annouced today that it has received an indicative takeover proposal from Territory Resources Ltd pitched at $3.72 per share, well above the $2.82 per share currently being
WA auditor-general Colin Murphy has blamed inaccurate data for the poor assessment record of the state's controversial, $450 million-a-year land tax which resulted in 10 per cent of assessments being reissued this financial year alone.
The 117 Western Australian companies to float on the ASX in the 2006-07 financial year have raised over $1.8 billion, up 19 per cent from the previous period, according to Deloitte's IPO Annual Report.
Mt Pleasant-based oil and gas exploration group Alto Energy International Ltd has raised around $283,000 from the sale of its Appalachian leases, the company announced today, after finalising its exit from the area.
The State government will seek expressions of interest from private sector developers for the redevelopment of the former Carine TAFE campus, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has announced.
Over half of Western Australian employers expect to increase staff numbers during the July-September quarter as employer sentiment rises to its highest level in 15 months, according to Hudson Report Employment Expectations survey released today.
Founder of inline board sport and boards company Dirtsurfer International Graeme Attey has been awarded $34,000 by the State Government to commercialise a modular wind turbine system, Premier Alan Carpenter announced today.
The State Government will seek expressions of interest to develop a three-and-a-half hectare for a tourism accommodation project in Tom Price, near the Karijini National Park.
West Perth-based nickel and gold explorer Australian Mines Ltd will undertake captial development at its Blair nickel mine from July 2, the company has announced.
Shareholders of Mt Pleasant-based oil and gas exploration company Alto Energy International Ltd have approved a plan to re-name the company Grand Gulf Energy Ltd, the company announced today.
West Perth-based nickel company Rusina Mining NL has acquired Philippines-based Zambales Chromite Mining Company Inc for around $2.4 million, adding to the resources around its Acoje nickel mine.
Wine Industry Association of Western Australia President John Griffiths was last night awarded the Jack Mann Memorial Medal for service to the WA wine industry by the Wine Press Club of Western Australia.
Perth-based engineering company GRD Minproc has been awarded the procurement and construction contract, estimated to be worth between $5 million and $7 million, for West Perth-based Albidon Ltd's Munali nickel project in Zambia.
Health Minister Jim McGinty today announced the allocation of $103,000 to a childhood cancer research project run by the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research, one of 100 projects being funded from the State's $5 million medical research fund.
The board of Perth-based diamond explorer Paramount Mining Corporation Ltd will face a challenge for its incumbency, after receiving a request to convene a shareholder meeting to vote on the appointment of three new directors.
West Perth-based Mount Gibson Iron Ltd will join the Standard & Poor's/Australian Stock Exchange 200, following the removal of building products manufacturer Rinker Group Ltd on July 2.
Sydney-based coal bed methane company Planet Gas Ltd will sell its Australian projects to the Alan Flavelle-chaired Greenpower Energy Ltd, ahead of its planned initial public offer.
South Perth-based oil and gas explorer Central Petroleum Ltd has signed an option underwriting agreement with Martin Place Securities Pty Ltd to guarantee a $4 million capital raising once exercised.
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd has confirmed the extension of negotiations with Chinese steel mill Baosteel Trading Co Ltd over a possible Pilbara iron ore joint venture does not impact on an off-take agreement signed between the two companies.
West Perth-based gold company Leyshon Resources Ltd has signed a co-operation agreement with the municipal government of the AiHui district for the rapid development of its Zheng Guang gold project in north east China, the company has announced.
