Kalgoorlie-based gold company Focus Minerals Ltd announced final cash payments had been made by the Redemption joint venture to complete the acquisition of the Coolgardie Gold project.
Perth-based IT services provider ASG Group Ltd has posted a half year net profit of $2.2 million, an increase of 325 per cent on the previous corresponding period, exceeding the company's predictions.
Shares in Herald Resources Ltd have fallen almost 10 per cent after yesterday's $126 million capital raising to fund its Dairi zinc-lead mine in Indonesia.
The Skills Formation Taskforce is in Bunbury as part of its state-wide tour to address the skills shortages facing Western Australia and its booming economy.
Subiaco-based Deep Yellow Ltd has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of the uranium rights to Dominion Mining Ltd subsidiary Dominion Gold Pty Ltd's Western Gawler tenements in South Australia.
Perth-based miner Minara Resources Ltd recorded an annual net profit for 2005 of $43 million, with product sales higher than the previous year despite the impact of plant interruptions.
Eighty-six per cent of West Australian business people and 66 per cent of the general community were in favour of the state adopting daylight saving according to surveys released by the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
The famed Ashes urn - perhaps the world's most famous and celebrated sporting artefact - will be exhibited in Perth in December when hordes of English fans are expected to arrive for the test series.
Kambalda nickel producer Mincor Resources NL posted a first half net profit of $10 million, achieved on nickel sales which have risen nearly 50 per cent on the previous corresponding period.
Diversified resource group Batavia Mining Ltd announced a placement and a proposed early exercise of June 2006 options amounting to an $8.9 million capital raising (prior to costs) to underpin an accelerated exploration, feasibility and pre-development pr
Balcatta-based Orbital Corporation Ltd reported a first half net loss of $1.4 million, compared to a loss of $1.8 million for the same period last year, with its CEO confident the company will make a full year profit.
IMF (Australia) Ltd has today announced that it will fund national law firm Slater and Gordon to assist in an ongoing investigation of the various "mezzanine" schemes promoted by Westpoint Corporation Pty Ltd.
Despite softening in some commodity prices and a surge in farm input costs, 2006 is shaping up as a positive year for Australian agriculture and agribusiness, according to a recently-released industry report.
West Perth-based biotechnology company Rockeby Biomed Ltd has completed further distribution deals in Europe for its Avian bird flu diagnostics as the strain of avian influenza A, H5N1, spreads from Asia to the European Union.
With the current skills shortage, flexible working solutions such as job-sharing will be key to attracting and retaining employees, according to research released today from recruitment and consulting firm Hudson.
Perth iron ore junior Territory Iron has announced approval for the development of its Frances Creek iron ore mine in the Northern Territory following a preliminary feasibility study, which highlighted the strong economic viability of the project.
Energy Minister Francis Logan has welcomed the proposed upgrade of the Dampier-to-Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline, saying it would be a tremendous boost to employment and the capacity of major industries throughout Western Australia.
Professor Jorg Imberger - founder and Director of the Centre for Water Research at UWA - is the only Australian among nine international engineers elected as Foreign Associates of the US National Academy of Engineering.
The recently established Skills Formation taskforce will hold public forums at Port Hedland and Karratha today to hear from employers and workers on the skills shortage issues and future training needs.
Clough has entered into an agreement with Apache Corporation to supply the specialist subsea construction vessel "Normand Clipper" for an initial term of two years in the Gulf of Mexico.
Perth online home entertainment company Quickflix today announced the successful integration of the subscriber bases of Homescreen and Quickflix onto a single technology platform.
Nedlands tech company, ISS Group, has inked contracts totaling one million dollars with the Worsley Alumina refinery and BHP Billiton Ravensthorpe Nickel project.
The Federal Government, through the Australian Industry Group, has launched a $7 million occupational health and safety programme to help small business achieve good OHS performance.
