Staff Reporters

THE Homestake Mining Company has a mission to position itself as a major gold producer, and has staked its future squarely on the precious metal, especially in Kalgoorlie where it has expanded operations at the Superpit.

PLANNING an annual general meeting can pose a headache.Blacksheep Productions have released a set of tips to help ensure an AGM runs smoothly.

WA-based satellite communications group Bincom Satellite Systems will launch pilot programs over the next few months using its VSAT technology to hook up three remote WA mining operations.

WESTERN Australia is making major advances in how we deliver and present our State’s services to people through the Internet.

Kalgoorlie-based Croesus Mining NL has launched a $2 million reverse circulation drill-ing program on its Davyhurst project, located 120 kilometres north-west of the gold mining centre.

CHROME Global has signed a $2.1 million deal with NSW medical group Pacific Medical Imaging.

IF YOU believe many of the 220 delegates who attended the ALTA Nickel/Cobalt 2000 conference, the event was a roaring success.

FOR Perth-based white board manufacturer Hans Fruh, a decision to visit the Middle East and try his hand with cold calls to office and school equipment suppliers listed in the local ‘yellow pages’ has paid off handsomely.

PERTH’S filmmaking fraternity is up in arms over a new Australian Securities and Investments Commission booklet that casts doubt on the effectiveness of tax-driven film investment schemes.

Hard decisions lie ahead for the fat cat executives at Woodside Petroleum. Their cosy world has been turned upside down by a proposed merger/takeover from the Royal Dutch/Shell group.

Perth-based Amity Oil NL has paved the way for a smoother gas operation on the Whicher Range permit in the South West.

EPIC Energy has entered an agreement with Wesfarmers Energy to enable a $20 million expansion to Wesfarmers LPG plant at Kwinana.

“Oooh yeah, oh baby yeah,” percolated and spluttered through the wads of white chocolate cake the gen-Xer at the next table was cramming into his mouth. With shards of chocolate and gobs of cream erupting from the sides of his over-stuffed face, the objec

SATELLITE systems integration company New Skies Networks plans to create a Perth teleport for its IP-related services and satellite-based communications solutions.

Corks were popping on Brut bottles in the office of First Australian Resources NL with the company’s discovery of gas in the US recently.

Sons of Gwalia Limited has had production from several of its mining operations hit by heavy rains.

THE ABILITY to move capital electronically is a key priority for business banking clients, says HSBC head of corporate affairs Colin Neathercoat.

Investors hoping to invest in what could develop as a major gas and oil field in the Philippines have been stymied by Australian Stock Exchange bureaucracy.

Junior explorer Stirling Resources NL has followed the path of its peers and taken a dive into the dot.com sector’s financial waters.

POST Newspapers, Voice News, Herald Newspapers, Weekend Examiner and Echo Newspapers have formed a marketing coalition under the banner of Perth Independent Newspapers.

FEES levied by banks appears to be the greatest small business banking concern according to Small Business Development Corporation managing director George Etrelezis.

Diamond Ventures NL, which has moved from its original aim of being a pure diamond player, has placed its hope in gold exploration and mining in the Kookynie area of WA.

Treasury is continuing with plans to move depreciation benefits from property owners to tenants, with new criteria proposed that could affect nearly every property lease in Australia.

EDITORS experienced with one non-linear system can familiarise themselves with another at the Film & Television Institute’s one day workshops during May and June.

AUSTRALASIAN Gold Mines NL has entered into a formal agreement to acquire 40 per cent of WirelessNet Pty Ltd.

Perth-based Gindalbie Gold NL, which made its mark with the Two Boys gold mine near Kalgoorlie, is progressing towards commissioning a full feasibility into developing a stand-alone mill on its Minjar project in the South Murchison mineral fields.

Building owners and telecommunications companies are gradually reaching agreements on access to enable installation of telecommunications facilities.

FOUR WA scientists have each received a $100,000 boost from the WA Government.

PILBARA Mines NL telecommunications subsidiary Request DSL Pty Ltd has secured a telecommunications carrier licence, making it the third WA-based telco carrier.

Plans are well underway by Compass Resources NL to develop its Browns polymetallic resource in the Northern Territory.

INTERNET banking is helping small-to-medium enterprises save time and energy, according to Small Business Development Corporation managing director George Etrelezis.

This year’s $8.3 billion State budget is a responsible plan for the future of Western Australia.