A new iron ore mine proposed by BHP Billiton, and revisions to conditions placed on Rio Tinto’s Marandoo iron ore project near Tom Price, have been recommended for approval by the environmental watchdog.
Gold has turned slightly lower as the US dollar shifts higher on encouraging US data and as investors weigh the impact of China's currency intervention on the timing for the first US interest rate increase in nearly a decade.
Mining giant BHP Billiton has contributed about half a million dollars towards the construction of a walk trail on Rottnest Island, making it the largest contribution to the island by a corporate entity.
Clive Palmer's private company has suffered a resounding loss in legal battle with China’s CITIC Pacific, with a court judgement describing Mineralogy’s claims as astonishing, farcical and without substance.
Gold fell 1 per cent on Thursday, snapping five sessions of gains, on the back of upbeat US data and concerns eased over further losses in the yuan after the devaluation of the currency by China.
Investors have welcomed the results of a pre-feasibility study on Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan gold and copper project, conducted by GR Engineering Services, which found it to be a potentially low-cost and viable operation.
Perth-based gold miner Renaissance Minerals has announced a revised royalty deal with OZ Minerals that will remove the requirement for Renaissance to pay $22.5 million in milestone payments associated with its Cambodian gold project.
A planned backdoor listing by technology company Yatango, which was backed by top-shelf advisers and boasted iiNet founder Michael Malone as one of its directors, has fallen through after being hit by tough market conditions and a run-in with the corporate regulator.
Local explorer NSL Consolidated has tapped one of its foreign investors for a $5 million loan to fund construction of its phase two Kurnool iron ore wet plant in India.
Gold rose for a fifth session in a row on Wednesday, hitting a fresh three-week high as the dollar and global equities slid on concerns over China's devaluation of its currency.
Shares in local gold miner Millennium Minerals closed 13.7 per cent higher today on news it had increased its projected gold production by 11 per cent while lowering costs.
Business News 2015 Rising Stars winner International Maritime Services has won a $2.7 million contract to provide its services to a United Arab Emirates-based vessel over a one-year term.
US oil prices have sunk to their lowest level in more than six years after a surprise currency devaluation in China raised worries about the world's second-biggest economy.
Gold has risen to a three-week high as global stocks fall, and investors assess the impact of China's nearly two per cent devaluation of its currency and move to prop up its economy.
Wesfarmers has promoted Rob Scott to managing director of a new industrials division created through the combination of its three non-retail operations.
Mining services group Bradken believes it is well placed for a turnaround in the sector after a major restructure and a full-year loss of $241.3 million.
Mongolia-focused miner Tian Poh Resources has announced plans to buy a thermal coal project from Modun Resources for $US2.21 million ($A3 million) and undertake a capital raising to fund the acquisition.
Big energy companies are fairly well prepared for the next wave of LNG projects coming into production, according to industry executive Keith Spence, but they need to stay focused on training to ensure a good supply of skilled workers is on tap.
Gold has risen per cent to above $US1,100 an ounce, its biggest increase in more than seven weeks, as the US dollar turns lower and comments from Federal Reserve officials raise uncertainty about a September rate rise.
The Minerals Council of Australia has added to the national industrial relations debate today with a report it said showed that levels of union membership were unlinked to the labour force’s share of national income.
BHP Billiton has reopened its Rocky’s Reward nickel mine as a contract mining operation, despite several other nickel miners scaling back their projects in response to the sharp slump in the commodity’s price.
Perth-based engineering services company Clough’s joint venture with BAM International has been awarded a contract for work on Woodside Energy’s Karratha gas plant.
