Perth companies GR Engineering and Aspen Group have announced new leadership, with GR founder Joe Ricciardo moving into a new role and Aspen recruiting a former Valad Property Group executive.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has laid out a coalition government's plan for the resources sector while mocking the government's controversial mining tax as an act of "economic self-harm".
Shares in Moly Mines have surged more than 20 per cent after the company agreed to sell output from its producing iron ore mine in the Pilbara to fellow miner Mineral Resources for about $38 millio
Federal resources minister Gary Gray is confident Australia will remain a major supplier of metal and minerals commodities, especially to South-East Asia.
The state government will pay more for gas from Chevron's Gorgon project than from the North West Shelf, but says the increase won't all be passed on to consumers.
Gold futures have extended recent losses to set a 33-month low, as a string of stronger US economic data bolstered equities and dampened interest in safe-haven assets like precious metals.
While the federal treasurer believes Australia should become the world's largest liquefied natural gas exporter by the end of the decade, an industry insider says high production costs are putting
Construction contractor AusGroup has taken legal action against Mid West iron ore miner Karara Mining, suing the joint venture today after securing an injunction in secret hearings yesterday to pre
Erongo Energy announced today that it would acquire the unlisted company Ninghan Exploration and appoint ex-Perseus Mining Managing Director, Mark Calderwood, to its board.
Perseus Mining shares have tanked in early trade after the miner said late yesterday that production from its Ghanaian gold operations would come in below its forecasts.
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says a falling Australian dollar should help the transition from mining investment to broader-based growth in the economy.
Gold, silver and platinum have slumped to multi-year lows as investors dump the precious metals on the belief that rising US interest rates and a cash crunch in China will limit demand.
The slowing of the mining boom and public sector cuts will lead to a dramatic drop in the number of new homes being built in parts of Australia, according to a new report.
The outlook for Aquila Resources' Queensland coal project appears gloomy with the company admitting it has revised its work plan and reduced the workforce.
Scotland-based energy technology company Proserv has acquired specialist subsea engineering business Velocious, which was established in Perth seven years ago.
Leighton Contractors has secured a $1.3 billion deal with Fortescue Metals Group for work at the Kings iron ore deposit, adding to a $1.5 billion deal Leighton signed last year at the neighbouring
Gold and silver futures have pulled higher as investors who wagered on lower prices cashed in gains on the previous day's slump, and as a rebound in physical purchases buoyed prices.
The lack-lustre equity market has resulted in International Goldfields failing to sell off its only Australian asset and settling for a farm-in agreement.
Continuing weakness in commodity markets and a failure to pay staff adequate superannuation will combine to take a $5 million chunk out of Matrix Composites & Engineering’s expected earnings fo
