Treasurer Wayne Swan is trying to bully the mining states into freezing royalties to make up for falling commodities prices, Premier Colin Barnett says.
Woodside Petroleum's first half profit has fallen slightly because of the costs of starting up its massive Pluto liquefied natural gas project, which will remain at current capacity after a failed
A top United Nations official is investigating how governments can force mining companies into adopting indigenous rights standards from their headquarters, even when operating on foreign
Perth-based engineering group Calibre has won a $150 million service order from Rio Tinto to provide engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services at the Yandicoogina project in t
Earthmoving equipment supplier Emeco Holdings is counting on the Chilean copper mining boom as well as increased demand in Indonesia and Canada to continue growth in 2013.
Engineering group Monadelphous has shrugged off talk of a slowdown in the resources sector after reporting its eleventh consecutive year of earnings growth.
MacPhersons Resources has signed a silver sales agreement and launched a $6.6 million capital raising plan to advance development and exploration drilling at its Nimbus project near Kalgoorlie-Boul
Civil and mining contractor Brierty has confirmed a net profit of $9.44 million for the 2012 financial year, on the back of a 38 per cent spike in full-year revenue.
Oil and gas giant Chevron has divested its holdings in the controversial Browse development off the Kimberley coast in exchange for increased holdings around its Wheatstone gas project, currently h
Iron ore explorer Brockman has entered into a pact with miner Atlas Iron and train freight operator QR National to jointly compile and evaluate a proposal for a rail link to port in Western Austral
Liontown Resources has announced a $3.4 million capital raising to fund fast-tracked exploration drilling at its Jubilee Reef gold project in Tanzania.
Nickel miner Western Areas has reported a $94.7 million drop in full-year net profits, a result of the continued weakness in global nickel prices and sustained strong performance by the Australian
Navigator Resources has been left high and dry by its potential white-knight, with Singapore-based investment house LionGold Corporation deciding not to make a formal takeover proposal for the emba
Drilling fluids and services provider Imdex has hailed an "exceptional" performance in financial year 2012, with the company lodging record revenue and profit for the 12 months to June 30.
Modular construction group Fleetwood Corporation has reported a record net profit for the year ended June 30, despite a 13 per cent drop in full-year revenue.
Mining and construction contractor Macmahon Holdings has lodged a record net profit of $56.1 million for the year to June 30, on the back of a 49 per cent jump in revenue to $1.9 billion.
Gindalbie Metals has secured an additional $US250 million in financing required to complete construction of its Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.
Perth-based Volta Mining, headed by former DMC Mining founder and managing director David Sumich, is venturing into central West Africa with the acquisition of its first iron ore project.
BlueScope Steel expects its financial performance to improve in the year ahead after posting a $1.04 billion loss in the 12 months to June.The company had forecast the massive deficit.
The Department of Treasury has been told mining companies may be forced to use less experienced staff to proceed on a significant pipeline of construction in the sector.
Canadian-owned HNZ Australia has extended its long-running contract with Rio Tinto, purchasing three new helicopters to take marine pilots to the mining giant’s iron ore carriers at Dampier and Cap
Norfolk Group has won a $56 million contract to provide a radio-based rail signalling system for GE, at Fortescue Metals Group’s track duplication project between Port Hedland and the Christmas Cre
Mining contractor Byrnecut has boosted its work book, finalising a $350 million contract at the Kibali gold project in Africa to add to its recent win at St Barbara’s Gwalia Deeps mine, where its n
Mining services group ADG Global Supply has reported a net profit of $1.75 million for the year ended June 30, the result of significant growth across its industrial products, global procurement an
Ivanhoe Australia plans to cut costs by almost $100 million and reduce spending by up to $74 million over the next two years as it tries to improve cash flow and look to joint ventures in volatile
