Federal Liberal Party deputy leader Julie Bishop was one of three Western Australian MPs promoted to senior roles as part of new leader Malcolm Turnbull's frontbench reshuffle.
The continued global financial turmoil has prompted Aurox Resources Ltd to review alternatives over project implementation for its Balla Balla titanomagnetite operation in the Pilbara.
Premier-elect Colin Barnett said he is pessimistic over the state's chances of hosting Inpex Ltd's $12 billion liquefied natural gas project following a meeting with representatives this morning.
Jupiter Mines Ltd has entered into a potential off-take agreement with a Chinese company over its iron ore projects in Western Australia and other iron assets.
A former senior partner of law firm Mallesons Stephen Jacques in Perth, Bruce Dodd, has been appointed as the state's regional commissioner by the corporate watchdog.
The Clough family, including patriarch Harold Clough, has sold its remaining shareholding in the engineering and construction company Clough Ltd, pocketing over $21 million from an on-market sale.
Albidon Ltd Len Troncone and Kevin Hart have been appointed chief financial officer and company secretary respectively. Aurox Resources Ltd Richard Adrian has resigned as non-executive director.
WESTERN Australian mining services companies, consulting firm COSOL, engineer GRD Minproc and testing equipment producer Essa among them, are taking advantage of the booming mining and resources market in Latin America.
Another gold miner in administration THE Australian gold division of Toronto-listed company GBS Gold International Inc has been placed into voluntary administration after it defaulted under its curren
Ausdrill is one step away from securing a $100 million, five-year drilling contract with South African producer Gold Fields Ltd over its St Ives and Agnew gold mines in Western Australia.
Perth-based companies U3O8 Ltd and Uranex NL have moved quickly to progress the development of their Western Australian uranium projects following the Liberal Party win in the state election.
Perth-based Incremental Petroleum Ltd said it does not see any synergies in merging with Cooper Energy Ltd as it again reiterated calls to shareholders to take no action on the bid.
The Australian gold division of Toronto-listed company GBS Gold International Inc has been placed into voluntary administration after it defaulted under its current debt financing arrangements.
A yet to be made decision by Inpex Ltd to build a $12 billion liquefied natural gas plant in the Kimberley may be under threat by the federal government.
The last major hurdle for full control of iron ore miner Midwest Corporation Ltd has fallen as US investment bank Harbinger Capital pockets $224 million from Sinosteel's takeover offer.
Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd has today received the second payment as part of the $400 million sale of its namesake iron ore project to MCC Mining (Western Australian) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Metallurgical Group Corporation.
Premier-elect Colin Barnett will seek an urgent meeting with Inpex Ltd to encourage the Japanese company and its joint venture partner to build a $12 billion liquefied natural gas plant in Western Australia.
The sensitivity of mining certain areas of the Mid West region could prove to be one of the first resources test for the new government, as Gindlabie Metals Ltd comes under attack from the Conservation Council of WA.
Just a day after the Liberal Party emerged as the state's next government, Western Australia's key lobby groups have urged Premier-elect Colin Barnett to implement initiatives for the state to realise its full potential.
Shares in uranium stocks with assets in Western Australia have surged this morning as the prospect of a ban on mining the commodity comes to an end following the Nationals support of a minority Liberal state government.
Two major shareholders in Western Australian iron ore miner Midwest Corporation Ltd have accepted the takeover offer from Chinese steelmaker Sinosteel, giving the bidder more than 82 per cent acceptances of its bid.
Shares in Perth-based miner Perilya Ltd have dramatically reversed its recent losses, skyrocketing over 60 per cent in trade today after Credit Suisse labeled the stock as "too cheap".
The directions hearing between Murchison Metals Ltd and Chameleon Mining NL has been adjourned until next week after the judge presiding over the matter did not attend.
East Perth-based Metals X Ltd will move ahead with plans for the development of its Wingellina nickel project in Western Australia following a feasibility study that pegged capital costs at $2.2 billion.
Chinese company Sinosteel Corporation has today emerged with a 70.2 per cent holding in takeover target Midwest Corporation Ltd following yesterday's surprise acceptance by former suitor Murchison Metals Ltd.
Ausdrill Ltd has blamed a fall in the company's share price on hedge fund selling after comments from suitor Macmahon Holdings Ltd that its takeover bid was unlikely to succeed.
Sinosteel is a step closer to full control of Midwest Corporation Ltd after Midwest shareholder Murchison Metals Ltd reversed its previous opposition to the Chinese company's takeover offer.
