Pilbara Minerals has shortlisted three engineering consortia for construction of the processing infrastructure at its Pilgangoora lithium development, while also appointing Engenium to assist in delivery of the project.
Premier Colin Barnett has reportedly told Agriculture and Transport Minister Dean Nalder not to attend a regional cabinet meeting because his presence would be a distraction.
Embattled mining services business McAleese Group has gone into voluntary administration after failing to secure a lifeline from Hong Kong-based debt trader SC Lowy.
Gold has pared gains, while the US dollar has turned up and US stocks have fallen, as investors struggle to decipher the timing of a US interest rate increase following comments by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and other officials.
The Australian dollar has lost ground against the greenback after the US central bank left the door open for an interest rate hike as early as September.
Oil prices are largely unchanged following a volatile session, as traders reacted to comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen and reports of missile activity in Saudi Arabia.
US awards $5 million to BHP Billiton whistle-blowerThe US government paid a bounty of nearly $5 million to a former employee of Australian mining giant BHP Billito
With CBH Group in the midst of an internal review of its structure, Business News thought it an opportune time to sit down with CEO Andrew “Andy” Crane at Julio’s in West Perth to discuss his career to date, and the grain cooperative’s future.
Charities fill many business niches in Western Australia, but it is hard to imagine that any before now have been developers, manufacturers, and sellers of sophisticated devices that are a part of the fast-growing internet of things.
In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss state political dramas, profit season, charity bike rides, entrepreneurs and retail property.
Costs would need to come down a further 25 per cent to breakeven at around $US40 per barrel of oil for the Browse LNG project to proceed, according to Woodside Petroleum managing director Peter Coleman.
Two Perth-based not for profits have teamed up to combine cancer support services, with SolarisCare and Cancer Support WA announcing their plans to merge.
The share market has lost ground as investors moved cautiously ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen which could provide clues on the timing of a US interest rate hike.
Recently-listed technology company Peppermint Innovation will supply its remittance system to a bank based in the Philippines under a new partnership deal.
Nedlands-based sandalwood producer TFS Corporation has pointed to solid growth in cash revenue and underying earnings to support a positive outlook for the business, despite reporting a fall in net profit after tax.
Gold miner Saracen has more than doubled financial year net profit to $26 million on the back of higher gold production and a continuing strong local dollar gold price.
Decmil Group and Global Construction Services have swung into the red on the back of large write-downs and restructuring costs, but both are upbeat on the year ahead.
More than 80 per cent of houses sold in Perth in the year to the end of June went for $400,000 or more, the latest evidence of the difficulties faced by low income earners seeking to own a home.
Corporate law firm Gilbert + Tobin has continued its counter-cyclical growth drive, recruiting former Macquarie Capital executive Justin Mannolini as its third new partner this year.
