Spot gold has climbed after a recovery in Chinese shares cooled fears of a wider rout in the major bullion consumer while strength in the US dollar kept a lid on gains.
Oil prices have risen after a spate of losses, as a rebound in Chinese stocks somewhat eased concerns about financial turbulence in the world's biggest energy consumer.
Troubled mining group FairStar Resources has been put in the hands of receivers and managers with the appointment of PPB Advisory’s Simon Theobald and Melissa Humann.
Resolute Mining has outperformed its own expectations in both production costs and volume, which has more than doubled the company’s cash on hand in the final quarter of the financial year.
The Australian share market has rebounded from its early losses due to big gains by the miners, strength on China's market and better-than-expected jobs figures.
To best understand what’s gone wrong with Western Australia’s iron ore industry you need to start by looking back 12 years, to 2003, when an ambitious Andrew Forrest created Fortescue Metals Group.
Doray Minerals has announced a 15 per cent increase in full-year gold production at its Andy Well gold project, located in the Murchison region of Western Australia.
Global fashion giant H&M says its first Western Australian store will open at Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City on August 29, while it also appears to be making progress on opening its planned C
Drilling contractor Swick Mining Services has flagged an impairment of up to $25 million in its full-year result, on the back of troubled times in the mining services sector and the low use of its assets.
The benefits of the nation's mining boom years appear to have benefited those on lower incomes more than initially thought, and the nation is one of the most reliant on income taxes, according to a report recently released by the OECD.
The jobless rate in Western Australia rose to 5.8 per cent in June, while a small increase in the national rate has economists warning it hasn't yet peaked.
A group of determined local business people have come together for the first time in Perth’s history to create a museum dedicated to the city’s past and present.
Gold has risen as the US dollar has softened, reversing after touching a four-month low as markets watched the tumble in Chinese equities and the unfolding Greek debt crisis.
Singapore-founded property crowdfunding business CoAssets wrapped up its first day of trading on the Newcastle-based National Stock Exchange of Australia today, with its shares closing flat at 10 cents each.
A local subsidiary of Norway's Global Maritime Group is the latest company to be awarded a contract for work at Woodside Petroleum’s operations in the North West Shelf.
ATCO Australia has announced the appointment of Bobbi Lambright as its new managing director and chief operating officer, replacing Wayne Stensby in the Perth-based role overseeing a major energy utility and mobile accommodation builder.
Yangebup building company Bellagio Homes has been formally cautioned by the Building Commission's building services board for falling to comply with State Administrative Tribunal orders.
