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Midland's Dome Coffees franchise opposite the Midland Gate Shopping Centre has been sold to a private investor for $2.7 million, in a deal brokered by commercial real estate group CBRE.

Shares in former Perth-based company IMX Resources have more than doubled today, as the company has announced a significant graphite deposit at its Nachingwea property in Tanzania, with a graphitic unit up to 500 metres wide and more than 10 kilometres long.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has joined the leaders of other major resources companies in calling for the scrapping of the mining tax.

The state government has completed a $6.7 million upgrade to the water supply scheme for Halls Creek to support the future growth of the town.

Formerly Perth-based IMX Resources has announced a significant graphite deposit at its Nachingwea property in Tanzania, with a graphitic unit up to 500 metres wide and more than 10 kilometres long.

The mining sector has reached a new five-year low, with confidence levels likely to take years to recover, according to industry leaders surveyed in the latest Mining Business Outlook report.

Perth-based Datacom Systems WA has beefed up its data centre capacity as demand for hosted and cloud-based services grows.

Chemical giant Orica said it has regretted a series of pollution incidents which resulted in it being fined more than $750,000 and has pledged to improve the facilities where the problems happened.

Hundreds of hospital support workers in Perth will stop work today to protest against potential job losses when the new Fiona Stanley Hospital opens.

The Australian share market is slightly lower after a weak lead from the US and another profit downgrade from insurer QBE.

US stocks have finished mixed following prominent corporate deals and a drop in pending home sales as investors look ahead to fresh earnings and labour market data.

The Australian dollar is back above 94 US cents, getting a boost from improved Chinese industrial profits.

Oil prices have dropped in spite of worsening violence in Libya and ongoing trouble in other petroleum hotspots as traders focus on the lofty state of oil supplies.

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Stonehenge Metals has signed a deal with Korea Resources Investments and Development to provide the framework for a joint venture between the two companies.

Orinoco Gold shares plunged on the ASX today, despite the company saying it had identified a pathway to production at its 70 per cent-owned Cascavel gold mine in Brazil by inking a strategic allian

Alicanto Minerals has today announced it has received firm commitments for a placement of 10 million shares to raise $1.5 million, and will be offering an additional $300,000 share purchase plan to eligible shareholders.

The share market has fallen slightly as gains by iron ore miners were outweighed by falls by most banks and retailers.

ACA Lawyers has obtained funding to mount a class action against mining services firm WorleyParsons, claiming that it lacked transparency around the company's performance last year.

Residential real estate agency ACTON Group has launched a dedicated commercial property division to provide sales, leasing and asset management.

Perth-based Liquefied Natural Gas has agreed to buy out Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s Bear Head LNG project for $US11 million.

The shake-up of the commercial office market has some way to run, with a major investment bank tipping a big drop in rents.

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Mermaid Marine Australia managing director Jeff Weber has defended the company’s stance on negotiations with the Maritime Union of Australia, after employees at its Dampier Supply Base said on Friday they would strike for 10 days.

Perth based copper explorer Avanco Resources has finalised a deal with global resources funds management giant BlackRock, which will provide $US12 million to fund development of the Antas North site in Brazil.

Mining services company Boart Longyear has said the fall in demand for its products may be over, but warned analysts are over-estimating what the company will earn in 2014.

UPDATE: The state government says it will not consider privatising low-deposit home loan scheme Keystart, despite the recommendation to do so by the Economic Regulation Authority.

Kalgoorlie-based MacPhersons Resources has announced a new share placement to raise up $10.4 million to fund a bankable feasibility study on its Nimbus silver project.

Gold and copper explorer Silver Lake Resources has reached agreement with Newcrest Mining for acquisition of its share of the Mount Monger joint venture for around $1.5 million.

The state government has put out the call for builders to construct the $100 million train station for the new Perth Stadium.

The federal government has today released draft reforms to its employment services model, including changes to work for the dole and $5.1 billion of spending over three years to deliver the programs.