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Mincor Resources will bring a halt to its gold operations by September, having last month announced a capital raising to facilitate the restart of its Kambalda nickel project.

Ratings agency Moody's has announced that it will lift Western Australia’s credit rating from Aa2 to Aa1, with the McGowan government's strong control over spending highlighted as a key reason.

Bassendean-based Highway Constructions has secured a $27.6 million contract from Main Roads Western Australia as part of an upgrade of Onslow Road in the Pilbara.

Wesfarmers has appointed a Perth-based company director and member of the Takeovers Panel to its board as a non-executive director.

Shares in Dacian Gold have plunged up to 68 per cent today after a significant downgrade of June quarter production guidance from its flagship Mt Morgans operation.

A Willetton-based nominee company associated with contractor Pascoe's Gas, Water & Electrical has been hit with an increased fine after refusing to provide documents to the state government, which is trying to clarify the precise links between the two entities.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the cash rate to 1.25 per cent, a day after CoreLogic data revealed Perth house prices continue to fall more sharply than other state capitals.

Shares in NRW Holdings have fallen by as much as 13.5 per cent today, following a revision in its forecast for the second half of this financial year after Gascoyne Resources entered administration on Sunday.

Petrol prices in Perth were the highest among any state capital in Australia for the most recent two quarters, according the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission.

Many minority shareholders of Flinders Mines have voiced discontent at the conduct of their board.

Australian Mines says it cannot explain sharp rises in its share price, after the ASX issued it with two queries in the space of seven days.

Five indigenous students are the inaugural recipients of the Dr Tracy Westerman Aboriginal Psychology Scholarship at Curtin University, with its patron, Western Australian governor Kim Beazley, officially launching the program at Government House.

Birimian has appointed DRA Global to provide engineering services to optimise the process flow sheet for its $196 million Goulamina lithium project.

The Housing Industry Forecasting Group has downgraded its forecast for new house builds in Western Australia for this year financial year to a record low, tipping a 13.9 per cent decrease from its previous forecast.

One of the state’s largest indigenous contractors, which counted Fortescue Metals Group and Roy Hill Holdings among its clients, has been placed into liquidation.

Buru Energy has confirmed Andrew Forrest has taken a small stake in the company, after the oil producer responded to a price query today.

The boss of gold mining consultancy Surbiton Associates has rejected reports that Australian gold production is set to fall substantially.

Millennium Minerals will take on more debt after revising production guidance at its Nullagine gold project to include increased costs and lower output.

Middle Island Resources says a defeating condition of a takeover offer made for fellow Western Australian gold junior Alto Metals has been triggered, after alleging shortfall shares were issued contrary to the terms of a prospectus.

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Kalium Lakes has awarded four contracts related to purification plant facilities for its Beyondie sulphate of potash project, with DRA and FIRM Construction among the winners.

Kidman Resources shareholders will vote on Wesfarmers' $776 million takeover offer in August, as the conglomerate flagged a $700 million investment in the Mt Holland lithium project.

The price rebound this year has sparked renewed mining interest in at least eight previously mothballed projects.

Fortescue Metals Group’s has given the green light to its US$287 million ($417 million) Queens Valley mining area development, after it received all necessary environmental and heritage approvals.

ASX-listed Strike Energy will not receive its federal government research and development tax credits for the 2018 financial year, a week after West Perth-based Northern Minerals was ordered to pay back 50 per cent of its $21.56 million R&D rebate for the same financial year.

Lynas Corporation says it plans to spend $500 million by 2025 to boost production and expand its processing operations to Western Australia.

High-level iron ore, lithium and gold projects set pace for more than 50 developments in fresh commodities boom.

Plaak utilises its proprietary Phaeton Blockchain technology to function as a secure digital wallet and facilitate instantaneous peer to peer transactions of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Verge and other popular digital currencies.

Venture Minerals will undertake a share placement and rights issue, with the funds set to fast-track the restart of its Riley iron ore mine in Tasmania.

Lynas Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with US-based Blue Line Corporation to set up a rare earths separation facility in Texas, following ongoing regulatory issues at its processing plant in Malaysia.

Two commercial sites on West Coast Drive in Sorrento were sold to Megara for $9.75 million last month, and are set to be developed into luxury residential apartments.

ASX-listed Metminco and West Perth-based Andes Resources have agreed binding terms for a merger, which is supported by Andes’ cornerstone shareholder Sandfire Resources.