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Shares in explorers Rumble Resources and Zenith Minerals have risen sharply after the joint venture announced a major discovery at the Earaheedy zinc-lead project in WA.

Grower Group Alliance will lead a drought resilience adoption and innovation hub in Merredin to help farmers and communities prepare for drought.

Listed software developer K2fly is raising $7.25 million from a share placement, primarily to strengthen its balance sheet and pursue potential acquisitions.

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Perth-based Prospect Resources is using $6.5 million raised from a share placement to buy a further stake in its flagship lithium project in Zimbabwe.

Rio Tinto has settled out of court with Perth-based engineering group Monadelphous over a fire at a Western Australian iron ore site in 2019.

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Uranium business 92 Energy has closed up 40 per cent on its first day of trading, after raising $7 million under its IPO.

Perth-based Lycopodium has been contracted by Newmont Corporation for work on the goldminer’s Ahafo North project in Ghana.

Australia’s major airlines have taken precarious steps towards ramping up operations, with Virgin targeting a return to 80 per cent of its pre-pandemic domestic capacity by June.

WA has outperformed other states with a huge drop in its unemployment rate in March, to 4.8 per cent.

Shares in Galaxy Resources closed up by more than 8 per cent on Wednesday when the company released an updated development plan for its Sal de Vida lithium project in Argentina.

Business News’ annual remuneration report shows how incentives drive the country’s top earners.

Western Australian exploration and mining company Iceni Gold has made a promising start to its first day of trading, with shares almost 50 per cent higher than the issue price.

Major construction work is now officially under way as part of a $15 million plan to restore the balconies and verandahs of His Majesty's Theatre.

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Tanzanian-focused Walkabout Resources has secured $US20 million in debt funding to complete the construction of its flagship graphite asset.

Aboriginal-led grower group Noongar Land Enterprise Group has officially opened its new Boola Boornap native tree farm, an asset tipped to produce more than 2.5 million seedlings annually.

Commonwealth Bank has been named official partner of the national women’s football team under a new deal with Football Australia.

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Rikki Lea Bestall has been appointed chief executive of Screenwest, replacing Willie Rowe on the completion of his three-year contract.

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle.

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Australian-based gold producer St Barbara (SBM) has acquired a 70 per cent interest in Perth-based resources company Australian Potash’s Lake Wells Gold Project east of Laverton.

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Perth-founded technology business Canva has raised $92 million through an off-market share placement, at a valuation of about $20 billion.

The state’s largest grain handler has had to advise thousands of members that it is struggling to transport grain to ports and meet shipping commitments.

Australian civil contractor Dowsing Group is set to double its turnover following the acquisition of two civil services businesses and an expansion into New South Wales.

The Perth Mint achieved the highest calendar quarter gold sales on record, while gold and silver prices continued to weaken across March.

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