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Caprice Resources is adding gold to its portfolio of projects after announcing plans to buy private company Goldview Metals, which owns the high-grade Island project in Western Australia.

Perth-based Dynamic Drill and Blast has become the latest mining contractor to successfully list on the Australian Stock Exchange, with its share price more than doubling.

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West Perth-based Advanteering has been named preferred contractor to build an intergenerational playground at Wellington Square, with the project to be funded by Lotterywest.

A subsidiary of Volt Power Group has secured a five-year contract with BHP to replace crushing equipment across its iron ore operations in the Pilbara.

There have been 15 insolvency appointments to Western-Australian-incorporated companies in the last two weeks.

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Retail sales in Australia fell by 3.4 per cent in the June quarter amid coronavirus lockdowns, which is the biggest drop since the GST was introduced in 2000.

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Perth-based Tietto Minerals is seeking up to $62.5 million from a placement and share purchase plan to progress its Abujar gold project in Cote d’Ivoire.

Sipa Resources has signed a farm-in deal with Rio Tinto, which will spend up to $12 million to explore Sipa’s flagship copper-gold project in Western Australia.

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Perth has secured the rights to host the world’s largest marine mammal conference, ahead of competing bids from China and Singapore.

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Gold explorer Breaker Resources is raising funds to advance drilling activities and resource growth at its Lake Roe project in Western Australia.

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Western Australia's largest non-government superannuation fund has confirmed it will merge with Sydney-based First State Super later this year.

Contractor Swick Mining Services has raised its order book to $244 million after receiving an extension of works with Perilya and Northern Star Resources.

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Subiaco-based Digital Wine Ventures has launched a $6.15 million capital raising to fund the expansion of its cloud-based WineDepot platform.

Rio Tinto's first-half profit fell four per cent, as coronavirus-driven disruptions spurred a drop in copper shipments and overshadowed the impact of higher iron ore prices.

Defence contractor Orbital UAV says it has achieved strong revenue growth for the full financial year on the back of a recent engine supply agreement with Boeing.

Demolition works at the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children site in Subiaco will begin early next year, with the project awarded to Balcatta-based contractor RJ Vincent.

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Pacific Energy subsidiary Contract Power Australia has secured the works to build a new power station at Fortescue Metals Group’s Solomon iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Refund point operators and processors taking part in Western Australia's container deposit scheme will receive more than $830,000 to help with financial hardship caused by COVID-19.

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Shares in Alto Metals and Great Western Exploration were up today, with both explorers making progress on their gold projects in Western Australia.

Gold producer Ramelius Resources is anticipating record output in the next financial year from its Mt Magnet and Edna May operations in Western Australia.

Mining services company Emeco Holdings has reported a 39 per cent rise in operating net profit to record $87.5 million for the full year.

Centaurus Resources says it will accelerate drilling activities at the company’s Jaguar nickel project in northern Brazil using $25.5 million raised from a share placement.

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