Perth-based gold explorer Sub-Sahara Resources NL has increased its stake in the Zara joint venture project, a gold licence in northern Eritrea, to 69 per cent after spending around $4.1 million on exploration.
Perth-based professional services company L7 Solutions has won a $2 million contract to upgrade the information technology infrastructure at Murdoch University, the company has announced.
The State Government has normalised power supplies in the Coral Bay area, after completing a $14 million energy supply project with the unveiling of new wind turbines at the Coral Bay wind farm and power station over the weekend.
West Kalgoorlie-based AVKO Mining Pty Ltd has been named 2007 Telstra Western Australian Business of the Year, and will represent the State in the national awards, to be presented later this year.
The field was spread wide when Western Australia's best web designers and developers were honoured with awards in 13 categories at the third annual WA Web Awards.
For the first time since September 2006, the market capitalisation of Western Australian listed companies on the Deloitte WA Index decreased by 5.3 per cent, closing at $157 billion in the month of July.
After selling 80,000 shares in earthmoving equipment supplier Emeco Holdings Ltd during yesterday's market turmoil in order to meet margin calls, company director Stuart Fitton has resigned from the board.
The $8 billion bid for energy utility Alinta by Singapore Power International and Babcock and Brown Ltd has won the approval of the Federal Court, Babcock & Brown has announced.
Perth-based internet service provider iiNet has signed a deal with New Zealand-based Tomizone, giving its customers free Wi-Fi access to Tomizone Hotspots around the world, as well as allowing users to set up their own.
The Jandakot base of the Royal Flying Doctor Service has received a $1 million grant from Lotterywest to assist in redevelopment of both the base and adjoining patient transfer hangar.
UAE-owned and Perth-based Lamnalco (Australia) Pty Ltd will supply a specialist offtake support and supply vessel to Woodside Energy for use at its Vincent Development Project, after signing a five year deal with the company.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has called for a summit on the long-term sustainability of the mining industry in Western Australia, citing over-regulation and a lack of incentives for mineral exploration as "problem areas".
West Perth-based iron ore and gold explorer Royal Resources Ltd has completed the staking of a second uranium project over 51 sqkm in Colorado and Utah in the United States.
West Perth-based iron ore explorer Atlas Iron Ltd will acquire two Midwest mining leases in the Jack Hills and Mt Weld areas for $13.2 million in staged cash and scrip payments.
West Perth-based engineering services company Neptune Marine Services Ltd has completed the acquisition of Tri-Surv Pty Ltd, paying $16.4 million in cash and scrip for the specialist hydrographic surveying company.
Perth-based financial services technology company ThinkSmart Ltd will extend its funding relationship with Adelaide Bank for a further five years, and will also develop a new funding agreement with an international financier.
The State Government has declared a mooring control area extending from the Garden Island Causeway across the bay to the Fremantle Port Limits and north to the Naval Waters boundary, the first step in developing a marine strategy management plan for the a
Mineral sands company Iluka Resources Ltd has reached an in-principle agreement for native title consent for the development of the Jacinth-Ambrosia and Tripitaka mineral sands deposits in the Eucla Basin of South Australia, the company has announced.
The interstate mainline between Kalgoorlie and Perth will be closed for at least three days after a train travelling eastwards on the Eastern Goldfields Railway derailed at around 4:00 this morning.
The Pallinghurst consortium has announced today the withdrawal of its on-market order for Consolidated Minerals effective after the close of trading tomorrow, however the off-market takeover offer will remain open after this time.
West Perth-based Marengo Mining Ltd has completed the first tranche of a placement, raising $5.5 million to help fund a feasibility study on its 100 per cent-owned copper-molybdenum project in Papua New Guinea.
Engineering and rail services company Coote Industrial Ltd plans to acquire Forrestfield-based Gemco Rail Pty Ltd for $33.8 million in a cash and scrip deal.
The owner of the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline will spend around $245 million expanding its capacity by about 40 terajoules per day after finalising contractual arrangements with shippers, the company has announced.
Perth-based diamond explorer Paramount Mining Corporation Ltd will retain its current board, with 84 per cent of voting shareholders in favour of current directors Maureen Muggeridge, Bram Janse and jeweller Charles Devenish.
Belmont-based mineral sampling equipment manufacturer Essa Australia Ltd has increased its net profit by 79 per cent to $3.2 million, slightly exceeding the company's earlier guidance.
Scrap metal group CMA Corporation Ltd has boosted its net profit for the 2006-07 financial year by 284 per cent, making $6.5 million after acquiring four businesses during the period.
West Perth-based Imdex Ltd has reported a 69 per cent increase in net profit for the 2006-07 financial year, making $12.7 million, the company has announced.
West Perth-based iron ore explorer Atlas Iron Ltd has alloted the first tranche of a placement, raising $25.7 milllion, ahead of its second tranche placement to raise $59.3 million, subject to shareholder approval.
Hamilton Hill-based barramundi producer Cell Aquaculture Ltd has appointed the California-based former Australian Cancer Technology Ltd chief executive Paul Hooper as its new executive chairman, the company announced today.
West Perth-based mining company India Resources Ltd will fully acquire the AMIL Mining India Private Ltd prospective diamond leases for a 2.5 per cent royalty payment to vendor, West Perth-based Dwyka Resources Ltd.
The chairman of Balcatta-based engine technology developer Orbital Corporation Ltd, Don Bourke, has died after a long illness, the company announced late yesterday.
