Edited announcement

Subiaco-based resource company Comdek Ltd is now able to go ahead with its acquisition of South African company Isicebi Carbon Mining (Pty) Ltd after receiving approval from the Reserve Bank of South Africa.

Former Carmichael Capital Markets executive chairman Craig McGown has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of West Perth-based resource company Pioneer Nickel Ltd.

Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd has suspended mining activities at its Davyhurst open pit mine due to continued underperformance.

Wineries may be forced to close their bottling operations within days as the gas crisis extends to more industries across the state.

The voluntary administrators of Palandri Wine Group today confirmed the completion of the sale of certain assets to the newly formed and privately owned, Global Wine Holdings Pty Ltd.

Dragon Mountain Gold Limited has finalised an agreement for a $20 million standby equity facility with the US-based investment fund YA Global Investments LP.

Perth-based uranium explorer Extract Resources Ltd has received commitments from investors to raise $30.5 million, with funds raised to support exploration and development activities in Namibia.

West Perth-based resource company Mundo Minerals has announced that its founding chairman, George Jones, will step down immediately.

Liberal leader Troy Buswell has called for the public release of the cause of the Varanus Island Gas explosion last week after the State Government indicated that the investigation report, currently underway, will remain confidential.

Syringe company RTL Corporation Ltd has shifted its focus to the mining services sector following a deal with Every Day Mine Services Ltd to acquire the intellectual property of a specialised mining equipment.

The Federal Court of Australia has ordered the appointment of an independent accountant to wind up unregistered management schemes operated by Perth property developers Kenneth and Morag Fraser and associated companies.

West Perth-based diamond explorer Lonrho Mining Ltd has deferred its listing on London's Alternative Investment market as it finalises the sale of it non-core assets and acquisition negotiations.

The Kimberley Timber Corporation has become the first Australian company to attain a tax office product ruling that will open the door for super funds to invest in environmentally friendly products.

South Perth-based Central Petroleum Ltd has raised $4.7 million through a non-renounceable rights issue with 78 per cent of shareholders taking up the offer.

Seashells Hospitality Group has taken out the 2008 Heritage Council Award for its restoration work on the Caves House Hotel in the South West.

A Collie power station that was decommissioned last year is to be made ready for service in response to the current gas shortage.

US energy company Hess Corporation has discovered natural gas in upper Jurassic sandstones on the Northwest Shelf.

Subiaco-based mineral exploration TNG Ltd has raised nearly $2.9 million following a non-renouceable rights issue.

The state government has awarded a $3 million contract to Belmont-based J J MacDonald and Sons to improve boat-launching facilities at Woodman Point.

West Perth-based exploration company Centaurus Resources Ltd has withdrawn from its purchase of the Ipe manganese project in Brazil.

Embattled petroleum company Baraka Petroleum Ltd has withdrawn from the Mali and La Punta projects, following its path into voluntary administration last month.

Premier Alan Carpenter has today announced the appointment of Anne Nolan to the position of director general, Department of Industry and Resources.

West Perth-based Bonaparte Diamond Mines NL has completed a placement of 24.5 million ordinary shares at a price of 8 cents per share.

Shares in Perth-based uranium explorer Extract Resources Ltd have been locked in a trading halt as it undertakes a capital raising.

Aspiring power generation company Aviva Corporation and ARC Energy have agreed to partner up to study the potential for sequestration of carbon dioxide in depleted oil and gas reservoirs in the North Perth Basin.

Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources Ltd has been allocated an initial supply of gas from Alinta to power its Western Australian operations.

West Perth-based Marine Produce Australia Ltd has appointed businessman Miles Kennedy as its non-executive chairman effective immediately.

Perth-based global drug delivery company, pSivida Ltd has received approval from the Federal Court of Australia for its reincorporation in the United States.

The state's current gas crisis is proving to be a boon for West Perth-based biodiesel company Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd, which today received a purchase order for the immediate supply of 500,000 litres of biodiesel.

Perth-based engineering company Neptune Marine Services Ltd's subsidiary, Tri-Surv Geomatics, has been awarded an offshore hydrographic survey contract worth more than $8 million.

VDM Group Ltd's Western Australian subsidiary, Wylie & Skene Pty Ltd, has been awarded five new contracts totaling some $60 million.

Minara Resources Ltd today confirmed that it has secured temporary gas supply and delivery arrangements for its Murrin Murrin operation following the fire which has disrupted gas supply from Apache Energy's Varanus facility.