Fraser Beattie

The corporate watchdog has permanently banned Marion Pearson from providing financial services after she was found to have engaged in ‘misleading and deceptive’ conduct.

ACA Lawyers has filed a class action against Macmahon Holdings on behalf of the contractor’s shareholders over its alleged delay in revealing information about problems with a major infrastructure project in 2012.

The state government has awarded a $9.1 million contract to Queensland company BMD Constructions to replace a 105-year-old bridge in Mount Lawley.

Local explorer Dacian Gold has kicked off a $25 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at its Mt Morgans project near Laverton, where it hopes to start construction in 2017.

Northern Minerals is cutting salaries and reducing its head count to reduce costs as it seeks to complete the next stage of funding for its Browns Range rare earth project near Halls Creek.

Perth-based app services company Global Agenda Technologies is seeking an ASX listing through a reverse takeover of Marion Energy.

Evolution Mining appears close to finalising a protracted takeover bid for smaller rival Phoenix Gold, with both companies announcing their boards had reached an agreement after Evolution increased the cash component of its offer.

Sales of new cars fell 10.5 per cent across Western Australia in October on the previous corresponding period, despite a 3.4 per cent uptick nationally for the month.

Former mining services company Viento Group is under new leadership after a board restructure replaced all directors, including John Silverthorne, who in July struck a deal to buy all of the compan

Engineering firm RCR Tomlinson has secured new contracts worth a combined $100 million, including $48 million in water infrastructure projects in Western Australia.

Perth company Minemakers has struck a deal with an African investor that will deliver new funding of $28 million for its Baobab phosphate project in Senegal.

Macmahon Holdings was hit with large protest vote at today's annual general meeting, after major shareholder CIMIC Group surprised the mining services firm with a large 'no' vote.

Pindan has won a contract to build the bulky goods development at The Shops at Ellenbrook, which forms part of the Insurance Commission of Western Australia’s $800 million property portfolio that has been put to market.

Kingsrose Mining managing director Scott Huffadine has resigned following a series of operational setbacks at the company's Indonesian gold mine, on the same day Kingrose postponed repayments on $10.1 million of debt to non-executive director Bill Phillips.

Gold miner Metals X has reached commercial terms for the formation of a ‘big pit’ near Kalgoorlie by combining its recently acquired Georges Reward project with Southern Gold’s neighbouring Cannon mine.

Construction giant Cimic's Leighton Contractors unit has secured a contract from BG Group for setting up gas infrastructure in Queensland's Surat Basin.

Local explorer Rox Resources is considering either selling its Reward zinc project or spinning it out into a new company, as part of a strategic review of its projects and assets.

Perth companies Valmec and Northern Minerals have struck agreements to raise up to a combined $8.2 million through the issue of convertible securities.

Wave technology companies Stonehenge Metals and Carnegie Wave Energy have released details of their plans to raise up to a combined $7.5 million.

Balcatta-based Orbital Corporation has sold its stake in engine management systems supplier Synerject to partner Continental Automotive Systems for $US17.8 million ($A24.9 million).

Santos and Quadrant Energy have signed a deal for the sale of the Stag oil project in the Carnarvon Basin to Malaysian company Sona Petroleum for $US50 million ($A70 million).

Monadelphous Group has been awarded a number of new contracts and extensions from clients including Woodside Petroleum, worth a combined $150 million.

The state government is at odds with the Commonwealth over plans to shelve the second stage of the $1.7 billion Perth Freight Link, with the federal minister for cities saying today the funding agreement was for both stages of the project, not just stage 1.

Perth-based data centre operator Red Cloud has announced plans to build a new $40 million ‘Tier 3’ facility in Hobart, using modular technology.

Rob Bransby will resign as managing director of the state’s largest health insurer next year to take up the top job at Perth Racing.

Technology solutions company Data#3 has won a ‘multi-million dollar’ contract to provide its services to Edith Cowan University.

A third of Mirabela Nickel’s workforce at the Santa Rita mine and 180 contractors have been made redundant, as the troubled miner begins scaling back production at its nickel project in Brazil.

A joint venture between UGL and UK company Cape has won a contract to provide services to the Woodside Petroleum-operated Karratha gas plant for an undisclosed sum.

Private equity group Auctus Chillagoe looks set to gain control of Atherton Resources, after major shareholders said they would vote in favour of the improved $56 million offer.

Local explorer Black Rock Mining has received firm commitments for a $5 million capital raising, including from an entity associated with its chairman, Stephen Copulos.

Global miner Newmont Mining will spend up to $120 million expanding its Tanami gold project in the Northern Territory, including construction of a second decline in the underground mine and upgrades to the plant’s capacity.

Troubled miner Mirabela Nickel has been placed in receivership after the directors put it into administration last month.