Jessica Mascione

Water Corporation will supply Perth-based technology business Hazer Group with biogas from its wastewater treatment plant at Woodman Point, following an agreement signed between the two parties.

Kairos Minerals is looking to raise up to $4.2 million from a share placement and rights issue, while RTG Mining and Paterson Resources have also recently launched capital raisings.

The state government will lift regional travel restrictions in time for the long weekend, with Premier Mark McGowan urging Western Australians to travel within the state and support local businesses.

Panoramic Resources has edged closer to the restart of its Savannah nickel mine in the East Kimberley after launching a $90 million capital raising, with Western Areas to emerge as a new strategic investor.

Disability service provider Activ has become the latest organisation to withdraw a major fundraising event, with this year’s City to Surf cancelled on the back of state and federal government coronavirus directives.

BHP has selected former iron ore boss Edgar Basto to lead its Australian mining operations, after he served as acting minerals president since the appointment of chief executive Mike Henry last year.

Invex Therapeutics has received a $5 million investment from Andrew Forrest’s Tattarang as part of a share placement, with the proceeds to go towards the company’s research into neurological diseases.

Kalium Lakes has formally launched a heavily discounted share placement and rights issue to raise up to $61 million, with the funds to cover an overrun in capital costs at its Beyondie potash project in Western Australia.

Shares in NRW Holdings rose by more than 30 per cent today after the Perth-based contractor foreshadowed strong full-year earnings and brought forward its $10.7 million interim payout to next month

Strike Energy has partnered with the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) to build and operate one of the largest onshore gas facilities in Western Australia in a deal worth more than $200 million.

Premier Mark McGowan has criticised a push by the NSW and federal governments for Western Australia to reopen interstate borders, citing the eastern states’ inconsistent health advice and high rates of community transmission.

Renowned geologist and company director Terry Grammer has passed away after a short-term illness, with former colleagues and industry figures highlighting his role in some of Western Australia's biggest mineral discoveries.

Premier Mark McGowan is maintaining a cautious approach to opening up Western Australia’s regional borders, saying the state government has no firm date on when this will occur.

Gold explorer Orecorp has launched a $13.56 million share placement, with majority of the proceeds to fund development of the company’s recently acquired Nyanzaga gold project in Tanzania.

Engineering and construction company Decmil has replaced Scott Criddle as chief executive, amid a $29 million write-down of its Homeground Gladstone accommodation village in Queensland and the launch of a $40 million capital raising.

Western Australia has officially moved into the second phase of lifting some of its coronavirus restrictions, while recording no new infections and two recoveries overnight.

The Housing Industry Forecast Group (HIFG) has downgraded its estimate on the number of dwellings to be built in Western Australia for the current financial year, with the updated figure almost 20 per cent lower than FY19.

Local company EMCO Building has been awarded the build contract at South Regional TAFE’s new $18.34 million Esperance campus, under a deal with the state government.

Australian Football League boss Gillon McLachlan has confirmed the resumption of the 2020 season, with an initial four rounds of football to begin on June 11.

Chalice Gold Mines chairman Tim Goyder has sold 20 per cent of his shareholding in the company to accommodate strong demand for shares in this week’s $30 million capital raising.

Gold explorer Middle Island Resources has received commitments to raise $4 million under a share placement, with the proceeds to fund continued drilling at the company’s Sandstone project in Western Australia.

Gold producers and explorers are undertaking capital raisings and project expansions amid recent record prices.

Horizon Minerals has begun early stages of mining at its Boorara gold project, with first production expected in July, while explorer Bardoc Gold says a definitive feasibility study for its namesake project in Kalgoorlie is underway.

Shares in Valmec have risen by more than 13 per cent today after the Kewdale-based contractor announced new work with Water Corporation and Newmont Mining Services, totalling $23 million.

Gold explorers Great Southern Mining and Fraser Range Metals have launched new capital raisings today, with the proceeds to fund exploration programs in Western Australia and NSW.

Balcatta-based PS Structures has secured the works to build a multi-storey car park at Mandurah railway station, as part of a $32 million project jointly funded by the state and federal government.

UPDATED: Private equity player Aurenne Group has made a $32 million all-cash takeover offer for ASX-listed Alt Resources, which is developing the Bottle Creek gold mine in Western Australia.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering’s east coast business has secured $25 million in new contracts to complete construction, electrical and communication works in NSW and the ACT.

AVZ Minerals will receive a $10.5 million investment from China-based Yibin Tianyi to progress its flagship lithium project in Central Africa, while also receiving commitments to raise $5.3 million.

Passenger numbers at Perth Airport have fallen more than 1 million since April last year, with the airport also raising concern about its financial position after being left with outstanding payments from its two largest airlines.

The state government’s $2 billion Morley-Ellenbrook rail project has been given the go-ahead from Infrastructure Australia, though the national body questioned some of the benefits and found they would just outweigh the costs.

Perth-based Australian Potash has sought further funding for its Lake Wells project in Western Australia after announcing a $5.15 million capital raising.