South Korean steel maker POSCO has invested nearly $8 million in Jupiter Mines and entered into an offtake deal for up to 50 per cent of the West Perth-based company's future iron ore production.
Panoramic Resources has followed through with plans to expand out of nickel by signing a joint venture deal with Thundelarra Exploration, the second agreement in as many days.
Three days after it completed the purchase of CopperCo's assets, Cape Lambert Iron Ore confirmed today it had received several expressions of interest for the collapsed company's assets.
Cape Lambert Iron Ore is seeking to take control of Buka Gold, a day after it acquired a major stake following the purchase of collapsed CopperCo's assets.
Paladin Energy has approved a $US71 million ($A88 million) expansion to its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, which will be smaller than originally targeted.
Acquisitive Sylvania Resources has agreed to merge with a Finnish company in a deal valued at €268 million ($A466 million) to create an integrated producer of platinum group metals and ferrochrome.
Sydney-based Norfolk Group has secured a $96.5 million contract from BHP Billiton Iron Ore for rail signaling installation work as part of the miner's Rapid Growth Project 5.
Iron Mountain has failed in its takeover bid for Terrain Minerals, attracting just over 15 per cent of Terrain shares on issue with the bulk of that coming from one shareholder.
West Leederville-based Emmerson Resources and Robert Friedland's Ivanhoe Australia have approved a $7 million exploration program for the remainder of this calendar year.
A corporate restructure of CopperCo has saved Cape Lambert Iron Ore from launching takeover bids for several of the collapsed company's listed investments.
West Perth-based ComputerCORP will undergo some major changes including a name change and a new east coast-based chief executive following the acquisition of two technology providers.
Shares in Avoca Resources have risen after the gold miner lifted its 2010 financial year production forecast for the Higginsville operation in Western Australia.
Centamin Egypt has stepped up to producer status after it achieved first gold pour on schedule at its Sukari operation, the first commercial gold mine in Egypt.
Bauxite Resources has signed an initial agreement with a Chinese entity to explore options for direct equity investment and the joint development of an alumina processing plant in the South West.
New Zealand-headquartered building materials manufacturer Fletcher Building will start closing its Welshpool fibreboard plant next month with 114 employees to be affected.
Gold explorers have made up half of the final successful applicants for the first round of the state government's new co-funded industry drilling program.
Emeco Holdings chief executive Laurie Freedman has decided to step down, a month after the company revised down its earnings guidance for the second time this calendar year.
WestNet Rail has resumed operations on four regional rail lines after striking an agreement with the Barnett government to assess the long-term future of the state's run-down grain rail network.
A Hong Kong-based investment group has spent more than $17 million buying shares in Brockman Resources in a move the iron ore hopeful said is a positive reflection of the company.
West Australian Newspapers Holdings (WAN) expects to take a near $14 million hit after a higher than expected number of voluntary redundancies at its newspapers.
Fremantle-based Andean Resources plans to raise $C90 million ($A97 million), fully underwritten by a syndicate of brokers, for its Cerro Negro gold project in Argentina.
Shares in Kagara have closed higher after drilling at Western Areas' adjacent Flying Fox mine intercepted a good nickel result within the former's Lounge Lizard project.
Upcoming oil and gas projects and a pick up in commodity prices have resulted in Western Australian employers having the highest rate of confidence in the country.
Explorer Mount Magnet South has teamed up with a Hong Kong company to jointly explore for gold on the Kirkalocka tenements in the Murchison region, in a deal valued at $1.5 million.
A $50 million development of Coventry Square in Morley that will transform the warehouse into a market space including 200 specialty stores and a microbrewery, will open for public comment tomorrow.
Opposition spokesperson Alannah MacTiernan has called for the removal of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto representatives on port authority boards due to constant conflict of interest.
Aquila Resources and Fortescue Metals Group have teamed up to investigate the potential for shared development of port facilities at Anketell Point in the Pilbara.
