Western Australian juniors Great Australian Resources and SA Metals, formerly Pan Palladium, have advised shareholders to take no action to Sylvannia Resources $31 million takeover offers.
A further $10 million will be added to the budgeted capital cost of Iluka Resources' $209 million Murray Basin Stage 2 project after unexpected plant delays push back the start up date.
The Perth Wildcats plans to proceed with its application to play in a reformed national basketball league even though the withdrawal of the Melbourne Tigers and South Dragons has cast doubt on the competition's viability.
The Prendiville family-owned Sandalford Wines has bought the Killerby vineyard in Margaret River for an undisclosed sum and has not ruled out further land acquisitions.
The state government will invest more than $260 million in the Kwinana power station as Verve Energy continues talks with a potential joint venture partner over the restart of the Muja AB station near Collie.
Shares in Swick Mining Services have risen after the company issued a revised full-year earnings forecast as demand for its drill rigs picks up in an "extremely" competitive environment.
Western Areas will have the right of first refusal over Kagara's Lounge Lizard nickel project after it struck a multi-million dollar deal to grant the latter company access.
Carnegie Corporation is set to acquire all of the intellectual property and global development rights for the CETO wave energy technology under a deal with its UK-based joint venture partner.
Engineering firm Lycopodium has revised down its full year net profit to $12.4 million as continuing delays and cancellation of studies impact its bottom line.
Agribusiness Great Southern has extended its trading halt by one week as it continues to work on details regarding its 2009 managed investment scheme sales program and working capital requirements.
Oil and gas producer Santos has launched a $3 billion capital raising to fund its growth projects, including the PNG liquefied natural gas project, which is estimated to have a capital cost of $US12.5 billion ($A16.3 billion).
Short-term property prices are tipped to rise 5 per cent if the first home owners grant boost is not extended beyond the June 30 deadline, a report has found.
Phosphate hopeful Minemakers has gained control of takeover target Bonaparte Diamond Mines, which is still assessing another offer made by Union Resources.
East Perth-based Fleetwood Corporation is vying for contracts with some of the state's major resource projects, submitting tenders for the Gorgon gas project and Gindalbie Metals' iron ore joint venture.
The implementation of an exploration incentive scheme for the resources sector could create over 4,000 new jobs and add $114 million to gross domestic product, a report has found.
Nickel miner Western Areas is seeking new offtake deals for 2010 onwards after allowing BHP Billiton to take Norilsk Nickel's share of concentrate until the end of the year.
Perth-based Bunnings Warehouse Property Trust has unveiled plans to raise $120 million, which will be backed by Wesfarmers and fully underwritten by JP Morgan Australia.
The drop in Western Australia's jobless rate is not cause for celebration just yet with Premier Colin Barnett saying the state is not out of the woods while economists are treating it as a "rogue" number.
Barra Resources will restart its Burbanks gold mine near Coolgardie within weeks after it struck new mining and profit-sharing deals with Kalgoorlie-based Mulgabbie Mining.
Extract Resources has appointed Rothschild Australia as its corporate adviser to help facilitate the early development of its Rossing South uranium project in Namibia.
South Perth-based Advanced Ocular Systems will resume trading of its shares in June after shareholders today endorsed a $22.5 million reverse takeover of International Formwork & Scaffolding.
Boom Logistics says it will further reduce employee numbers across all business units and sell 40 cranes as it revises down its full year net profit forecast from $29 million to $14 million.
Reed Resources says it is looking closely at the assets of collapsed Windimurra Vanadium as a feasibility study pegs capital costs of its nearby Barrambie vanadium project at $629 million.
Otto Energy says it will wait until market conditions improve to re-initiate talks with potential partners for its Philippines prospects, after a last chance to salvage a BHP Billiton deal was called off.
Shares in Uranio have skyrocketed as much as 250 per cent as the uranium explorer unveils the state's ninth largest uranium deposit at its Ponton project.
