Golden West Resources Ltd has hit back at Portman Ltd's criticism of its acquisition of iron ore tenements, using the latter company's recent purchase of prospective iron ore ground as ammunition.
Company director Mark Hansen has stepped down from board positions at Western Uranium Ltd and Prairie Downs Metals Ltd following the termination of an agreement.
A 74 per cent increase in sales revenue has reduced Osborne Park-based Advanced Braking Technology Ltd's annual loss for the 2008 financial year by $910,000.
Belmont-based mineral sampling equipment manufacturer Essa Australia Ltd has posted a record net profit of over $4 million for the 2008 financial year.
Earnings in Nedlands-based software provider ISS Group Ltd has skyrocketed over 300 per cent for the 2008 financial year thanks to major contracts secured with mining and oil companies and inroads made by its Singapore office.
Perth-based Venus Resources Ltd has branched out from its diamond focus following the settlement of iron ore tenements in the Mid West for over $1 million.
The mining boom has lifted the earnings of South Perth-based Nomad Building Solutions by 48 per cent to $25 million as it forecasts a further increase of 34 per cent in profits for the 2009 financial year.
BHP Billiton Ltd is close to sanctioning another stage of its Pilbara iron ore expansion but chief executive Marius Kloppers kept quiet on plans to build an outer habour in Port Hedland.
Redcliffe-based Global Construction Services Ltd has exceeded its own expectations in its annual report with its net profit nearly doubling for the 2008 financial year.
South Perth-based bamboo flooring products company Style Ltd is urging shareholders to vote against resolutions to oust two of its directors put forward by stakeholder Merim Pty Ltd.
Balcatta-based metallurgical testing firm Ammtec Ltd has decided to offload its majority interest in a US-based company for $29 million as it revises its earnings forecast for fiscal 2009.
Subiaco-based mineral explorer TNG Ltd has completed a raising of $2.9 million despite shareholders accepting less than half of the non renounceable pro rata rights issue.
Perth-based office equipment financing company ThinkSmart Ltd said it is on track to meet its full-year forecasts despite an adverse dollar, as it posts a 39 per cent increase in half-year earnings.
The sale of mining services group Surtron has boosted West Perth-based Imdex Ltd's earnings for the 2008 financial year, jumping by 137 per cent to $32 million.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Resources Ltd has entered into a $3 million scrip deal to acquire private company Matsa Resources Pty Ltd which holds interests in projects in Western Australia and South East Asia.
Housing affordability in Western Australia has improved over the June quarter in what is the latest confirmation that house prices are weakening while across the country levels remained at a 24-year low.
Companies with an indirect interest to Western Areas NL chairman Terry Streeter have spent nearly $7 million buying shares in the miner over the past two days.
West Perth-based Lonhro Mining Ltd will sell its stake in a South African diamond mine for over $15 million in a bid to focus on its flagship Lulo project in Angola.
Perth-based small-medium enterprise investor Greencap Ltd has turned around fiscal 2007's loss to a net profit of nearly $4 million for the 2008 financial year and exceeding its own expectations.
A legal technicality and market volatility has put a stop to TheBuzz Corp Pty Ltd's $5 million capital raising, with the Nedlands-based telecommunications company forced to change its plans.
Perth-based Kangaroo Metals Ltd has signed a near $6 million purchase agreement for the California Creek tin mine, in what has been described as a potential company maker for the junior stock.
The state's resource boom continues to fatten the pay packets of people working in the sector with the average wage breaking $100,000 for the first time, while wages in Western Australia were the second highest in the nation.
In what is its final step in transforming itself into a fully fledged resource company, former satellite communications stock Comdek Ltd has proposed a name change and a $12 million share placement.
After setting a world record time yesterday, Perth boy Eamon Sullivan has missed out on the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics in the 100 metre freestyle event.
Perth-based IT services provider ASG Group Ltd has reached its earlier earnings forecast, with full year net profit after tax up 28 per cent on the previous year to $9 million.
A boost in sales of the Perth-based TFS Corporation Ltd's managed investment scheme product has driven its full-year net profit up 44 per cent to $28 million, exceeding expectations.
Hydrotech International Ltd director David Ledger has resigned from the company after a share purchase earlier today was found to be in breach of the company's trading policy.
