Belmont-based Ferrowest Ltd has doubled the scope of the engineering study into its Yalgoo iron project to one million tonnes per annum on the back of high demand for merchant pig iron.
Eight months after it bought the site for $70 million, Goodman International Ltd has signed US-based drilling services company, Boart Longyear Ltd, as the anchor tenant for its Stockyards Industrial Estate in Hazelmere.
West Perth-based Universal Resources Ltd has mandated the Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN AMRO in London to arrange a $US30 million bridging finance facility for the development of its Roseby copper project.
Mandurah man Leslie Walters is the latest person to be banned by the corporate watchdog from providing financial services over his role in the Westpoint Group collapse.
West Perth-based Rialto Energy Ltd is planning to raise over $7 million via a share placement to fund exploration of its projects in the Carnarvon Basin and attract international growth opportunities.
Perth-based Coal of Africa Ltd has entered into an agreement with a joint venture held by Rio Tinto and Kwezi Group of South Africa to exchange certain coal tenements.
Perth-based international office equipment financing company ThinkSmart Ltd will expand its reach in the Europe and New Zealand markets after agreements were secured with Media-Saturn France and Dick Smith Electronics.
Four Midwest Corporation Ltd directors have decided to accept Sinosteel Corp's takeover offer, a day after its merger with Murchison Metals Ltd was called off.
Crescent Gold Ltd shares have sunk to a 12-month low after the gold producer suspended its Laverton operation in Western Australia following problems with the processing plant.
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Michael Kiernan has released details of a $30 million funding package to save Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd, which includes a $25 million capital raising and an interest-free $15 million loan provided by the Kiernan family.
Perth-based Woodside Petroleum Ltd has alerted its shareholders of a possible unsolicited offer following a request for the company's list of shareholders.
Engineering company Neptune Marine Services Ltd is set to capitalise on the $40 billion European subsea market following its acquisition of Aberdeen-based Subsea Engineering Services Ltd.
GRD Ltd has promoted Malcolm Brown to chief executive at its subsidiary GRD Minproc, while continued growth has boosted its order book to $4.65 billion.
The falling nickel price has hit Perth companies Fox Resources Ltd and Australian Mines Ltd, which have been forced to either wind down operations or defer capital development.
BHP takes more time to get Europe's bid blessing; Business warned no end in sight to lending squeeze; Unis 'must train boom workers'; Chimaera, ANZ face legal stoush; Rudd wavers on emissions starting date
Pivot Group chairman Peter Laurance has continued his acquisition of Axiom Properties Ltd's shares with the latest raid boosting his interest to 30.5 per cent.
Billionaire Clive Palmer's plans to raise $5 billion by floating his company Resources Development International will see an alliance forged and funding for MEO Australia Ltd's Western Australian projects.
Malaga-based Automotive Technology Group Ltd has entered into an agreement for the potential establishment of a manufacturing facility that would produce one million units each year of its patented Sprintex technology.
West Perth-based Beadell Resources Ltd will have to put its goal of stepping into the miner's sphere on hold, after turbulent market conditions stopped the company from raising equity to purchase a share of the Cracow gold mine.
Resources slump leads market carnage; Palmer planning $5b float; Eastwood set to call time after 45 years; US regulators clear BHP Rio bid, now for Europe; CBH looks to double share of exports
Former technology company Wavenet International Ltd has joined the rush by local investors seeking to exploit booming coal prices, agreeing to purchase a stake in four coal tenements in Queensland.
Two days after stopping the pseudo privatisation of the state's $9 billion superannuation fund, treasurer Eric Ripper and his government have yet to reveal significant detail on why they acted at the last minute.
A corporate watchdog has banned Byford resident David Roy from providing financial services for seven years, after he provided inappropriate advice to clients over the failed Westpoint group.
Explorer TNG Ltd can close its chapter on the Opes Prime saga after receivers of the collapsed stockbroker finalised the sale of nearly 17 million shares.
Gold miner Norton Gold Fields Ltd will drop its litigation claims against Alinta for lost production arising from the gas crisis, as power prices agreed to by both companies return to normal levels.
After six years at the helm, Wesfarmers Ltd chairman Trevor Eastwood will retire from the position at the company's annual general meeting in November.
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