Emerging junior iron ore producers in the Pilbara have been given a boost today after the North West Iron Ore Alliance secured two new multi-user berths in the Port Hedland inner habour.
An air of uncertainty still surrounds the $2 billion Oakajee Port project, despite the state government selecting Oakajee Port and Rail Pty Ltd as the preferred developer.
Property developers in Western Australia are likely to face higher costs for water connections to projects in regional areas if changes to developer contributions, put to the state government by the Economic Regulation Authority, are adopted.
A draft policy to reform the way contributions for social infrastructure are sourced from residential property developers has generated mixed responses from the industry, with submissions from the Property Council of Australia (WA) and Satterley Property
BHP Billiton Ltd is expected to restart rail and port activities at its Nelson Point operation shortly after a 52 year old employee was killed on site yesterday.
Murchison Metals Ltd's equal joint venture partner for the Oakajee port development and Jack Hills iron ore mine in Western Australia, Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation, says it could be interested in taking a controlling stake in the ventures.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has cautioned that the development of the $2 billion Oakajee port and associated rail infrastructure is some time away, after today selecting Oakajee Port and Rail Pty Ltd as the preferred bidder.
BHP Billiton Ltd has appeared in the High Court today over rail access issues in the Pilbara while rail and port activities at its Nelson Point operation were suspended after a man was killed this morning.
The Murchison Metals Ltd and Mitsubishi Corporation backed Oakajee Port and Rail Pty Ltd has been selected as the preferred developer of the $2 billion Oakajee Port in the state's Mid West region.
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd is among eight companies charged by WorkSafe WA over the death of two workers and serious injuries to others during a cyclone at a Pilbara construction camp last year.
Rio Tinto Ltd has signed a landmark agreement to purchase iron ore from a Perth-based junior's Pilbara mine, paving the way for small companies to develop costly projects while allowing the industry majors to keep control of their rail infrastructure.
While the Mid West region is dominated by the antics of iron ore stocks Murchison Metals Ltd and Midwest Corporation Ltd, another player is stepping up to secure its berth in the region's resource riches.
NEARLY $93 million worth of contracts have been awarded by both the federal and state governments to improve road infrastructure in the Kimberley region.
NEARLY $93 million worth of contracts have been awarded by both the federal and state governments to improve road infrastructure in the Kimberley region.
Maddington-based engineering company Coote Industrial Ltd has signed an exclusive Australian distribution agreement with a subsidiary of global company Caterpillar Inc.
Nearly $93 million worth of contracts have been awarded by both the federal and state governments to improve road infrastructure in the Kimberley region.
