Drilling companies Swick Mining Services and Boart Longyear have provided a snapshot of conditions in the resources drilling sector, with underground and surface mining-focused Swick booking a reco
Gold prices have settled at their highest level in 11-weeks high after weaker US home sales data stoked hopes of sustained stimulus measures from the Federal Reserve.
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group says it remains focused on debt reduction, despite playing hardball on a proposed asset sale and lifting its annual dividend following a strong surge in profit
Atlas Iron has reported a significant improvement in earnings in the second half of the financial year, but it was not sufficient to offset big write-downs and weak operating profits carried over f
Gold futures have hit a two-month high as losses in the US dollar stoked demand for the metal a day ahead of closely watched minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting.
Global resources giant BHP Billiton's full-year profit has fallen by 29 per cent to $US10.9 billion ($A12.0 billion), as falling commodity prices outweighed efforts to cut costs.
Greens leader Christine Milne has warned the botched approvals process for James Price Point is a sign of things to come under a coalition plan to return environmental decision-making powers to the
Oil and gas producer Oil Search says its first half profit is up six per cent, but production had fallen marginally and is likely to remain flat in the next six months.
Premier Colin Barnett's push to keep the Browse gas project onshore has suffered another blow, with lead proponent Woodside recommending, as expected, the construction of a floating offshore plant
Gold futures have fallen as jitters ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting minutes prompt some investors to exercise caution and move to the sidelines.
BlueScope Steel shares have been hammered after the steelmaker reported a solid turnaround but ruled out dividends, warned of a flat outlook and increased its exposure to Australia's steel market w
The state government has been dealt an embarrassing blow to a planned multi-billion dollar gas hub in the Kimberley, with the state's chief justice ruling the environmental approval for the project
Minerals explorer Metals X has acquired Rio Tinto's interest in the Mt Davies joint venture in South Australia, which it hopes will add value to its Wingellina nickel project.
Federal Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray says it was "inappropriate" for Premier Colin Barnett to make public a letter the minister sent to him about the Browse Basin.
Two new oil and gas research initiatives have received promises of federal funding, with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talking up the future of the sector in Western Australia today.
Fortescue Metals Group has attracted an investment of up to $US1.15 billion ($A1.27 billion) fom Taiwan's largest private company, Formosa Plastics Group, to underpin the development of a new iron
The coalition has refused to commit to reducing application fees for 457 visa workers if elected to government, despite flagging plans to make the scheme more “user-friendly”.
Chilean workers have gone on strike at BHP Billiton's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, over demands for an annual bonus and better working conditions.
The mining sector's slowdown and fewer construction projects have caused a nine per cent fall in annual profit for services and engineering firm WorleyParsons.
The resources sector union has been granted leave to appeal a decision allowing workers at Woodside's Pluto gas plant to be denied accommodation during wage-related industrial action.
Toronto-based gold miner Alacer Gold has appointed a new chief executive and will place its Australian operations into care and maintenance over the next 18 months, as it continues to seek a buyer
Mines Minister Bill Marmion says Toro Energy’s acquisition of a uranium project in close proximity to its proposed yellowcake mine at Wiluna is a significant step forward for the sector.
