Atlas Iron and Brockman Mining have announced the extension of their Pilbara infrastructure study agreement with rail operator Aurizon, after reporting positive results from their initial analysis.
Oil Search's liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea remains on track to deliver its first gas sales next year, despite overall costs blowing out to billion.
Federal Labor has accused the coalition of a "staggering backflip" after the opposition signalled it might keep the government's extension of the petroleum resource rent tax to onshore projects.
Central Petroleum has increased its stake in a lightly-explored but highly prospective shale gas play, while at the same time announcing plans to sell off its coal assets for $1.8 million.
The head of Australian oil and gas producer Santos has rejected claims one of its major Queensland coal seam gas projects wasn't subjected to a rigorous approval process.
Revenue from the federal government's controversial mining tax is likely to remain modest unless there is a sizeable spike in coal and iron ore prices.
ExxonMobil has submitted plans for a large floating LNG project in Western Australia's Scarborough gas field that it hopes to exploit with BHP Billiton.
Toro Energy has been granted long-awaited federal government approval for its flagship Wiluna uranium mine, the first of its kind in Western Australia.
The Australian Greens are calling for all coal seam gas projects to be put on hold until their environmental impacts are better known, following revelations about shortfalls in the approval process
News of Brazil-focused miner Crusader Resources achieving its first iron ore sales has excited the market with its share price jumping more than 16 per cent today.
Beadell Resources has launched a $25 million capital raising to pay off outstanding invoices for its Tucano gold processing facility in Brazil and boost working capital.
The mining company formerly known as Magellan Metals has been cleared by the state environmental regulator to resume the export of lead carbonate from the Port of Fremantle, subject to a strict set
WHL Energy has attracted the interest of a global energy giant to explore a potential farm-in agreement covering the company’s Seychelles oil and gas assets.
Crusader Resources has secured a $20 million debt finance facility with Macquarie Bank which will fund the development of its Brazilian projects - the Borborema gold project and Posse iron ore deve
Avalon Minerals has appointed a new chairman to lead the company’s development of its northern Sweden minerals tenements, particularly its Viscaria copper project.
Shares in takeover target Norfolk Group were up strongly today after bad news on a contract termination was outweighed by the disclosure that its takeover price could be nearly twice the 38 cents p
Engineering and property services provider UGL is reviewing its corporate structure now that the property business generates nearly 50 per cent of group earnings.
