Rio Tinto Iron Ore Ltd is believed to be close to finalising a deal to create an operational command centre in Perth as part of a shift towards remote-controlled workplaces.
With Australia set to introduce a national emissions trading scheme (NETS) by 2010, Western Australian businesses are urging the federal government not to rush the design of the scheme and risk disadvantaging the state’s economy.
The mining industry may be responsible for just 12 per cent of the state’s total water consumption, but mining companies are increasingly recognising the importance of water resource management in their operations.
The growth in the carbon offset and credit market could present significant opportunities for landholders and farmers in marginal and environmentally vulnerable areas looking for a viable alternative to grain crops.
Straits Resources Ltd non executive director Richard Ong Chui Chat has decreased his direct interest in the company through the on market sale of 1 million shares realising $6.5 million.
RIO Tinto and Murdoch University’s Business School will award four annual scholarships to students interested in forging strong business links with China.
The environmental approvals process remains problematic for industry in Western Australia, with the increasing regulatory standards likely to present a growing challenge for the state’s miners.
Subiaco-based manganese explorer Spitfire Resources Ltd has made a steady debut on the Australian Securities Exchange after completing its successful $6 million initial public offer.
Western Australia continues to lead the nation in mineral exploration expenditure, recording a second consecutive quarterly rise to reach a record high of $293 million for the September quarter, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Joint venture partners Charter Hall and Cape Bouvard Investments have appointed Broad Construction Services to construct the new 22-level Alluvion office tower in the Perth CBD.
Subiaco-based Summit Resources Ltd has entered into an agreement with unlisted UK company MM Mining Plc for the farm out of 80 per cent of Summit's interest in a number of tenements in North-West Queensland.
West Perth-based gold miner Troy Resources NL has lodged a preliminary prospectus in Canada ahead of its intended listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Michael Kiernan's Territory Resources Ltd has firmly put its foot on mineral sands company Olympia Resources Ltd by lifting its stake from 14.0 per cent to 19.7 per cent.
Australian commodity export earning are forecast to increase by 1 per cent to more than $140 billion in 2007-08, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economic's Australian Commodities publication.
West Perth-based resource investment and exploration company Artemis Resources Ltd has raised $4 million to grow its diversified portfolio of prospects in Western Australia and Africa.
Shares in takeover target Midwest Corporation Ltd rocketed 12 per cent higher today after the company disclosed that it was in discussions with "parties interested in pursuing corporate transactions".
When Coogee Chemicals boss Gordon Martin addressed a WA Business News breakfast last month, he said one of his golden rules was that there was no room for politics in running a business.
