Staff Reporters

Monadelphous to join S&P/ASX100

04-Nov-2011

Engineering contractor Monadelphous Group will become the eighth Western Australian company included in Standard & Poor's ASX 100 index when trade resumes on Monday.

Shipping milestone for BC Iron

Staff Reporters

03-Nov-2011

On a day its chief executive was making headlines battling politicians over the minerals resources tax in Canberra, BC Iron achieved a milestone of its own.

Nolan, Coleman and Willinge join Business School board

Staff Reporters

03-Nov-2011

The University of Western Australia has appointed Department of Finance director general Anne Nolan, Woodside chief executive Peter Coleman and Alverstoke Group founder John Willinge to its Business School board of directors.

Developers sought for Karratha bulky goods

Staff Reporters

03-Nov-2011

Lands Minister Brendon Grylls has launched a nation-wide expressions of interest program, seeking a development partner to deliver a bulky goods complex in Karratha.

Power plant boost for SKA bid

Staff Reporters

03-Nov-2011

The state government has announced a $15.5 million plan to provide power for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio astronomy project in the Mid-West.

Ipernica restructures as Griffith resigns

Staff Reporters

02-Nov-2011

Ipernica founder Graham Griffiths has resigned as the company switches its focus to the growth of mapping services company nearmap.com. Mr Griffiths was managing director at the technology commercialisation group for 11.5 years.

Allmine subsidiary wins $50m contract

Staff Reporters

02-Nov-2011

Allmine Group subsidiary Construction Industries Australia has won a $50 million service contract with MCC Mining. The contract is open-ended and is the second secured by CIA's recently formed structural and mechanical piping division.

Kiewit JV wins $247m FMG work

Staff Reporters

01-Nov-2011

A joint venture led by US-owned construction contractor Kiewit Australia, which is a new player in the local mining sector, has won a $247 million contract from Fortescue Metals Group for works on the Cloudbreak iron ore development in the Pilbara.

Mystery shrouds Brockman's Marillana

Staff Reporters

01-Nov-2011

The fate of Brockman Resources' Marillana iron ore development in the Pilbara is up in the air, after major shareholder Wah Nam International commissioned a review of the Perth-based junior's operations.

Danger for MinMetals' Anvil bid

Staff Reporters

31-Oct-2011

Anvil Mining shares slipped today after the company said its $C1.3 billion ($1.2 billion) takeover offer from MinMetals Resources may be in danger of falling over.

Super Pit could rank in world's top ten gold mines

Staff Reporters

25-Oct-2011

Only one of the world's top ten gold mines will surpass the production levels achieved in 2010, opening the door for Kalgoorlie-Boulder's Super Pit to make its way up the rankings, new research says.

Coles to buy more WA milk

Staff Reporters

25-Oct-2011

The Western Australian Farmers Federation says Coles' announcement that it will source more milk from WA is a positive step for the supermarket giant to repair its relationship with the state's dairy farmers.