LISTED South Australian mining manufacture and supply business, SDS, is over the first of a series of hurdles as it tries to increase its market share of specialised mining drill bits and hammers.
WITH Fremantle’s inner harbour expected to reach capacity in about a decade, the State Government is focusing on the development of a second, $400 to $500 million overflow terminal at Kwinana.
A CONSORTIUM of Western Australian specialists has been awarded a coastal management contract in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to address concerns over increasing tourist pressures on the beaches of Dubai.,
THE far north Kimberley region could become a major bauxite producing area, with Queensland miner Aldoga Minerals confirming it has applied for several leases in the region.
THE head of Perth-based resource information distributor Intierra says the upturn in the resources sector is starting to flow through to the local exploration industry.The company’s chief executive of
WESTERN Australia has the worst record in the nation for industrial disputes, accounting for almost half the disputes in Australia, according to the State Opposition.
LISTED Indian-based subsidiary of gold explorer Australian Indian Resources (AIR), Deccan Gold Mines, says while its operations on the subcontinent are flourishing, it’s playing something of a lone ha
DESPITE the appreciating Australian dollar Western Australia’s mineral and petroleum sales grew by 4 per cent to $28 billion in the 2002-2003 financial year.
THE number of insurance companies in Western Australia offering workers’ compensation portfolios has almost halved in the past 10 years according to WA Government market share figures obtained by WA Business News.
A STUDY into the WA mining industry’s water usage will increase the industry’s ability to negotiate over the future uses of water, according to industry body the Chamber of Minerals and Energy.
THE Federal Government is looking at ways to re-open a large resort and casino on Christmas Island, touted as a key to the tiny island’s economic sustainability.
WESTERN Australia’s business community is growing anxious as the State Government prepares to hand down its draft changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
A LOT has been said about Siberia Mining Corporation since it formed almost a year ago. After all, from new float to a miner in less than a year is a considerable feat.
WITH its new fast ferry – the five-storey, 86-metre Spirit of Ontario 1 – officially clocking 46.5 knots, or 86.2 kilometres an hour, Austal is primed to flex some muscle in the US.
