East Perth-based engineering company Lycopodium Ltd has upgraded its fiscal 2008 revenue and after tax profit forecasts, increasing it by 9 per cent and 13 per cent respectively.
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd is a step closer to gaining access to railways in the Pilbara owned by BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto Ltd after a government body said they should be opened to third parties.
Perth-based exploration company Condor Nickel has made a premium debut on the stock market, with its shares opening at 5 per cent above its 20 cent issue price.
Como-based nickel company GME Resources Ltd has purchased surplus heap leaching equipment from Heron Resources Ltd demonstration plant at the Jump-up Dam project, which was placed on care and maintenance earlier this year.
Pilbara iron ore developer Aurox Resources Ltd has called for a trading halt on its shares, pending an announcement of a material contract relating to its Balla Balla project.
Como-based Aquila Resources Ltd battle with AMCI and Brazilian mining company Vale has ended, with the High Court refusing to grant the company leave to appeal.
The underperformance of operations in Western Australia has not helped crane company Boom Logistics Ltd which has lowered its full year profit forecast by $8 million to $22 million.
Perth-based Strike Resources Ltd has commenced legal proceedings against a Peruvian company and its associates to end uncertainty relating to its iron ore assets in the country.
Ausdrill Ltd managing director Ron Sayers has spent $8.1 million boosting his stake in the company over the past two days, as it continues to fend off a takeover bid by Macmahon Holdings Ltd.
Perth-based Euroz Securities Ltd will "vigorously" defend a claim made by Dalkeith businessman Bruce Drummond, who claims the stockbroker provided poor advice in relation to the Opes Prime saga.
Pankaj Oswal's Burrup Holdings Ltd has rejected rumours of an explosion at its Pilbara ammonia plant, as reports surface that up to 80 workers walked off the job over safety fears.
Base metals miner CBH Resources Ltd, which is planning to merge with Perth-based Perilya later this year, is undertaking a major corporate and operational restructure to help it withstand falling commodity prices.
Austereo's 92.9 has had the biggest gain in breakfast ratings, climbing 2.8 percentage points or attracting a further 10,000 listeners, according to the latest survey by Nielsen Media Research.
The relationship between Perth-based GRD Minproc and BHP Billiton is set to continue with the pair signing an ongoing services agreement over the latter's Ravensthorpe nickel operation.
Perth median house prices are predicted to increase by six per cent by fiscal 2011 with prices to remain flat this year, according to economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel.
West Perth-based oil company Tap Oil Ltd has restarted production at the Woollybutt field after technical and compliance issues cause it to be shut down earlier this year.