Staff Reporters

FOLLOWING the long line of WA resource companies moving into the telecommunications arena, AMX Resources has agreed to purchase 100 per cent of the issued capital of Semaphore Telecommunications.

A MERE two per cent of Australian businesses with an Internet presence reported a profit from transactions generated from and through their websites during 1999, according to a study by Marketing Focus research team leader Barry Urqhuart.

I had never been to Coco's at South Perth until last week. In fact, I had hitherto avoided it.

AFTER a long and nail-biting wait, Hardman Resources NL has finally clinched the big deal that could result in the junior developing into a substantial producer.

“WAIT” is the advice from analysts with regards to Microsoft's impending release of Windows 2000 – the long-awaited upgrade to the Windows NT operating system.

IT IS just on seven years since the Coalition Government was elected on a platform of bringing sound financial management to the State.

MACMIN NL is progressing towards producing silver from its Texas Silver project by the last quarter of this year.

A WA-made careers guidance video was one of seven finalists in its category at the New York Festival's International Film and Video Competition.

PROGRESSIVE expansion of its vineyard and winery operations will result in the Houghton Wine Company building a new facility in the South West next year.

WA-based venture capitalist Burdekin Resources Ltd has invested a 40 per cent stake in a new joint venture between Oracle Corporation Australia and US-based Liberate Technologies.

TRADING conditions in WA are improving with the economy being steady but set to accelerate.

JUNIOR hydrocarbon explorer Nido Petroleum Limited has made considerable progress with its project in China and expects to produce oil in the first quarter of this year.

NEARLY 40 per cent of workers would accept a job following avirtual interview, a virtual tour of the workplace and viewing footage about the employer, according to a recent survey by Monster.com.au.

THE diversified resource sector hitting the strongest industry grouping performance during December augurs well for the industry which continues to be dogged by gold jitters and hawkish sentiment from US markets.

IN AN increasingly ‘wired' world one might expect energy consumption, and with it greenhouse gas emissions, to grow but studies suggest electronic commerce is environmentally friendly.

WITH the dawn of the new millennium, the world's most powerful banker, Allan Greenspan has recognised that the Internet-led new economy has rewritten the economic rule book.

PERTH-based Titan Resources NL has completed construction of a $2.23 million pilot plant for bacterial leaching of its Mt Sholl nickel-copper ore deposit in the Pilbara region of WA.

WA BRICK and tile manufacturer Bristile Ltd – currently embroiled in a takeover of Wesfi – has been forecast to double its earnings in the current fiscal year by expanding interstate.

ALTHOUGH gold experienced a blip in October 1999, it was another disappointing year for the precious metal which has been losing out to investments in hydrocarbons and some base metals.

THE sale of diamonds last year by the De Beers controlled Central Selling Organisation achieved an all-time record, according to South African stockbroker BOE Securities.

A good ‘family restaurant' delivers more than kiddie-proof food, high chairs and chips with everything. It imposes a frame of mind where it doesn't matter so much what wine goes with what dish or whether the sea salt is from Normande or even what you wear

A MOVE by mining giant North Limited to slash about $100 million from its balance sheets has resulted in redundancies and operational restructuring by Pilbara iron ore miner Robe River Iron Associates.

I HAVE just visited Perth on one of those things Barry Humphries' Sir Les Patterson used to refer to as a ‘fact finding mission'.

IT WAS no surprise to read in January that an international survey has rated Perth's quality of living among the highest in the world.

WOODSIDE Petroleum Limited has paid US$25.6 million for entry into hydrocarbon prospective, deep water exploration acreage in the Gulf of Mexico.

GOLD miner Croesus Mining NL has reported high-grade gold intersections in recent drilling at its Fort William prospect at Binduli.

Environmental performance in the WA offshore petroleum exploration and production industry will be enhanced by new regulations.

Commercial development being planned and executed by large diversified company BBC Hardware Limited will exceed forecasts this year.

According to Australian Internet research group www.consult, approximately 600,000 Australians spent $150 million online over Christmas.

PERTH-based junior Lynas Gold NL has received a research and development grant of $1.1 million from the Federal Government's Industry Research and Development Board, through AusIndustry.

Nearly 23 per cent of all Australian households had home Internet access in August 1999 compared with 18 per cent in August 1998, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.

PLANS by Robe River Iron Associates to boost production to fifty million tonnes per annum have reached a crucial stage.