Norton Gold Fields has completed the sale of its Sienna and Electra coal projects in Queensland to coal magnate Nathan Tinkler's Boardwalk Resources subsidiary, Boardwalk Sienna.
TNG has appointed global engineering firm Sinclair Knight Merz to complete a pre-feasibility study at its Mount Peak iron and vanadium project in the Northern Territory.
Transport Minister Troy Buswell has announced a joint venture between Downer EDI Works and Mouchel International will take on a long-term road maintenance contract in the Mid West and Gascoyne.
Azimuth Resources has launched plans to raise $9.5 million through a placement and share purchase plan, to progress work programs at its Guyana gold exploration projects.
Singapore Exchange has lodged a formal application to the Foreign Investment Review Board regarding its proposed $8.4 billion merger with the Australian Securities Exchange.
Training and Workforce Development minister Peter Collier says a new $23 million trades training centre in Clarkson will fill a significant gap in training opportunities in the northern corridor.
The Australian Greens say they will oppose any moves to compensate mining giants under a carbon price, amid calls from Rio Tinto that business will struggle to adapt, and from Woodside Petroleum, which says its exports should be exempt from the tax.
Lanco Infratech says it will increase production at Griffin's coal mines near Collie by a factor of four, after it completed the $750 million acquisition of the assets.
Singaporean engineering firm MTQ now holds a 12 per cent stake in Neptune Marine, after the struggling shipbuilder and engineering firm announced it had reached the minimum subscription level in its $80.6 million capital raising.
