Energy

Former chief executive officer of Alinta Infrastructure Holdings, John Cahill, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of mining services company Emeco Holdings Ltd.

Shares in uranium stocks with assets in Western Australia have surged this morning as the prospect of a ban on mining the commodity comes to an end following the Nationals support of a minority Liberal state government.

A scoping study into Perth-based Heron Resources Ltd's Yerilla operation, which includes the Jump-up Dam project, has estimated a capital cost of $1.2 billion with a payback period of six-and-a-half years.

Western Australia's Nationals party has been handed more power in the outcome of the state election, with independent member for Kalgoorlie John Bowler announcing he will side with the party, potentially strengthening the Liberal claim to government.

The Kimberley Land Council has released its shortlist of potential site suitable for the development of a liquified natural gas hub with the government's Northern Development Taskforce to release its shortlist after the election result is known.

Could the emergence of Brendon Grylls as a power broker in Western Australian politics create a shockwave that reverberates across the country and around the globe? It is possible that a few thousand regional and rural voters could have a major impact on

Continued strong growth in iron ore and gas projects in the Pilbara has underpinned WA's economic growth.

If Western Australia plays its cards right, the state will benefit from a succession of giant oil and gas projects over the next decade that will deliver big economic dividends for 30 or more years.

FOR much of 2007, iron was the mineral of choice for speculators.Companies like Midwest, Atlas, and Sundance Resources all rose like phoenixes out of the ashes, with paper fortunes made and more recently lost, as share prices tumbled. During this time, ma