APAC Coal Ltd has joined a flurry of Australian companies looking to take advantage of booming coal prices by raising money to invest in international coal mining projects.
Australian exploration companies are renowned for pursuing opportunities in all corners of the globe, seeking out regions that will give them a competitive edge.
This week, Briefcase is able to report directly from the streets of New York, where the mood among stock and commodity traders has taken a bullish turn.
Visiting WA; Dave Snowden, founder and chief scientific officer, Cognitive Edge, UK, to speak at ‘Global Convergence: Answers to Management and Compliance’ on May 1.
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Malaga-based Advanced Engine Component Ltd (ACE) has been awarded a $236,466 AusIndustry research and development grant, to develop components for natural gas vehicle engines that will help cut carbon emissions in the heavy vehicle industry.
The Evans & Tate name is set to be removed from the stock exchange boards following a move by a consortium to take control of the listed shell and some its lesser known wine brands.
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Subico based Natural Fuel Ltd has signed a convertible facility deed with Power Knight Pte Ltd under which Power Knight will provide Natural Fuel with a loan of US$20 million.
The Western Australian business world was given a stark warning on April 17 about the uncertainties regarding climate change and what a carbon-restrained world means to Australia.
Bunbury may seem an unlikely location for an engineering company looking to service the international oil and gas industry, but SWG Holdings doesn't believe location is an issue.
Four Western Australian companies from diversely different industries were honoured at the recent International Business Council awards, held at Government House.
FORMER high-ranking Western Australian bureaucrat, John McKee, has taken the chair of junior iron ore explorer Iron Road Ltd as it seeks to raise $5 million and list on Australian Securities Exchange
SHARES in West Perth-based resources company Straits Resources Ltd jumped more than 6 per cent last week after it unveiled a plan to restructure the business and de-merge from its coal-focused Asian s
It’s the kind of story that would be big news in so many places.
A couple of boffins come together with a pair of money men, see a gap in the market, and set up a business.
South Perth-based Nomad Building Solutions Ltd has won a contract to manufacture and supply a 900 room accommodation facility, and laundry buildings, as part of BHP Billiton Iron Ore's Rapid Growth Project five for the Yandi Mine Site.
Diversified property player Aspen Group Ltd has secured agreement with Woodside Petroleum Ltd to be the major tenant for the development of a new $28 million residential village in Karratha.
A subsidiary of Belmont-based Paladio Group, Decmil Australia Pty Ltd, has been declared the preferred contractor for a $38 million project by BHP Billiton as part of its iron ore expansion program.
Perth-based Boss Energy Ltd has been forced to dramatically revise its rights issue in the wake of the Opes Prime collapse, which has put its share price under considerable pressure.
