International investors are rotating their funds into commodities such as industrial metals, which could be good news for WA, and Kalgoorlie in particular.
Downer EDI has posted an $11.1 million first-half loss, dragged down by a goodwill impairment on its mining operations, write-downs from its freight rail divestment and redundancy costs from its recently acquired Spotless.
Seven Group Holdings has lodged a big increase in earnings for the half-year, as improvements in the mining industry aided the strong performance of WesTrac.
Fortescue Metals' half-year profit has dropped 44 per cent as the miner offered wider discounts on its lower-grade product, but the result still came in ahead of market expectations.
After selling its Southern Cross gold operation last year, Chinese-owned Hanking Gold Mining has made a takeover proposal for Primary Gold worth $37.5 million.
Mining contractor NRW Holdings has recorded strong growth in underlying earnings for the half year, but has decided against paying a dividend to ensure debt is fully serviced.
BHP Billiton has increased the expected cost of its South Flank iron ore project to $US3.6 billion ($A4.6 billion), substantially above the estimated range it provided in June 2017 when initial funding was approved.
Aspiring gold miner KIN Mining is still on the hunt for a new managing director after the resignation of Don Harper last week, with the company announcing a board restructure that will include an independent chairperson.
Local gold producer Saracen Mineral Holdings has announced an impressive rise in net profit for the half-year, while Northern Star Resources has recorded a slight dip in earnings in its results.
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Shares in mining equipment supplier Imdex have jumped 8.3 per cent today after the company announced a half-year profit of $10.6 million, with revenue up 28 per cent on the corresponding period last year.
Gold junior Red 5 has announced a hostile $4 million takeover bid for unlisted public company Bullseye Mining, which owns tenements near Red 5's Darlot gold mine.
Finders Resources' major shareholder, Eastern Field Developments, has changed its hostile takeover bid for the copper miner to 'unconditional' status, with the Indonesian consortium continuing to raise concerns about the company's Wetar project.
Gold producers Newcrest Mining and Evolution Mining reported lower profits for the first half of the financial year, with Newcrest also disclosing the Telfer mine had a negative cash flow of $9 million for the period.
Three Perth-based junior miners have tapped investors for more than $10 million, while gold explorer Crusader Resources will raise up to $US15 million ($19 million) as the company seeks a dual listing on London's AIM.
KIN Mining managing director Don Harper has resigned today following a move from former directors Terry Grammer and Fritz Fitton to remove board member David Sproule.
A $207 million expansion to more than double the capacity of Pilbara Minerals' Pilgangoora project could get under way as early as this year, after a pre-feasibility study released today delivered positive results.
Belmont-based labour hire provider Go2 People has revealed it is owed about $445,000 by contractor VCS Civil and Mining, which went into receivership last week, while a director involved in both businesses has been forced to step down.
Lithium hopeful Prospect Resources has repriced its recently announced $10 million capital raising, with last week's slump in the stock market forcing the company to drop the proposed share price.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation will work with local explorer Artemis Resources to investigate the conglomerate hosted gold recently discovered at the company's tenements in the Pilbara.
Iron ore revenue for rail operator Aurizon dropped 9 per cent in the first half of the financial year, although the business overall delivered a big increase in profit.
Traditional owners say it is a "sad day" for their people and land after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against the approval of a uranium mine in central Western Australia, but conservationists have vowed to continue the fight.
Mineral Resources has announced a 16 per cent lift in half-year net profit to $163 million, helped by several one-off factors including a big revaluation of its stake in lithium miner Pilbara Minerals, partly offset by impairment charges associated with its Yilgarn iron ore operation.
