Mining

Hundreds of companies hoping to win contracts on Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore project were clamouring to hear how they could improve their chances during recent roadshows.

Energy company AWE has publicly attacked its far bigger joint venture partner Origin Energy after the latest cost blow-out at the troubled gas project in Bass Strait.

Pipeline Partners Australia looks set to succeed in its $1.23 billion takeover bid for energy infrastructure investor Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF).

Leighton Contractors has set up a new indigenous joint venture to deliver infrastructure works for the state government's $517 million Ord River irrigation scheme.

Greedy resource companies are lying about the need to import foreign workers into Australia, outspoken federal independent MP Bob Katter says.

Western Australia continues to grow off the back of the resources sector but the state's economy is being hampered by faltering commodity production and a possible slowdown in Chinese growth, accor

Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources will cut its production and sales volumes to protect margins amid downturns in global markets.

Global miner BHP Billiton is reportedly investigating selling its aluminium assets in Brazil.

Bristow Helicopters has won a 10-year contract at global oil and gas giant INPEX's Ichthys LNG project off the north west coast of Western Australia.

Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill division has refuted claims its pledge to spend millions training local workers in exchange for an enterprise migration agreement (EMA) is a publicity stunt.

Specialised engineering and asset management group UGL has secured $350 million of new contracts.

Rallies denouncing the federal government's enterprise migration agreements (EMAs) are planned for the Pilbara as the mining union continues to dispute claims of a lack of skilled d

Troubled miner Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has reported some good news, boosting quarterly production at its uranium mine in the Northern Territory.

Ausdrill has advanced its plan to acquire the Best Tractor Parts Group, signing a non-binding heads of agreement to negotiate terms and conditions of the transaction.

Fly-in, fly-out mine workers aren't in it just for the big bucks, a study shows.

Australian company Alumina's joint venture partner Alcoa has kicked off the US earnings reporting season by announcing a sharp drop in profits on the back of weaker aluminium prices.

Navigator Resources shares have tanked after the struggling gold miner unveiled a highly-dilutive $16 million rights issue to stave off collapse.

The Clontarf Foundation has announced a partnership with the Australian Gas Technology Conference & Exhibition to encourage more indigenous students to consider a career in oil and gas.

Centaurus Metals has completed a $26.2 million equity raising, with major shareholder Atlas Iron maintaining its 19.85 stake in the Brazil-focused iron ore miner and a US-based resources inve

Construction giant Leighton Holdings has sold its Thiess Waste Management to international water and environmental services company Remondis AG & Co KG for $218 million.

Shares in Iluka Resources have plunged to 18-month lows after the mineral sands miner surprised the market with a sales downgrade and dire short-term outlook for the global economy.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says he is confident the federal government's mining tax will withstand a High Court challenge.

Engineering company Calibre Group has commenced marketing a $75 million initial public offering, the largest of the year, at a price that reflects the downturn in the stockmarket over the past quar

China-backed iron ore miners in the Mid West are preparing to join forces to develop a port and rail link to Oakajee if the current proposal by Oakajee Port and Rail fails to proceed.

Saudi Arabian-based engineering contractor NSH Corporation set up shop in Perth today and announced plans to provide services to the oil and gas sector, including the use of foreign labour to shore

Queensland-based Linc Energy has cut 60 jobs as it aims to achieve a cash profit of $15 million in the 2012/13 financial year.

Georgiou Group and its indigenous partner, Gumala Enterprises, have won a $37 million construction contract with Rio Tinto.

The owners of the Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas (APLNG) project in Queensland have made a final commitment to add a second LNG train to the $23 billion project.

Maintenance and construction company Transfield Services has won new contracts in the United States, New Zealand and Western Australia totalling $200 million.

Unions are hoping thousands will attend rallies across the state opposing the federal government's enterprise migration agreements (EMAs).

The state government has committed $20 million in Royalties for Regions funding to support the redevelopment of student accommodation at Agricola College in Kalgoorlie.

Mutiny Gold looks set to forge ahead with developing its Deflector deposit in the mid-west following positive results from a bankable feasibility study.