Mining

GR Engineering Services says it will continue to pursue legal action against Eastern Goldfields over its work at the Davyhurst operation, while also revealing it would defend Wolf Minerals' $12.2 million claim notice over a project in England.

A company has been fined $65,000 after a mine worker in the Goldfields region narrowly escaped with his life during a site accident.

Local gold explorer Breaker Resources has announced an $11.5 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at its Lake Roe project near Kalgoorlie.

Mining services business Ausdrill has delivered a solid full-year result on the back of strong performance in its gold operations in Africa, and is targeting further growth in the year ahead.

NRW Holdings is in line to receive a $111 million contract for work on OZ Minerals' Carrapateena gold-copper project in South Australia, which today was given the green light for development.

A recovery in commodities prices and ongoing cost reductions have helped diversified miner South32 swing to a solid full-year profit.

BHP Billiton has announced the appointment of outgoing Wesfarmers finance director Terry Bowen to its board.

Monadelphous Group has continued to refine its business as it deals with tough conditions in its core Australian market, revealing today it has closed a US joint venture, opened a workshop in Houston, expanded its operations in Manila and acquired a fabrication business in Newcastle.

Nickel miner Western Areas has returned to profitability and delivered a dividend payout, with plans to increase its exploration spending in the year ahead.

Eastern Goldfields and migme are among a number of companies to have missed paying their annual ASX listing fees, risking removal from the register.

Gold miner Northern Star Resources has outlined its new dividend policy after achieving a record profit result for the 2017 financial year.

BHP Billiton has joined its peers in sharply lifting dividends as stronger prices for iron ore, coal and petroleum helped the global miner post a solid return to profitability.

The share price of Balcatta-based Imdex hit its highest level in four years today after the mining equipment and technology company reported a strong improvement in earnings.

The restructuring of Paladin Energy has taken a surprise turn after Chinese group CNNC Overseas Uranium Holdings advised it would not exercise an option to buy the Langer Heinrich uranium mine.

Fortescue Metals has flagged it will sustain higher payouts for shareholders after a rebound in iron prices and lower costs helped it more than double full-year profit.

Local exploration company Top End Minerals, with the backing of prominent prospector Mark Creasy, has received shareholder approval to raise funds for the purchase of a zinc project in Myanmar and repay its creditors, as it deals with a number of issues left unresolved by its previous board.

GR Engineering Services has requested its shares be suspended from trading on the ASX while it assesses the impact of Eastern Goldfield's now-retracted wind-up order, as well as a £7.5 million ($A12.2 million) bond claim notice lodged by Wolf Minerals.

Aspiring heavy rare earths miner Northern Minerals has raised $2.5 million from investors to fund ongoing development of its Browns Range project in the Kimberley.

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has reversed its decision to wind-up Eastern Goldfields after it was revealed the relevant debt of $383,000 was paid on the same day the winding-up application was lodged.

Sheffield Resources has launched an indigenous employment program for its Thunderbird mineral sands project near Derby, as it deals with an appeal by a local Aboriginal group against recent project approvals.

NRW Holdings has reported a profitable 2017 financial year, but has withheld a dividend payout following its acquisition of Golding Group.

Andrew Forrest has successfully fended off a company that wanted to mine sand at his family's pastoral property in the Pilbara, but has lost an appeal against a uranium explorer that plans to mine in the area.

Decmil Group has been awarded a $13 million contract for work at BHP Billiton's South Flank iron ore project near Newman.

Diversified business Mineral Resources has delivered a turnaround result for the 2017 financial year, along with a higher dividend payout.

Iron ore miner Mount Gibson Iron will pay its first dividend to shareholders since 2014, after reporting a $26.3 million net profit for the 2017 financial year.

Iluka Resources has widened its first-half loss to $81.5 million, from a $20.9 million loss in the prior corresponding period, dragged down by a $165 million hit in impairment and redundancy costs.

Metals X has temporarily suspended underground mining at its Nifty copper operation to undertake repairs.

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ordered the winding-up of Michael Fotios' Eastern Goldfields and the appointment of liquidators, after an application by a local assay laboratory.

A Singaporean group that holds about a 5 per cent stake in Troy Resources has called for a meeting to seek the replacement of the gold miner's board members with its own nominees.

A long-running dispute between Karara Mining and DM Civil over a contract originally worth $26 million has highlighted the extraordinary gulf that often arises between project developers and contractors when their relationship sours.

Aspiring lithium miner Tawana Resources has confirmed the award of a $30 million engineering procurement and construction contract to Primero Group for its Bald Hill project in the Goldfields.

The new Chinese owners of manganese miner Consolidated Minerals will employ 300 personnel for the restart of operations at the mothballed Woodie Woodie mine in the Pilbara.