Nickel miner Western Areas has reported a 37.5 per cent rise in net profit despite a small drop in revenue, with the company focusing on reducing costs in the year ahead.
Gold prices extended gains to a one-month high after minutes from last month's US Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a decreased likelihood for interest rates to be raised in September.
Famed 1980s deal maker John Spalvins and Perth investor Brettney Fogarty pushed today for major changes at embattled copper mine Aditya Birla Minerals, putting dozens of questions to directors and the auditor at a four-hour shareholder meeting.
Balcatta-based drilling services company Imdex has confirmed reports it is seeking to undertake a $35 million capital raising to pay off debt, while also announcing a net loss of $22.5 million for the 2015 financial year.
Oil prices have risen modestly as traders looked ahead to weekly US commercial inventory data that could provide insights into demand in the world's largest consumer of crude oil.
Gold has fallen, as the US dollar rebounds following upbeat US housing data that supports views of a looming Federal Reserve interest rate rise, while silver tumbles on the heels of falling copper prices.
Securing Australia's economic future will require a strong focus on harnessing the nation's energy resources and further developing the global connections that provide pathways to both imports and exports. This is especially true in Western Australia, where energy is emerging as a sector of key state economic importance.
Marine services business MMA Offshore is predicting a tough year ahead after posting a net loss of $51.3 million for the 2015 financial year, on the back of a $125 million impairment flagged last month.
Monadelphous Group says it will be looking to reduce costs to weather the current market conditions, with the company announcing a 23.6 per cent slide in net profit for the 2015 financial year, to $105.8 million.
Sirius Resources has sold off all of the nickel and copper it plans to produce out of its Nova mine in the first three years, after signing an offtake agreement with Glencore today.
Naracoota Resources has announced plans to exit mining and enter the tech sphere through the reverse takeover of a health informatics company backed by Perth technology entrepreneur Nathan Buzza, in a deal worth $12.4 million.
Gold has firmed, building on its biggest weekly rise in three months, buoyed by weaker-than-expected US data and lingering uncertainty over the implications of China's yuan devaluation.
Rail operator Aurizon has cut the capex estimate of its West Pilbara iron ore project by 25 per cent to $4.5 billion, while also announcing a 15 per cent rise in underlying net profit to $604 million for the 2015 financial year.
A new iron ore mine proposed by BHP Billiton, and revisions to conditions placed on Rio Tinto's Marandoo iron ore project near Tom Price, have been recommended for approval by the environmental watchdog.
Gold has turned slightly lower as the US dollar shifts higher on encouraging US data and as investors weigh the impact of China's currency intervention on the timing for the first US interest rate increase in nearly a decade.
Mining giant BHP Billiton has contributed about half a million dollars towards the construction of a walk trail on Rottnest Island, making it the largest contribution to the island by a corporate entity.
Clive Palmer's private company has suffered a resounding loss in legal battle with China's CITIC Pacific, with a court judgement describing Mineralogy's claims as astonishing, farcical and without substance.
Gold fell 1 per cent on Thursday, snapping five sessions of gains, on the back of upbeat US data and concerns eased over further losses in the yuan after the devaluation of the currency by China.
