Western Australia's business leaders, including Woodside's Peter Coleman, said today the state needs to focus on meeting its own skilled labour needs, as Queensland Premier Anna Bligh swooped on the s
Diversified miner and explorer Perilya says it will tap shareholders for up to $110 million to pay off debts accrued through the acquisition of Globestar in January, continue the development of the Po
Perth-based oil and gas junior Buru Energy has extended its gas supply agreement with Alcoa by one year, giving it more time to establish sufficient reserves to commence supply of the gas.
NRW Holdings has announced a three year, $36 million extension to its earthworks contract with Rio Tinto at its Simandou iron ore development in West Africa.
Rio Tinto plans to use surplus water from its Pilbara iron ore mines to cultivate crops on its pastoral leases in the Pilbara, to use as stock feed for its little-known cattle farming activities.
Western Australian companies reported the nation’s highest growth in 457 visa recruitment over the past 12 months, according to KPMG’s latest annual skilled migration survey.
Stocks in Pan Asia Corporation shot up today after the mining and exploration firm revealed a 115 per cent increase in resource reserves at its flagship coal project in Indonesia.
Rio Tinto will sell 13 of its aluminium units including refineries and smelters as the world's second biggest miner seeks to streamline its Alcan business.
Qantas Airways says its decade-long association with Rio Tinto has been extended for a further three years after the airline signed a new agreement with the mining giant.
The Australian Securities Exchange is evaluating stricter rules for the disclosure of reserves and resources by listed mining and oil & gas companies, in order to align Australian standards with i
Today’s confirmation that the coal miner, New Hope, has put itself up for sale follows yesterday’s capitulation by iron ore miner, Sundance, and begs the question: who’s next?
ERM Power and its joint venture partners Empire Oil & Gas and Wharf Resources have signed a gas supply agreement with Alcoa of Australia for gas from its Gingin West and Red Gully gas fields, off
THIS week’s good news on the resources front – the formal go-ahead of the $29 billion Wheatstone gas project – has quickly turned into a political stoush over the issue of local content.
Geraldton-based Centrals Civil Earthmoving and Mining Contractors has won two major three-year mining services contracts with MMG Golden Grove, which it says will create 40 new jobs in the Mid West.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has joined fellow Perth-based contractor NRW Holdings in signing a framework agreement with Rio Tinto that makes it a preferred contractor for the iron ore miner'
Rio Tinto has committed to spend a further $US833 million ($813 million) in the Pilbara, as part of its drive "to substantially increase iron ore production capacity".