Premier Colin Barnett is jetting his way to the USA to spruik Western Australia's capabilities as a global energy supplier joining a list of distinguished speakers presenting at one of the world's leading energy policy research forums.
Shares in Western Australia's junior iron ore miners surged today after China's top steel industry body called for a two-month boycott of iron ore produced by BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Brazil's Vale.
The Australian Securities Exchange has decided to block transactions by two of Tony Sage's companies on grounds that controversial businessman Frank Timis would gain too much control.
Takeover target Mesa Minerals has received a requisition calling for the removal of four of its directors, less than a fortnight after shareholders voted down moves to oust the same directors.
Beadell Resources says it has received commitments to raise $57 million, which will be used to complete the acquisition of a Brazilian company that hold the rights to a gold project and an iron ore royalty.
Cape Lambert Resources has cleared a key hurdle in the sale of its Lady Annie copper operation to China Sci-Tech with the Foreign Investment Review Board today approving the transaction.
Shares in Ironbark Zinc surged higher after major shareholder Nyrstar lifted its interest to more than 30 per cent by subscribing to $15 million worth of securities.
Shares in West Perth-based Doray Minerals have more than tripled in trade today after it released high-grade drilling results from its Meekatharra North gold project.
Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers' $3.5 billion Collie urea operation has been granted a major project facilitation status by the federal government, allowing it to have issues responded to promptly.
Bauxite Resources' North Bindoon mine will be scrutinised at one of the highest possible levels by the state environment watchdog as an action group calls for greater disclosure by the company about its future mining plans.
Australia was becoming a riskier place for miners to do business than South Africa, the head of the world's third biggest gold miner, AngloGold Ashanti, said today.
Chevron has awarded Norwegian company Aker Solutions a $100 million contract to supply subsea umbilicals and associated equipment to the massive Gorgon gas project.
Mineral Resources' takeover of Mesa Minerals is poised to go ahead after moves to dump four of Mesa's directors were voted down at a shareholders meeting today.
Shares in Aviva Corporation were higher after the company struck a deal with platinum producer Lonmin to farm-in to a gold and base metals project in west Kenya.
Nickel miner Western Areas says it received strong interest in its convertible bonds issue that raised $125 million, which will partly be used to pay debts with BHP Billiton and ANZ.
Former Polaris Metals chief Ken Hellsten has been appointed managing director of Strike Resources as incumbent Shankar Madan takes the chairman role after John Stephenson passed away last month.
Swick Mining Services has been awarded a new underground drilling contract by Newmont Mining, which is expected to generate more than $50 million in revenue for the drilling specialist over three years.
