News Articles for Atlas Iron

IT'S easy to get excited about what's happening in the fast-moving world of currency values but it's wrong to describe what's happening as a ‘war', because it's not; what's going on is simply econo

Aspiring iron ore miner Brockman Mining has submitted a proposal to gain access to rail infrastructure built by Fortescue Metals Group, setting up competition between two infrastructure providers i

Mining contractor MACA remains optimistic about its prospects of revenue growth in financial year 2013, despite losing a significant contract after Focus Minerals halted its Laverton operations earlier this week.

China trade deal scaled back

Atlas Iron is confident of meeting its full year producrion targets as it continues talks about developing a Pilbara rail solution to support its longer term growth.

David SourbuttsExecutive director/founder Engenium Pty Ltd

Fresh from announcing plans to develop the Iron Valley mine in the Pilbara, Mineral Resources has become the eleventh Western Australian company in the S&P/ASX 100 Index.

Iron ore miner Atlas Iron has joined Western Australia's top producers in reporting a solid second quarter performance.

Atlas Iron says it is on track to meet its near-term targeted annual production rate of 12 million tonnes, with production commencing at its Mt Dove mine and pre-strip mining and earthworks underwa

Atlas Iron has announced three new off-take agreements, covering more than 2.2 million tonnes of iron ore each year.

Iron ore miner Atlas Iron says it has completed a $US275 million financing package to put it on track to produce 12 million tonnes per annum by December 2013.

Forge Group has bucked the trend of mining services providers downgrading expectations, forecasting a profit improvement in FY2013 of between 28 and 43 per cent.

LOOKING at the remuneration packages negotiated by newly appointed chief executives in Perth, there is a common pattern -5 size equals money.

Tougher economic times and increased scrutiny have put a cap on the growth of executive remuneration.

THE state's chief scientist, Lynn Beazley, was awarded the second annual ‘Governors Award for Giving' last week at a ceremony at Government House ballroom to mark the official launch of the Corpora

WA has increased its lead as the country's largest exporter, but the rate of growth has slowed.

At the very end of an extraordinary week, a late announcement from an unlikely source – Transport Minister Troy Buswell – gave one of the few clear signals about future growth in the mining sector.

BGC Contracting has won a three-and-a-half year extension to its mining contract at Atlas Iron's Wodgina iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

DEMAND for microfinance and business support from Many Rivers Opportunities has grown to the point where it is gearing up to open five new offices across the state in the next year.

Finding big WA winners on the stock market has been hard work during the past 12 months, and even the past five years.

BHP Billiton's new office fit-out in Brookfield Place highlights the emergence of a new trend in Western Australian workspaces.

‘UNPRECEDENTED' would be an apt word to describe demand for the services of family owned and operated Wallis Drilling, which has done surface drilling work for some of the biggest open-pit miners s

AS the world enters its fifth year of economic turbulence and even the best-insulated businesses in Western Australia are being affected, the factors that determine business influence in this state

Iron ore producer Atlas Iron has appointed its chief commercial officer Mark Hancock and lawyer Geoff Simpson to its board, as part of the company's expansion plans.

Huge potential could be added to WA's export terminals capacity over the next decade.

Two major rail freight operators are pursuing growth opportunites in WA's mining sector.

Many other companies, from Australia and offshore, are eyeing investments in varied port and rail projects in the state.

Across the Pilbara, in the Mid West, Yilgarn and Great Southern, WA's iron ore sector is planning substantial growth.

Atlas Iron has signed an agreement to buy out its joint venture partner in the Daltons tenements at its Mt Webber iron ore project in the Pilbara, for $33 million in cash and shares.

IT and communications consultants in Western Australia appear to be thriving – a trend which Perth-based company Conducive claims is in response to strong demand from the resources industry.

FTI Consulting and Professional Public Relations are the top financial PR firms in Perth, WA Business News' annual corporate finance survey has found.

Three indigenous groups across Western Australia have found different ways to pursue training, employment and financial goals for their people.

Atlas Iron has sold its Yerecoin magnetite project to US-owned Cliffs Natural Resources for $18 million plus potential royalty payments.

Atlas Iron has sold the Balla Balla magnetite, vanadium and titanium project to Forge Resources for $40 million plus a capped royalty from future production.

THIS year's salary survey shows that it's not just the chief executives at the top end of town who have mouth-watering incomes.

Former Ernst & Young managing partner Jeff Dowling has joined the Atlas Iron board as an independent non-executive director.

ALONG with finance, having access to appropriate infrastructure, such as ports and railways, is another critical factor for mining companies.