Canadian-owned HNZ Australia has extended its long-running contract with Rio Tinto, purchasing three new helicopters to take marine pilots to the mining giant's iron ore carriers at Dampier and Cap
WESTERN Australia is rapidly emerging as a centre of excellence for mine automation, with resources demand for remote operated equipment spurred on by high wages costs, adherence to strict safety r
A DECADE ago, engineering and construction contractor Monadelphous Group just made it into a listing of the state's 50 largest companies, with a market capitalisaton of $71 million.
The determination of native title and the subsequent negotiation of land-use agreements is a long and arduous process for all involved but a signature on the dotted line of a deal is only the begin
Twenty years on from the first recognition of native title in Australia, land-use agreement negotiations and the management of benefits has evolved significantly.
Decmil Group has won a new contract under its framework agreement with Rio Tinto, securing a $30 million construction deal at the mining giant's Marandoo mine in the Pilbara.
SUBIACO-BASED building and construction outfit Northerly Group has been appointed to create a $15 million office building for Rio Tinto at Perth Airport.
MAJOR and emerging resources players may dominate the conversation around the state's mining boom, but many lesser-known yet highly innovative mining services companies are also reaping the rewards
‘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
IT'S a constant dilemma for those working in remote and isolated mining locations; a worker identifies a hazard but it's potentially hours before anyone else is made aware of it.
INDIGENOUS contractor Carey Mining has taken another step towards diversifying its business by establishing a new jointly owned company focused on solar power installations in regional areas.
Rio Tinto and its partners have agreed to spend $US5.2 billion expanding their massive iron ore operations in the Pilbara, with Rio saying the demand outlook is positve and that competing supp
ACQUISITIONS and strategic alliances have helped civil construction and maintenance contractor WBHO Civil significantly expand its business operations in recent years.
The past year has been a whirlwind for businesses that have featured in the Rising Stars awards, with some rising to greater heights while others have faced major challenges.
Paul Musca had an inauspicious start in business. While his peers did sensible things like study at university, he preferred surfing, while working as a labourer on drilling rigs.
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
Engineering firm UGL has won $190 million in contracts to supply and maintain freight locomotives for four different companies, including Rio Tinto's Pilbara mining operations.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore has awarded a contract to manage the expansion of its Nammuldi iron ore mine in the Pilbara, to a joint venture between Lycopodium and URS Australia.
Is the window really closing on new investment in Western Australia's iron ore industry, or are BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto playing their old game of making life tough for junior miners and anyone e
Mining giant Rio Tinto has flagged cutting some of its multi-billion dollar Australian expansion projects amid soaring costs, but says its Western Australian iron ore developments are likely to be
Mining giant Rio Tinto has signed a $3 million partnership with the University of Western Australia aimed at increasing supply of graduates for the mining industry.
AUSTRALIAN law firm Allens Arthur Robinson has added to the extraordinary variety in the Australian legal sector by finding a new way to come together with its international partner.
Growing demand for quality apartments and resort-style living in Karratha is providing an increasingly lucrative niche for property developers and investors.
WESTERN Africa is fast becoming known as the world's third major iron ore province, as miners explore and develop high-grade, low-cost prospects in the region.
CHINA'S decision to slow national growth has cast doubt over the strength of the iron ore trade and led to uncertainty about the sector's outlook, at least in the near term.
One day after the federal government's minerals resource rent tax passed the Senate, mining giant Rio Tinto has disclosed that its total tax payments jumped 38 per cent to US$10.2 billion last fina
