In a rare move for the pro-mining Barnett government, environment minister Albert Jacob has sided with the Environmental Protection Authority and rejected appeals by Canadian company Cameco over its proposed Yeelirrie uranium mine in the Goldfields.
Paladin Energy has offloaded its entire shareholding in Deep Yellow, taking advantage of a share price spike after the uranium miner's former managing director John Borshoff joined the junior explorer.
Perth-based Strike Resources has sold its Apurimac and Cusco iron ore projects in Peru for about $13.5 million, as the company shifts its focus to other commodities.
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Holding an even exposure to base metals and gold will be the key to keeping Independence Group's performance consistent across the commodity cycle, according to managing director Peter Bradford, although the time was not yet right to be looking for new gold projects.
Today's appointment by Independence Group of its first female board member has taken it off the list of ASX200 companies lacking female representation on their boards, although four other Western Australian businesses remain among those still to adopt gender diversity at board level.
The Federal Court has approved multi-million dollar fines slapped on ANZ Banking Group and Macquarie Bank for attempted fixing of the benchmark rate for the Malaysian ringgit, reaching the decision only "with some hesitation".
Pacific Energy chairman Cliff Lawrenson will add the top job at Atlas Iron to his list of roles after being appointed chief executive and managing director of the iron ore miner today.
BHP Billiton says production at its disaster-hit Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil could restart in 2017, but only if the joint venture project's $US3.8 billion of debt is restructured and new operating approvals are secured.
The Australian share market has gotten off to a firm start following overnight gains on Wall Street, but investor mood remains cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.
Oil prices edged off earlier gains to end Tuesday nearly unchanged, as the support from OPEC's plan to limit production were undercut by an energy watchdog's assessment of how much those nations are currently producing.
Gold edged lower on Tuesday, losing its luster as the US Federal Reserve began its two-day meeting during which it is expected to deliver the second U.S. interest rate hike in a decade and provide some insight into its outlook for 2017.
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Clive Palmer has won a battle in his ongoing legal fight with Chinese company CITIC Pacific Mining after a Western Australian Supreme Court judge ordered the company to pay him $US10.7 million ($A14.3 million).
Education, research, agribusiness and mining services will be the biggest winners from a recent sister state agreement signed between the state government and the government of Indian state Andhra Pradesh, according to Treasurer Mike Nahan.
New data out today confirms Perth's residential property market has yet to show signs of a turnaround, but one industry figure says the sector is close to the bottom of the cycle.
Renewable technology company Bombora Wave Power says an independent study has confirmed the viability of its first commercial project, a 60-megawatt wave farm in Portugal, which it says will cost $180 million to develop.
Perth-based NRW Holdings has been contracted to provide more services to Rio Tinto at the mining giant's Yandi iron ore operation in the Pilbara, in a deal worth $40 million.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is raising its standard variable rates for investor mortgages by 0.07 per cent following earlier raises to its fixed-rate products.
