Rio Tinto and Alcoa of Australia have struck an agreement with the state government to terminate a bauxite mining joint venture on the Mitchell Plateau in WA's far north, paving the way for the area to be included in a new national park.
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Perth-based building company Doric will soon start work on Westbridge Property Group's Tenth and Beaufort Apartments, having signed a construction deal understood to be worth around $26 million.
Fortescue Metals Group may have to sell a stake in its iron ore mines or rail infrastructure as it looks to pay down debt after abandoning a $US2.5 billion refinancing.
Medical marijuana company Phytotech Medical has entered into an agreement to wholly acquire Canada-based MMJ Bioscience, in a deal worth about $20.7 million.
Shares in copper miner Latitude Consolidated skyrocketed on news it plans to exit the resources sector with a proposed acquisition of consumer services technology company Yatango through a scrip deal valued at about $18 million.
The board of iron ore miner Pluton Resources has regained control of the company after its major shareholder, General Nice Resources, retired KordaMentha as receivers yesterday.
TPG Telecom insists that its $1.4 billion bid for internet provider iiNet is good for the takeover target's shareholders, despite opposition from some investors.
Doubts have emerged over plans by Qantas and China Eastern to expand their alliance after the competition watchdog expressed concern about it possibly leading to higher airfares.
Gold has firmed for the fourth straight session to its highest in more than two weeks, as the US dollar extends losses and expectations rise that the Federal Reserve will hold off until at least September to raise interest rates.
LEND Lease is upping the ante on renewable energy and sustainability at its Alkimos Beach estate in the northern suburbs, recording Australian firsts in terms of green building and energy storage.
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WESTERN Australian property players have given a mixed response to the federal government's willingness to debate whether first home buyers should be allowed to use their superannuation to buy a ho
Windward Resources has taken advantage of a recent spike in its share price to raise $6 million to fund exploration at its Fraser Range nickel-copper projects.
One year after buying the Thunderbox operations from Norilsk Nickel, Saracen Mineral Holdings has announced plans to develop an open pit gold mine that will double its production to about 300,000 ounces per annum by the 2017 financial year.
Peak Resources has appointed engineering firm Amec Foster Wheeler for its Ngualla rare earth project in Tanzania after locking in a $5 million interim loan.
The Australian share market got to within five points of the 6,000 points mark on Monday but then fizzled out, with no major corporate or economic news to maintain momentum.
