CBH Resources has decided to develop its Panorama copper-zinc project in the Pilbara as an underground mine with capital costs estimated at $150 million.
Woodside Petroleum chief Don Voelte today slammed key terms of a third party gas supply deal struck by rival liquefied natural gas developer Chevron as "stupid".
West Perth-based Bass Metals plans to raise $15.3 million, which in combination with its $15 million banking facility, will be used to develop the Fossey polymetallic project in Tasmania.
Premier Colin Barnett's chief-of-staff Deidre Willmott is moving to a new role with the state government due to a potential conflict of interest while the government's director of communications has been asked to 'sit' on his resignation.
Oil junior AED Oil has drawn the attention of the share market regulator over the timing and content of its disclosure relating to problems at the Puffin oil field in the Timor Sea.
Shares in Subiaco-based IMX Resources are higher after an unnamed party expressed interest in providing $US45 million ($A49 million) in finance for its Southern Oregon mineral sands project in the US through a mix of debt and equity.
Shares in Aviva Corporation have slumped after it decided not to extend its option over the only coal deposit for the Coolimba power project in the Mid West, part of the ramifications of the lost power supply tender contract to Verve Energy.
Shares in West Perth-based Red 5 have surged after it received the final approval from the Philippines government for its $US73 million ($A79 million) Siana gold project.
An Australian business lobby group has called for a study into financing for small businesses, suggesting SMEs are taking an unfair hit on restricted access to finance, and the growing relative cost of small business finance.
Perth-based Advanced Well Technologies and Brisbane-based MBA Petroleum Consultants have merged to create a company that services the energy and gas sectors.
Shares in local brewer Gage Roads have jumped more than 10 per cent after announcing it had secured a $4.2 million credit facility and kicked off previously announced expansion plans which will raise its annual brewing capacity.
The number of Perth-based companies with listing aspirations is growing with four more resource entities this week opening their initial public offers to raise a collective $25 million.
Australasian Resources has gained federal environmental approval for its $2.7 billion Balmoral South iron ore project as discussions continue with a number of potential financiers.
WESTERN Australians are often accused of being behind the times when it comes to regulations governing retail shopping hours, but national lawmakers aren’t beyond of bit that themselves.
FARMING groups expect that a fire early this week at a Western Meat Packers Group facility in O'Connor will have costly consequences for the state’s meat processing industry.
NO doubt many positive outcomes will emerge from the pain of global economic downturn, but one that’s immediately obvious is the opportunity it has provided smaller employers to implement efficiency measures, redevelop management structures and refo
THE modest rise in the jobless rate relative to previous downturns in the labour market reflects the growing number of local companies that are retaining workers they fought hard to recruit during the boom.
THE Rottnest Island Authority has launched a new tender for the development of a premium hotel on the Mount Herschel site overlooking Longreach Bay, following the failure of its initial efforts in previous years.
EAST Perth's status as a prime high-density residential precinct has been further enhanced with the opening of two large apartment complexes on Adelaide Terrace.
THE State Administrative Tribunal has upheld a decision of the Building Disputes Tribunal for BGC Construction to pay compensation for a breach of contract over a concrete slab.
THE City of Perth has approved a final concept plan for a revamp of St Georges Terrace between William and Barrack streets that focuses on pedestrian traffic rather than vehicles.
THE City of Cockburn's planning division has won three awards in three categories at the Planning Institute of Australia's Western Australian awards for planning excellence.
OSBORNE Park-based not-for-profit employment agency, Intework, has established a new employment model aimed at integrating people with disabilities into the mainstream workforce.
State parliament today passed legislation to broaden the gas specifications of the state's main gas pipelines, removing a key obstacle to BHP Billiton's plans to develop the $1 billion Macedon gas project off Exmouth.
