The state government expects about half of local prospectors' program of work applications will be fee-free from the start of July, after it substantially increased the size threshold.
Atlas Iron has accepted the state government's iron ore royalty relief program, which will deliver an up-front cash injection of $12.5 million and an expected total benefit of $23 million.
The state government has announced a $40 million package to reduce charges at the Utah Point bulk handling facility by up to $2.50 per tonne, in an effort to help junior miners continue to export iron ore.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion is confident the state is set for further long-term growth as an energy exporter and a hub for industry knowledge.
Western Australia is another step towards developing a uranium export industry, with Canadian giant Cameco receiving federal environmental approval at its Kintyre deposit in the East Pilbara.
The state government's scheme to stimulate mining exploration has provided wide-ranging economic benefit, but the negative effect of falling commodity prices could stifle any further gains, according to modelling by a new report.
Producers and explorers will be breathing a sigh of relief this week after the state government announced it would leave resources royalty rates unchanged in this year's budget.
Amid the gloom, WA has some positive resources stories to tell,with uranium developers buoyed by improving news, investment certainty guaranteed around royalties rates - for now - and nickel reappearing as a sturdy performer.
Sales from Western Australia's minerals and petroleum industries totalled $114 billion in 2014, up $200 million from 2013, according to the latest industry snapshot from the Department of Mines and Petroleum.
The state government has opted not to change commodity royalties in this year's budget at the expense of almost $180 million in previously booked revenue.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion says Queensland's looming ban on mining uranium is an opportunity for Western Australia to capitalise on mining the nuclear fuel ore.
The state government has outlined a plan to rein in IT spending, which currently exceeds $1 billion, on the back of Treasurer Mike Nahan's pledge to make the public sector leaner.
Mirvac and Singapore's Keppel REIT's $280 million office tower at the Cathedral + Treasury Precinct has hit a key milestone, with the building reaching its highest point at 33 storeys.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has applauded state government plans to review charges for the Utah Point bulk export facility at Port Hedland but wants the review extended to other ports.
Standout junior explorers are finding investors for their mining projects, while others are cutting back on exploration and development to counteract a tough corporate finance market and increased government fees.
The Department of Mines and Petroleum has finalised new environmental assessment fees for mining proposals and program-of-work applications, to take effect from July 1.
Junior oil explorers angered by a sudden increase in government tenement fees are close to forming an alliance to fight the fee changes, including a 700 per cent increase for some onshore tenement fees.
Western Australia's subdued resources exploration sector is set to receive a new boost in the form of a digital map for explorers to better target mining and petroleum discoveries.
Perth-based building and construction company JAXON has added a pair of affordable housing projects to its portfolio of works, comprising an $18.6 million apartment project for the Department of Housing and a $22 million complex for Foundation Housing.
One of the state's residential building hotspots, the northern corridor village of Ellenbrook, is entering its final phases, coinciding with its 20th year of development.
For the best ringside seat at a bruising encounter don't buy a ticket to a boxing event, sign up for an iron ore forecasting conference which will, for the first time since prices crashed, put the big boys of the industry on the same podium as the small producers.
Perth land developer Peet says it will seek to raise $47 million to help fund $95 million worth of acquisition interests in six residential development projects across Australia.
A 430-student primary school for Ellenbrook has won regulatory approval today, as the last stage of residential development, Annie's Landing, enters its final phases.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion says a partnership between Western Australia and Chinese geoscientists could help unlock the mysteries of the state's geology.
The Department of Mines and Petroleum says it will return millions of dollars in unconditional performance bonds associated with dead tenements to mining companies and individuals through its rehabilitation fund program.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion has announced that Western Australia will play a key role in settling global safety standards for emerging remote controlled mining machinery.
Woodside, WorleyParsons and KBR were awarded the overall prize at the 2014 WA Engineering Excellence awards last night for their project entry, the $5 billion North Rankin Redevelopment project, which exports gas to the Karratha gas plant.
The state government's Mining Rehabilitation Fund initiative has met with almost unanimous industry uptake, Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion said today.
Housing Minister Bill Marmion has marked the construction of the 150th home under its community housing growth strategy by announcing the government is well ahead of schedule on its plan to deliver 20,000 affordable housing opportunities by 2020.
Mid-tier iron ore miner Mineral Resources' $70 million investment in six new trains has kicked off its stated 20-year commitment to the Yilgarn region.
BGC Residential has launched 10 modular homes in Peet's Shorehaven estate in Alkimos as a demonstration of what it can achieve through alternative building techniques.
Listed developer Peet and the state's second-biggest homebuilder, ABN Group, will develop more than 600 housing lots in Midvale after purchasing a parcel of land from the Department of Housing for
The latest round of Western Australia's Exploration Incentive Scheme will pump almost $5 million into the search for minerals and petroleum at a crucial time for the state's resources industry.
