Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion has flagged new industry safety guidelines in the wake of five mining fatalities in Western Australia in nine months.
The Environmental Protection Authority has commenced a new assessment of the proposed LNG gas hub near Broome, as speculation over development of the offshore Browse Basin gas fields increases.
Never has the KISS management principle (keep it simple, stupid) been better demonstrated than in the dreadful condition of Western Australia's mineral processing sector, where crisis is piling on crisis.
Western Australia has been ranked as the world's most attractive jurisdiction for investment in the resources sector, based on the state's geology and its improved policy settings.
Western Australia's mineral and petroleum sector grew 15 per cent in value last year, after a weaker Australian dollar and greater sales helped counteract falls in some commodity prices.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has officially opened its new corporate office in Naval Base, a move managing director Simon High says reflects the business's growth and confidence in the yea
The federal coalition has committed to provide tax break to investors in exploration firms if it wins Saturday's election, under an incentive scheme that has been widely lauded by the resources sec
Pluton Resources and Gunson Resources have become the first companies to benefit from the state government's new mining rehabilitation scheme, which replaces project-specific environmental bonds wi
PERTH businessman Paul Underwood says a prolonged dispute with the Department of Water over compulsorily acquired freehold land has burdened his family with extensive legal costs and left them with
THE state government has reaffirmed its opposition to raising the landfill levy while announcing that its ambitious recycling targets are becoming increasingly achievable.
TORO Energy and Cameco have passed major milestones in the past week in their planned development of new uranium mines in Western Australia, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard talked up the prospect o
Lead miner Magellan Metals has been granted approval by the State government to resume transporting lead from its Mid West mine through Fremantle Port, but says it could be nearly a year before exp
The state government is examining whether waste-to-energy facilities will adversely affect people's health and recycling habits before evaluating proposals for facilities in Perth and the Pilbara.
Chadwick Builders has been appointed to build 12 new units in Albany as part of a strategy to increase the amount of public housing available in the town.
The state government has entered into a joint venture with two construction companies, including Brookfield Multiplex, in an effort to make more affordable land available in Perth's southern and north-eastern corridors.
