Property developer Port Bouvard has agreed to sell its landholding at Lot 105 Old Coast Road Dawesville for $4.5 million to an undisclosed purchaser with settlement in financial year 2010.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has welcomed the state government's environmental nod for the development of Apache Corporation's Devil Creek gas plant, but says there is room for improvement in the approvals process.
Australasian Resources is considering selling its non-iron ore assets after a merger with Clive Palmer's Resource Development International was called off.
Fox Resources is aiming to generate cash in the short-term after it launched test work on nickel and copper ore stockpiles at its Pilbara operation, which was placed on care and maintenance last ye
Median house price movements in the March quarter were highly divergent, with Wanneroo up more than 7 per cent while homes in the western suburbs dropped the most, new analysis shows.
BHP Billiton has taken further steps to develop its Yeelirrie uranium deposit near Wiluna, immediately attracting criticism from environment groups but winning support from the pro-uranium state government.
The senior executive team at Wesfarmers has agreed to a salary freeze for two years and will forego individual bonuses potentially worth a collective $4.5 million.
South Perth-based Cooper Energy says it has had to reduce oil production from a new well in South Australia after reaching production capacity at nearby fields.
Environment Minister Donna Faragher has today given approval for the development of the Devil Creek onshore gas processing plant, a joint venture between Apache Energy and Santos.
A new beachside suburb accommodating for 1,000 homes in the City of Wanneroo has taken a step forward with amendments to the metropolitan region scheme tabled in parliament today.
Plans for a private port at Kwinana, backed by BGC boss Len Buckeridge, progressed today after Planning Minister John Day tabled planning scheme amendments to facilitate the reclassification of a waterway reservation to an industrial zone.
The new company to emerge from a merger between Jackson Minerals and Scimitar Resources will seek $7.5 million in fresh capital to ramp up exploration activities at its uranium assets.
Western Australia continues to dominate the country's share of capital investment on advanced projects with latest figures showing the state accounted for more than 70 per cent of expenditure.
West Perth-based Continental Capital has taken a further step towards establishing itself as a coal producer after securing a $20 million debt facility and a deal to acquire two more coal assets.
Heron Resources has suffered a blow with Brazilian mining giant Vale withdrawing from the $2 billion Kalgoorlie nickel joint venture, leaving the West Perth-based company looking for a new partner.
Property developer Aspen Group has locked in $41 million from its planned $82.4 million capital raising, with the institutional component oversubscribed.
Woodside Petroleum has entered a deal with Apache Corporation for the supply of gas from two Western Australian fields for a second processing train at its Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility.
The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
RESIDENTIAL property developers and builders were big winners from state and federal budget initiatives, which will provide much-needed stimulus to the property industry.
THE state government has established a working group to review energy infrastructure options in the Mid West after its surprise decision to defer the upgrade of the transmission line to Geraldton.
ALCOA of Australia managing director Alan Cransberg, Hawaiian property group manager Kate O'Hara (pictured) and KPMG tax partner Craig Yaxley have been appointed to the Black Swan State Theatre Compan
JODY Elliot launched recruitment website Mineblogger at the height of the resources boom to assist organisations dealing with the shortage of skilled labour.
