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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's comments about an end to the mining boom are destructive and could be self-fulfilling, the chairman of iron ore exporter Atlas Iron says.

Struggling lithium miner Galaxy Resources has appointed First Quantum Minerals co-founder Martin Rowley to a special management committee tasked with overseeing a review of the company's operations

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The two big mining contractors that dominate the underground sector have very different recent histories, but face similar challenges.

Elders has appointed a former Wesfarmers executive as its new chairman tasked with restoring the 174-year company into purely a rural services player.

The Australian market has opened higher following a surge on Wall Street where weak economic news continues to mean good news for share markets.

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Nearly four in five Australian employers have no plans to put on new workers in the next three months.

The Australian dollar has lost some ground after weaker-than-expected US economic growth figures drove an earlier rally in the local currency overnight.

US stocks have surged after investors took a positive view of reduced growth estimates.The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 149.83 (1.02 per cent) to 14,910.14.

Perth companies GR Engineering and Aspen Group have announced new leadership, with GR founder Joe Ricciardo moving into a new role and Aspen recruiting a former Valad Property Group executive.

The City of Perth has approved a $2.8 million apartment complex to be developed on Mount Street near Kings Park.

A report tabled in parliament today has indicated a lack of transparency and accountability in the state government's management of native forests.

The Australian dollar is firmer after the People's Bank of China indicated it would move to prevent a credit crunch in the world's second largest economy.

The state government will establish a $5 million ex gratia hardship fund for subcontractors who were not paid for work on government building projects as a result of the insolvency of head contract

The Australian share market made strong gains on Wednesday as investors piled back into resources and banking stocks.

Gavin Construction has appointed administrators to see if it can continue trading, after the company ran into issues on a project in the state's north-west.

The world's largest gold mining company Barrick has slashed 65 jobs in Western Australia due to increasing costs and a weaker gold price.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has laid out a coalition government's plan for the resources sector while mocking the government's controversial mining tax as an act of "economic self-harm".

West African gold developer Papillon Resources has announced positive news regarding its flagship Fekola gold project in Mali.

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Gold producer Apex Minerals has been placed into receivership following an attempt to raise $1 million to repair a generator at its Wiluna mine.

Shares in Moly Mines have surged more than 20 per cent after the company agreed to sell output from its producing iron ore mine in the Pilbara to fellow miner Mineral Resources for about $38 millio

IT services provider ASG Group has signed a $14.8 million contract with the Department of Education.

Federal resources minister Gary Gray is confident Australia will remain a major supplier of metal and minerals commodities, especially to South-East Asia.

The two federal independent MPs who have helped keep the Gillard minority government in power for nearly three years are walking away from politics.

Paladin Energy shares fell by more than 10 per cent after it delayed until August a deal to sell a stake in an African uranium mine.

Premier Colin Barnett is keeping a tight lid on how much has been spent on the government's failed attempts to revive the Muja coal-fired power station in Collie.

The state government will pay more for gas from Chevron's Gorgon project than from the North West Shelf, but says the increase won't all be passed on to consumers.