Rio deal with Chinalco is dead; Troubled Mirvac launches $1.1bn capital raising; BHP tempts China with index-linked ore prices; Investors pull back as mining falls off; Brandrill warns of loss for second half
A new anti-uranium campaign is due to be launched tomorrow as the Conservation Council of WA today submitted its concerns over BHP Billiton's proposed Yeelirrie uranium mine to the environmental watchdog.
Three Western Australian junior explorers are the latest in a string of companies to head to market for fresh equity, today unveiling plans to raise a total of nearly $10 million.
Aquila Resources has had a win in the Queensland Supreme Court case relating to its dispute with its joint venture partner in the West Pilbara iron ore project.
Cash-strapped biodiesel producer Australian Renewable Fuels plans to raise over $2 million, underwritten by a major shareholder, as it acknowledges it has continued to struggle to generate cash flow.
The state government's recently established Freight and Logistics Council has been given the task of assessing the contentious issue of upgrading grain transportation in Western Australia.
Shares in office equipment financing company ThinkSmart have jumped after the execution of a new wholesale funding deal with Societe Generale (SG) in Spain.
Sinosteel Midwest Corporation has warned its Mid West iron ore project may not go ahead after the environmental watchdog failed to approve an integral part of the mining proposal.
A Chinese government agency is set to take a 13 per cent interest through a near $10 million placement in East Perth-based Bauxite Resources following Foreign Investment Review Board approval.
Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers, the company behind the $3.5 billion urea plant near Collie, has awarded an engineering and construction contract to a Korean and Indonesian consortium.
A joint venture led by engineering and construction company Clough has been awarded a contract for early works on a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) project being developed by Exxon Mobil in Papua New Guinea.
Stocks soar on rise in GDP; Kagara poised to raise close to $200m; Ore price fall puts China on spot, boosts miners; WA may privatise assets to aid books; Union fury as Gillard talks tough
IN addition to the vigorous commercial construction activity in the city in recent years, the resources boom and resulting prosperity also ignited discussions around 'place making' and the opportunity to create a liveable, attractive and sustainable city.
PERTH universities have embarked on major capital works programs, developing award-winning, world-class research and learning facilities without sacrificing design aesthetics.
DOMESTIC energy users pursuing greater access to the North West's existing gas supplies have a new fight on their hands, with the partners of the $50 billion Gorgon project seeking urgent joint-selling authorisation from the federal government's competiti
TREASURER Troy Buswell has indicated that Western Australia may be falling behind in its bid for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project as rival host, South Africa, takes charge on the political front.
PERTH architecture firms have remained resilient in the face of adversity, with many emerging from the early stages of the downturn without significant changes to staffing.
COULD a sea of electricity generators appear on the distant horizon off Yanchep in the next few years? Perth-bred scientist and entrepreneur George Taylor certainly hopes so, having a struck a deal with Griffin Energy to develop a wave power station capab
THE Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has put further pressure on the development of new mines in the Mid West by opposing a key part of Sinosteel Midwest Corporation's proposed iron ore project.
WESTERN Australian building and construction companies are continuing to seek opportunities in the Middle East, despite the region's once brightest star, Dubai, continuing to fade.
THE state government will prosecute Apache Energy over the Varanus Island explosion, but many businesses believe the response pales in comparison with the Victorian Esso-Longford explosion of 1998, which generated a Royal Commission.
