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Newcrest Mining Ltd has agreed to farm into the Mount Mackenzie gold project in Queensland which is currently owned by Leederville-based SmartTrans Holdings Limited (60%) and Australia Oriental Minerals NL (40%).

Takeover target Midwest Corporation Ltd has announced a 10-week delay in completion of its pre-feasibility study for its flagship Weld Range iron ore project in the Mid West region, because of delays in its drilling programme.

Santos Ltd and its joint venture partner Apache Energy have today announced the go-ahead for the $842 million Reindeer project, which involves development of an offshore gas field and construction of a gas plant south of Dampier.

BHP Billiton's petroleum arm is expecting double digit volume growth for the next four or five years following flat production volumes over the last two fiscal years, the company said today.

West Perth-based Atlas Iron Ltd has obtained a 19.9% interest in emerging iron ore explorer Warwick Resources Ltd, acquiring shares in Warwick at 0.23 cents via a share placement and off market purchase for a consideration of approximately $4.3 million.

West Perth-based African Energy Resources (Guernsey) Ltd has announced the completion of a private placement to raise $4.5 million, through shares issued at 0.27 cents, to fund ongoing feasibility studies on the Chirundu Uranium project in Zambia.

Fortescue milestone marks end of giants stranglehold: Forrest; Santos to give Devil Creek nod; WAN goes on the attack to 'set the record straight'; Receivers target Opes six; Business calls for tax relief from states

Lead miner Magellan Metals Pty Ltd has responded to criticism of its role in cleaning up lead contamination in Esperance by asserting that the Esperance Port Authority should take the lead role.

The state government has announced plans to turn High Street in East Fremantle into a four-lane divided road, the latest step in its efforts to cope with heavy truck movements to and from Fremantle port.

The state government plans to introduce a $780 million subsidy scheme to limit increase in electricity prices, after rejecting a recommendation to lift prices by about 60 per cent over two years.

Redcliff- based construction services group, Global Construction Services Ltd has today announced a revised full year net profit forecast of $9.5 million for the year to 30 June 2008.

Shares in takeover target Golden West Resources Ltd have soared over 70 per cent after it was revealed iron ore mining company Portman Ltd had acquired a 10 per cent stake while its bidder Fairstar Resources discloses its position in the Opes Prime saga.

Perth-based IT services provider ASG Group is pleased to announce that it has secured contracts with a total value of approximately $75 million.

Western Power today announced a new alliance agreement with Downer EDI Engineering and Tenix Alliance which will provide Western Power, with resources for the future transmission and distribution infrastructure of its south-west interconnected system.

Wesfarmers is raising US$650 million (approximately A$710 million) following the successful pricing of a bond issue in the United States.

Gold miner St Barbara Ltd say it plans to increase production to one million ounces of gold by 2010 as it brings newly developed assets on stream.

One of Australia's most senior mining lobbyists says the nation's gold sector cannot ignore the range of high profile issues facing it or put at risk their social licence to operate.

Total Staffing Solutions Ltd's offshore division has signed an agreement to acquire Perth-based CFM Global for $2 million which includes an agency supply agreement for sourcing skilled international labour.

The Len Buckeridge-backed James Point Pty Ltd has signalled its intention to press ahead with a private port in Cockburn Sound, appointing two high profile players from the sector to head the company.

Perth-based engineering and construction company Clough Ltd has been awarded a $200 million joint venture contract to build the LNG jetty berth for Woodside's Pluto LNG project in the Pilbara.

West Perth-based office equipment financing company ThinkSmart Ltd has announced the extension of its PC World and PC City contracts in UK and Europe to the end of 2013.

West Perth-based Marengo Mining Limited has filed its final prospectus to raise A$9.1 million, in the Canadian market, which will be used to fund a definitive feasibility study on its wholly-owned Yandera copper molybdenum project in Papua New Guinea.

Small companies listed on the Australian stock exchange today continued to reveal details of their exposure to the collapse of stockbroker Opes Prime, including Perth-based Blackham Resources, Hodges Resources, Catalyst Metal and Conquest Mining.

Two weeks on from his retirement, the state's top industry policy adviser says the project approvals system and the development of the Pilbara are among the most pressing issues facing the Carpenter government.

In the 1970s, one of the quietest jets landing at Perth Airport was the popular Boeing 727. These days only a couple still come to Perth, operating as freightliners.

FASTER processing of applications and preferential treatment for ‘low risk' employers are two strategies that would vastly improve the 457 visa system, according to some industry groups and businesses

Rarely do you hear a Margaret River winemaker pine for what the Swan Valley has. Despite the valley's long history of viticulture, almost as long as European settlement in Western Australia, and Margaret River's comparative youth in that respect, the So

Western Australia is best known for its mining and agricultural exports, but in the past month a handful of local companies and institutions have announced deals that will widen the state's export profile.

A REBRANDING initiative across the frozen food division of Osborne Park-based manufacturer Kailis & France Foods has started with a name change.

Western Australia remains the driving force behind the nation's economy and is predicted to sustain strong growth rates despite higher interest rates, a weak stockmarket and the United States' economic downturn.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of I

PERTH-BASED mining publisher, Aspermont Ltd, has agreed to buy English company Mining Communications Ltd in a cash and scrip deal valued at $18.8 million.