Shanna Crispin

LOGISTICS company Toll Group is ramping up investment in Western Australia in a bid to meet demand from mining companies and increase its share of the oil and gas market.

Western Australia’s live export market is facing further uncertainty as tighter regulation and the high Australian dollar put pressure on both farmers and exporters.

Thermal coal miner New Hope says it is reviewing the pace at which it is developing new projects because of falling coal prices and the strong Australian dollar.

Sirius Resources share price has risen a further 9 per cent this morning as the market responds to yet more positive news from the company's Nova nickel and copper discovery.

The new head of the Waste Authority has vowed to push for a landfill levy increase and see all proceeds put back into improving waste avoidance and recycling.

THE men behind the second largest Western Australian-based franchise have come on board to help rebuild struggling Stirling Foods.

Perth Surveying Services has won a $2.7 million contract with John Holland to work on the Wheatstone LNG construction village.

THE level of exploration activity being undertaken by junior miners in Africa is increasing, with Burkina Faso in particular coming more into focus as a promising gold producer. 

The sustainability of Australia’s mining industry could be at risk because of mining companies’ shift away from greenfields exploration.