Newmont Mining says its Boddington gold mine is performing to expectations and will hit full capacity by the end of this year.
Prices for aluminium, copper, nickel, lead and zinc will rise faster than gold this year as industrial demand for these base metals from emerging economies increases, a leading economist says.
China's failure to take a key stake in Rio Tinto has been linked to that nation's lack of experience and a campaign by BHP Billiton.
Family First senator Steve Fielding will meet Telstra chief David Thodey this afternoon before deciding whether to support legislation that will force the break-up of Australia's largest telco.
Oil Search says the massive PNG LNG project has reached financial close and the project now is proceeding in full.
THE Western Australian property industry is the largest employer in the state, generating $9.4 billion in wages and salaries, but industry regulation is impeding further growth, according to new research by the Urban Development Institute of Australia.
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Hotels and Resorts
| Current rank |
Hotel name
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Senior executive
and title |
Number of guest rooms |
Number of beds |
Star Rating |
| 1 |
Sheraton Perth Hotel
|
Ms Debra Watts
General Manager |
486 |
581 |
5 |
| 2 |
InterContinental Perth Burswood
|
Mr Barry Felstead
Chief Executive Officer |
405 |
WND |
5 |
| 3 |
Hyatt Regency Perth
|
Mr Robert Dawson
General Manager |
367 |
393 |
5 |
| 4 |
Rendezvous Observation City Hotel - Perth
|
Mr Aik Hong Tan
General Manager |
333 |
333 |
5 |
| 5 |
Duxton Hotel Perth
|
Mr Bruce Doig
General Manager |
306 |
424 |
5 |
Exporters
| Rank |
Company name |
Senior executive and title |
Export revenue |
Type of products exported |
Export destinations |
| 1 |
AGR Matthey |
Mr John Shephard
Chief Executive Officer |
$16500.0m |
Gold bars and granules, silver bars and granules, technical services and check assay services. |
Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Turkey, Middle East. |
| 1 |
North West Shelf Venture c/o Woodside Petroleum Ltd |
Mr Don Voelte |
$14350.0m |
Liquefied natural gas, natural gas, condensate and crude oil. |
Japan, Korea, China, South East Asia, Europe and the United States. |
3 |
Rio Tinto Iron Ore (Western Australia) |
Mr Sam Walsh
Chief Executive Officer |
$14111.0m |
Iron Ore |
Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan & Europe. |
| 4 |
BHP Billiton Iron Ore |
Mr Ian Ashby
President |
$11900.0m |
Iron Ore |
Japan, Korea, China, Europe. |
| 5 |
Woodside Petroleum Ltd |
Mr Don Voelte
CEO & Managing Director |
$5100.0m |
Liquefied natural gas, natural gas, condensate and crude oil. |
Japan, Korea, China, South East Asia, Europe and the United States. |
Private Companies
| Rank |
Company name |
Senior executive and title |
WA staff |
WA revenue (millions) |
Company activities |
| 1 |
BGC (Australia) Pty Ltd |
Mr Len Buckeridge
Chairman |
3522 |
2133.70 |
Building Materials Manufacturing, Construction, Contracting, Plumbing Supplies, Builders Hardware Supplies, Roof Steel, Rental Property Owners |
| 2 |
Australian Capital Equity |
Mr Peter Gammell
Managing Director |
WND |
1850.00 |
Machinery, motor vehicle wholesaling. |
| 3 |
Competitive Foods |
Mr Jack Cowin
Chairman |
10167 |
971.60 |
Manufacture and retail trade in fast food. |
| 4 |
Gull Petroleum (WA) Pty Ltd |
Mr Wayne Ferrell
Chief Executive Officer |
210 |
859.00 |
Wholesaling and retailing of fuel. |
| 5 |
Alcock/Brown-Neaves Group |
Mr Dale Alcock
Chief Executive Officer |
1275 |
783.00 |
A commitment to quality, innovation and community spirit has driven
the ABN Group to become the leader in the WA residential building market. |
Public Companies - Resources
| Rank |
Company name |
Senior executive and title |
ASX Code |
Total revenue (millions) |
Company activities |
| 1 |
Woodside Petroleum Limited |
Mr Don Voelte
Managing Director and CEO |
WPL |
5990 |
Hydrocarbon exploration, evaluation, development, production and marketing. |
| 2 |
Fortescue Metals Group Limited |
Mr Andrew Forrest
Chief Executive Officer |
FMG |
2248.72 |
Operation of an integrated logistics chain starting with the mining of ore from Fortescues's Cloudbreak mine site, the railing of product along Fortescue's heavy haul rail line through to the loading of ships at Fortescue's port facility at Port Hedland. |
| 3 |
Iluka Resources Limited |
Mr David Robb
Managing Director and CEO |
ILU |
1052.4 |
Exploration, mining, concentration and separation of mineral sands, production of ilmenite, rutile, synthetic rutile and other titaniferous concentrates and zircon, and sales of these products throughout the world. |
| 4 |
OM Holdings Limited |
Mr Peter Toth
Chief Executive Officer |
OMH |
574.07 |
Investment holding. |
| 5 |
Straits Resources Limited |
Mr Milan Jerkovic
Chief Executive Officer |
SRL |
573.67 |
Production and sale of coal, copper and gold, the exploration for copper, coal and gold and metals distribution. |
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