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Warrnambool secures Coles supply deal

19 Jan 2012 - Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Company (ASX:WCB) inks a five-year deal with Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) owned Coles to supply its supermarkets with dairy produc…

Resolute maintains FY gold output guidance

19 Jan 2012 - Resolute Mining Limited (ASX:RSG) reports higher December quarter production and maintains its annual production guidance.

Specialty Fashion H1 sales dip, shares fall

19 Jan 2012 - Specialty Fashion Group Limited (ASX:SFH) closes lower after reporting a 4.5 per cent dip in first half comparable store sales.

MSF Sugar directors back Mitr Phol offer

19 Jan 2012 - The directors of MSF Sugar Limited (ASX:MSF) back a $313 million takeover bid from Thailand’s Mitr Phol Sugar Corporation in respect to their personal shareholdings.

Lynas increases estimates

18 Jan 2012 - Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC, OTC:LYSDY) has increased its estimates at its Mount Weld Mineral Resource.

Alkane ore reserves up 400%

18 Jan 2012 - Alkane Resources Limited (ASX:ALK) says ore reserves at its Dubbo Zirconia Project increased by 400 per cent in the December quarter.

OZ Minerals production falls

18 Jan 2012 - OZ Minerals Limited (ASX:OZL) says it's expecting to maintain its full year copper production levels of between 100,000 and 110,000 tonnes this year.

BHP H1 production up 23%

18 Jan 2012 - BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) says its first-half production jumped 23 per cent, and it's expecting to mine record tonnages of iron ore this year.

Arafura surges 25% after announcement

18 Jan 2012 - Shares in Arafura Resources Limited (ASX:ARU) surge after the rare earths developer says it has produced its first rare earth oxide samples for potential customers.

Grange forecasts 15% output boost

18 Jan 2012 - Grange Resources Limited (ASX:GRR) expects a 15 per cent boost in production this year because of improved mining conditions at its Savage River mine.

Ausenco acquires Reaction Consulting

17 Jan 2012 - Ausenco Limited (ASX:AAX) says it’s acquired all of Reaction Consulting Incorporated and is expecting revenues of between $5 million and $7 million from the purchase.

Silverlake record mine production

17 Jan 2012 - Silverlake Resources Limited (ASX:SLR) has reported a 186 per cent increase in half year pre-tax profit to $24.6 million.

African Iron takeover accepted by Cape Lambert

17 Jan 2012 - Cape Lambert Resources (ASX:CFE) has accepted Exxaro Resources’ (PINK:EXXAF) takeover offer for African Iron Limited (ASX:AKI).

BHP gives Boom another deal

17 Jan 2012 - Boom Logistics (ASX:BOL) says BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) has nominated the crane company as the successful bidder for a five-year deal at the Olympic Dam operatio…

Galaxy on track for Q1 production

17 Jan 2012 - Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) says the commissioning of its Jiangsu Plant is on track and first production is expected in the current quarter.

Djerriwarrh H1 profit slips 9.5%

17 Jan 2012 - Djerriwarrh Investments Limited’s (ASX:DJW) share portfolio outperforms the S&P/ASX 200 index but its net profit slips 9.5 per cent in the first half of FY12.

Ausenco to manage Barrick Gold expansion

16 Jan 2012 - Ausenco Limited (ASX:AAX) has signed a contract to manage the expansion of Barrick Gold Corporation’s (TSX:ABX, NYSE:ABX, LSE:ABX) Lumwana Copper Project in Zambia.

Linc cannot explain price jump

16 Jan 2012 - Linc Energy Limited (ASX:LNC) says it hasn’t entered into any arrangements to sell its coal tenements and that it’s got no explanation for its share price jump on Fri…

Leighton expects stronger performance

16 Jan 2012 - Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) is expecting to report stronger operational performance for the second half of last year, thanks to improved earnings and good per…

Straits drilling approval overturned

16 Jan 2012 - The Supreme Court of South Australia has overturned the approval given to Straits Resources Limited (ASX:SRQ) to go ahead with a drilling project in the Stuart Shelf …

Forge inks deal to buy CTEC

16 Jan 2012 - Forge Group Limited (ASX:FGE) inks a deal to acquire Western Australian based CTEC Pty Ltd for up to $38.6 million.

Gunns lifts after legal action dismissed

16 Jan 2012 - Shares in Gunns Limited (ASX:GNS) lift at the end of last week following the dismissal of legal action against its Bell Bay pulp mill in Tasmania.

AIF airport passenger growth

13 Jan 2012 - Australian Infrastructure Fund Limited (ASX:AIX) says passenger numbers for its airport portfolio grew 1.3 per cent in November.

Santos to develop Fletcher Finucane project

13 Jan 2012 - Santos Limited (ASX:STO) has confirmed it will develop the $490 million Fletcher Finucane oil project.

NAB transfers capital to Clydesdale

13 Jan 2012 - National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) has transferred almost $600 million in capital to its UK subsidiary, Clydesdale Bank, to strengthen its balance sheet.

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