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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... environmental authority said it supports Aquila's proposed port for its $6 billion iron ore project in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The big miners and the four major banks were all higher. BHP Billiton was up 29 cents to $31.92 and Rio Tinto was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... million contract to install power lines and substations at BHP Billiton's Jimblebar iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Media publisher Fairfax was 3.5 cents lower at 61.5 cents, 24 hours after it announced it would cut 1,900 jobs over ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... Tinto said it plans to spend $US3.4 billion ($A3.16 billion) on expanding its iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region. By 1023 AEDT, Rio Tinto had fallen 34 cents to $70.67. At 1027 AEDT, National Australia Bank's shares were down 15 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... Metals shed 2.3 per cent to $4.64 after the Australia's third-biggest iron ore producer resumed operations at two of its Pilbara excavations closed earlier this month because of Tropical Cyclone Heidi. Commodities could come under further pressure this ...

Westpac launches virtual planning service

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... planners to customers in the Karratha region in Western Australia, where some 12,000 residents live in the hub of the Pilbara coast and the mining industry. Westpac has built a dedicated office within the local branch that holds dual monitors and a multi-function ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... subsidiary Thiess had won a $100 million contract with Fortescue Metals for works on an iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,782.3 per fine ounce, down $US41.40 from $US1,823.70 on Monday.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... invest $US833 million ($A813.00 million) in infrastructure to help it increase iron ore production in Western Australia's Pilbara region. SGT - SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD - up three cents, or 1.3 per cent, at $2.41 Optus will start rolling out ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... invest $US833 million ($A813.00 million) in infrastructure to help it increase iron ore production in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Fellow miner BHP Billiton rose 73 cents, or two per cent, to $37.63. Department store owner Myer said it expected ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... numerous sustainability metrics. Rio Tinto gained 72 cents to $72.02 after announcing it would invest $US310 million in a Pilbara coastal water project. Fellow miner BHP Billiton was up 21 cents to $38.38. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,856.10 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... up 40 cents at $43.46, despite the federal court ruling that a non-union collective agreement covering workers in its Pilbara operations was invalid. Rio Tinto was up 69 cents at $82.75. Energy stocks also had gained ground. Oil Search Ltd shares were ...