Golden lining

After the myriad pointless uses of gold which have been the subjects of a stream of agenda stories, it seems that finally, someone has put the precious metal to a good use.

Commodity price falls impact WA index

The market capitalisation of Western Australia-listed companies in the Deloitte WA Index fell 2.6 per cent to close April at $142.5 billion, due largely to commodity price falls and lower than expected Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) data.

Mine land access spotlight

With mining production expected to ramp up soon in South Australia, resources companies have been watching the Queensland land access experience carefully to ensure its problems are not replicated.