Junior explorer Dragon Mining has announced plans to delist from the ASX as it progresses its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, while also revealing a $17.5 million capital raising.
Gold explorer GBM Resources has been forced to terminate merger plans with Canadian company WCB Resources after a loan agreement with a funding party fell through.
Six listed companies based in Perth have announced funding deals worth a combined $36.9 million, with the largest being a $20.6 million capital raising by gold explorer Orecorp.
Pilbara Minerals has signed a farm-in deal with Atlas Iron over its Mt Francisco lithium project, and the two companies have also struck a preliminary agreement allowing Pilbara to use Atlas Iron's existing infrastructure to support early shipments from the Pilgangoora project.
Decmil Group has entered into a joint venture agreement with US-based SolarReserve for the construction of a 70-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant in NSW.
Potash explorer Agrimin has announced plans to raise up to $13.2 million from investors to fund ongoing work at its Mackay project in Western Australia.
Lepidico has formally rejected rival Lithium Australia’s $23.8 million takeover bid, after an independent expert labelled the offer as neither fair nor reasonable.
After a failed attempt at a backdoor listing in 2015, geospatial data intelligence company Takor Group has announced new plans to list on the ASX by way of an $8 million initial public offer.
Perth-based director Andrew Chapman is at the centre of an escalating battle between the board and the management team at US-focused tech company 1-Page over control of the business and its $30 million of cash.
Perth-based Spitfire Materials is seeking to grow its gold exploration portfolio through the acquisition of a private company led by Pilbara Minerals directors Neil Biddle and John Young, in a scrip deal worth $4.7 million.
Perth-based Navigator Resources has announced plans to exit the resources industry by acquiring an Australian pharmaceutical business and relisting on the ASX through the backdoor.
IT company Cirrus Networks has entered into an agreement to acquire Melbourne-based NGage Technology Group in a cash-and-scrip deal worth $2.5 million.
Sheffield Resources has moved to the next stage of progressing its Thunderbird mineral sands project near Derby, after releasing a bankable feasibility study which revealed a development capex of $348 million.
Todd Corporation-controlled BBI Group has signed an agreement with a Chinese firm for construction of the $6 billion Balla Balla iron ore project in the Pilbara.
The Western Force is calling on the public to purchase $10 million worth of shares in the club in what it has labelled a “last call” to save it from being cut from the Super Rugby competition.
Perth-based explorer Alara Resources has signed an offtake agreement for copper from its Al Hadeetha project in Oman, with the deal including a $US6 million ($A7.8 million) pre-payment.
Dormant Perth-based biotech company Pharmanet Group will re-emerge as a gold explorer after entering into an agreement to acquire Keras Australia by way of a reverse takeover.
Carnegie Clean Energy has announced plans to raise up to $6 million to fund its share of the development costs of the $20 million Northam solar power project.