Lithium producer Altura Mining has received a three-year extension on its existing $244 million loan facility, but at a price of adding 5 per cent to the total loan amount and issuing additional shares to the lenders.
National superannuation giant First State Super and smaller Perth-based fund WA Super have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate the benefits of a merger.
A local access management firm has entered a partnership with Swedish scaffolding manufacturer HAKI to provide a platform for expansion into the oil and gas industry.
Paladin Energy has received formal approval from the government of Malawi to proceed with the sale of its Kayelekera uranium project to Perth-based Lotus Resources and Lily Resources.
Gold explorer Anova Metals will appoint a new managing director upon completion of a proposed $3.9 million capital raising, while also entering into a loan agreement with a Hong Kong-based investment group for $2.5 million.
Gold explorer Antipa Minerals has entered a joint venture agreement with Newcrest Mining, which could invest up to $60 million to explore the company’s tenements in the Paterson province.
Western Australia's largest timber plantation owner, investment group New Forests, has expanded its holdings by purchasing 12,000 hectares of bluegums from Bunbury Fibre Plantations, a subsidiary of Japan’s Mitsui & Co.
Struggling gold producer Blackham Resources is seeking to raise $52 million at 1 cent per share, while also planning to secure a $40 million loan with a European trading group to expand production at its tenements in Western Australia.
Mineral sands company Strandline Resources is raising $6.5 million through a share placement and fully-underwritten rights issue to accelerate work at its flagship Coburn project in Western Australia.
Gold explorer Apollo Consolidated is raising $10 million through a share placement to advance drilling activities at its flagship Lake Rebecca project in Western Australia.
Junior gold explorer Alto Metals has received an off-market takeover bid from Chinese-owned Goldsea Australia Mining in an all-cash deal worth $20.7 million.
Mineral sands company Iluka Resources is planning to demerge its BHP iron ore royalty business into a new ASX-listed entity, while at the same time announcing its 2019 full-year results.
Magmatic Resources has secured commitments to raise $5 million from a share placement to explore its tenements in the East Lachlan gold-copper province in NSW.
Australia’s consumer watchdog has raised concerns over the proposed acquisition of mortgage aggregator Connective by Perth-based Australian Finance Group, as the merged group will have nearly 40 per cent market share.
Balcatta-based DXN has signed a purchase agreement with telco services provider TasmaNet to acquire its data centre in Hobart, while announcing plans to raise $6 million to fund the acquisition.
Emerald Clinics and Little Green Pharma have both completed their initial public offerings ahead of stock market listings this month, with Emerald getting ready for its ASX debut tomorrow.
PSC Insurance Group has purchased Perth-based Ultimate Safety Solutions Australia (USSA) and the majority of shares in Eden Software, which owns USSA’s SafeX technology, for an upfront payment of $700,000.
Goldminer Ramelius Resources has lodged a $208 million takeover offer for Spectrum Metals, after Spectrum settled its disputes with Venus Metals Corporation in relation to the acquisition of the Penny West gold project in Western Australia.
