Alliance Mineral Assets has raised $32.5 million via two share placements, including with Galaxy Resources, with the funds set to primarily go towards upgrades at the processing facilities at its Bald Hill lithium and tantalum mine.
Apollo Consolidated has raised $6 million via a share placement, with the funds set to primarily go towards drilling at the company's flagship Lake Rebecca gold project.
Westgold Resources has sold two lithium production royalties in the Goldfields to Silverstream, just over four months after it terminated an agreement to sell the royalties to the same company.
Bellevue Gold has raised $20 million via a share placement, with the funds to go towards drilling at its namesake project located near the Goldfields town of Leinster.
Sandfire Resources confirmed today it has approached MOD Resources about a potential takeover, with the target proceeding instead with a $15 million capital raising to support work on its T3 copper project.
Westgold Resources has tapped investors for $23.4 million, while also announcing the sale of its lithium royalties at Mt Marion and Buldania for $15 million.
Piedmont Lithium has tapped investors for $12.2 million to fund an expansion and upgrade at the company's namesake project in the US state of North Carolina.
Bellevue Gold (formerly Draig Resources) has boosted its coffers with a $15 million share placement to fund exploration work at the company's Bellevue project near Leinster.
Perth-based Metals X has raised $50 million via an institutional placement, with the proceeds set to be spent at the company's Nifty copper project in the Pilbara.
Perth-based engineering firm Primero Group has appointed company director Mark Connelly as chairman and broking firm Cannacord Genuity as lead manager as its finalises plans for an initial public offering.
Titan Minerals has announced an $11 million capital raising to fund the purchase of a processing plant and exploration work at its Torrecillas and San Santiago projects in Peru.
Lithium producer Tawana Resources has announced plans to merge with its Bald Hill project joint venture partner, Singapore-listed Alliance Minerals Assets, to form a $446 million company.
Three local junior explorers have raised more than $21 million, with Draig Resources and Triton Minerals boosting their coffers while the Charlie Bass-led Eagle Mountain Mining has commenced trading on the ASX after raising $8 million via an initial public offering.
Junior miners Draig Resources and Capricorn Metals will tap investors in separate capital raisings as both companies advance their respective Western Australian gold projects.
Local gold explorers Echo Resources and Kairos Minerals have raised a combined $22 million from investors to fund ongoing work at their respective projects in Western Australia.
Former Canaccord Genuity head of energy Asia Pacific, Angus Walker, has taken over the helm of Perth Basin energy producer Empire Oil & Gas today after the resignation of managing director Ken Aitken.
A Canadian company has entered into an agreement to acquire Perth-based Cobalt One under an all-scrip deal that values the target at about $63 million.
Aspiring lithium miner Tawana Resources has raised $15 million from investors to fund ongoing development of its Bald Hill project in the Goldfields, a day after signing a $25 million offtake deal for the operation.
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.
Metals X spin-off Westgold Resources has entered into a toll processing agreement with Canadian company RNC Minerals that comes with an option to sell its South Kalgoorlie operations for $80 million in cash and shares.
Galaxy Resources has set the bar for the largest capital raising undertaken by a WA-based company for 2017, announcing a $61 million capital raising to fund development work at its Sal de Vida lithium project in Argentina.
SPECIAL REPORT: There was a big rise in the number and value of completed capital raisings in WA last year, according to data compiled in the BNiQ Search Engine.
Aspiring miner Dacian Gold has launched a $150 million capital raising to fund a big portion of the development costs for its Mt Morgans gold project near Laverton, which is expected to begin operating by 2018.
The number of Perth-based technology companies pursuing a listing on the ASX this year has hit 10, with Dreamscape Networks due to list in coming days after raising $25 million and Secure2Go kicking off its capital raising this week.
Four Perth-based mining companies have today announced plans to raise capital, with Doray Minerals leading the change with confirmation of a $24.9 million placement.
Resource Capital Funds is set to emerge with a near 30 per cent stake in Vimy Resources when the uranium company completes a $22 million capital boost to fund ongoing work at its Mulga Rock project in the eastern Goldfields.
Diversified miner Metals X has confirmed a $115.6 million capital raising and plans to demerge its gold assets into a new company, which will be led by existing chief executive Peter Cook.
Shareholders in one-time mining companies Cove Resources and Pacific Ore have enjoyed solid gains after the two companies resumed trading on the ASX as tech plays, with one chaired by former Alinta
