Deals

Wide Open Agriculture plans to spend $20 million raised from sophisticated and institutional investors ramping up its plant-based product offerings.

West Perth-based Parabellum Resources has quietly listed on the stock exchange, having earlier raised $6 million to explore tenements in NSW.

Mineral sands explorer Sheffield Resources is selling its wholly owned Eneabba project to West Perth-based Image Resources for $24 million in cash.

Local medtech Artrya has listed on the stock exchange, having earlier raised $40 million through an IPO to help commercialise its cardiac imaging software.

Battery materials business EcoGraf has scored an offtake with South Korea’s Posco, sending its shares up by more than 32 per cent.

Elevate Uranium and Valor Resources have raised funds to advance their uranium projects, while fellow WA companies Saturn Metals and Medallion Metals are continuing their search for gold.

Swick Mining Services is on track to demerge and list its Orexplore Technologies business, with a shareholder meeting scheduled for next month and documents submitted to ASIC.

Perth start-up Zipline has raised $6 million in a bid to double its employee base and launch its compliance software products in the US next year.

Tietto Minerals has secured the remaining funds needed to develop its Abujar gold project in Cote d'Ivoire, while Wiluna Mining is advancing an expansion of its operations in WA.

Nimy Resources has joined the rush of explorers in listing on the stock exchange, as it advances its Mons nickel project in WA using proceeds from a $6.5 million IPO.

Cooper Metals is having a solid start to its first day of trading, as its search for copper and gold in WA and Queensland continues.

GreenTech Metals is acquiring tenements from Artemis Resources ahead of an ASX listing next month, having launched an IPO to raise $5 million.

Perth property fund manager Agem Property Group has bought a Hillarys business centre for $19 million, adding to its portfolio of unlisted assets.

Aspiring battery materials producer ChemX Materials has launched a $7 million initial public offering, as part of a stock market listing expected in December.

Shares in Marvel Gold’s graphite spinout have soared 210 per cent on its ASX debut, following an oversubscribed IPO that raised $22 million.

Global Infrastructure Partners will join Woodside Petroleum’s $US5.6 billion Pluto LNG expansion, having struck a deal to acquire a 49 per cent stake in the project.

Ramelius Resources is on track to complete a $180 million takeover of Apollo Consolidated, having acquired more than half of the explorer's issued capital.

Shares in mega stock market float APM Human Services International made a soft start today, falling slightly but still leaving the company worth more than $3 billion.

Orica has made a $20 million-plus investment in mining technology by purchasing WA companies RIG Technologies, from Wallis Drilling, and Hopper Industrial Group.

New WA gold, nickel and lithium play 8AU is looking to raise between $8 million and $12 million before landing on ASX boards in early December.

Shares in Australian Vanadium have jumped 17 per cent on the news its battery storage technology will be trialled by IGO.

Discussions between BHP and Andrew Forrest-backed Wyloo Metals are set to continue until the end of November as the parties look to reach an agreement on sought after Noront Resources.

Lefroy Exploration and Carawine Resources are set to raise nearly $11 million cumulatively after receiving backing from sophisticated and institutional investors.

Dundas Minerals has listed on the ASX, having earlier raised $6 million to fund its search for nickel, gold and copper in Western Australia.

WestStar subsidiary Alltype Engineering has scored its first rotary kiln installation gig for Lynas Rare Earths while ushering in $3.5 million from investors to make a start on jobs in the pipeline.

Ramelius Resources has gained Gold Road Resources’ stake in Apollo Consolidated, as it moves to complete a $180 million takeover of the explorer.

Perth-based property fund manager Quadrant Investments has added a Bassendean industrial complex to its portfolio, leased to WA building giant ABN Group.

Newcrest Mining is set to acquire Canadian goldminer Pretium Resources in a cash-and-scrip deal valued at about $3.7 billion.

UK-based SLR Consulting has substantially expanded its presence in Western Australia by purchasing local business 360 Environmental.

Senex Energy has recommended shareholders back South Korean steel manufacturer Posco’s $852 million takeover offer, with Gina Rinehart's Hancock Energy potentially investing.

Strickland Metals has raised funds to support a resource expansion at its Yandal project in the Goldfields, with drilling scheduled to start in January.

Wesfarmers will make a foray into the health and beauty sector after winning the takeover battle with Sigma Healthcare for Priceline owner Australian Pharmaceutical Industries.