Stockbroking firm Argonaut has announced two high-profile recruits, while Canaccord Genuity has also bolstered its Perth team. Both firms have recruited new people from Hartleys,
Russian-owned Nordgold has made a new offer to buy Cardinal Resources, trumping a competing bid from Chinese company Shandong Gold by around $26 million.
Fenix Resources is on track with development of its low-cost, high-grade iron ore project in Western Australia, after receiving commitments to raise $15 million.
Perth-based Tietto Minerals is seeking up to $62.5 million from a placement and share purchase plan to progress its Abujar gold project in Cote d'Ivoire.
Sipa Resources has signed a farm-in deal with Rio Tinto, which will spend up to $12 million to explore Sipa's flagship copper-gold project in Western Australia.
Stavely Minerals says it will use $28 million raised to progress the company's flagship copper-gold project in Victoria, while Lion One Metals has sought funds for its Fijian gold project.
Takeover target Cardinal Resources has received a higher purchase offer from China-based Shandong Gold, after competing buyer Nordgold upped its bid last week.
Perth-based explorers S2 Resources and Impact Minerals have both launched capital raisings today, with the proceeds to advance exploration activities at their Western Australian and NSW assets.
Euroz is planning to partially retain the Hartleys brand and intends to bring independent directors onto its board as part of its agreement to acquire the rival stockbroking firm.
Russian-owned Nordgold has increased its bid to acquire Cardinal Resources to around $347 million, which trumps a competing proposal from Shandong Gold that has already been endorsed by Cardinal.
Sydney-based explorers Gateway Mining and Navarre Minerals are raising a collective $15 million for gold projects through underwritten share placements with Western Australian brokers.
Antipa Minerals has secured its third farm-in deal, with IGO to invest up to $30 million to explore the company's tenements in the Paterson copper-gold province.
Bardoc Gold will use $24 million raised from a share placement to advance its namesake project in Western Australia, while Galena Mining, DevEx Resources and Matador Mining have also launched capital raisings.
Gold developer Ora Banda Mining has launched a $55 million equity raising following the completion of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) at its flagship Davyhurst project in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields.
Listed stockbroking and funds management firm Euroz has offered to buy competitor Hartleys in a scrip deal that would give Hartleys' current shareholders a 17 per cent stake in the combined group.
Cardinal Resources has received an all-cash takeover bid from Chinese producer Shandong Gold, which has offered to buy the West Perth-based company for 60 cents per share.
Stockbroking firm Hartleys has confirmed it is in advanced merger discussions with listed rival Euroz. If the merger proceeds, it would add to a string of changes among Perth's top corporate finance dealmakers.
Legend Mining has launched a $20 million share placement to progress its nickel-copper project in the Fraser Range, while fellow Western Australian explorers Auroch Minerals and Xantippe Resources have also announced capital raisings.
Subiaco-based Perseus Mining is set to gain control of a potential new gold project near its Sissingue mine after announcing a friendly takeover bid for Exore Resources in a scrip deal worth around $60 million.
Shares in Decmil dropped by more than 50 per cent today after the engineering and construction company completed a heavily discounted rights issue, which is part of a broader $50 million capital raising plan.
Kairos Minerals is looking to raise up to $4.2 million from a share placement and rights issue, while RTG Mining and Paterson Resources have also recently launched capital raisings.
Gold explorer Orecorp has launched a $13.56 million share placement, with majority of the proceeds to fund development of the company's recently acquired Nyanzaga gold project in Tanzania.
Engineering and construction company Decmil has replaced Scott Criddle as chief executive, amid a $29 million write-down of its Homeground Gladstone accommodation village in Queensland and the launch of a $40 million capital raising.
UPDATED: Private equity player Aurenne Group has made a $32 million all-cash takeover offer for ASX-listed Alt Resources, which is developing the Bottle Creek gold mine in Western Australia.
West Perth-based Predictive Discovery has received commitments to raise up to $6.9 million from a share placement and is seeking to raise up to a further $2.1 million to progress its gold discovery in Guinea.
Russia-based Nordgold is looking to expand its operations in Africa by making a takeover bid for Cardinal Resources after increasing its stake in the West Perth-based company to nearly 20 per cent.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Emeco Holdings has expanded its service offering after signing a $72 million agreement to acquire Australian underground mining equipment and services provider, Pit N Portal.
88 Energy has received commitments to raise $5 million through a share placement to fund the evaluation of the company's assets in Alaska, including the Charlie-1 appraisal well.
Uranium miner Paladin Energy has appointed experienced mining directors Peter Watson and Peter Main to the board, while three non-executive directors have stepped down from their roles.
