If nothing else, Bill Beament has just cemented for himself a place in Australian business history by placing one of the biggest bets ever on the future price of gold – and possibly on the future value of the Australian dollar.
SPECIAL REPORT: The past 12 months have been tough for WA's corporate finance professionals, but there is cautious optimism that 2014 will be a different story.
Oil and gas producer Strike Energy has raised $9.2 million through the sale of new shares to fund the next phase of drilling at its gas project in the Cooper Basin and received its first pre-paymen
Integra Mining has agreed to a $426 million takeover by fellow gold miner Silver Lake Resources in a move that will create one of the nation's larger producers of the precious metal.
Local players in the corporate finance market faced more competition than ever before from big national and international firms, WA Business News' 2011 survey has found.
Oil and gas explorer Rialto Energy has announced a $60 million capital raising initiative to fund a three well drilling campaign at its Gazelle gas field off the coast of Cote' d'Ivoire.
Perth-based Azumah Resources has launched a C$20 million (A$19 million) capital raising to fund exploration programs and a feasibility study for its Wa project in north west Ghana.
Gryphon Minerals has completed $58.5 million share placement and $10 million share purchase plan to fund a definitive feasibility study and accelerated exploration at its flagship Banfora gold mine
Shares in gold explorer Carrick Gold closed almost 12 per cent higher today after the company announced the start of pre-feasability studies at it's three open-pit mines north east of Kalgoorlie.
West Perth-based exploration company Platinum Australia Ltd has appointed RBC Capital Markets as its broker, with Nabarro Wells remaining its nominated advisor.
