News Articles for Peter Cook

A biotech company promising a 'lab on a stick', chaired by Perth fund manager Reece O'Connell and supported by several Perth investors has had a strong inaugural day on the ASX.

Diggers & Dealers' anticipated digger of the year award has gone to Ramelius Resources, while De Grey Mining has notched deal of the year as the golden run continues.

Our board moves wrap includes Peter Cook, Sam Smith, Catherine Anderson, Brian Scott, and Keith Jones.

Our board moves wrap includes Mathew Regan, John Barrington, Philip Bainbridge, Kevin Tomlinson, Ray Shorrocks, Shaun Hardcastle, Tim Hannon, Brendan Power, John Baillie, John Dimitropoulos, Ross McKinnon, Ronnie Beevor, Michael O'Keeffe, Emily Spano, Peter Cook, Warren Hallam, Jonathan Shellabear, Rod Corps, and Teck Lim.

New leadership is in store for ASX-listed NiCo Resources after announcing the resignations of founding non-executive chairman Warren Hallam and chief executive Rod Corps.

A geologist with more than 20-years' experience in the mineral exploration industry, Melanie Leighton has been appointed the new chief executive of Perth-based Titan Minerals.

Our board moves wrap includes Christopher Swallow, Thomas Sanders, Peter Cook, Rod Heale, Greg Jason, and Peter Thomas.

Our board moves wrap includes Tom O'Rourke, Elizabeth Matthews, Cheryl Edwardes, Julius Matthys, and Peter Cook.

While lower returns on equity have flowed through to WA's top earners this year, the river has hardly run dry for the top end of town.

Our board moves wrap includes Peter Cook, Thomas Sanders, Jacob Deysel, XiaoNing Lin, and Bruce McFadzean.

Our board moves wrap includes Attilenore Austria, Lee Christensen, John Poulsen, Billy Ferreira, Paul Goldfinch, Shawn Murphy, Peter Cook, Michael Hardy, and Brian Hibbeln.

Our board moves wrap includes Trevor Harris, Antony Beckmand, David Lim, Mel Ashton, Dean Hely, Wayne McGrath, Gary Davison, Peter Cook, and Wayne Bramwell.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Jessica Machin, Clint Bracknell, Mimi Packer, James Williams, Peter Cook, Marianne Dravnieks, Andrew Kennedy, Fiona Murfitt and Giulia Savior.

Perth-based Marketech has launched an upgraded ASX trading platform targeting high-volume traders, after tapping national investors to fund its development.

Nader El Sayed will be resigning as non-executive director of Hammer Metals at the end of the month, having served on the board since June 2013.

Perth-based Castile Resources and Kaiser Reef are set to raise up to $25 million ahead of stock market listings next month, despite tough market conditions affecting a number of ASX aspirants.

Mining executives Bill Beament and Raleigh Finlayson have highlighted the way in which equity incentives can deliver big returns.

Wayne Zekulich has been appointed an independent non-executive director of Pantoro.

Directors of several Perth-based ASX-listed companies have undertaken substantial share transactions in the past fortnight, with Peter Bradford, Peter Cook and John Welborn among those taking advantage of the trading window after the release of their annual results.

Perth-based Westgold Resources has agreed to sell its Higginsville gold operation to RNC Minerals, in a cash and scrip deal worth $50 million.

Three Perth-based listed resources companies have today announced additions and changes to their boards, with appointments including John Elkington and Bruce Goulds.

Two local gold miners have announced equity investments in junior explorers today, with Resolute Mining investing $22.5 million in Canadian company Orca Gold while Westgold Resources has taken a 15 per cent stake in Musgrave Minerals.

Three Western Australian gold miners have recently started production at their respective operations, with Dacian Gold's $200 million Mt Morgans project near Laverton pouring its first bar of gold last week.

Gold miner Northern Star Resources has agreed to purchase the South Kalgoorlie mine from Westgold Resources in a cash and scrip deal worth $80 million.

Mark Bennett's S2 Resources has sold the Polar Bear gold project to Westgold in a $9 million partially scrip deal.

Minerals explorer Nelson Resources started trading on the ASX today after raising $5 million from investors by way of an initial public offer.

A new feature on the Business News web site that tracks the changing wealth of Western Australia's company directors shows Tony Lennon and Peter Cook are among the winners over the past month while Kerry Stokes and Andrew Forrest have gone down.

Silver Lake Resources has announced the sale of its remaining interests in the Murchison region to Metals X spin-out Westgold Resources in a cash-and-shares deal worth $10 million.

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.

Julius Matthys has been appointed non-executive chair of Doray Minerals.Duncan Saville has been appointed alternate director of Homeloans.

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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.

The largest shareholder in Metals X has sold a big line of stock and foreshadowed further sales, as the diversified miner announced plans to invest $15 million developing its Fortnum gold project.

The battle for control of Aditya Birla Minerals has intensified, with bidder Metals X extending its $68 million takeover offer to late February while accusing the target of lacking transparency around expenses.

Silver Lake Resources is selling off its non-core assets in the Murchison region, with Metals X acquiring its Comet gold project and Musgrave Minerals agreeing to buy a large portion of its Cue project.

Gold miner Metals X has reached commercial terms for the formation of a ‘big pit' near Kalgoorlie by combining its recently acquired Georges Reward project with Southern Gold's neighbouring Cannon mine.

Perth company Metals X has made a surprise takeover offer for embattled copper miner Aditya Birla Minerals, in a bid which values the target at about $86 million.

Tech firm BrainChip has made a stellar debut on the ASX, after completing a reverse takeover of Perth-based Aziana.

Local miner Metals X has announced a 9 per cent increase in net profit to $40.9 million for the 2015 financial year, on the back of higher revenue from gold sales.

Three fast-growing gold miners have undertaken further expansion moves in Western Australia, with Evolution Mining announcing its intention to make a takeover offer for Phoenix Gold.