Primary Gold

East Perth-based company Hydrotech International Ltd will work with China International Engineering Consulting Corporation to promote its Multi Pulse sequencing system in China, the company has announced.

Shares in Perth-based Hydrotech International Ltd have jumped 40 per cent on the stock landing its first commercial contract in the United Kingdom outside of the rail industry.

Perth-based gold explorer Primary Gold will raise up to $2.4 million for its Toms Gully mine at the Mt Bundy gold project in the Northern Territory with its appointed lead manager Patersons Securities to underwrite up to $1 million to the rights issue.

Hanking Gold Mining managing director Mark Qiu has joined Primary Gold as a non-executive director, following the resignation of Michael Hendriks.Mr Qiu is currently also a non-executive director at Kimberley Diamonds. 

Perth-based explorers Pura Vida Energy and Primary Gold have announced their intention to raise capital to fund their respective projects.

Jonathan Murray has been appointed as a non-executive director of Vietnam Industrial Investments. Mr Murray is a partner at Steinepreis Paganin, and a non-executive director of Peak Resources and Hannans Reward.

Shares in local explorer Primary Gold closed nearly 40 per cent higher on news it had recruited three new board members, who also happen to be shareholders in the company.

Michael van Uffelen has been appointed as a non-executive director of Dragon Energy. Mr van Uffelen is the founder and director of Support Corp.  He has worked extensively with early stage companies and start-ups as director, CEO, CFO, corporate advisor and/or company secretary.

Perth-based junior miners MOD Resources, Primary Gold and Alloy Resources have announced plans to raise a combined $10.4 million to fund ongoing work at their respective projects

Auroch Minerals announced that Dr. Andrew Tunks has committed to a full-time role as Auroch CEO. Auroch also advised that Ryan Gaffney has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director and Nicholas Ong has resigned as Director.

Local explorer Primary Gold has purchased a gold mine from Adelaide-based MacPhersons for $10 million in cash and shares.

Two Western Australian gold hopefuls, Intermin Resources and Primary Gold, have announced earn-in and drilling-for-equity deals, respectively, to progress potential gold projects.

SPECIAL REPORT: Some of Western Australia’s biggest gold miners plan to boost their exploration spend in the coming year, with Saracen Mineral Holdings and Northern Star Resources among those committed to putting increasing amounts ‘into the ground’.

Belmont-based GR Engineering Services has been contracted to undertake a scoping study at Primary Gold’s Mount Bundy project in the Northern Territory.

Primary Gold has promoted Garry Mills to the role of managing director, nearly a year after his predecessor resigned, with the company also foreshadowing a board-shake up in the coming months.

Perth-based Primary Gold has tapped investors for $8.5 million to fund ongoing work at its Coolgardie and Mount Bundy projects in the Goldfields.

Alex Forcke has resigned as non-executive director of Entek Energy.Malcolm Cowell has been appointed chief financial officer and company secretary of Goldfields Money following the resignation of Michael Verkuylen.

SPECIAL REPORT: Western Australian stockbrokers and companies raised nearly $1.1 billion in 104 transactions in the March quarter, with gold deals being a major driver of activity, according to new data compiled for the BNiQ Search Engine.