March 2024
Mining rock stars Beament and Finlayson face their reinvention tests
The divergent paths taken by Bill Beament and Raleigh Finlayson over the past two years sum up Australian mining’s green transition. Who’s on the right track?
- Peter Ker
December 2023
Allkem-Livent’s $9b lithium merger wins proxy support
The biggest lithium merger of this year has won support from Glass Lewis ahead of a shareholder vote later this month.
- Peter Ker
September 2023
Beament blasts expert finding that lithium takeover ‘not fair’
The ruling by BDO is the latest twist in Develop Global’s efforts to take over Essential Metals.
- Brad Thompson
- Opinion
- Mergers & acquisitions
Rinehart raid another case of eleventh hour M&A antics
Gina Rinehart’s raid on takeover target Liontown is direct from the Andrew Forrest and Chris Ellison M&A playbook.
- Peter Ker
July 2023
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The biggest threat to Australia’s next great mining story
Western Mining Corp created the underground mining playbook, but that was long time ago and the industry needs fresh investment.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The coming lithium, copper bull market will be ‘frightening’
Bill Beament, the man who took Northern Star from a $1 million gold miner to a $10 billion company, says he saw this week how hot lithium really is.
- Anthony Macdonald
He turned a penny stock to gold. Now Beament’s leaping into lithium
Bill Beament’s Develop Global is being backed by billionaire Chris Ellison as it launches a takeover bid for a sought-after lithium project.
- Brad Thompson
August 2022
Winds of gloom can’t extinguish Diggers and Dealers spirits
The Diggers and Dealers forum was hit by wild winds - for some a symbol of the challenges facing the resource sector - but they didn’t stop the party.
- Colin Packham
Beament ‘never wants to return’ to ASX100
The King of Kalgoorlie turned up to Diggers & Dealers with an unorthodox pitch for investors; his new venture will never make the big leagues.
- Peter Ker and Colin Packham
April 2022
WA miners short 10,000 workers, border reopening no panacea
WA’s mining industry is short more than 10,000 workers despite the reopening of its hard borders, and CEOs warn surging inflation risks another boom and bust.
- Michael Bennet
Bumper mining M&A sparks guesses on who is next
Metals Acquisition Corp’s $1 billion-plus acquisition of the CSA copper mine has sent investors’ minds racing about more deals in the sector.
- Michael Bennet
March 2022
Beament, Power’s SPAC bets big on NSW copper mine
Analysts say “time will tell” if Metals Acquisition Corp, a SPAC backed by some of Australia’s leading mining identities, has overpaid for Glencore’s CSA mine.
- Michael Bennet
February 2022
Bill Beament’s Develop Global seeks backing for copper/zinc buy
Former Northern Star Resources boss Bill Beament is understood to be readying his first big move for new employer, ASX-listed junior Develop Global.
- Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
January 2022
Mining bosses warn of ‘high-wire act’ ahead
Ahead of WA’s border reopening, mining bosses say managing COVID-19 cases and contacts will be vital to keep the critical sector running.
- Michael Bennet
‘The time’s come’: WA readies for reopening
Mining entrepreneur Bill Beament has nothing but praise for Premier Mark McGowan’s handling of the pandemic.
- Michael Bennet
October 2021
Bellevue aims for gold with ‘green premium’
The aspiring gold miner will try to sell its gold at a premium to the benchmark price by ensuring that its mine in Western Australia has net zero emissions.
- Peter Ker
August 2021
The great transition turns blue chips into green chips
A big transition is under way in Australia’s biggest export industry, but the divestment trend could perversely expedite development of the nation’s fossil fuels.
- Peter Ker and Angela Macdonald-Smith
Ellison says skills at the heart of Beament bromance
Rich lister Chris Ellison says a high regard for Bill Beament’s underground mining skills convinced Mineral Resources to buy a strategic stake in Venturex.
- Peter Ker
Beament’s new venture borrows from Ellison playbook
Bill Beament’s transformation of copper explorer Venturex includes a plan to mimic the business model of one of its biggest shareholders; Mineral Resources.
- Peter Ker
July 2021
Northern Star deal propels Evolution toward a million ounces
The two most acquisitive gold miners of the past decade have done a deal that gives them both a major foothold either side of Kalgoorlie.
- Peter Ker