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Stanmore Resources Digs In on A$500m Equity Deal – AFR

Investor sources said Stanmore and its broker Petra Capital were taking early bids from institutional investors in Australia and offshore


Australia has resorted to firing up its coal reserves to avoid blackouts, as the electrical grid buckles under increased winter demand and power stations going offline for maintenance and repair.
Stanmore Resources mines metallurgical coal for steel making at Isaac Downs, Queensland. Coal is Australia’s largest energy resource, according to Geoscience Australia. Photo: Stanmore Resources.

 

It’s taken Stanmore Resources nearly a month, but the company seems to be finally getting ready to launch a A$500 million ($363 million) equity raising to buy BHP’s coal mines in Queensland, The Australian Financial Review reported.

Investor sources said Stanmore and its broker Petra Capital were ramping efforts to squirrel away support, taking early bids from institutional investors in Australia and offshore.

Read the full report: The Australian Financial Review.

 

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