AusQuest (ASX:AQD) said it completed a maiden reverse circulation drilling program, consisting of 12 drill holes for 3,733 meters, at its Playa Kali copper-gold project in Peru, according to a Friday Australian bourse filing.
The drill rig was moved to the Lantana porphyry copper prospect to test a large-scale high-grade target, the filing said.
The company's shares rose past 13% in recent trading on Friday.
A consortium of three subsidiaries of China Energy Engineering (HKG:3996, SHA:601868) has secured a contract worth $1.69 billion for the Taweelah C combined cycle gas power station in Abu Dhabi, according to a Thursday filing to the bourses.The consortium, including China Energy International Group Co., China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Power Engineering, and China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute, has signed the pact with the project company established by Al Jomaih Energy and Water Company and Sembcorp Taweelah C.The project involves building a 2,600MW dual-fuel gas power plant, covering design, equipment supply, construction, commissioning, warranty, and maintenance services.It is expected to be completed in 32 months.
Findi (ASX:FND) said non-executive director Stephen Benton will assume the role of non-executive chairman, according to a Friday Australian bourse filing.Nicholas Smedley will revert to a non-executive director role and retain the chairmanship of Transaction Solutions International, focusing on executing against plans for the initial public offering (IPO) of the Indian business.In the same filing, the company said the board engaged external advisers to support a strategic review of its three operating business units. The move is intended to optimize capital allocation across the group, identify additional operating synergies, and formalize the pathway toward securing a Payments Bank license in India and progressing the planned IPO.Findi's shares rose 1% in recent trading on Friday.
F&C Investment Trust (NZE:FCT) said its net assets before charges at market value and excluding income came in at 3.7129 pounds sterling per ordinary share as of Wednesday, according to a Friday New Zealand bourse filing.Net assets per ordinary share before charges at market value and including income clocked in at 3.7267 pounds sterling, per the filing.Meanwhile, net assets before charges at nominal value and excluding income were 3.6011 pounds sterling per ordinary share.Net assets before charges at nominal value and including income were 3.6149 pounds sterling per ordinary share.