Aug 27, 2026 – 7.49pmTwo ASX-listed miners were out rattling the tin for extra cash this week, seeking to accelerate gold and silver projects amid renewed market interest in the precious metals.Broken Hill Mines, which runs two of the three operations that sit on top of the world’s largest and richest deposit of silver, lead and zinc, was looking to raise $70 million in new cash.Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Angira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?