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Lodestone Energy Targets $100M IPO, Breaking NZX's Five-Year Float Drought

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•Lodestone Energy has received firm commitments for an IPO raising between $75 million and $100 million, the first NZX float in five years.
•New Zealand Resources Minister Shane Jones is pushing to fast-track gold extraction by Santana Minerals, drawing criticism from those favoring technology-led economic growth.
•The two developments represent competing capital allocation philosophies within New Zealand's resource and energy sectors.

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