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Strategic acquisition next to Mt Lyell
Iltani Resources has been granted an exploration licence situated adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s historic Mt Lyell copper project.
Commodities, Exploration/Development, Gold, News
New high-grade gold zone at Golden Ridge
Flynn Gold has intersected high-grade gold mineralisation at the Trafalgar North vein zone, part of its Golden Ridge project in …
Commodities, Exploration/Development, News
Unlocking Australia’s second largest undeveloped silver deposit
Argent Minerals has begun a reverse circulation drilling program at its Kempfield polymetallic project in New South Wales.
Battery minerals, Commodities, Exploration/Development, News
Emerging graphite project gets Govt recognition
The Kookaburra graphite project (KGG) on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia has been included in the Australian Critical Minerals …
Commodities, Exploration/Development, Lithium, News, Nickel
IGO braves the storm
IGO has worn some punches in recent times, with its Western Areas assets for the most part proving troublesome amid the nickel downturn. But there have been some highlights, particularly the performance of the Greenbushes lithium mine. What is IGO’s strategy going forward as it navigates cyclically low prices across its portfolio?
Gold’s importance as interest rates remain volatile
Following two consecutive months of hotter-than-expected Australian CPI prints, it was a surprise to many that June inflation eased.
AI to unlock exploration frontiers
Machine learning has proven a successful tool in expanding the exploration search space into new frontiers.
How gold protects investors from ‘higher-for-longer’ inflation
Gold has performed well so far in 2024. In fact, the year-to-date return of 16 per cent makes gold, in …
Jupiter shoots for the stars
Jupiter Mines is already the largest manganese miner on the ASX, and the company is now kickstarting an exciting new venture.Commodities
Ramelius sharpens gold strategy
Ramelius Resources has divested its Ularring copper-gold project in Western Australia to Constellation Resources, following a binding agreement with Breaker …Unlocking porphyry copper-gold in Fiji
Alice Queen is testing a conceptual porphyry copper-gold target at its Sabeto project in Fiji, with a diamond drill rig set to be mobilised to the project in early October.
Lithium
Why lithium prices continue to plummet
Spodumene prices haven’t been this low in more than three years, with Benchmark Mineral Intelligence attributing it to one key cause.
Strong recoveries at emerging Manna lithium project
Global Lithium has achieved 78 per cent lithia recovery from metallurgical testwork at its Manna lithium project in Western Australia.
Pilbara Minerals weathers the lithium winter
Pilbara Minerals has secured commitments for a new $1 billion debt facility from a group of domestic and international banks.Copper
Is this Queensland’s next copper hotspot?
The Cloncurry and Mt Isa regions are storied copper jurisdictions, but could there be another Queensland district worth keeping an …
Can BHP double its SA copper production?
BHP will work closely with the South Australian Government as it looks to more than double its copper production in the state by the mid-2030s. But the major will undergo a robust assessment process before it can get there.
Cannington a shining light for South32
While South32 is enduring an operational rough patch, there were some highlights to come from the company's 2023–24 financial year.
Glencore grows its copper footprint
Glencore might be closing its copper mining operations in Mt Isa, but that isn’t slowing the company’s influence in the region.Battery Minerals
Big week for emerging commodities
This week was a big week for Australian projects and operations hosting lesser-known minerals. We profile three companies which achieved key milestones from their emerging projects over the last seven days.
Drilling underway at Caldas rare earths project
Axel REE has launched a maiden auger drilling campaign at its Caldas project in Brazil’s Poços de Caldas alkaline complex.
Arafura diversifies rare earths supply chain
Arafura Rare Earths is building out its rare earths supply chain beyond the NdPr products that are core to the company’s Nolans project in Northern Territory.Company Profiles
Critical minerals explorer hits the ASX
Critical minerals explorer Axel REE has commenced trading on the ASX under the ticker ‘AXL’.