St George Sets the Stage for Araxá Growth with High-Grade REE and Niobium Hits
St George Mining announced a series of high‑grade rare earth element (REE) and niobium intercepts from its Araxá project in Brazil, including a 43‑metre zone grading 8.02% total rare earth oxides (TREO) and 0.74% Nb₂O₅ from surface. The company completed 13,700 m of drilling in the current campaign, adding several thick, high‑grade intervals such as 55.2 m at 3.47% TREO and 0.42% Nb₂O₅. Resource modelling shows a 75% increase in the measured‑and‑indicated resource, now 70.91 Mt at 4.06% TREO. Step‑out holes indicate the mineralised system extends beyond the current footprint, promising further growth.
Ariana Eyes PFS Milestone at Dokwe, Lifts Production in Türkiye
Ariana Resources is nearing an updated pre‑feasibility study (PFS) for its flagship Dokwe Gold Project in Zimbabwe, with results expected in weeks after recent optimisation work. Extended RC drilling has returned high‑grade intercepts, hinting at resource expansion beyond the current...
Resources Top 5: Regis Opens $10.7bn Vault with Gold Merger
Regis Resources and Vault Minerals have agreed to merge, creating a gold producer valued at roughly $7 billion USD with a pro‑forma output of about 700,000 ounces per year. Regis will hold a 51% stake while Vault shareholders retain 49% and...
ASX Resources Quarterly Wrap: Four Brazilian Rare Earths Explorers that Stormed Ahead
The March‑quarter report highlights four ASX‑listed explorers accelerating rare‑earth projects in Brazil. St George Mining boosted its Araxá resource by 75%, now 70.9 Mt at 4.06% TREO, and expanded off‑take partnerships. Axel REE moved its Woolrich deposit into the inaugural in‑situ...
Dart Sets Sights on Gold and Antimony Upside in Underexplored Queensland Fields
Dart Mining (ASX:DTM) is accelerating exploration at its Triumph gold project and Coonambula antimony‑gold asset in Central Queensland. Recent drilling of over 3,000 m at Triumph uncovered high‑grade intercepts such as 0.3 m @ 114 g/t Au and a new 6.9 Mt @ 2.29 g/t...
Who Made the Gains in April? The Top ASX Resources Winners for the Month
April saw a wave of outsized gains among ASX resource juniors as investors chased strategic minerals and energy security. Narryer Metals led the pack with a 200% jump after billionaire Tim Goyder joined its shareholder register, while Patriot Resources surged...
Terrain Minerals Gears up for Multi-Project Exploration Push with $1.5m Raise
Terrain Minerals (ASX:TMX) announced a AUD1.5 million (≈US$1.0 million) placement, issuing 375 million shares at A$0.004 each. The capital will finance exploration and mining studies at its flagship Smokebush‑Lightning gold‑silver project in Western Australia, with a maiden resource estimate slated for July and...
Redcastle Expands Eastern Goldfields Footprint to Support Gold Growth Plans
Redcastle Resources signed a binding farm‑in to acquire up to 60% of the 6,419‑hectare Kilkenny Belt package in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields. The transaction involves roughly $39,000 in cash, 500,000 shares and a commitment of about $825,000 in exploration spend...
Anson Stretches Green River Resource 650% to 773,000t LCE
Anson Resources announced a 650% increase in its Green River lithium resource, now totaling 773,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE). The indicated portion jumped 863% to 183,000 t LCE, while inferred resources rose 602% to 590,000 t LCE. The...
Tin-Tantalum-Niobium Resource Takes Energy Transition Metals Closer to Penouta Restart
Energy Transition Minerals (ASX:ETM) has released a JORC‑compliant mineral resource estimate for Spain’s Penouta mine, quantifying 108 Mt of ore containing 437 ppm tin, 80 ppm tantalum and 91 ppm niobium. The updated estimate replaces a 2021 non‑JORC figure and provides the technical basis...
Legacy Minerals’ Gold and Silver Bounty Delivers Robust Mt Carrington Scoping Study
Legacy Minerals released a scoping study for its Mt Carrington gold‑silver project in northeast NSW, projecting a 19‑year mine life with 373,000 oz of gold and 9.91 Moz of silver. In the base‑case scenario the development is expected to generate $1.27 bn of free...
Barry FitzGerald: These Copper Juniors Are Priced to Move
Copper prices have surged to a nominal $5.90 per pound, staying 31% above the 2025 average and prompting BHP to report copper as its top earnings driver for the first time. Despite this strength, copper‑related stocks have been dragged down...
Resources Top 5: Alvo Soars on Drilling Success and Premium Cap Raise as Copper Juniors Rally
Alvo Minerals surged 69% after reporting high‑grade copper‑zinc intercepts at its Palma project in Brazil and completing a premium placement that raised $1.25 million. The drilling program returned 11 of 12 holes intersecting mineralisation, including 2.3 m at 1.9% CuEq, bolstering its...
Gold Digger: Is US$8000 REALLY on the Cards?
Deutsche Bank analysts project gold could climb to $8,000 per ounce within five years if emerging‑market central banks allocate 40% of their reserves to the metal. The forecast follows a record‑breaking first quarter of 2026, where the World Gold Council...
AuKing Mining Locks in Contractor for Tundulu Rare Earths Drilling
AuKing Mining has engaged Thompson Resources to execute a minimum 5,500‑metre drill campaign at its Tundulu rare‑earth project in Malawi. The program will comprise 25 reverse‑circulation and diamond holes, beginning with an RC rig in mid‑May and a diamond rig...
Monsters of Rock: Money Growing on Trees for Miners as Investors up Bets in Diggers
Mining ETFs have surged to $87 bn in assets under management, more than double the level a year ago, driven by a $8.24 bn inflow in Q1 2024. Junior miners on the ASX attracted a record $5.6 bn of capital in December, while...
Challenger Strengthens Hualilán Toll Milling Case with High-Grade Gold Hits
Challenger Gold reported high‑grade gold and silver intersections from infill drilling at its Hualilán toll‑milling pits in Argentina, with the Magnata pit averaging 7.0 g/t Au, surpassing the 6.2 g/t target in its 2025 PFS. Notable intercepts include 8 m at 16.3 g/t Au...
Bindi Spots 2km of Gold IP Anomalies at Ravni Ahead of Drilling
Bindi Metals released induced‑polarisation (IP) modelling from its Ravni gold project in southwestern Serbia, revealing up to 2 km of high‑chargeability anomalies that align with known surface mineralisation at Drenjak and Rujak. The anomalies register +40 to over +60 mV/V, well above...
Silver on Steroids: Why Platinum Group Metals Are the Commodities ASX Investors Are Sleeping On
Platinum group metals (PGMs) are entering a fourth straight deficit year, with the World Platinum Investment Council forecasting a 240,000‑ounce shortfall in 2026. Prices have surged, exemplified by platinum climbing 97% year‑over‑year to about $1,912 per ounce and palladium up...
Resources Top 5: TG Metals Top of the Heap Leach as It Chases Low Cost WA Gold
TG Metals (ASX:TG6) surged 14.3% after testwork showed an 88% gold recovery from its Van Uden laterite after just 35 days, suggesting a fast, low‑cost heap‑leach cash‑flow model. The current laterite resource holds about 17,700 oz of gold (≈$13.2 m market cap) with...
Chariot Resources Progresses Nigerian Lithium Portfolio Acquisition
Chariot Resources is finalising a two‑thirds acquisition of C&C Minerals' hard‑rock lithium portfolio in Nigeria. Five of the ten licences have been reissued by the Mining Cadastre Office, with the remaining five awaiting transfer from partner Continental. The binding share...
Land of the Silver Giants: US Critical Minerals Push Puts Spotlight on Sierra Madre Belt
Mexico supplies roughly 25% of global silver, anchored by the Sierra Madre Belt, a geologic corridor now extending into the United States. Black Bear Minerals is preparing to restart the historic Shafter mine in Texas, which holds a 17.6 Moz silver...
Copper Forecasts Electrify the Market as Small Producers Pursue Growth
Analysts at Chile’s Cesco Week 2026, led by BMO Capital Markets, see copper prices rebounding toward $13,100 per tonne by Q4 2026 and $13,425 in 2027, despite geopolitical headwinds. The bank cites renewed Chinese buying, US arbitrage activity and limited...
Why Bell Potter Sees More Upside in NSW Gold Explorer Waratah Minerals
Waratah Minerals (ASX:WTM) is gaining traction after high‑grade copper‑gold drill hits at its Spur project in New South Wales, including 54 m at 1.88 g/t Au and 208.7 m at 1.17 g/t Au. The company has logged 21 intersections exceeding 100 gram‑metres, a benchmark...
Resources Top 5: Eclipse Emerges with Larger REE Resource; Tivan Rides Tungsten Wave
Eclipse Metals boosted its Grønnedal rare‑earth resource to 208 Mt at 0.72 % TREO, adding a sizeable neodymium‑praseodymium component critical for EV magnets. Tivan Resources unveiled a scoping study for its Molyhill project that forecasts a $355 million post‑tax NPV, a 79 % IRR...
Renascor Starts Commissioning PSG Demonstration Facility
Renascor Resources has moved into full‑plant commissioning of its purified spherical graphite (PSG) demonstration facility in South Australia. The plant, funded by a A$5 million grant (≈US$3.3 million), will test the company’s hydrofluoric‑acid‑free purification process using feedstock from the Siviour graphite deposit....
East Coast Believes WA Gold’s Near-Term Catalysts and Strategic Position Offer 344pc Upside
East Coast Research has initiated coverage of WA Gold (ASX:WAU) with a 16‑cent price target, implying roughly 344% upside from the current 3.6‑cent level. The broker highlights a clear catalyst sequence: a 10,000‑metre drilling campaign at the Abercromby project, completion...
Western Gold Resources Extends Toll Milling Agreement for Gold Duke
Western Gold Resources has secured a six‑month extension to its toll‑milling agreement with Wiluna Mining Corporation, ensuring that all Stage 1 ore from the Gold Duke project can be processed at the Matilda plant. Stage 1 targets 686,000 tonnes grading 2.1 g/t for...
Terra Links Discovery Zones as Southwest Platinum Group Metals Find Continues to Grow
Terra Metals announced that infill drilling has linked two previously separate intercepts at its Southwest discovery within the Dante project in Western Australia, revealing a continuous 172.4‑metre zone of PGM‑copper‑nickel mineralisation. The interval grades 1.11 g/t PGE3, 0.11% copper and 0.15%...
Cultivating Unicorns: Strategic Elements Incubates Australian Tech Breakthrough
Strategic Elements (ASX:SOR) leverages Australia’s pooled development fund (PDF) – a tax‑exempt vehicle – to plug a $38 billion AUD (≈$25 billion USD) funding gap for growth‑stage SMEs. The fund incubates deep‑tech ventures such as Stealth Technologies’ EdgeiQ, which landed a $225,000 AUD...
Resources Top 5: Another Richardson Street Group Special Wins the Day for Oceana
Oceana Metals announced a US$10.3 million acquisition of the Serra Negra carbonatite complex in Brazil, shifting the junior into rare‑earths and niobium production. European Lithium agreed to merge with Critical Metals Corp at a 137% premium, consolidating ownership of the Tanbreez...
Heavy Rare Earths Separation Delivers Upside Kick for Victory at North Stanmore
Victory Metals announced that heavy‑liquid separation (HLS) at its North Stanmore project achieved a 72% heavy rare‑earth oxide (HREO) ratio, placing it among the world’s top HREE projects. The same low‑cost gravity step also produced a high‑grade zircon concentrate enriched...
Australian Mines Lifts Flemington Scandium Outlook with Robust Scoping Study
Australian Mines released a scoping study for its Flemington scandium project in New South Wales, projecting a post‑tax NPV8 between US$270 million and US$860 million and an IRR of 32%‑74% at a $1,500‑$3,000 per kilogram scandium‑oxide price. The study assumes an initial...
Atomic Eagle Launches 30,000m Uranium Drill Blitz at Muntanga
Atomic Eagle has kicked off a 30,000‑metre drilling campaign at its Muntanga uranium project in Zambia, aiming to boost the existing measured‑indicated resource of 58.8 Mlb U₃O₈ and uncover new deposits. The program includes infill drilling at the Chisebuka deposit to...
Resolution Minerals Rocks on with Tungsten Concentrate at Horse Heaven
Resolution Minerals announced that its Johnson Creek mill site has produced a 52.3% WO₃ tungsten concentrate from historic stockpiles sourced at the Golden Gate mine in Idaho. The gravity‑separation test achieved up to 75.5% recovery and an upgrade ratio of...
Agnico Eagle’s $4bn Finnish Cash Splash Puts Focus on Nordic Gold Stocks
Canadian gold giant Agnico Eagle announced a C$4 bn (≈US$2.9 bn) package of acquisitions in Finland, buying Rupert Resources, Aurion Resources and a 70% stake in the Fingold JV. The deals give Agnico a 2,492 km² land package in the Central Lapland Greenstone...
Resources Top 5: Precious Metals See Patriot and Altair on Winning Runs
Patriot Resources surged 32% to a two‑year high after unveiling a JORC‑compliant exploration target of 559‑774 Moz silver‑equivalent at its Tassa project in Peru. Altair Minerals raised $28.2 million in a premium placement, lifting its cash balance to roughly $40 million and prompting...
The Silver Boom May Have Paused, but Fundamentals Could Propel It to New Heights
Investigator Silver’s managing director Lachlan Wallace says the silver market remains fundamentally strong despite a price pullback from the January $120/oz peak. Demand is rising from electrification, solar and electronics, while supply stays inelastic because roughly 75% of silver is...
Barry FitzGerald: Why Encounter’s Niobium Story Is More than WA1 Nearology
WA1 Resources’ Luni discovery in Western Australia’s West Arunta region has turned a $4.6 million AUD IPO into a $713 million USD market‑cap, backed by a 220 Mt indicated resource at 1% niobium. The find catapulted the stock 155‑fold, highlighting niobium’s status as...
Resources Top 5: Patriot Leads Silver Charge as Energy and Lithium Plays Run Hot
Patriot Resources surged 44% to A$9.8c after announcing a JORC‑compliant exploration target of 359‑422 Mt at 48‑57 g/t AgEq (559‑774 Moz silver equivalent) at its Tassa project in Peru. Elevra Lithium posted record revenue, 94% mill utilisation and finished the March quarter with...
Victoria’s Gold Revival Continues as Rokeby Takes on High-Grade Omeo Project
Victoria’s longest‑serving Treasurer Tim Pallas has been appointed chairman of ASX‑listed Rokeby Resources, which has recapitalised and taken control of the high‑grade Omeo gold project in East Gippsland. The Omeo asset carries a historic resource of roughly 320,000 ounces at...
Strata Minerals Garners Strong Support for Zelica Gold Quest with $1.57m Raised
Strata Minerals (ASX:SMX) secured A$1.57 million (≈US$1.0 million) in a 2‑cent‑per‑share placement, backed by existing shareholders and sophisticated investors. The funds will finance Phase 2 infill and step‑out drilling at the Zelica Gold Project in Western Australia’s Yundamindra District. Recent drilling has confirmed...
AT4 Joins US Defence Consortium Push for Tungsten, Antimony
American Tungsten & Antimony (ASX:AT4) has been admitted to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium, giving it a direct line to the Department of War and access to DoW‑sponsored funding. The company is evaluating a hub‑and‑spoke model that would turn...
Ten Bagger: Where Big Investors Are Looking After Gold-Fuelled Gains
John Forwood, CIO of the Lowell Resources Fund, says large investors are moving beyond the 67% gold rally of 2023 to hunt alpha in junior battery‑metal, oil‑gas and silver plays. He highlights small‑cap picks such as Equus Energy’s 1.7 tcf gas...
Resources Top 5: Firebird Soars on $2m Grant; Omega Lands $60m for Queensland Drilling
Firebird Metals surged 9% after securing a AU$2 million (≈US$1.3 million) ARENA grant to build a world‑first demonstration plant that converts Pilbara manganese ore directly into lithium‑manganese‑based cathode material for EV batteries. Omega Oil & Gas jumped 12.8% as it raised AU$60 million...
Arika Paves Yellow Brick Road with More Gold After Returning Thick High-Grade Results
Arika Resources announced new drill results from its Yundamindra gold project in Western Australia, extending high‑grade mineralisation along the "Yellow Brick Road" corridor. Intercepts at the F1 structure include 57 m at 1.42 g/t Au, 29 m at 1.50 g/t Au and a 13 m...
True North Copper Chases More Rewards at Mt Oxide
Australian miner True North Copper has begun an 11‑kilometre induced‑polarisation (IP) survey across its Mt Oxide project in northwest Queensland. The program aims to extend the high‑grade Aquila discovery—where a 7‑metre intercept returned 7.9% copper in 2025—and to rank new...
Explorers Podcast: Bindi Metals Lines up Maiden Drill Test at Serbian Gold Play
Bindi Metals (ASX:BIM) is preparing a maiden 2,000‑metre drill campaign at its recently acquired Ravni gold project in southwestern Serbia. Surface work has already returned high‑grade results, including a 6‑metre interval grading 15 g/t gold and rock‑chip assays as high as...
West Coast Silver Stacks up 2.8Moz Maiden Elizabeth Hill Resource
West Coast Silver announced a maiden 2.8 Moz silver resource at Elizabeth Hill, comprising 141,000 t at 617 g/t, positioning the deposit among Australia’s highest‑grade silver projects. Of the total, 369,000 oz are classified as Indicated, while 2.4 Moz remain Inferred. An optimised 200 m × 180 m × 130 m open...
Canada’s Gold Sector Fires up Amidst M&A and Frontier Potential
Canada’s gold sector is experiencing a wave of mergers and acquisitions as global miners chase production growth. In March, Coeur Mining completed a $7 bn purchase of New Gold, while Fresnillo spent $560 m on Probe Gold and Gold Fields is scouting...