Gold is known as an attractive safe-haven investment and has been used to store wealth during volatile times through history. It has interesting currency-like tendencies, and retains its purchasing power better than paper currencies. For that reason, gold market analysts typically recommend that investors build a diversified portfolio with a portion of their wealth in...
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Report: Australia's Biggest Future Export Opportunity Hinges on Pilbara Decarbonisation
Called “Superpowering-Up,” the report was written by Matt Pollard, net-zero transformation analyst at CEF, and Tim Buckley, a director at the organisation. It was made available to the public on August 13. One of the report’s main findings is that single common-user grid infrastructure in the Pilbara area would be a key catalyst in speeding...
ASX Nickel Stocks: 5 Biggest Companies in 2024
Nickel has traditionally been used in alloys such as stainless steel. However, in recent years, growing demand for lithium-ion batteries has brought attention to its role in the quickly developing battery sector. In Australia, the country’s largest nickel-mining stocks are providing key support for both markets. A broad increase in commodities prices in April and...
Strickland Hits Massive 308.4m @ 1.9g/t Au Eq, Rogozna Project, Serbia
Highlights: Paul L’Herpiniere, Managing Director of Strickland, said: “These latest results from ongoing drilling at the 4.6Moz Au Eq Shanac deposit2 provide further support of our strategy to target the higher-grade mineralisation zones within the Central Domain of the deposit. This hole was drilled ~100m along strike to the southeast of ZRSD24149 and was targeting...
Precious Metals Outlook: Australia Edition
Could this be a breakout year for precious metals? The Investing News Network spoke with analysts and market insiders to get their best 2024 forecasts for this sector. The Investing News Network is a growing network of authoritative publications delivering independent, unbiased news and education for investors. We deliver knowledgeable, carefully curated coverage of a...
Exploration Plans for Myoff Creek Niobium/REE project in British Colombia, Canada
HIGHLIGHTS AuKing’s Managing Director, Mr Paul Williams, said that with the strong levels of market interest in the exploration and development of niobium/rare earth elements (REE) the Company was keen to get some exploration activities underway at the recently-acquired Myoff Creek project. The Company’s Exploration Manager (Mr Chris Bittar) has just recently returned from a...
Allup Silica Boosts Leadership Team with New MD Appointment, Report Says
The company has appointed Simon Finnis as its new managing director, bringing over 35 years of mining industry experience to the role. Finnis’s expertise in the mineral sands sector, including his leadership of projects such as the Pooncarie mineral sands project in New South Wales and the Grand Cote project in Senegal, positions him well...
Battery materials and the growing importance of urban ore
For millennia, we’ve mined and refined materials to power our civilisations and industries, and feed consumer demand for products. This has traditionally been a linear process: dig material from the ground, purify and convert it into useful forms, manufacture products for use and then dispose of these products. However, with electric vehicles – which are...
Geophysical Survey Highlights Growth Opportunities at Mt Oxide Project
HIGHLIGHTS COMMENT True North Copper’s Managing Director, Bevan Jones said: Our exploration efforts at Mt Oxide are yielding great results. The recent survey, supported by the CEI grant, has yielded anomalies that closely match our existing Vero copper, silver, and cobalt resources, providing us confidence to use this method to identify new targets across the...
Oroco Reports US$1.48 Billion After-tax NPV in New PEA for Santo Tomas Copper Project
Released on Tuesday (August 20), the revised PEA details an after-tax net present value of US$1.48 billion at an 8 percent discount, and an after-tax internal rate of return of 22.2 percent. Oroco intends to employ a staged approach at Santo Tomas, with throughput of 60,000 metric tons each day in the first year of...