The New York Times late last year, through reporter Jeanna Smialek, published a piece that was neither shocking nor market shifting but resonated strongly with so-called data nerds everywhere, the popularity of the St Louis data portal, Federal Reserve Economic Data or simply ‘FRED.’ Applauds for this government data tool range from ‘my friend’ by […]
The S&P/ASX200 was relatively flat to close lower on Friday (7 February), slipping 9.30 points or 0.11% to 8,511.40. Yancoal Australia (ASX:YAL), Beach Energy (ASX:BPT), and Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) were the bottom performing stocks in this index, down 5.776%, 5.209%, and 4.380% respectively. Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) was one of the top performing mining stocks, closing 6.125% higher at the bell, while Champion Iron (ASX:CIA) was […]
After its debut on the ASX, Connected Minerals (ASX:CML) CEO Warrick Clent joins Shae Russell to provide an update on progress at the Etango North-East Project in Namibia. The company is currently in discussions with potential drilling companies with an aim to begin drilling imminently. “Obviously we are now at a point where we’re looking […]
Mental health has become an increasingly important issue across industries worldwide, with the mining industry no exception. The Minerals Council of Australia has released an industry guide titled the Blueprint for Mental Health and Wellbeing. The guide notes that in Australia, nearly one in five people will experience a common mental illness within any 12-month […]
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) says if Australia wants to diversify and achieve its aspirations to further downstream critical minerals, the Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive makes Australia competitive. The organisation is taking part in the Senate Economics Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Australian Government’s proposed Future Made in Australia production tax […]
Sunshine Metals (ASX:SHN) has uncovered 6km of gold-copper-zinc prospective stratigraphic contact near the Liontown deposit, part of the Ravenswood Consolidated Project in Queensland. This news comes after the company conducted a new interpretation at Liontown which proposes that tight folding has formed a 3.5km long dome. Sunshine Metals, which has a market capitalisation of $12.7 […]
Southern Cross Gold Consolidated (ASX:SX2) will begin trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today at 3pm AEDT on a deferred settlement basis. The new shares will be settled in the form of CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs) at a 1:1 ratio. This news comes after the dual-listed gold explorer changed its name from Southern Cross […]
Privately held Northern Iron has dispatched its inaugural shipment of magnetite from the Warrego Rehabilitation Project bound for Asian markets. Just over 47,000 tonnes of magnetite concentrate was shipped from the project, which expected to operate for three years and is forecast to produce up to 1.2 million wet tonnes of magnetite concentrate annually. It […]
Victory Metals (ASX:VTM) has upgraded the North Stanmore Heavy Rare Earth Elements Project’s mineral resource estimate, with 71% now in the higher confidence indicated category. The indicated resource now totals 176.5 million tonnes @ 503 parts per million (ppm) total rare earth oxide (TREO), which is expected to complement a Scoping Study already underway. North […]
Basin Energy (ASX:BSN) has completed the purchase of a portfolio of projects prospective for uranium and green energy metals in Scandinavia. On 31 October 2024, the company signed a binding agreement to buy the Virka, Björkberget, Rävaberget, Prästrun, and Håkantorp projects in Sweden, as well as the Puokio, Löttö, Temo, Eronlampi, and Palmottu projects in […]