Public Companies

Ora Banda Mining’s Waihi gold operations, northwest of Kalgoorlie, where it has approved underground and open pit expansions for its project.

BULLS N’ BEARSRecord gold quarter for Ora Banda fuels 300koz ambitions in WA

Ora Banda has posted record quarterly gold production of nearly 40,000 ounces, lifting its cash to $268M and boosting its resource to 3.69 million as it launches a transformational ‘DRIVE to 300’ strategy.

Andrew Todd

This edition of The Cap Raise Crucible features Megaport, Forrestania and KGL Resources

BULLS N’ BEARSThe Cap Raise Crucible for June: Megaport, Forrestania and KGL Resources

This inaugural edition of The Crucible features Megaport, Forrestania and KGL Resources after punters poured a huge $3.5B into 56 equity deals in June, favouring hard-rock mining and AI infrastructure.

Murray Ward

The Chalice open pit mine at Corazon Resources’ newly acquired Chalice gold project in WA, which historically produced 645,000 ounces of gold.

BULLS N’ BEARSCorazon uncovers hidden gold upside at WA Chalice project

Corazon Mining has unearthed hidden high-grade gold outside the 191,000-ounce resource at its new Chalice project, with hits up to 4m at 8.84g/t. A 10,000m drill program is now planned.

Murray Ward

A view of Rio2’s Kalzas tungsten project area in the Yukon, Canada, where it is planning a new critical minerals exploration push.

BULLS N’ BEARSRio2 breathes new life into Canadian critical minerals project

Rio2 Limited has dusted off its Kalzas tungsten project in Canada, planning a new exploration push on the back of impressive historical results and tungsten’s surging importance as a critical mineral.

Andrew Todd

Lindian Resources’ giant Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi is being progressed as one of the world’s next major monazite concentrate and mixed rare earth carbonate supply sources.

BULLS N’ BEARSLindian nails 98% rare earths recovery in independent tests

Lindian Resources says Australian-based ANSTO has confirmed 98 per cent recoveries in its Kangankunde rare earths concentrate in Malawi and certified the final mixed rare earth carbonate as non-radioactive.

Doug Bright

Kalamazoo Resources’ Mt Olympus mine at its Ashburton gold project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

BULLS N’ BEARSKalamazoo deeper hits sharpen WA gold development case

Kalamazoo has wrapped up a 13,726m drilling campaign at its 1.44Moz Ashburton gold project, hitting 31m at 5.2g/t gold as it de-risks the resource ahead of an upcoming prefeasibility study.

Murray Ward

Aguia Resources’ first-ever delivery of its Pampafós fertiliser to the Markus farm in southern Brazil.

BULLS N’ BEARSAguia banks $2.3M in phosphate sales as Brazilian demand builds

Aguia Resources has rung the till, booking $2.3m in early sales from its new Brazilian phosphate operation just six weeks after its launch, marking the transition to a revenue-generating producer.

Andrew Todd

Pinto gneiss outcrop featuring 7.1% TREO at its Southern target at the Music Valley rare earths project in California.

BULLS N’ BEARSDateline clocks 7.1 per cent rare earths in California

Dateline Resources has hit 7.1% rare earths at its Music Valley project in California. All 33 rock chip samples returned anomalous grades, confirming widespread mineralisation across three key target areas.

Murray Ward

Diamond drilling rig on the drill pad at Solis Minerals’ Mandacaru lithium project in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

BULLS N’ BEARSSolis launches Brazilian drill assault on 800m lithium corridor

Solis Minerals has started a 2000-metre diamond drill campaign at its Mandacaru lithium project in Brazil’s revered Araçuaí Valley, with a parallel copper drilling program in Peru also set to begin.

Murray Ward

Mount Ridley’s Mines’ drilling at the Grass Patch project near Esperance.

BULLS N’ BEARSMount Ridley widens giant scandium resource near Esperance

Mount Ridley Mines has uncovered more high-grade scandium outside its Block 2 resource at Grass Patch, with sample re-assays returning up to 19m at 127.68ppm scandium oxide, pointing to strong upside potential.

Doug Bright

Ora Banda Mining has massively increased its Davyhurst gold inventory, with Round Dam being the standout mover. The 17-kilometre-long Round Dam mineralised trend, pictured, lies 3 kilometres west of the company’s Davyhurst processing plant.

BULLS N’ BEARSOra Banda bulks up Davyhurst with 3.69Moz gold resource

Ora Banda Mining has beefed up the Davyhurst gold inventory, lifting its combined mineral resources by 75 per cent to 3.69 million ounces of gold and ore reserves by a whopping 159 per cent to 610,000 ounces.

Doug Bright

Hastings Technology Metals’ executive chairman Charles Lew, chief executive officer Vince Catania, head of business development Niels Hachmann and Thailand business manager Ms. Piyamart Wattansuyipong on a recent site visit to the Kabin Buri Plant.

BULLS N’ BEARSHastings scales rare earths ambitions with Thai plant expansion

Strong customer demand has prompted Hastings Technology Metals to double output at its Thailand rare earths processing plant, creating a bigger, earlier cash flow stream ahead of production at Yangibana in WA.

Penny Taylor

MetalsGrove’s major auger drilling program is underway at its Zuénoula gold project in Côte d’Ivoire.

BULLS N’ BEARSMetalsGrove kicks off first-ever drill blitz in Côte d’Ivoire

MetalsGrove has kicked off a 10,000m auger drilling program at its Zuénoula gold project in Côte d’Ivoire after soil sampling extended a key target to 3.3km and returned a peak soil assay of 1.324 g/t gold.

Murray Ward

Infini Resources’ field program is underway at Portland Creek, with mapping, sampling and prospecting across priority radiometric anomaly and structural target areas to refine targets for the company’s next phase of drilling.

BULLS N’ BEARSInfini survey lights up multiple Canadian uranium drill targets

Infini Resources has completed a high-resolution radiometric survey at its Portland Creek uranium project in Canada as field crews refine phase three targets for a Q3 drilling campaign.

Doug Bright

Great Southern Mining RC drill rig at Golden Boulder discovery Duketon project BNBWA

BULLS N’ BEARSGreat Southern launches major WA gold discovery drill assault

Great Southern Mining has launched a fully funded 15,000m drilling campaign to grow a 3.5km gold system at its Golden Boulder discovery in WA’s Duketon district, ahead of Mon Ami assays and Amy Clarke drilling.

Penny Taylor

Helicopter used for airborne reconnaissance at Dalaroo Metals’ new Blue Lagoon South rare earth element target in southern Greenland.

BULLS N’ BEARSDalaroo jags four new targets to expand Greenland rare earths hunt

Dalaroo Metals has defined a regional rare earth system at its Blue Lagoon project in Greenland, adding four new targets and expanding its footprint next to a major discovery, with assays pending.

Murray Ward

Kaiser Reef reported a cash balance of A$37.2M and poured 6000 ounces of gold in the June quarter.

BULLS N’ BEARSKaiser Reef lifts gold production 8% from Tassie and Vic mines

Kaiser Reef has boosted its gold pour by 8% to 6000 ounces across its Henty and Maldon mines this quarter and reaffirmed its 32,000-ounce production guidance for 2027, with $37.2M in the bank.

Rowena Duckworth

Aircore drilling at Critica Mineral’s Jupiter rare earths project, near Yalgoo in WA’s mid-west region.

BULLS N’ BEARSCritica boosts WA rare earths prize with bumper high-grade drill hits

Critica Limited has hit a string of bumper rare earth intersections at its Jupiter project in WA, with 145 drill holes feeding a resource upgrade and a scoping study slated for later in the year.

Rowena Duckworth

A copper-bearing massive sulphide rock chip assaying 60.34 per cent copper found at Estrella Resources’ Sica prospect in Timor-Leste.

BULLS N’ BEARSEstrella hits huge copper numbers in Timor-Leste

Estrella Resources’ exploration program in the southeast nation of Timor-Leste has unearthed two super high-grade samples of copper at its Sica prospect, grading 60.34 per cent and 50.8 per cent respectively.

Craig Nolan

Development work underway in Shaft No. 2 on Vein No. 1 at Aguia Resources’ Santa Barbara gold project in Colombia.

BULLS N’ BEARSAguia triples gold output as Colombian mine gathers steam

Aguia Resources has transformed its Colombian gold project after six months of restructuring, tripling production, lifting grades above 10g/t gold, slashing costs and edging closer to break-even.

Penny Taylor

Hastings Technology Metals’ Yangibana site accommodation in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region and other non-plant infrastructure are largely complete, including a nearby 1800m airstrip that can accommodate a 50-seat aircraft.

BULLS N’ BEARSHastings Yangibana study confirms $649M WA rare earths prize

Hastings Technology Metals has put firmer numbers around its Yangibana rare earths project in WA’s Gascoyne, with an updated definitive feasibility study showing a $649M pre-tax NPV and a 2.4-year payback.

Doug Bright

Beetaloo Energy’s Carpentaria-5H flare during the well’s 30-day production test.

BULLS N’ BEARSBeetaloo edges closer to first NT gas sales with strong well test

Beetaloo Energy moved a step towards commercial gas after the C-5H well delivered repeatable production averaging 6.9TJ per day over 30 days, de-risking its NT pilot project ahead of first gas later this year.

Penny Taylor

Dateline Resources’ Colosseum project in California holds a 1.1-million-ounce gold resource and sits just 10km from the giant Mountain Pass rare earths mine.

BULLS N’ BEARSUS Govt backs Dateline mining rights at Californian gold play

Dateline Resources has received a major boost for its Colosseum mine in California after the US Department of Justice argued in court that the company’s existing plan of operations remains in full effect.

Murray Ward

Sygenis Lab’s new GMP manufacturing facility in Perth.

BULLS N’ BEARSSyngenis banks $4M pre-float to power AI-driven biotech platform

Perth biotech Syngenis Labs has banked an oversubscribed $4 million pre-IPO raise to expand its AI-powered RNA platform, accelerate GMP manufacturing and strengthen domestic genetic medicine capability.

James Pearson