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BHP EYES COPPER AND NICKEL GROWTH TO FOLLOW OZ MINERALS TAKEOVER

Global miner’s focus turns to the integration of the OZ Minerals business to accelerate its copper and nickel operations after Q3 declines lower full year production guidance.

GENESIS MINERALS DECLARES ITSELF THE LEONORA LEADER UNDER $600M ST BARBARA DEAL

West Australian mining leader Raleigh Finlayson is close to realising the dream of consolidating ownership of the major assets in the world-class Leonora region with agreement by his Genesis Minerals to acquire the local assets of rival St Barbara. John Feary reports

GHANA CONSOLIDATION JV FORECAST TO CREATE AFRICA’S LARGEST GOLD MINE

International miners Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti are predicting significant operational synergies by optimising the mining and consolidating the infrastructure of their immediately adjacent Tarkwa and Iduapriem gold mines in Ghana.

FMG OUTLINES $200M INITIAL CAPITAL COST FOR BELINGA IRON ORE PROJECT

Fast-moving Fortescue Metals sets a H2 2023 target for first production from its international iron ore expansion, the Beninga project in NE Gabon.

DRILLING POINTS TO MORE NEAR-TERM GROWTH AT SANTANA’S LEADING KIWI PROJECT

Explorer Santana Resources has highlighted significant near-term potential for further resource growth at its 100%-owned Bendigo-Ophir project in New Zealand’s South Island after drilling assays consistently surpassed past average grades at its Rise and Shine deposit.

GLENCORE’S $1.1B SALE OF COBAR MINE HERALDS NEW AUSTRALIAN BASE METALS EMPIRE

Global miner/marketer Glencore has reached binding agreement on the $US1.1B-plus-royalty sale of long-lived Cobar underground copper mine in Australia to special purpose funder Metals Acquisition Corporation.

NEWCREST SEES MORE DECADES AHEAD WITH GO-AHEAD FOR NEW CADIA STAGE DEVELOPMENT

Newcrest Mining has given the go-ahead for the next stage development of its flagship Cadia gold and copper mine in NSW, Australia after completing a feasibility study on its panel cave PC1-2 development.

GASCOYNE RESOURCES’ DALGARANGA A VICTIM OF THE PRESSURES ON WEST AUSTRALIAN MINES

Battling West Australian miner Gascoyne Resources will turn its focus to a financial restructuring and progressing higher-grade exploration assets to support a long-term mining plan after the sudden shutdown of its flagship Dalgaranga mine.

FIREFINCH ABOUT-TURN ON RECAPITALISATION SPELLS DEATH FOR MALI’S ‘GORILLA’ GOLD MINE

Australian-based miner Firefinch has given up on its efforts to recapitalise its 80%-owned Morila gold mine in Mali, almost certainly sending the mine once known as “Morila the Gorilla” into insolvency.

GROWING LINDA PROJECT TARGET HIGHLIGHTS ZINC POTENTIAL AT FLINDERS RANGE

New laboratory assays have doubled the size of the zinc soil anomaly target at critical minerals explorer Stelar Metals’ Linda zinc project in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, with the scale and DSO grade indicating its potential for economic mineralisation at depth.

FALL OF GROUND AFTERMATH TRIGGERS ADMINISTRATION FOR RED RIVER’S THALANGA MINE

Australian miner Red River Resources has appointed administrators to its Thalanga zinc-copper-lead mine to tackle threats to its solvency due to continuing performance issues following a fall of ground incident nearly three months ago.

MALLEE RESOURCES REACTIVATES AVEBURY NICKEL MINE IN SIX MONTHS

Explorer Mallee Resources has joined the ranks of Australian nickel sulphide producers after making a successful start to the commissioning of the processing plant at its 100%-owned Avebury project in Tasmania.

MINERAL RESOURCES STILL PONDERING STRATEGIC OPTIONS FOR LITHIUM BUSINESS

Australia mining and services company Mineral Resources is continuing to evaluate “strategic options” for its rapidly growing lithium hard rock operations in the Pilbara and Goldfields regions of WA.

CAVALIER LIFTS HOPES FOR LEONORA PROJECT AFTER FIRST DRILL CAMPAIGN

West Australian explorer Cavalier Resources reports encouraging results in recent drilling that targeted extensions to the existing resource area at its 100%-owned Crawford gold project at Leonora.

CANNON RESOURCES PUTS OUT THE JV SHINGLE FOR WA’S COLLURABBIE PROJECT

West Australian explorer Cannon Resources has identified 55 areas of interest including potential targets for shallow geochemistry following analysis of historical geophysical data at its Collurabbie nickel-copper-PGE and gold project.

ELEVATE IDENTIFIES BIG URANIUM TARGET AT NAMIBIA’S KOPPIES PROJECT

Elevate Uranium has raised the potential to add significantly to its maiden 20.3Mlb U3O8 inferred mineral resource at its Koppies project in Namibia with the identification of a mineralised zone extending over 10km and up to 1,000m wide.

MID-2023 TARGET FOR APPROVAL OF HIGH-GRADE FEDERATION DEPOSIT UNDERGROUND MINE

Australian miner Aurelia Minerals has outlined the starting physical and economic picture for the development of an underground mine at its high-grade, low-cost Federation polymetallic deposit in the Cobar Basin of central-western New South Wales.

WA NICKEL EXPLORER ST GEORGE MINING JOINS THE TREND TO FOCUS ON LITHIUM

The first assays of visibly mineralised pegmatite rock samples have validated the potential for significant lithium mineralisation at St George Mining’s Mount Alexander project in the NE Goldfields of Western Australia.

KINGSLAND MINERALS DRILLING BREATHES LIFE BACK INTO CLEO URANIUM PROJECT

Australian explorer Kingsland Minerals has laid the foundation to grow the footprint of the Cleo uranium mineralisation based on initial assay results from its maiden drilling program in the historic Pine Creek mining region in the NT.

EXPLORATION SUCCESSES CARRY BELARAROX TO NEW PHASE IN NSW SEARCH

Australian explorer Belararox is considering the release of a mineral resource estimate next month as it progresses metallurgical testwork on targets at the historical Native Bee mine site, part of its 100%-owned Belara project in NSW.
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Breaks - HAMMER METALS: KALMAN BOOST FOR MT ISA DEPOSITS

Published: 8 May, 2023, Relevance: 1

Australian explorer Hammer Metals will assess the potential for a formal scoping study and financial evaluation for its satellite deposits in Qld’s Mount Isa region after posting a 39% increase in contained metal at its Kalman deposit.
Its 100%-owned Kalman copper-gold-silver-molybdenum-rhenium deposit has been confirmed as one of the region’s largest undeveloped...

Breaks - KALAMAZOO RES-KARORA RES: IPO PLAN FOR LITHIUM PROJECTS

Published: 8 May, 2023, Relevance: 1

A new lithium exploration company is set to join the ASX after Australian explorer Kalamazoo Resources and Canadian-based miner Karora Resources agreed to an IPO of highly prospective lithium projects in WA and greenfields exploration ground in NSW and Victoria.
The new company, Kali Metals, is expected to raise $A10-12M to fund exploration and drilling across its portfolio.
Kalamazoo chairman-CEO...

Breaks - ABx GROUP: TASMANIAN REE RESOURCE HITS 21Mt

Published: 8 May, 2023, Relevance: 1

Australian explorer ABx Group has begun field and laboratory testing of production alternatives after posting a 50% increase in the indicated-inferred resource to 21Mt rare earth elements at the Deep Leads-Rubble Mound project in N Tasmania.
MD-CEO Mark Cooksey says the upgrade arises from 30 new holes, redrilling old bauxite holes that did not reach the REE horizon and more assays from incompletely assayed zones.
The updated...

Breaks - GROUP 6 METALS: $30M RAISING TO ADVANCE DOLPHIN TUNGSTEN MINE

Published: 8 May, 2023, Relevance: 1

Australian developer Group 6 Metals can progress operations towards positive cashflow at its 100%-owned Dolphin tungsten mine after raising $A30M in a placement strongly supported by major shareholders and underwriting for a share purchase plan.
With project commissioning significantly advanced and first production imminent at the King Island mine off the Tasmanian coast, Group 6 is focused on the project ramp-up towards steady-state...

Breaks - PENINSULA ENERGY: LANCE ON TRACK FOR MID-2023 URANIUM OUTPUT

Published: 8 May, 2023, Relevance: 1

Delays due to inclement weather that have slowed delivery of a high-capacity peroxide storage tank for its flagship Lance uranium projects in Wyoming, USA is not expected to impact the scheduled mid-year restart of commercial production by Peninsula Energy.
The company says it has a smaller capacity peroxide addition system that can support operational activities in the interim.
After delivery delays earlier in the year pushed back...

Breaks - LYNAS RARE EARTHS: 6-MONTH LEEWAY ON KUANTAN PLANT CHANGE

Published: 8 May, 2023, Relevance: 1

Leading western world rare earths producer Lynas has been granted a six-month extension of current operating licence conditions at its Malaysian plant, allowing it to continue to import and process lanthanide until Jan 2024.
The Malaysian government has accepted appeals by Lynas to a change in its operating licence announced in Feb that would have forced it to shut down its Kuantan facility from July 1.
The decision gives the...

Breaks - PURSUIT MINS: LITHIUM PLANT DEAL TO ADVANCE ARGENTINE PROJECT

Published: 8 May, 2023, Relevance: 1

Australian multi-commodity explorer Pursuit Minerals has set itself to fast track production from the Rio Grande Sur project in Argentina with agreement to acquire a lithium carbonate pilot plant in the nearby city of Salta.
The $US365,000 acquisition, subject to conditions and due diligence, will enable Pursuit to target 100tpa production.
ACOO Aaron Revelle says it will enable Pursuit to begin immediate development of an...

Breaks - RED 5: RECORD MONTH KEEPS KOTH ON HALF-YEAR TARGET

Published: 8 May, 2023, Relevance: 1

Maintenance shutdowns on the crusher and mill due this month are not expected to derail Red 5’s June half-year guidance for its King of the Hills mine in Western Australia after posting its second successive record monthly output in April.
The Eastern Goldfields project delivered 18,663oz gold last month, up from the 17,550oz in March 2023, with continued good performance by its openpit and underground mines and processing plant.
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Broker - START THE WEEK: CALENDAR (May 7, 2023)

Published: 8 May, 2023, Relevance: 1

Holidays –
May 8: Belarus (Public Holiday)
May 8: Bulgaria (Day Off for St George’s Day)
May 8: Cambodia (Royal Plowing Ceremony)
May 8: UK (Coronation Bank Holiday)
May 8: Kyrgyzstan (Constitution Day Holiday)
May 8: Moldova (Public Holiday)
May 8: Russia (Public Holiday)
May 8-9: Observing Countries (Victory Day)
May 9: Uzbekistan (Remembrance Day)
May 10: Micronesia (Constitution Day)
May 12: Georgia (St Andrew’s Day)
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Breaks - CRITICAL RES: QUICK PROGRESS TO MAIDEN RESOURCE AT MAVIS LAKE

Published: 5 May, 2023, Relevance: 1

Lithium seeker Critical Resources has posted a maiden JORC-compliant inferred resource of 8Mt @ 1.07% Li2O at its 100%-owned Mavis Lake project in Canada as it sets the foundation for a significant role in North America’s critical minerals sector.
The resource has been estimated following a continuous 11-month program that has drilled only 2% of the NW Ontario project areas. It reflects the company’s strategy of establishing a...

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AUSTRALIA’S PILBARA AND EYRE PENINSULA WELL PLACED FOR A ‘GREEN’ STEEL BOOST

(COMMENTARY) Mining of the long-neglected magnetite iron ore could be a major beneficiary of Australian ambitions to become a global leader in the drive to achieve net zero, under a solution that would see green hydrogen plants developed next to green steelworks to boost efficiency and kickstart both industries.

DESPITE POLITICAL DIATRIBES, LIDDELL CLOSURE POINTS TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE

(COMMENTARY) The closure this month of Australia’s oldest coal-fired power station, the 52-year-old Liddell facility in New South Wales, will end one era but simultaneously lead to another in which the nation could open up new energy opportunities.

NEWCREST OFFERS CONDITIONAL COURTING RIGHTS AFTER REBUFFING SUITOR NEWMONT

(MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS) Australian gold major Newcrest Mining has kept itself in play for more possible mergers and acquisitions discussions after rebuffing a $US16.9B second feint from Newmont Corporation and posting solid advances in the December half-year.

US GOVERNMENT BACKS IONEER PROJECT AS KEY TO CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY SECURITY

(DEVELOPMENT) The US government has recognised the potential value of Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada to the national push for security of critical minerals supply with the offer of a $700M development loan.

SAUDI MINING GIANT SEEKS MORE GROWTH THROUGH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

(EXPLORATION) Saudi Arabia’s majority government-owned mining company Ma’aden has unveiled three new initiatives using partnerships with international miners and the nation’s massive investment capacity to advance a new phase of domestic and international growth.

GLOBAL COAL USE REACHING ALL-TIME HIGH ... BUT INDUSTRY TRENDS POINT TO RAPID DECLINE

(COMMENTARY) The global use of coal for electricity generation will hit record levels this year, but lack of new investment in export-driven coal projects supports the expectation that peak coal has been reached and will rapidly decline in the face of global pressure on fossil fuels.
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