Bulls N' Bears

Horizon Minerals’ Black Swan plant, 50km northeast of Kalgoorlie in WA, is being refurbished and upgraded to convert it from nickel to gold processing.

BULLS N’ BEARSHorizon stacks up Boorara ore for Black Swan WA gold hub kickstart

Horizon has stockpiled 460,000 tonnes of Boorara ore with 14,200 ounces of gold to help commission its planned Black Swan processing hub in mid-2027, while it gears up to restart Boorara mining in early 2027.

Doug Bright

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… 88 Energy.

BULLS N’ BEARSASX Runners of the Week: 88 Energy, Aguia, Chariot & Torque

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… 88 Energy, after the company stormed higher on its Alaskan North Slope oil ground, more than doubling as oil went parabolic.

Andrew Todd

Quantum Graphite’s JV partner Sunlands Pure Group attended the signing ceremony in the offices of His Excellency Sayyed Dr Hamad bin Ahmed bin Saud Al Busaidi, Governor of Al Buraimi (right), with Mr Nasser Al Naaimi representing Sunlands.

BULLS N’ BEARSQuantum Graphite play links SA mine to major Oman refinery plan

Quantum Graphite’s downstream partner Sunlands Pure Group has inked an Omani MoU for a 240-hectare graphite refinery site near Sohar Port, with Quantum locked in as the exclusive flake supplier.

Doug Bright

Terrain Minerals’ aircore drill rig and crew on site at the Lort River rare earths project in Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSTerrain targets high-grade rare earths in vast WA clay basin

Terrain Minerals has launched aircore drilling at its Lort River project near Esperance to follow up on clay-hosted rare earths after a standout hit 12 months ago of 8m assaying 4037ppm TREO.

Doug Bright

Reverse circulation drilling underway at Premier1’s Yalgoo gold project in WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSPremier1 drills deeper in WA Yalgoo gold hunt

Premier1 has completed a 2776m RC drilling program at its Yalgoo gold project in WA, testing high-priority targets at its Mt Kersey and Wadgingarra prospects, with assay results expected within weeks.

Rowena Duckworth

St George Mining’s Brazil country head (left) and Fernando Contadini, chief executive officer of Nanum (right), at the signing of the MoU.

BULLS N’ BEARSSt George plots downstream path for Brazil rare earths

St George Mining has inked an early-stage downstream deal to separate cerium and lanthanum from its Araxá rare earths concentrate, boosting its light and heavy magnet rare earths concentration and value.

Doug Bright

Ora Banda Mining’s newest Sapphire trend lies to the south of its Riverina gold mine near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSOra Banda drill blitz uncovers entirely new WA gold trend

Ora Banda Mining has notched up yet more exploration runs, this time at its Little Gem gold prospect in WA. New drilling extended the strike to 1500m and identified an entirely new parallel trend, Sapphire.

Andrew Todd

Auric Mining’s early days, opening up its Jeffreys Find gold mine near Norseman, Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSAuric converts $1.2M punt into $16.5M from overlooked WA gold play

Auric Mining has banked a final $2.2M from its Jeffreys Find operation near Norseman, WA, taking its total share of the joint venture to $16.5M from 29,534 ounces of gold sold at an average of $3763 per ounce.

Doug Bright

The road to production is almost complete at Aguia Resources’ phosphate project in Brazil - this weighbridge is almost finished and is awaiting installation of the weighing modules.

BULLS N’ BEARSAguia secures mining licence for Brazilian phosphate play

Aguia Resources has secured a key Brazilian mining concession for its Três Estradas phosphate project, clearing the path towards final environmental approval and planned plant commissioning in April.

Rowena Duckworth

MetalsGrove Mining’s PortablePPB field lab set-up in Zuénoula, used for rapid gold assaying of soil samples.

BULLS N’ BEARSMetalsGrove soil survey reveals multiple West African gold targets

MetalsGrove has defined a second gold soil target at its Zuénoula permit in Côte d’Ivoire after district-scale soil sampling revealed a 2.4km anomalous trend, with assays pending to refine drill targets.

Doug Bright

Drilling at Ora Banda Mining’s Round Dam trend in West Australia’s Goldfields region.

BULLS N’ BEARSOra Banda scores tenfold resource jump at WA gold prospect

Ora Banda Mining has delivered a tenfold resource boost at its Round Dam deposit to 1.33 million ounces of gold, supercharging the company’s global inventory by 57 per cent to a new total of 3.3 million ounces.

Andrew Todd

K-Drill has been contracted to run a 4-hole diamond drill program at Corazon Mining’s Two Pools gold project near Meekatharra in Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSCorazon locks in rig for debut deep drilling assault on WA gold play

Corazon Mining has secured a diamond rig to kick off maiden drilling at its Two Pools gold project in WA, with four holes planned to chase down-plunge extensions and a possible 300-metre north-west step-out.

Doug Bright

St George Mining’s round-the-clock diamond drilling at Araxá is keeping all hands on deck in the core store.

BULLS N’ BEARSSt George stretches high-grade rare earths footprint in Brazil

St George Mining has hit more thick, high-grade rare earths and niobium from surface in Brazil, with a best run of 160.65 metres at 3.74% total rare earth oxides and 0.54% niobium pentoxide.

Doug Bright

Noronex Limited’s recently divested Dordabis copper project in northern Namibia.

BULLS N’ BEARSNoronex divests non-core play to fuel uranium-copper push

Noronex Ltd has completed the sale of its Dordabis copper project in Namibia, receiving a handsome $440,000 to streamline its flagship uranium and copper projects in Central Africa.

Andrew Todd

Mount Ridley Mines’ newly appointed managing director, Allister Caird.

BULLS N’ BEARSMount Ridley bolsters leadership as WA scandium ambitions build

Mount Ridley Mines has reshaped its board, appointing capital-markets veteran David Wall as chair and elevating Allister Caird to managing director as the explorer progresses its critical minerals story.

Doug Bright

Music Valley in California, home to Dateline Resources’ expanded heavy rare earths project of the same name.

BULLS N’ BEARSDateline stakes claim on district-scale US rare earths play

Dateline Resources has massively expanded its Music Valley heavy rare earths project in California, expanding the project by some 1800 per cent to create a district-scale landholding.

Andrew Todd

Drilling rigs will be operating in the coming months at Kalgoorlie Gold Mining’s Pinjin gold project in Western Australia’s eastern Goldfields.

BULLS N’ BEARSKalGold lines up biggest drill blitz yet at Laverton gold

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining is gearing up for its biggest drill push yet at the Pinjin project near Laverton, targeting extensions to the Kirgella Gift–Providence system and targets along the Laverton Tectonic Zone.

Rowena Duckworth

Reverse circulation drilling at Viridis’ Mining and Minerals’ Colossus rare earths project in Brazil.

BULLS N’ BEARSBrazil flags Viridis rare earths project for global climate fund

Viridis Mining and Minerals says its Colossus rare earths project in Brazil has been selected for a government-backed platform designed to connect priority climate projects with global capital.

Doug Bright

St George Mining executive chairman John Prineas (right) checking diamond drill core from its high-grade Araxá REE-niobium project in Brazil.

BULLS N’ BEARSSt George adds mine planning firepower for Brazilian rare earths push

St George Mining has strengthened its ranks by hiring a seasoned in-country geologist as it accelerates planning and development of the company’s world-class Araxá rare earths-niobium project in Brazil.

Michael Busbridge

Horizon Minerals’ Black Swan nickel processing plant, which is soon to be refurbished and converted to a gold-processing plant.

BULLS N’ BEARSHorizon banks ounces as WA Black Swan gold hub gathers pace

Horizon Minerals has pocketed another $10 million from its Phillips Find JV after toll treating 225,988 tonnes for 14,095 ounces of gold, adding more serious muscle to its developing Black Swan processing hub.

Doug Bright

Aguia Resources Santa Barbara high-grade gold vein in the mine workings ranges from 0.3 to 0.5m wide and up to 1m wide in places.

BULLS N’ BEARSPlant tune-up lifts Aguia gold output in Colombia

Aguia Resources says production, grades and recoveries have all improved at its Santa Barbara gold mine in Colombia. February delivered record output and metallurgical recoveries consistently above 85%.

Rowena Duckworth

Lithium spodumene at Chariot Resources’ Nigerian lithium projects in the state of Oyo.

BULLS N’ BEARSChariot soars after clearing key hurdle for Nigerian lithium portfolio

Chariot Resources soared more than 50% after the government approved the transfer of six licences into a joint venture with local partners, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for its Nigerian lithium portfolio.

Andrew Todd

St George Mining will soon join the Australian S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index.

BULLS N’ BEARSSt George storms into All Ords on Brazilian rare earths boom

St George Mining has clinched a spot in the ASX All Ordinaries after a meteoric rise driven by its world-class Araxá rare earths and niobium project in Brazil, with its market value rocketing to $500m.

Doug Bright

Gateway Mining has identified a 15km corridor beside Benz Mining’s impressive 500,000-ounce Glenburgh gold project in WA’s Gascoyne.

BULLS N’ BEARSGateway maps 15km corridor next to proven WA gold deposit

Gateway Mining has identified a 15km gold exploration corridor at its Glenburgh South project in WA’s Gascoyne region, mirroring the structure that hosts Benz Mining’s Glenburgh gold deposit.

Rowena Duckworth