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2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business

Hastings completes US$15M Thai rare earths plant deal

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2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business

ASX Runners of the Week: Energy Technologies, RAS Tech & Tambourah

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2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Other

Manhattan Gold reveals high-grade 2.25KM Canadian gold footprint

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2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Technology

Red Metal scales up leach tests at QLD rare earths monster

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2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Technology

Orbit strikes more massive sulphides in NSW’s Lachlan Fold

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2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business

Lachlan treasure chest draws fresh wave of NSW mining hopefuls

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2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Three-dimensional modelling of the new survey data shows the chargeability and conductive features remain open to the south and at depth, suggesting the system may extend beyond the current survey area. assertive

2026-09-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh delivered a decidedly hawkish message, lifting rates by 25 basis points and signalling another increase – at least - could arrive before year-end. assertive

2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The raise is expected to swell Aurum’s war chest to more than $95 million post-placement, just as development plans get an early green light. assertive

2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The company says the product grades a handy 98.2 per cent total rare earth oxides (TREO) and will now be put in front of strategic partners alongside its high-grade iron by-product to advance commercial discussions. assertive

2026-09-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Auric Mining looks set to expand its Munda gold deposit near Widgiemooltha in Western Australia, following a suite of impressive recent drill results that included a four-metre hit at a hefty 10.49 grams per tonne (g/t) gold roughly 100m west of the planned open pit. assertive

2026-09-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 However, with historical hits at the broader project already delivering stunners such as 32m at 9.4 g/t gold and 3m at 70 g/t gold, any success in proving up a continuous mineralised system could significantly enhance the project’s overall scale and pit economics. assertive

2026-09-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Investors were not just clamouring for the latest time-saving wizard; they bought absolutely anything that might sell MUSE a chip. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The latest program was designed to test for extensions of a fractionated dolerite unit that delivered low-level yet consistent gold in the project’s maiden five-hole campaign in May. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The company says field mapping, sampling and geophysics will kick off as soon as the licences are granted in the fourth quarter of this year, with a view to getting the drill rigs turning in the first quarter of 2027. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Such a move could generate further non-dilutionary capital to pour into its priority Isidora gold project in Chile and the recently acquired Whipsaw copper project in Canada, following the recent divestment of its Reung Kiet lithium project in southern Thailand for a handy US$4 million (A$5.7M) in cash. mixed

2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The cash flow from the pour will be ploughed back into a significant plant refurbishment program as the company charges towards a potential restart of open-pit mining at its nearby Vertigo deposit early next year. assertive

2026-10-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 If granted, the stay would allow Dateline’s wholly owned subsidiary, Colosseum Rare Metals, to resume operations under its already-approved Plan of Operations, while the broader appeal works its way through the courts. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Back on home soil, another ASX-compatriot, Avenira, is jostling for Australia’s excess domestic supply by rolling out plans for what could be one of the country’s biggest high-grade phosphate resources in the Top End. assertive

2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The Union Jack resource currently stands at 3.12 million tonnes grading 1.02 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and comes with a history of solid drill hits, suggesting there could be plenty more at depth. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The highly anticipated program at Mt Dillon was designed to test a tantalising induced polarisation (IP) chargeability anomaly lurking beneath a preserved lithocap, with early indicators suggesting further exploration may be needed to chase up on the promising geological fingerprints. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 In a welcome development for Aguia, the company says the Federal Regional Court is expected to revisit the case within 30 to 60 days, after a dissenting judge prioritised the matter for review. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 A solid quarter means Kaiser is closing in on a major milestone, with the company confirming it will fully repay its Auramet gold loan this month. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The decision does not automatically ban new coal mines, but it sets a precedent that could turn future approvals into a legal minefield and send investors running for the hills. assertive

2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 A second, final payment will follow once independent assays confirm final metal content. assertive

2026-10-15 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Vale’s growing appetite for copper and its renewed focus on South American investments may have inadvertently dealt Iron Bear a winning hand. assertive

2026-10-15 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Management says the findings could herald a new discovery with proper testing at depth, describing it as a substantial coincident anomaly in a largely underexplored part of the Eastern Goldfields. assertive

2026-10-15 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The company’s latest induced polarisation (IP) and ground magnetic surveys have outlined a robust 1.5-square-kilometre chargeability anomaly coinciding with a one-square-kilometre magnetic anomaly beneath its Icebreaker discovery, suggesting the once gold-focused project could be emerging as a massive copper-gold system at depth. mixed

2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The pain may be even worse for little brother Fortescue, with early forecasts suggesting its September quarter could deliver its first loss-making quarter in years — potentially the first since 2009, as some 67 consecutive profitable periods come undone. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The pain may be even worse for little brother Fortescue, with early forecasts suggesting its September quarter could deliver its first loss-making quarter in years — potentially the first since 2009, as some 67 consecutive profitable periods come undone. assertive

2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Now boasting a market cap of around $300 million, Waratah could have plenty more upside. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Although the initial observations are considered encouraging, assays will have the final say. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 ‘(This) next step far more closely replicates the compaction, percolation and acid distribution inside a full-scale commercial heap leach.’Red Metal managing director Rob Rutherford The final validation is expected to build on Red Metal’s previously successful two-metre column program that delivered impressive neodymium extraction of up to 76 per cent and praseodymium extraction of up to 78 per cent from transitional ore. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The company says it has now also established a permanent camp at Hook Lake, which it says will allow for resupply over winter and an earlier start to drilling in the 2027 season. assertive

2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Houthi attacks on Saudi targets sent crude surging above US$113 a barrel, reviving fears that another energy shock could reignite inflation just as markets are hoping for interest-rate relief. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Hastings says testing and commissioning are on track to kick off in the first quarter, with first production expected to follow shortly after. assertive