Category: Commodities
Coverage of the metals and minerals driving Australia’s resources sector, from precious metals to battery minerals and bulk commodities.
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Lithium Slips to 2026 Lows Near CNY 125,000 as Inventory Revisions and Aussie Restarts Test ASX Producers
Chinese lithium carbonate fell to its lowest level of 2026 in September before steadying near CNY 125,000. We break down the inventory…
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ASX Gold Miners Slump in September as Fed Hike Hits Sector, Northern Star Holds Up Best
None of the 15 gold miners in the global Top 50 rose in September, losing about US$79 billion as the Fed hiked.…
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Andean Silver Keeps Cerro Bayo Drilling Rolling After 230% Indicated Resource Jump
Andean Silver is drilling multiple veins at Chile’s Cerro Bayo after lifting Indicated resources 230%, with cash of A$42.7 million funding the…
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Iron Ore Hovers Near US$100 as Simandou Ramps Up and China Rewrites the Pricing Rules
Iron ore keeps testing US$100 a tonne as Chinese steel output falls and Simandou cargoes grow. Here is what it means for…
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Aurum Resources Hits 24m at 6.31 g/t Gold at BST1 Ahead of Resource Update
Aurum Resources has reported 24m at 6.31 g/t gold from its BST1 deposit in Côte d’Ivoire, with a resource update due early…
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Copper Smashes New Records as Escondida Fatality and Strike Vote Threaten Global Supply
Copper has surged to fresh all-time highs on tariff-driven hoarding, and a fatal accident and looming strike vote at BHP’s Escondida mine…
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Olympio Metals Kicks Off First Modern Drilling in Over a Decade at Idaho’s Jacknife Silver Project
ASX-listed Olympio Metals has started a maiden diamond drilling program at its Jacknife Silver Project in Idaho’s historic Silver Valley, the first…
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Northern Star Rejects Gold Fields’ $38.7 Billion Takeover Bid as “Highly Opportunistic”
Northern Star Resources has rejected Gold Fields’ unsolicited $38.7 billion takeover approach as “highly opportunistic,” sending its shares sharply higher on the…
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Silver Corrects to $64 an Ounce as ASX Developers Race to Fund Bowdens and Paris
Silver has pulled back from its January record above $121 to the low $60s, but a sixth straight global supply deficit is…
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Investigator Silver Moves to Execution Phase, Launches 30,000m Drill Campaign at Paris
Investigator Silver has appointed a Chief Financial Officer and Chief Development Officer while launching a fully funded 30,000m drilling program at its…