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Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.30am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX small caps in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest mov...

Global silver demand hit ~1.02 billion ounces in 2021, the first time it has breached 1 billion since 2015, according to the Silver Institute. Of that, industrial demand hit a new high of 524 million ounces. And of that, photovoltaic (solar...

Prices for cobalt (+11.5%), graphite (+1.8%) and lithium (who even knows) continue rising into the New Year Customers turn to the next class of lithium producers to secure future supply Vulcan, Lepidico and Liontown the latest ASX stocks t...

ASX investors got back in the risk saddle on Wednesday, with steady gains across the large cap indexes and a 1.7% jump for the microcap Emerging Companies index. The catalyst appeared to be comments from US Fed Chair Jerome Powell overnight...

The ASX has jumped out of the blocks this morning, as expected, after two consecutive days of losses. The S&P/ASX 200 Index has risen 35.8 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 7,425.90. What’s driving the market The Nasdaq continued...

It has been an excellent day for the Green Technology Metals Ltd (ASX: GT1) share price on Tuesday. At one stage today, the Canada-based lithium explorer’s shares were up as much as 30% to a record high of 68 cents. The Green Technology Me...

Gold is holding steady above US$1,800/oz – currently trading at US$1816.60. Some players are confident the gold market will trend net positive next year as the market digests the reality of the past 24 months. But commodity analysts at J.P....

ShareCafeArdiden Strives to Shake Up the Industry Gorillas in Canada Ardiden Ltd’s newly appointed Chair Bruce McFadzean describes the ASX-listed, Canadian-focused, gold junior as operating in “gorilla country” referencing the size and cali...

With gold spending most of the past week hovering around the US$1,800/oz (A$2,485/oz) mark, speculation has turned away from whether the precious metal can hold its gains to asking if it can test hit the US$1,850/oz mark. Gold is currently...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.15am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX small caps in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest mov...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel and vanadium. Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) thinks we’ll need 60 Jadars, a unit of measurement based on the massive scale of its proposed...

It’s been fairly choppy for precious metals this year, with economic recovery, rising nominal yields and the potential for rate hikes dampening investors’ appetite for gold. But on the flip side, new virus variants, fears of stagflation and...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, and vanadium.   In November, cobalt metal prices in Europe rose by 10.4% to punch through the $US30/lb mark for t...

Green Technology Metals (GT1) begins drilling at the North Aubry deposit within its Seymour Project in Ontario, Canada A total of 11 holes will be drilled to evaluate the along strike and down-dip extensions of the deposit, which are open...

US Fed chair Jerome Powell finally admitted that inflationary pressures weren’t going to be as sh­­ort-lived as perhaps expected. Earlier this week Powell surprised markets by suggesting it would be appropriate to drop the phrase “inflation...

Following a 7.6% surge from late September, the price of gold briefly hit five-month highs of ~$US1,872/oz on fears that current high inflation levels are more than ‘transitional’. Gold is an ‘inflation hedge’; an investment that ostensibly...

Shares in Ardiden (ADV) have jumped this morning after the company secured a permit for drilling work at its Pickle Lake Gold Project in Canada A 4000-metre diamond drilling program will initially focus on the Esker gold prospect, before m...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.15am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX small caps in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest mov...

US tech stocks extend retreat The S&P 500 and Dow Jones ended up higher overnight, but tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index extended its retreat. The S&P500 was up 0.17%, the Dow rose by 0.55%, and Nasdaq slipped 0.5%. The fall in tech...

Following a 7.6% surge from late September, the price of gold is now sitting ~$US1,860/oz for the first time since June. The Aussie price is looking even better, which is great news for our local producers: USD (dark) and AUD (light) gold p...

Growing concerns about inflation could send gold prices soaring back above the US$2,000 ($2,746) an ounce mark it last reached back in 2020. Prices of the precious metal have already been rising steadily over the past fortnight, up some 3.7...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.15am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX small caps in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest mov...

Lithium-focused IPOs are performing very well – for obvious reasons — and comprise with 4 of the top 6 performing listings so far in 2021. These standouts include Lithium Energy (ASX:LEL) (+430%), Australasian Gold (ASX:A8G) (+245%), Global...

The Green Technology Metals Ltd (ASX: GT1) share price debuted on the ASX today, immediately surging 70%. The company’s prospectus offered shares in the lithium explorer and developer for 25 cents apiece but the market appears to see addit...

Lithium boom to continue in 2022: S&P Global Elon Musk under pressure to sell ~$US21bn worth of Tesla stock Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths,...

A global carbon taxation regime could slash gold miner profit margins by up to 45% unless an effort is made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Metals Focus says. Some countries, such as Canada and Sweden, already impose carbon taxes and th...

The ASX is readying itself to welcome a new face today. Shares in Green Technology Metals Limited (ASX: GT1) are set to hit the market at midday AEDT. The lithium explorer and developer is focused on its lithium-prospective Seymour Lake Pr...

The ASX rose 0.48% today to reach its highest point in the week. While energy lost 2% most other sectors were in the green with tech and financials gaining over 1%. Today’s gains came despite the Federal Reserve unveiling a tapering of stim...

ASX uranium stocks gain after Sprott removes another 700,000lb from the market Uranium play Paladin notes “increase in market queries from utilities and an increase in long term market pricing” Lithium joint venture formed to progress Ardi...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.15am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX small caps in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest mov...

The gold price may be in a holding pattern at ~$US1,800/oz, but Aussie gold miners continue to throw piles of cash at acquisitions and new developments. Westgold (ASX:WGX) looks increasingly likely  to hoover up struggling producer Gascoyne...

China’s ongoing energy shortage starts to affect domestic battery materials production Tesla ditches nickel, cobalt as prices soar Pilbara Minerals’ (ASX:PLS) third spodumene auction unofficially scheduled for October 26 Weekly small cap s...

Gold stocks are cheap, experts keep saying. Well-known analyst Jesse Felder has now demonstrated the “pathetic performance” of the US gold majors in handy chart form. The US listed BANG stocks (Felder’s play on FANG) include gold giants Bar...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, and vanadium.   Lithium carbonate prices are going gangbusters off the back of limited supply and stable lithium-...

The +9Moz, ~350,000ozpa ‘Kyuchus’ field will be one of Russia’s biggest gold mining projects. Kyuchus was first discovered in 1963, but its isolation in the harsh Arctic climate of the Yakutia region has, so far, stymied numerous developmen...

Investors want to see gold miners wisely grow their production profile. Not like miners did during the last cycle, when some irrational, highly priced M&A action destroyed significant wealth. The big gold miners have a “lousy recent his...

After a positive start the ASX finished down over 0.5%. Today, APRA ordered the big banks to increase the home loan “serviceability buffer” from 2.5% to 3% from the end of October and hinted more regulation could be forthcoming. Also hittin...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, and vanadium.   While the outlook for commodities like iron ore has deteriorated – and is expected to deteriorate...

There is a lot of uncertainty in the market due to tensions in China, rising interest rates and continuing economic recovery of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with investors fleeing for safe havens to park their cash in. Safe havens like gol...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel and vanadium.   Due to hit the bourse Tuesday is PPK Group (ASX:PPK) spin out Li-S Energy (ASX:LIS) which may have developed a...

The valuations of major gold miners remain weak despite falling debt and record dividends, according to the latest Metals Focus Gold Peer Group Analysis. Australia’s largest gold miners Newcrest (ASX:NCM), Northern Star (ASX:NST), and Evolu...

Technical and battery grade lithium carbonate prices increased by over 20% in the first two weeks of September in the Chinese domestic market. And they’re now up 188.9% and 215% respectively this year. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s lithi...

It’s been a frustrating few months for gold bulls. As an investment hedge, gold shines during periods of poor or volatile market sentiment. It loves drama like pandemics, civil wars, or the unprecedented failure of the Lehman Brothers in 20...

Yesterday, Aussie hard rock lithium miner Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) went to an all-time high off the back of its second Battery Material Exchange auction. The miner sold an 8,000t SC5.5 spodumene cargo for an extraordinary $US2,240/t. That...

Gold continues to consolidate around $US1,800/oz which, if we went back in time to July 2020, would be cause for celebration. Back then $US1,800/oz was an eight-year high and bullish sentiment was nudging even the shittiest exploration stoc...

August was another month of lockdown for much of Australia’s East Coast but lockdowns and even a 2% drop in the middle of the month couldn’t stop the ASX from producing another winners list. The ASX 200 ultimately finished August 1.9% highe...

Local stocks struggled for traction in Wednesday trade, as the major indexes drifted sideways following a weak lead out of the US. Banks and energy stocks were up, offsetting falls in resources and consumer staples. There were few major cat...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.15am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX small caps in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest mov...

Gold bugs would be breathing a sigh of relief this week as the price stabilises just shy of $US1,800/oz ($2,463/oz Aussie) thanks to Monday’s healthy 1.5% gain. While there are plenty of other red hot sectors attracting investor dollars rig...

Roskill forecasts demand for nickel chemicals to grow by over 500% between 2021 and 2030 It’s not just metals: battery makers are also getting hit with sharp price rises and supply shortages for non-active materials Several lithium players...