Articles On Aspire Mining (ASX:AKM)

The ASX200 closed the day down a third of a per cent, weighed down mostly by IT with Healthcare and Materials battling valiantly at the other end of the food chain. Healthcare led the gains, up more than a per cent, followed by materials...

The ASX200 is trading up just over half a per cent. Most sectors are in the green, Healthcare is leading intraday gains, up around 1.3 per cent, Materials follows, up more than a per cent. The IT sector has dipped the most, down aroun...

Coal markets are on watch for the impact of a shocking bridge collapse blocking the Baltimore port Jarden says stronger Asian steel spreads linked to lower iron ore and met coal prices will be positive for BlueScope Iron ore unlike to dip...

Iron ore prices briefly dipped below US$100/t last week as weak steel fundamentals bite in China BHP’s new CFO Vandita Pant says African iron ore could disturb a balanced market between supply and demand But the world’s biggest miner is b...

Vale reported a strong fourth quarter, but has pledged to add quality tonnes in iron ore rather than just boost scale Executives at the Brazilian giant say while grade premiums are weak, the pellet market will stand out Needed in green st...

Iron ore prices shocked to the upside last year, with BHP saying ‘contestable demand’ has eluded bearish estimates for the past five years BHP CEO Mike Henry is bullish on India as a growing hub for steel production, but coking coal could...

The ASX benchmark has ended Wednesday higher after positive inflation data 7 of 11 sectors in the green, IT ahead by circa +2pc Small caps led by Euro Manganese The local market has trimmed the CPI fat of this morning’s gains, after the...

Coking coal prices surge as China looks to tackle safety at deadly Shanxi coal mines China threatens iron ore price crackdown, in perpetually ineffective jawbone Perth and Canberra continue to get fat on iron ore outperformance Coking c...

Good morning, and welcome to Stockhead’s Top 10 at shortly-before-11-ish, to highlight the best (and sometimes worst) performing ASX stocks in morning trade using live data, to provide a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by...

Andrew Forrest’s FMG copped a first strike against its remuneration report for executive and director payments defended by the mining billionaire Fortescue’s iron ore boss says its new blend of “green” high grade and low grade iron will h...

Iron ore is trading near US$130/t, with investment bank analysts ratcheting up forecasts for 2024 Big banks remain more sceptical that iron ore can hold as China’s property market and emissions reduction hopes loom Glencore joins with Asi...

The ASX has closed higher Healthcare leads sector gains Small caps led by KTA and FG1   The Aussie sharemarket has trimmed the fat off this morning’s substantial gains – at one stage there we were easing past the 7,350 mark and off to th...

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting pulled in a profit of over $5 billion for the third year running Its 70% owned Roy Hill mine, where the company will roll out its first electric locomotive next year, remains the mainstay TerraCom dumps...

High prices, low discounts set stage for development of CZR’s Robe Mesa deposit in the Pilbara Rio Tinto ramps up low grade iron ore sales to lift output With CZR on Rio’s doorstep could the DFS finally be the trigger for a takeover? Ma...

New Hope CEO Rob Bishop says coal pricing is not going back to historical norms as a dearth of new investments expose the sector to supply shocks NHC generated a record profit of more than $1 billion last year, gearing it up to pursue agg...

A green steel market has taken another big step after Fastmarkets launched its first Asian green steel premium on Friday Fastmarkets regional editor Asia Paul Lim told Stockhead premiums paid for low carbon steel had been seen in excess o...

Iron ore has in recent memory performed extraordinarily poorly in the second half thanks to a recent cycle of unfettered steel output in the first half of the year in China followed by a string of Government controls to keep output falling...

August was better than July for resources stock pumpage, but that’s not saying much The month saw plenty of gainers, but just four standout +100 percenters Lithium, rare earths and gold featured prominently among the month’s winners Beaca...

Mineral Resources could face a deadline in its efforts to create a new magnetite iron ore province in WA’s Yilgarn region Fenix Resources shares drop despite $29m profit as dividend more than halves Bowen Coking Coal retools as Bathurst R...

BHP sees cost support for iron ore prices at between US$80-100/t It suggests strong margins could remain in place for a while, even as majors look to ramp up iron ore supply and questions hover over Chinese steel demand The process to sel...

IEA predicts coal demand will remain around record levels in 2023, driven by China, India and South-East Asia Exports of thermal and met coal could outstrip 2019 record Rio boss admits China steel may have peaked Coal is on the nose with...

The ASX was higher by around 2.5% in July The best sectors were Tech and Energy We look at the best and worst performing ASX stocks for the month For the month of July, most major indexes on the ASX rose by around 2.5%. Name % Change...

The iron ore market is weathering, as always, a particularly confusing range of signals about its next move. Up 1.79% yesterday afternoon in Singapore, iron ore futures hit US$105.50/t despite a host of pretty ordinary Chinese data which sp...

Try predict what commodity prices will do, and iron ore in particular, and they will make a fool of you. That’s what analysts, economists and forecasters do without any real sense of certainty, especially given the opaque nature of the Chin...

If coal’s crazy 2022 was a wonder to behold and a watershed moment for investors who have spent years chastising the ESG lens that has quickly and loudly engulfed the resources market, 2023 has been a chastening experience for those who tho...

China’s state iron ore buyer seems to be costing its mills more money than it is saving them in price negotiations with miners Reuters reports little has changed in the iron ore trade since the much-hyped introduction earlier this year of...

Falling met coal prices have helped stabilise steel mills, providing solace for iron ore miners who have seen prices fall Chinese property data remains a concern for iron ore: NAB Genmin submits mining permit application ahead of FID for B...

Despite prices falling this year, Australian Pacific Coal interim CEO Ayten Saridas says the thermal coal market has legs Its Dartbrook mine restart is one of a handful of coal developments approved to come online in the coming year Iron o...

Chinese steel and iron ore demand an opaque picture as always as strong prices remain Sundance continues legal fight over African iron ore project Could ASX-listed Siberian coal miner be falling foul of Australian sanctions? Chinese steel...

Tribeca Investment Partners portfolio manager Todd Warren gives us his take on bulk miners and commodities Champion Iron could be a long term beneficiary of rising spreads for higher grade iron ore Glencore and Teck, currently involved in...

Fortescue Metals Group signals another, this time minor, delay at its Iron Bridge development First production from the 22Mtpa magnetite mine is due in late April Pearl Gull announces maiden resource at Cockatoo Island Andrew Forrest’s Fo...

New Hope pays monster dividend on last year’s coal boom Targeting doubling of production in three years, with expectations demand will outstrip supply despite ESG pressures Magnetite completes optimisation study ahead of high grade iron or...

ASX weathers a US bank collapse storm to finish the day down just 0.5% XEC Emerging Companies index down 0.84% because it was out partying all weekend. The Goldies take the gongs, after the precious metal jumped more than 1.0%   Looking a...

Iron ore’s bull run could be brought to a halt by China’s weaker than expected economic growth target Goldman predicts price record for Rio Tinto Thermal coal prices keep dropping Iron ore has been a bull’s game in 2023, with matadors spe...

China is again ordering sintering restrictions to crack down on pollution from its steel mills It comes after limits were placed on Dalian futures trading last week to bring the heat out of prices Junior miner CuFe posts maiden resource fo...

BHP (ASX:BHP) has reported, leaving only Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) today to round out our February financial results season for the big three iron ore miners. In Oscars parlance none are expected to be award winners. Lower iron ore prices — and i...

South African coal miner Thungela Resources will become the majority owner of Australia’s Ensham coal mine Its CEO July Ndlovu says thermal coal will see demand for at least two, maybe three decades Iron ore sales lift There may be clouds...

Newcastle thermal coal’s reign as the top priced product on the market has ended Premium hard coking coal returns to traditional position at a premium to energy coal as European demand wanes Iron ore prices remain strong, but MySteel says...

Chinese companies are starting to make bids for Australian coal cargoes after an unofficial ban that ran for over two years But Coronado CFO Gerhard Ziems says Australian coking coal exports to China will only touch half of pre-pandemic le...

BHP did not deliver capital guidance for its BMA coal mines in Queensland last year after new royalty tiers drawing billions for Qld were introduced last July While CEO Mike Henry also cited China’s coal ban as a factor, its capex strike l...

Efforts to develop zero emissions steel are at an early stage Fortescue Metals Group backs new attempt to use low grade iron ore in green steelmaking Coal exports are forecast to outstrip iron ore for the next two financial years Green st...

Fortescue Metals Group boss Andrew Forrest says green energy focused FMG will pursue value over volume in flagship iron ore business Actually also looking to increase volumes, with new high grade mine in Pilbara and African exploration pus...

Iron ore prices posted a recovery on Monday as China relaxed some of its previously steadfast Covid measures Steel mills are still loss-making in China, with a real bounce in demand needed to bring prices back above US$100/t But experts sa...

AQC faces roadblocks in its bid to revive Dartbrook coal mine, while New Hope gets approval for New Acland coal extension after 13 years New coal supply is slowly emerging, but the market is expected to remain tight with wet weather expect...

ASX closes out the day lower by about 0.74% Online matchmakers Love Group goes on a bodice-busting 39% jag Woman tries to stop eviction with a swarm of bees. No, really…   Aussie markets are set to meander to a close around 0.74% down for...

Iron ore miners are funding a wave of new developments, despite red flags in the Chinese steel market While miners are long term bulls, the short term outlook is clouded by China’s economic issues and Covid Zero policy The gap between low...

BHP says cumulative steel demand in the next 30 years will double that of the last 30, arguing the commodity will be a net beneficiary of decarbonisation and climate change The changing environment alone could drive increase in demand equa...

Iron ore prices received a bump after Covid lockdowns in Chengdu were relaxed But they quickly retreated, with analysts saying a decision on whether to end China’s Covid Zero policy could be a big turning point for the commodity Like it or...

It’s the canary in the, well, you’ve probably read enough of these by now to know the idiom. For iron ore prices that is steel production in China and downstream demand from things like car production, infrastructure and property developme...

Mineral Resources and global partners approve $3bn Onslow iron ore mine day before prices drop below US$100/t Chinese steel giant Baowu will both have a stake in the mine and market up to 75% of MinRes’ product Coal prices remain ridiculou...