Articles On Australian Mines (ASX:AUZ)

RIO boss Jakob Stausholm said in May that prices being paid for tier 1 lithium assets is now too high It has made a move into cheaper, more speculative pre-discovery assets via its mine-finder arm, Rio Tinto Exploration TSX and ASX explore...

ASX  gains 0.46% while the emerging companies index falls RBA board will meet eight times instead of 11 times annually to set interest rates Nickel Search again intersects massive sulphide mineralisation at the Sexton prospect   After e...

Sconi Mining Operations, a subsidiary of Australian Mines, has secured a 25-year mining lease for the Greenvale mining area in North Queensland. The lease marks another step on the path towards the State’s next tier one critical minerals pr...

The Sconi project, an up-and-coming critical minerals mine near Townsville, Queensland, has been given the green light by the Queensland Government. Australian Mines was recently granted the lease for the project which features high level...

The Australian Mines Ltd (ASX: AUZ) share price has been on fire on Thursday. At one stage today, the ASX battery minerals stock was up as much as 71% to 6 cents. The Australian Mines share price has since pulled back and is now up 23% to...

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

S&P/ASX 200 closes in the red today: -0.35%, as US stock markets enjoy a July 4 chilli dog, or something Sectors-wise, Telcos are ringing in the gainz… annnd that’s about it. Okay, Utilities are going alright  Standout stocks: Krakatoa...

Australia’s critical minerals plan released Benchmark says the world needs US$66b of nickel investment Advanced-stage nickel explorers are on the cusp of mine development   Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with ex...

It’s a critical minerals fire sale for investment in the NT, and its government is on board Vanadium is hot. When wasn’t it though? It’s used in rockets And Nolans looks like it’s shaping up to become Australia’s next big REE producer,...

Lithium spot pricing reportedly plummeted in Q1 2023 And yet ASX lithium producers recorded small downturns, or even minor increases in prices Small Caps of the Week: Westar, Wildcat, WA1 Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX...

QLD is funding a $75m vanadium processing facility in Townsville Plus $5b to connect and upgrade the CopperString 2.0 project The State is also investing $5m in its Battery Industry Strategy   There’s been a lot of focus on Western Austra...

Investment banks have turned bullish again on the lithium sector, making sold down stocks look attractive Canaccord’s best lithium stock IN THE WORLD (for upside) is Cleantech Lithium (AIM:CTL) ASX small caps of the week: Westar, Wildcat...

Last week the company formerly known as Red Dirt changed its name to Delta Lithium DLI aiming to begin DSO mining operation by the end of 2023, is drilling 25,000m a month across two projects We sat down for a Q&A with veteran company...

Nickel exploration hit a 10-year high in 2022 globally as demand for the commodity used in EV batteries rises RFC Ambrian says takeovers are growing more likely for companies with large pre-development resources outside Chinese-backed Indo...

Chile plans to nationalise its lithium industry, #2 biggest in the world Fastmarkets says immediate impact to global production should be muted, but “there may be some hesitation investing in Chile’s lithium space until further details hav...

China is reportedly considering banning exports of various rare-earth magnet production and process/refining tech In 2010 a diplomatic row with Japan saw Beijing throttle REE exports under the guise of protecting the environment; prices we...

More and more automakers are making inroads into mining industry with Ford joining PT Vale Indonesia Liontown agrees terms with Olympio Metals to farm into Mulline and Mulwarrie lithium projects Nickel sulphide targets, and a 15km copper i...

US and Japan strike a trade deal on electric vehicle battery minerals Ford plans to onshore US mining and processing capability inline with EV goals  Liontown Resources biggest mover this week following Albermarle takeover offer  Our High...

Speeding up the processing application procedure of EU’s CRMA will help the bloc build its supply chain, experts say Cobalt prices tumble 60% since April 2022 Mincor up 30% for the week Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving A...

Tesla already has profit margins far bigger than its competitors It plans to cut manufacturing costs for its next generation of vehicles by a further 50% “If Tesla can sell its new model for US$25,000, that will be revolutionary”: Wood Mac...

Reporting season wrap: PLS announces maiden divvy on $1.24bn NPAT, AKE and MIN also enjoy skyrocketing lithium profits +US$1.5bn of copper and cobalt is being stockpiled in the DRC due to a dispute If it hits the market cobalt prices will...

We are likely in the early stages of this battery metals super cycle: Sprott Asset Management Lithium supply ‘unlikely to keep up’; copper and nickel supply will also go into deficit Battery metals M&A also ramping up Our High Voltage...

AVZ’ problems compound with cancelation of mining licence decree for Manono lithium project Shareholders remain in limbo, with AVZ in suspension since May 2022 Aussie-based firm Recharge Industries has been named as the preferred bidder fo...

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has announced a 100GWh Gigafactory expansion in Nevada It could need up to 115,000t lithium, 15,000t cobalt, 14,000t manganese, 125,000t nickel and 170,000t graphite anode per year Standout Battery Metals Stocks of the...

Lithium producers are releasing some truly stunning numbers for the December quarter Analysts are upgrading their outlook for 2023; ASX producers are heading back towards all-time highs Battery Metals Weekly Winners: Conico, Patriot Batter...

Vanadium demand in batteries expected to grow ~10.6% a year between 2021 and 2050 New supply needed from 2029 as demand overtakes supply: WoodMac “The development of vanadium redox flow batteries for mega scale energy storage is developing...

Australian Mines has been slapped with a near half a million dollar fine by the corporate regulator for failing to properly disclose financial information to the share market on multiple occasions. 

Core Lithium ready to ship ore to China, with first shipment loaded Green Critical Minerals confirms 160km long rare earths trend in the NT Critical Resources to acquire Gullwing-Tot Lakes property in Canada   Our High Voltage column wrap...

Morgan Stanley bears warn lower Chinese demand could hit lithium prices in 2023 New US plant to double Yank cathode production by 2027 as customer General Motors plots electric makeover Top ASX battery metals stocks this week: NiCo Resourc...

ASX 200 ends 0.7% higher Small cap index flat NYM, BEZ, CPH best in show    Lithium keeps finding another gear. The analysts at Citi lifted target forecasts after the Marrickville government and others besides prepare to throw some suppor...

Welcome to the end of the start of the week. We trust you’ve all had a restful weekend, full of whatever it is you like to do when you’re not reading about stocks and stuff, and completely devoid of stuff you hate, like housework, your exte...

There were plenty of listed juniors running follow-on raises on Monday. 

Energy transition metal ETFs a way for retail investors to get exposure to a variety of future-facing metals and stocks Examples on the ASX include CLNE, GMTL, XMET This week’s top battery metals stocks: Trek Metals, Winsome Resources Our...

A Federal Court judge might consider upping a $450,000 fine agreed between the corporate watchdog and nickel hopeful Australian Mines over continuous disclosure breaches.

Pilbara Minerals sells 5,000t of lower grade (5.5%) spodumene for a record $US35.5m via Battery Material Exchange “We could see a bit of an M&A frenzy with producers like Pilbara, Allkem and IGO looking to secure strategic assets of sc...

The Southern Hemisphere’s first CAMECA 1300 HR3 ion microprobe was launched last Friday at Curtin University’s new National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy facility in Western Australia. The French-built instrument forms the...

China will extend its dominance in cathode production, increasing market share from 78% in 2022 to 87% in 2030: Benchmark And yet this will mostly be from Tier 3 producers, which currently do not supply EV market Tier 1 production — those...

Investor sentiment for rare earths stocks is flying There is about 750g of magnet rare earths on every EV motor, about 2 tonnes in offshore wind turbines  EVs, wind turbines are exponential growth sectors Our High Voltage column wraps all...

At least 384 new graphite, lithium, nickel, and cobalt mines are needed in the next 12 years, Benchmark predicts 97, 56,000tpa natural flake graphite mines will need to be built 74 new lithium mines with an average size of 45,000 tonnes LC...

Australian Mines (AUZ) appoints Michael Holmes as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediatelyMr Holmes is a mining engineer with more than 30 years of experience working in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and North and So...

ASX lithium miners are raking it in, a trend set to continue for a while yet CATL’s new batteries travel an impressive +1,000km between each charge Last week’s top ASX performers: Anson, White Cliff, Dart Mining  Our High Voltage column w...

Often lumped in with the rare earths family, scandium has long been considered an ‘if’ metal Its primary use has been as an alloy with aluminium but solid oxide fuel cells are an important growth area Production is scanty but demand is exp...

Ford slashes 3,000 jobs as shift to EVs gathers pace At least 2 significant producers in Sichuan have suspended lithium production, while another has halved output due to the heatwave-driven powercrunch: Fastmarkets Last week’s top ASX per...

Australian Mines has settled proceedings taken against it by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for making “certain admissions of contraventions of its continuous disclosure obligations”. The matter related to announcement...

The corporate regulator will continue its pursuit of former Australian Mines boss Benjamin Bell over alleged breaches of continuous disclosure rules despite settling with the company over the same matter.

Emerging semi-solid battery technology uses a lot more lithium; battery metal shortfall may hamper rollout Are weakening cobalt prices about to get a boost? ASX lithium stocks bouncing back as more evidence emerges of long term supply shor...

The US Department of Energy’s loan programs office is open to Aussie producers Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm wants to reduce reliance on China’s battery metals Rimfire Pacific Mining gains full control of the Broken Hill Cobalt Projec...

Effective battery recycling will be crucial to meeting future metals demand ASX battery recycling stocks include Neometals, Hannans, and Lithium Australia Weekly small cap standouts: Panther Metals, Odessa, Flynn Gold Our High Voltage col...

Battery producers look to increase energy density and drive down raw material costs CATL’s Qilin battery is 13% more powerful than the one planned by Tesla Stellantis adds 5 years to lithium offtake agreement with Vulcan Energy   Our High...

Aussie-listed lithium pure plays Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) and Allkem (ASX:AKE) are down 40% and 10%, respectively, year-to-date Both are pulling in record revenues Meanwhile, lithium contract prices are still rising Our High Voltage col...