Articles On Azure Minerals (ASX:AZS)

Low lithium prices continue with no signs of recovery in sight Small miners like Core Lithium have already cut output in response Eyes are on bigger players to see if they follow suit   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving...

Graphite deficit expected to continue out to the 2030s USA moving away from China and looking to Aussie suppliers IG6 boss says there’s ‘outstanding opportunities’ for Aussie graphite in the US   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news...

Kobe South pegmatite trend now 5.5km-long with up to 467ppm Li2O in soils Osborne pegmatite cluster defined by large lithium soil footprint with up to 712ppm Li2O Initial drill testing of high-grade zones planned   Special Report: Soil sa...

Aussie Federal Government aiming to fast track critical mineral mining to supply US Aligning with US could risk our biggest export customer in China For certain US subsidies Aussie miners need less than 25% Chinese ownership   Our High...

Rare earths hunters in Brazil make huge gains in FY24 and niobium juniors ride WA1 Resources’ Luni euphoria, but a scandium junior steals top spot Wildcat and Raiden rise to the top of an average lithium market Spartan soars on Never Never...

French lithium miner Eramet in production with Direction Lithium Extraction tech by November Pivotal Metals finds thick copper in Canada Sipa Resources eyes exploration at WA nickel project   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news dr...

Liontown Resources dumps commercial banks for LG in bid to fund Kathleen Valley lithium ramp up and expansion Amid weak prices LTR boss Tony Ottaviano says new entrants in the West need support to avoid coming shortages for the EV metal Ra...

Lycaon Resources has won its ballot for tenement E45/6809 in the Pilbara The exploration ground is adjacent to projects held by Kali Metals and SQM A detailed review of historical work will be completed in the coming months   Special rep...

Ahead of the 2024 summit in Kazakhstan, BRICS nations are buying up gold to back the float of their own currency De Grey gets +$1bn backing from banks for development of Hemi deposit in WA Pilbara Ramelius snaps up 9% stake in Spartan Reso...

The lithium rally is firmly over, and supply is likely to outpace demand for years to come. Lithium juniors lucky enough to boast polymetal resources are pivoting where they can to things like copper and uranium; and long gone is the Pil...

The price of gold is clinging to crucial support levels as we close out a topsy-turvy week for precious metal commodities The World Gold Council is doing its best to prop up the gold market, though – particularly in Singapore ASX goldies m...

The gold market is travelling well as we close out another Aussie week Spot pricing is heading in the right direction, thanks to weaker dollar, ECB rate cuts and more According to the World Gold Council, gold ETF flows turned positive in M...

It was only a few days ago that we learned that Gina Rinehart retained her spot as Australia's richest person for 2024. With a fortune worth over $40 billion, Rinehart saw her wealth rise a healthy 8.5% since the 2023 rich list was released...

How about a handful of the most notable lithium-based stocks that performed in May? (Yes, there were quite a few, lithium doubters). Read on…    Errawarra Resources (ASX:ERW) May gain: 161% Errawarra Resources (ASX:ERW) made news earlier in...

A Donald Trump presidency – good or bad for the US EV adoption narrative? Does it even matter that much?  Could solid state lithium batteries be set to take over from lithium-ion?  Volkswagen plans to counter BYD’s affordable EV push into...

The price of gold has dipped back below its soaring level of US$2,400+ But a particularly bullish narrative is forming believes Forbes   ASX gold stocks performing over the past week include: AGC, NMR and NPM   The recent, seemingly unsto...

New Age Exploration (ASX:NAE) reports assay results from its maiden drilling program samples at the Quartz Hill Project show indications the underlying monzogranite is fertile with fractionation of lithium increasing in some zones. Drill...

While Chile's SQM, the world’s second-biggest lithium player, has joined the list of companies in this key renewable metal to report a slump in sales revenues and weak to no earnings and losses for the three months to March 31, it is more u...

Raiden Resources receives confirmation from the final heritage report that key lithium targets at Andover South are clear of culturally sensitive areas The Andover North-South project is adjacent to Azure Mineral’s world-class lithium disc...

What’s moving and shaking in the ASX-centric world of lithium? Let’s take a quick look.    Sayona Mining (ASX:SYA) grabbed us by the attention deficit disorder earlier today after the struggling miner grabbed itself a lift on the back of po...

ASX flat on Monday,  ahead of Federal Budget Tuesday night Oil weakness drags Energy sector lower Chinese shares slump on new US tariffs   After advancing 1.5% last week, the ASX200 fell flat on Monday – greenish by 0.01% – dragged down m...

China, Turkey and India led  ongoing central bank gold buying in April Analysts still see gold continuing higher this year, heading ‘easily’ above US$2,500 Iceni Gold absolutely slays it on the ASX this week with  +200% gain   In the week...

The Andover project. Image: Azure Minerals.Lithium upstart Azure Minerals has been officially acquired by joint bidders Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) and Hancock Prospecting for $1.7 billion. Azure was sold to the companies...

The sale of vaunted battery metals explorer Azure Minerals has netted its long-serving boss a payday almost 60 times the size of his annual salary.

Where’s lithium at today? We’ll start with the Chinese-flavoured “spot price”. Lithium Price Bot says… that the lithium carbonate pricing is trending down for the moment, to the tune of about -0.31% and spot further: -0.7%. Is the lithium s...

Azure Minerals (ASX:AZS) has been suspended from trade following lodgement of the Supreme Court of Western Australia orders with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) approving the scheme of arrangement. Under the s...

The ASX has plunged alongside Wall Street on jitters of higher US rates for longer All 11 sectors closed in the red Uranium stocks gathered some ground today   The ASX200 has tumbled over 1% on Wednesday as hot US labour data sent jitters...

Lithium prices and stocks have largely risen this week on the back of building sentiment That’s helped by a new Chinese policy to boost EV consumption through trade-in subsidising And keep an eye on quarterly reporting for lithium and othe...

World Gold Council says first quarter gold demand rose 3% YoY with mine production hitting a first quarter record Demand from central banks and investors in the East could provide a platform to sustain an epic 2024 gold rally Nickel Indust...

Market jitters that Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting and SQM would be blocked from getting their hands on Azure Minerals have been quelled.

MinRes thinks we’ve seen the bottom for spodumene Lynas thinks the same (maybe) for rare earths, warning all but two miners globally are marginal or lossmaking Every gold miner and their dog reports March production, some dogs probably mor...

Welcome to Ten-Bagger, where Lowell Resources Fund chief investment officer John Forwood gives us his take on a sector of the ASX resources market full of value. This month, John tells us why he thinks we are on the way to an ‘almost everyt...

Highlights Heritage surveys completed for the Andover North and South projects are awaiting final reports for drill program schedule. Significant nickel anomaly has been discovered in soil at Mt Sholl, enhancing district-scale potentia...

Alpha HPA and Renascor Graphite receive a big sugar daddy hug from Albo this week Lithium news: the “spot” pricing is trending… steadily right now. So that’s okay KTA, LU7 and NWM make strong battery metals gains on the ASX this week   A...

  Evolution continues to believe it can meet an ambitious gold target despite needing to produce at a near million ounce run rate in the June quarter A 15% lift in ounces to 185,252oz at costs of $1464/oz fuelled a 7.5% run up the ASX boar...

You know it's about to get interesting when Gina Rinehart gets involved. Australia's richest person has become a conductor within the resource dealmaking orchestra, so her large investment in Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: LYC) shares will sur...

After spending billions to secure an overpriced position in lithium, Gina Rinehart and her company, Hancock Prospecting, are now setting their sights on rare earths. Their latest move involves acquiring a stake in Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC...

Raiden Resources Ltd (ASX: RDN) has completed a set of two heritage surveys which were running concurrently on the Andover South and Andover North plays in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Surveying at the Andover North tenements bega...

The ASX200 closed +0.5% higher on Tuesday on the back of a big lift in the Mining sector.  Lithium stocks led, with IGO (ASX:IGO) and Pilbara (ASX:PLS) gaining around 3%.  Iron ore miners  rallied after the Nymex CFR China, 62% Fe price swu...

A return to US$100 oil prices would certainly be welcomed by investors in S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) energy stocks. Except, perhaps, when they stop at the servo to fill up their cars. Atop oil and gas prices, a number of other factor...

Two S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares just received some sizeable upgrades from leading brokers. Health and safety products company Ansell Ltd (ASX: ANN) closed on Monday trading for $23.89 a share. A number of brokers are forecastin...

Elders Ltd (ASX: ELD) shares were crucified by investors in response to a trading update yesterday. Having erased most of its 2024 gains, brokers are again running the ruler over the Australian agribusiness. In the early moments of tradi...

Shareholders in Azure Minerals have approved the Australian lithium miner’s takeover by billionaire Gina Rinehart’s private company Hancock Prospecting and partner SQM.

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is back on form on Monday and pushing higher. In afternoon trade, the benchmark index is up 0.25% to 7,793.7 points. Four ASX shares that have failed to follow the market higher today are listed below....

APM Human Services International Ltd (ASX: APM) shares have returned from suspension and crashed deep into the red. In morning trade, the human services company's shares are down 30% to $1.14. Though, it is worth noting that its shares stil...

S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) energy share Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) is having a day to forget on Monday. The Beach Energy share price closed on Friday at $1.89. In late morning trade today, shares are swapping hands for $1.55 apiec...

Lithium ‘spot’ prices outta China make a bit of a recovery to start the week  EV demand remains intact, says one prominent expert. Not everyone agrees Indonesia keeps blowing up global nickel industry, while copper looks good   Where are...

The mining finance model needs to change if the industry is to compete with the technology sector, according to Tribeca Investment Partners Singapore’s Scott Clements. Speaking on the first day of the Tribeca Future Facing Commodities Confe...

Lithium spot pricing has dipped, but that futures ‘contango’ is still in play Citi analysts take a bearish view on lithium short to mid term PLS’s downstream move with Ganfeng turns heads    Where are lithium and other battery metals at t...

In its bid to define a significant lithium deposit in WA’s Pilbara region, Raiden Resources (ASX:RDN) is following in the footsteps of another explorer that has made a successful play for the metal in the same territory – Azure Minerals – w...