Articles On Focus Minerals (ASX:FML)

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Gold Diggers: Bullion doesn’t know which way is up or down around US$1900/oz

Gold dips its toe below $US1900/oz, but it was too cold so it pulled back up Ora Gold scores a strike at Garden Gully Northern Stawell upgrades its gold inventory 59% Tanami to prove up more resources at its namesake gold project in the NT...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: De Grey expands Mallina once again, and juniors unearth near-impossible gold grades

  De Grey gets bigger, and bigger, and even bigger ahead of its imminent DFS Catalyst Metals has some bonkers grades coming out of the Iris deposit at Four Eagles Cue: lots of gold. Musgrave’s Break of Day gold deposit returns “excellent”...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Gold could go parabolic if the US dollar is toppled as world’s reserve currency

The USD’s status as the world’s reserve currency is under attack: Goehring & Rozencwajg This could be a rocket under the price of gold, most trusted store of value across the globe for over 3,000 years Weekly Small Cap Standouts: Iceni...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: The Platinum Group Metals sector is at a crossroads, and no one can agree what the future looks like

Perspectives on key demand drivers and their implications for PGM demand are diverging Biggest demand sector for PGMs is auto catalysts in car exhausts which are being phased out by EVs Producers relying on an emergent hydrogen economy to...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Unlike 2020 and 2022, this gold price breakout has legs

Gold sold off violently from highs in 2020 and 2022, but is holding its ground in 2023 “An important bullish signal for gold could be a weekly close above US$2035, the highest close in history”: FxPro Weekly ASX small cap standouts: Chesse...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Bullish? Aussie gold producers are adding hedges as high as $3200/oz

ASX miners adding to hedge books at prices up to A$3200/oz – well above record highs Heavy hedging a vestige of times past due to losses suffered in the late 90s, early 2000s Regis Resources still has 145,000oz of legacy hedges at frighten...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: The last time interest in buying gold and silver was this high, the global economy was collapsing

Aussie Google searches for ‘how to buy and gold and silver’ at 12 year highs Reporting season: Wednesday small cap standouts: GBM Resources, Ora Banda Mining Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to pr...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Gold and silver are up 20-30% in six months, handily outperforming all the major indexes

Gold and silver edged higher Tuesday to US$1996/oz and US$25.15/oz Unhedged Gold Road Resources (ASX:GOR) sells 41,818oz in March quarter at a record average price of A$2,764 per ounce Small Cap Standouts: Metalstech, Los Cerros Our Gold...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: The last time the US deficit blew out this bad gold went on a 10-year, 700% bull run

US deficit blew out in the early 2000s, sparking a major bear market for the USD This was a catalyst for a major increase in price of gold, from US$250 in 2001 to a high of ~$2,000 a decade later: Jesse Felder Yesterday’s ASX News Highligh...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Gold again stumbles at small hurdle, but ‘path towards record territory is still there’

Gold, eyeing record highs (~US$2070/oz) just days ago, has been chopped down to ~US$2000/oz Gold’s path towards record territory is still there, it just might take a little while longer: OANDA’s Ed Moya Silver holds the psychologically sig...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Is Genesis’ $600m bid for Leonora a good deal for besieged St Barbs shareholders?

Rejigged deal will see embattled St Barbara sell flagship Leonora gold assets to Genesis Minerals for ~$600m in cash, shares Deal “reflects the deterioration over recent months in both SBM’s financial and operational position”: Gavin Wendt...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Macro drivers point to a gold bull market. Why hasn’t it happened yet?

Despite a bullish backdrop – COVID, war, inflation shocks, bank failures – gold has traded in an oddly tight range Liberum says all these demand drivers are being ‘cancelled out’ by Fed-led inflation-targeting rate hikes Gold paying US$201...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Investors, central banks ‘flock to gold in bulk’

Banking crisis sparks gold ETF inflows for the first time in 10 months Central Banks continue buying up gold at record levels Every larger gold stock on our list enjoyed gains this week led by double digit gains for the mid-tier and advanc...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Finally! Gold smashes though resistance at US$2000/oz as US economy comes apart at the edges

Gold breaches US$2,000oz with ease on weak US economic data A weaker jobs report Friday could see record highs tested Wednesday small cap standouts: Investigator, Labyrinth, Rox Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: US$1550/oz by 2028? The Australian Government is super bearish on gold, for some reason

Resources and Energy Quarterly (R&EQ) analysts reckon gold will tumble to US$1550/oz by 2028 Don’t fret: recent R&EQ gold predictions have been way off the mark Monday’s Precious Metals Stock of the Day: Battery Minerals (ASX:BAT)...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Investors are dipping a toe into gold stocks ahead of anticipated bull run

Gold ($US1981/oz), silver ($US23.91/oz) continue to trade just below recent highs All top 15 stocks by market capitalisation gained between 2- 20% this week, for an average of 8% ASX gold standouts this week: Regis Resources, Ramelius Reso...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Gold could breeze through US$2600/oz on interest rate pivot, expert says

FxPro predicts US$2600/oz gold price, sparked by changes in monetary policy 6 of the top 8 gold stocks by market cap have made double digit gains so far in 2023, led by Newcrest (ASX:NCM) with 29% Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Who takes the cake for the best gold discoveries in the last five years?

Ramelius Resources reigns supreme with top gold discoveries in the last five years Newcrest Mining is close on its heels, taking out 2nd place This amateur prospector just found a gold nugget worth $240K    Our Gold Digger column wraps a...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Money-laundering church pastors are taking advantage of gold’s status as a stable, universal currency

Al Jazeera investigation uncovers ‘money washing’ scheme using Zimbabwean gold involving senior diplomats, church leaders Zimbabwe produced a record high ~356t (12.5Moz) gold in 2022 Fast-deprecating currency makes Zimbabwe perfect breedin...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Are we getting closer to a rhodium breakout?

While gold has shined this year, platinum group metals are well off their recent highs Metals Focus says rare PGE rhodium could be in for a rerate this year that big Used in catalytic converters, rhodium supply is in deficit and largely co...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: How big is that Chinese gold discovery really?

Chinese media announced a major “50t” gold discovery over the weekend, containing metal worth “US$3 billion” In the grand scheme of things it doesn’t appear that big Christian joins Gold Digger live from France to unpack the US Fed meeting...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Forecasters get bullish with banking crisis to drive gold towards all time high

Gold prices threaten $3000/oz in Aussie dollar terms Fitch says they could move towards US$2075/oz record, but are likely to hit resistance Besra up after announcing US$300m funding deal for 3Moz Bau gold project in Malaysia Our Gold Digg...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Bank maelstrom helps gold crash through local record. Where are we headed next?

Gold prices surge 3% on bank fears, threatening US$2000/oz This week’s rate decision by the US Fed could weigh on gold after prices broke through Australian dollar record $2900/oz Ramelius down on Breaker deal, Tietto up after commissionin...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Experts say ‘a gold bull market stands before us’ as Central Banks buy bullion at record rates

Central banks are buying gold at record levels with holdings now at 50-year highs: Sprott Gold tends to hold its value in times of crisis Central Bank buying ‘extremely’ bullish: Goehring & Rozencwajg They say investors with no perform...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: ASX miners enjoy a good week as gold refuses to be tied down

Gold defends psychologically important US$1800 level and is currently paying ~US$1840/oz Rox Resources up 66% on monster hit outside 3.2Moz Youanmi resource Miners Ramelius (+20%), Resolute (+14%) lead strong week for mining stocks Our Go...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: The good, bad, and ugly of ASX gold reporting season

Perseus Mining (ASX:PRU) continues to claim the title of ‘ASX’s Most Consistently Good Gold Producer’ Other ASX miners a mixed bag Gold is currently at a 2-month low of $US1835/oz Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving ASX stoc...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Gold flirts with US$2,000/oz, leaves everyone frustrated and wanting more

Gold rallies past US1,950/oz on Fedspeak, before falling back below US$1,920/oz on Friday “Bullion traders will need to see disinflation trends remain strong and for the labour market to soften for the bull case to remain in place”: OANDA’...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
CLOSING BELL: Legless Aussie markets set fresh record for running out of steam

2023 off to a bit of a dismal start, down 1.3% on the opening day of trade GreenX soaring after rumblings from Poland over $1.3 billion payday Chinese markets gain before the rest of the trading world gets back from holidays   For about 1...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
CLOSING BELL: A literal last-minute benchmark slump sums up 2022 perfectly.

The ASX 200 finishes the day up by 0.26% after last-second slump The ASX 200 finishes 2022 down more than 5.0%, because of reasons Energy sector wins the year, up more than 40%. Well played.   As trading wraps up for 2022, the market is g...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
CLOSING BELL: It’s never a good idea to let the ASX dress all in red ‘just like Santa Claus’

Good news is bad news for the US economy Aussie benchmark goes deep into a pre-Christmas shame spiral Ho ho oh s%#$! What just happened?   The Closing Jingle Bell has rung, so that’s it until after Christmas for 2022! What a pity today’s...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: The Reddit-fuelled silver squeeze has sparked almost 2 years of record physical investment

Metals Focus reckons early 2021 Reddit squeeze sparked almost two years of record retail silver demand US market achieved a new high last year of almost 4,000t of physical silver investment, “a performance which could be eclipsed this year...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Investors, precious metals could be your ‘golden ticket’ to gains in 2023

Gold prices have historically outperformed during recessions ANZ research raises end of 2023 gold price target to $US1,900/oz Weekly small cap standouts: Peregrine Gold (ASX:PGD), Ora Gold (ASX:OAU) Our Gold Digger column wraps all the ne...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
ASX November Winners: Who’s leading the way for small caps as global markets rally?

Global share markets rally continue to rally in November despite ongoing economic and geopolitical pressures Avenira led the gainers in November after reporting a positive update on its proposed DSO Phosphate Project Gut health company Mic...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Gold Digger: Buckle up! Central Banks are buying gold at the fastest pace on record

Central banks buying gold at the fastest pace on record Another gold bull signal for 2023 — the crypto collapse Global silver demand on course for record high in 2022 Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with expos...

Stockhead FML 1 year ago
Closing Bell: Sezzle’s got some zip, Zip’s got some sizzle and Openpay’s TTV jumps 50%

ASX200 and small caps end about 0.4% down BNPLs come out of hibernation WA1 is finding even more niobium   Local markets failed to launch on Wednesday, unlike the missile strikes early this morning AEDT, which reportedly crossed the borde...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Gold Digger: Was that the bottom? Gold poised to punch through $US1,800/oz after surging $120/oz in a week

Gold could have steady path towards $US1,800 level if dollar weakness remains: OANDA ASX gold miners surging this week, led by Evolution Mining +30%, Capricorn Metals +27%, and Regis Resources +27% Weekly small cap standouts: Focus Mineral...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Closing Bell: High flyin’ Invictus Energy, OD6 Metals shake off small cap slump

Small caps drops 0.53%, fails to recover from the RBA speech overnight CBA says history shows stocks tend to advance after US midterms US megacap and tech companies had a bit of a rough earnings season   Small caps closed 0.53% lower toda...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Closing Bell: Small caps hold steady while waiting on US midterm results

Small caps up 0.86% while global markets wait for US midterm election results  Aussies have hit a record 1 million side hustles as the cost of living rises ReNu Energy nabs $100m investment from superannuation fund for green hydrogen proj...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Closing Bell: UBS says gold has both colour and fizz; Macca’s says same for Skyfii, up 64%

ASX 200 hits 4-day peak. Applause! The little market rises about 0.2% higher The skies the limit for Macca’s bound Skyfii   The S&P/ASX 200 is ahead by about 0.35% at the close of trade in Sydney on Tuesday after hitting a four-day hi...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Top 10 at 10: Which ASX tech and construction stocks are flying and falling in early trade Tuesday?

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...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Gold Digger: Only 5 of the toughest ASX gold miners have made gains over the past 12 months

Just five miners/ near-term gold miners are in the green over the past 12 months They include Tietto Minerals, Ora Banda Mining, Emerald Resources, Capricorn Metals and Perseus Mining Top precious metals stocks this week: Hamelin Gold, Zul...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Gold Digger: Silver is ‘flashing a strong buy signal’, experts say

Since reaching its peak in the summer of 2020, silver has fallen ~35% Smart money is going net long on silver, speculators almost net short; a good sign for silver outlook say Goehring & Rozencwajg This week’s top ASX precious metals s...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Focus targets restart of Coolgardie gold project for next year

Focus Minerals will restart production at the Coolgardie gold project next year, aiming to deliver 402,000 ounces across a mine life of seven years.

The West FML 2 years ago
Focus to resume Coolgardie operations

West Australian gold company Focus Minerals plans to resume processing operations at the Coolgardie gold project in 2023. A new Life-of-Mine plan for the resumption is aiming to produce 402,000 ounces of gold produced over a seven-year peri...

Australian Mining FML 2 years ago
Gold Digger: When will the gold price recover?

USD gold price continues to fall, currently $US1,621/oz Mixed bag of results for gold producers in Q1: Perseus, Northern Star outperformers so far Weekly small cap standouts: Strickland metals, Medallion Metals. GBM Resources Our Gold Dig...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Gold Digger: Retail gold and silver buyers paying monster premiums for coins due to high demand

Retail investment in gold, silver has either hit new peaks or held up at multi-year highs, says Metals Focus 1 ounce gold Maple Leaf in the US commands a 40% premium at the retail level, for example This week’s top movers: Sihayo, Dacian,...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Gold Digger: Metals Focus says PGM demand will fall away from 2025. Others disagree

PGM demand will remain strong until about 2025, when it will start to fall off a cliff: Metals Focus Why 2025? Because that’s when electrification of transport really kicks up a gear However, Bridge Street Capital analyst Chris Baker belie...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Gold Digger: Gold stocks smashed, but prices stay stubbornly above $US1700/oz. Contrarian buy signal?

Fitch has downgraded its gold outlook but expects prices to remain “elevated in the coming years compared to pre-Covid levels” Contrarian argument: “It is also a sector full of M&A possibilities as gold equities haven’t been this ‘chea...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Gold Digger: Just feast your eyes on this giant nugget from the Beta Hunt mine

TSX listed Korara Resources finds another massive nugget stash at the Beta Hunt mine near Kalgoorlie The new discovery just below the super-rich, 30,000oz Fathers Day Vein China imported more than 80 tons (or 2.56Moz) of gold worth $US4.4b...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago
Gold Digger: US$3,000/oz gold price could be on the cards for 2023, mining boss says

EVN’s Jake Klein predicts US$2-US$3,000/oz gold price for this time next year Is a wave of merger and acquisition activity coming in the ASX gold space? Bounce back in vehicle production to boost PGM demand Gold price hits a four-week high...

Stockhead FML 2 years ago