Articles On Hawthorn Resources (ASX:HAW)

St George Mining may be at an early stage when it comes to lithium development, but it already has one of the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery producers in its corner. The emerging lithium explorer announced this morning it had ente...

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...

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...

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...

St George has highlighted its belief in the lithium prospectivity of its flagship Mt Alexander project in Western Australia’s Mt Ida lithium province by expanding its landholding. The company’s hold over the highly prospective pegmatite cor...

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...

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...

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...

St George Mining has started RC drilling at its Mt Alexander Project to test below numerous widespread pegmatite dykes, which are highly prospective for lithium mineralisation. Earlier this month the company announced lithium in rock chips...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Initial rock chip sampling of pegmatite outcrop at St George’s Mt Alexander project in WA has confirmed a geochemistry indicative of lithium, caesium and tantalum (LCT) fertile pegmatites. Lithium bearing pegmatites have now been identifie...

Market for DR grade 65% plus iron ore could rise fivefold to 750Mtpa according to new research from Wood Mackenzie As much as US$1.4 trillion needs to be spent on new mines, renewable energy, steel mills, hydrogen and carbon capture to red...

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...

Nickel, copper and lithium are mainstays of a greener future with their respective properties making them central for battery and electrification efforts. Nickel – traditionally used to make alloys – has been finding increased use in batter...

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...

Joint venture partners, Legacy Iron Ore (LCY), Hawthorn Resources (HAW), and Hancock Magnetite execute a non-binding deed for the Mt Bevan iron ore project in WA This grants Hancock the exclusive right to undertake a desktop study to asses...

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...

Coal miners will be watching international markets closely tonight as a ban on Russian coal proposed by the European Commission back in April comes into effect. Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the frailty of European energy markets...

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...

Gold price hits three-week high post-FOMC rates decision ASX Quarterly Gold Wrap: producers hit a low bar, investors are pleased Gold demand falls in H1 as cost-of-living pressures bite, WGC says Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news...

Goldman Sachs analysts say iron ore prices could drop faster than expected on bearish steel sentiment But iron ore prices have strengthened as steel margins have improved and Chinese authorities have moved to support its property market an...

Gold is down 5% for July and on a broader downward trajectory, Metals Focus says Aeris Resources’ Golden Plateau deposit could extend the mine life at Cracow Golden State Mining has kicked off drilling at the Yule project in WA   Our Gold...

The US dollar looks set to reach 20-year highs, impacting gold’s safe haven status JP Morgan employees on trial in Chicago after ‘spoofing trades’ accusations PGM supply through the recycling of auto catalysts has taken a hit ‘cos Covid O...

Fenix Resources boss Rob Brierley says weakness in iron ore supply means prices will be set by demand Iron ore futures in Singapore hit 2022 low as China’s steel mills drop prices Coal miners begin to look cheap again as thermal prices pic...

WA EPA opens environmental review for new Rinehart mine in the Pilbara McPhee Creek slated to produce up to 14Mt of iron ore a year over a 15 year life Miners tank as Singapore iron ore futures hit 3 week low It’s no secret Gina Rinehart’...

Swiss data shows the highest total January to May bullion shipments since 2018 On a year-to-date basis US gold imports surged by 170% to 103t US also the largest destination for Swiss silver bullion, accounting for ~30% of the total; up fr...

Fenix Resources buys out haulage JV to take control of logistics, mimicking the structure of the Pilbara majors Rio Tinto opens 43Mtpa Gudai-Darri mine in the Pilbara as junior Strike prepares first shipment from Paulsens East Queensland c...

Newmont’s Tom Palmer says gold may have found new floor of ~US$1600/oz in the wake of inflation With small gold miners are struggling with rising supply chain and labour costs, Palmer says consolidation in the sector makes sense Drilling r...

Iron ore miners suffered a heavy sell-off yesterday as commodity prices fell on fears of Covid lockdowns in China Iron ore and steel market observer Mark Eames says there is more upside than downside thanks to the tight supply-demand balan...

Gina Rinehart recently made moves that demonstrated just how much potential she sees in the lesser appreciated magnetite as the direct shipping ore in WA’s Pilbara fast runs out. In early April, Australia’s richest person and chair of priv...

Australia’s biggest bank has upgraded its long-term iron ore and coking coal forecasts in response to Covid, Chinese commodity demand and Russia But high energy prices could drive investment in decarbonisation, clouding the outlook for the...

1 gram of gold can be recovered from about 41 recycled mobile phones Mint Innovation can recover $US12,000 worth of gold from one tonne of old circuit boards Gold trades sideways at ~$US1,850/oz Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news d...

China’s Covid Zero policy has seen analysts knock down economic forecasts Bad news for sentiment in steel and raw materials, with iron ore futures tumbling in afternoon trade Coal prices remain freaking high A precipitous slide in Asian i...

WoodMac sees pathway for steel industry to reduce emissions 30% by 2050 Transition will require shift away from blast furnace to scrap-based electric arc furnace steelmaking Despite Chinese strong steel output in April, Commbank sees suppo...

US gold price down more than 10% or $200 from its peak But Aussie gold miners faring better due to weak AUD-USD exchange rate This week’s ASX standouts: Twenty Seven Co, OzAurum Resources Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving...

Iron ore miners have been looking fragile over the last week, clawing to hopes of a second half revival in the Chinese economy as the impact of its Covid lockdowns worsen. Prices remain relatively high compared to major producer margins, wi...

The preferred, often heroic index of the Australian small cap, The Emerging Companies XEC has shed 2.4% today, to add to the haemorrhaging of the last four weeks. The ASX200 (XJO) has closed just 0.2% lower. If this is a cash rate thing, wh...

The preferred, often heroic index of the Australian small cap, The Emerging Companies XEC has shed 2.4% today, to add to the haemorrhaging of the last four weeks. The ASX200 (XJO) has closed just 0.2% lower. If this is a cash rate thing, wh...

Speculative mining investments faced heavy selling as the share market fell for a third day. The S&P/ASX 200 closed 11.5 points or 0.16 per cent lower after an initial 51-point bounce faded ahead of tonight’s US rates decision. Ga...

Stanmore has completed its ambitious US$1.2 billion ($1.7b) acquisition of BHP’s Poitrel and South Walker Creek coal mines Its founder Nick Jorss is aiming to repeat his success at new coal producer Bowen Coking Coal Jorss says steelmaking...

In April, the mining and exploration cohort was going gangbusters, until it wasn’t. Hitting an all-time high of 19,321.70 points on April 19, the S&P/ASX 200 Materials index (XMJ) then plummeted ~11% in a week to erase a full month of g...

The interest rate rise came and the markets fell, then turned a corner. The question now is — will the wheels stay on? Already lagging, the ASX Emerging Companies (XEC) index has closed 0.8% lower. The benchmark has closed 0.4% behind. The...

Highlights Small caps are trading negative so far in the day as investors’ risk appetite has diminished in light of an impending rate hike event. MMG, SPX and LCY are three ASX penny stocks delivering massive gains today. Investing in...