Articles On Krakatoa Resources (ASX:KTA)

Gold down below US$2600/oz for the first time since November 17 US Fed chair Jerome Powell spooks bulls with fewer rate cuts flagged in 2025 But experts say debt levels suggest major upside for bullion   The last meeting of the US Fed bro...

World Gold Council sees gold prices rangebound with potential upside next year after record-breaking 2024 US Fed rates policy and inflation post the election of Donald Trump could shape the direction of bullion in 2025 Central bank demand...

Krakatoa Resources (ASX:KTA) has entered into a binding term sheet with JSC Caucasas Minerals to acquire 80% of the Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project in the Racha region of Georgia.  Zopkhito, which covers 1,779 hectares, contains an estima...

Krakatoa Resources (ASX: KTA) has entered into an exclusive option to acquire up to an 80% interest in the mining licence covering the significant Zopkhito antimony and gold project located in Georgia. The lightly explored Zopkhito contains...

Gold has been one of the best performing commodities in recent times But equities have gone ignored by the market Now analysts see top performing gold plays catching up   Stronger for longer gold prices have seen analysts ramp up bets on...

Lepidico appoints administrators amid lithium price crunch Company failed to find financing for Karibib project in Namibia Comes amid a swathe of mine closures and job losses   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stock...

Gold prices find support amid heightened concerns surrounding Trump’s tariffs  Tariffs would raise prices for goods, causing US customers to pay more at the check-out  On the flip side, they could also discourage the Fed from implementing...

WA Govt supports struggling lithium miners amid price flop Support package includes waiving downstream processing fees Port and tenement fees also waived for miners in ramp up phase   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX...

Gold price forecasts undershoot 80% of the time, RFC Ambrian says Forecasting can affect companies looking to fund new projects Is there a better way?   Unless your name is Matt Groening, predicting the future is a fool’s errand. From a T...

Lithium prices faking at a rebound as corporate activity rises Sayona-Piedmont the latest scrip M&A deal, while Norm Seckold lists $9.7m Nevada lithium float WA1, Nico, Pantera among High Voltage weekly gains   Our High Voltage column...

Gold prices dipped to US$2571/oz this week from US$2800 before US election World Gold Council reckons the precious metal will resume price gains Native Mineral Resources raises $3.46m to pursue gold production at new assets   Gold hit rec...

EV maker BYD’s October sales put them on par with Ford year-to-date This comes after the Chinese giant beat Tesla on quarterly revenue Most consumer demand coming from hybrid vehicles   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving...

Trump administration could repeal elements of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Benchmark analyst says fossil fuels likely to be in the spotlight Any impact on electric vehicle and battery sector could be years away   Our High Voltage colum...

Gold has hit record highs ahead of the US election There are cases for both Trump and Kamala being better or worse for bullion investors Ora Gold and Southern Palladium move markets with mid-week news   One event will set the tone for gol...

How close to break even are WA lithium producers? MinRes knocks back concerns about meeting cost guidance Green Critical Minerals, OD6 Metals and Talga among the weekly battery metals rocketships   Our High Voltage column wraps all the ne...

Fastmarkets reckons lithium price increases are not sustainable More production cuts are forecast out of China Outlook for cobalt, manganese, nickel and graphite demand also sluggish   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving AS...

Alarm bells ring for investors, as Geopolitical Risk spikes intensify That’s bad for the world, but ironically good for gold investors World Gold Council says safe haven status makes gold a highly valuable investment in this day and age W...

US government considers setting price floors for critical minerals like lithium CME is launching a spodumene futures contract this month Liontown makes price public for Kathleen Valley lithium shipment   Our High Voltage column wraps all...

US rate cuts spark new gold highs up to US$2670/oz De Grey hits 9-month stock price high after it baulks at Agnico takeover offer And Strickland spots more shiny metal in the Balkans   As Melburnians get a public holiday ahead of hosting...

CATL supply cuts have given lithium equity sentiment a boost But Benchmark Mineral Intelligence price assessments show there has been little immediate impact on chemical pricing Element 25 among the leading battery metals stock on US Gover...

Gold hit a new record this week ahead of US Fed rate cut World Gold Council looking for recovery in Western ETF demand Mithril leads the gains on silver and gold hits in Mexico Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks...

Reports says we could source US$1bn of critical minerals from EV scraps by 2045 US$1600 worth of Li-ion battery metals and REEs could be recovered per vehicle Automotive OEMs are already building out circular rare earths supply chains  ...

Global EV charging infrastructure way behind whats needed to meet 2030 EV demand US only has 183,000 public ports, EU has around 630,000 Fuel retailers could be well placed to fill the gap   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driv...

Gold ETFs add billions US election provides uncertainty and shift into bullion WA gold stocks are on the rise   Gold returns had another strong month during August, helped by expectations of the first Fed rate cut in four long years, whi...

Tianqi loses appeal to halt Chilean state run miner deal with SQM SQM and Codelco pursue deal to extract lithium at Atacama salt flat Rio and BYD in the running for Altoandinos salt flat project   Our High Voltage column wraps all the ne...

Gold hits new highs while bullion equities remain deeply undervalued Market cap of gold miners at same level as 2011 bodes well for future investment “Current opportunity as compelling as any we’ve seen in the market” Our Gold Digger colu...

China’s lithium battery industry reports 20% year on year growth while prices continue to fall Chinese battery manufacturers have accelerated plans to build factories overseas CRR up 70% for the week on news it will start desktop studies t...

Sprott, banks, lift gold price futures after breaking US$2500/oz barrier CommBank lifts its 2025 gold price forecast to US$2600/oz Northern Star and Regis post record earnings Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks w...

Benchmark Minerals Intelligence predicts US$1.6 trillion investment needed in battery industry 44% of 2040 investment needed to build battery gigafactories Lithium needs $94 billion invested to meet 2030 demand, and double that for 2040  ...

Gold dips 1%, but market hardly notices Artemis shares double since Monday open on gold finds Top Aussie gold producer Evolution gets stung by cyber attack Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to pre...

Serbian government reinstated Rio’s licence to develop the Jadar mine Project would extract 58,000tpa lithium hydroxide Decision has sparked protests in Belgrade over environmental concerns   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news dri...

Mid-week, Australia broke its record for the biggest medal haul in one day at the Olympic Games – four gold and two bronze – and the fact that it came on a non-swimming finals day is just incredible. GOLD – Cycling, Men’s Team Pursuit GO...

WGC flags record gold price for Q2, up 18% year-on-year Ongoing economic headwinds not expected to dent demand too much RBC Capital Markets says gold is still a safe haven in a crisis Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving ASX...

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...

Gold hit an all-time high this week of US$2483.60 Shaw & Partners predicts US$3000/oz for 2025 and 2026 Labyrinth navigates gold acquisitions for a 180% gain Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure t...

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...

Niobium, a vital element used to create nanocrystalline materials, is almost rubber-stamped to spark a new wave of technological advances and the West Arunta critical minerals region in WA is emerging as a vital global source of the element...

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...

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...

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...

BloombergNEF says demand for EVs is still going strong in 2024 New report flags more battery supply chain investment needed LFP batteries expected to cut demand for nickel and manganese   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving...

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...

Metals are booming again 13 resources winners with gains above 100% in May; a recent record 13 out of the 50 top performers last month were engaged in a project acquisition, M&A activity, or joint venture Small Cap Standouts: Australia...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Multi-metal explorer Askari Metals Ltd (ASX:AS2) has identified the presence of high-grade rare-earth elements (REEs) at its Red Peak project in Western Australia, with samples grading up to 4505 parts per million in total rare earth oxide...