Articles On Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR)

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High Voltage: How soaring lithium prices could trigger Aussie mine restarts

Lithium prices continue to soar, passing US$2000/t for spodumene and US$18/kg for carbonate Prices propelled by speculative buying, bullish sentiment and heightened geopolitical risk Fastmarkets says stable high prices could trigger Aussie...

Stockhead LSR 1 week ago
Closing Bell: Banks drive ASX higher as strong employment numbers raise rate hike chances

ASX 200 makes convincing gains, up 0.75% Nine of 11 sectors higher, strong breadth with 131 stocks in the green Materials retreats but banks and defensive sectors   Banks, energy and tech rebound A carb-heavy breakfast of TACO (Trump Alwa...

Stockhead LSR 1 week ago
High Voltage: Over 20 million EVs were sold last year thanks to China’s export push

1 million EVs were sold in December bringing 2025 total to 20.7 million units Europe market expected to grow and China forecast to continue to export EVs US market expected to shrink further as Trump rolls back EV buying incentives Our Hi...

Stockhead LSR 2 weeks ago
Electrification sparks surge in copper demand: S&P Global

A new study by S&P Global reveals that the pace of electrification is set to swell copper demand to 42 million tonnes by 2040 – representing a 50% increase from current levels. However, there are challenges that exist. The study, Cop...

Mining.com.au LSR 2 weeks ago
Lodestar reaches peak of Virgin Mountain acquisition

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) has completed the acquisition of the Virgin Mountain Project in Arizona, US, following an initial site visit in November 2025.  The company entered an option agreement to acquire privately held Arizona Mountai...

Mining.com.au LSR 3 weeks ago
Lodestar focused on ‘structurally tight’ copper market

Diving into 2026, Lodestar Minerals’ (ASX:LSR) Executive Chairman Ross Taylor told Mining.com.au that the copper market is “structurally tight with declining global grades and emerging supply gaps driving long-term optimism”. “It is exac...

Mining.com.au LSR 3 weeks ago
ASX December Winners: Commodities boom while info tech and healthcare languish

Just 3 of 11 sectors made gains in December Gold and silver hit new all-time highs Analysts are predicting an interest rate hike by February Santa Rally fails to fully materialise The ASX 200 had a lacklustre performance in December, addi...

Stockhead LSR 3 weeks ago
Closing Bell: ASX fizzes on New Year’s Eve, but metal prices spark life in miners

ASX drifts as resources do the work Buffett bows out as CEO Metals bounce lifts miners into year end   The ASX spent Wednesday morning pacing around between modest gains and losses, closing pretty flat and wrapping up 2025 proceedings wit...

Stockhead LSR 4 weeks ago
Darwin not the end of Chile exploration for Lodestar

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) has elected to not exercise its option over the Darwin Project, located in Chile. The company received the option to purchase the project from Coastal Metals Chile on 9 December 2024. Previously speaking to...

Mining.com.au LSR 1 month ago
Lodestar sets Neds Creek 2026 exploration target

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) has identified its maiden exploration target for upcoming drilling at the Neds Creek Gold Project in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia. The exploration target at Neds Creek is estimated to be in the rang...

Mining.com.au LSR 1 month ago
High Voltage: Trump teams up with Korea Zinc for US$7.4bn US critical minerals smelter

US to fund $2.15bn of planned $7.14bn critical minerals smelter in Tennessee Korea Zinc to acquire only zinc smelter in the US and its experienced staff Plan is to produce metals like zinc, silver, antimony, gallium and more Our High Volt...

Stockhead LSR 1 month ago
Closing Bell: ASX struggles to flat finish as tech stages late recovery

ASX inches back to neutral, up just 3 points or 0.04% Tech reverses intraday lows of -2.7% to also finish flat Blue chip stocks lead gains Blue chips prop up ASX Tech stocks nosedived in a fair approximation of the US Nasdaq’s performance...

Stockhead LSR 1 month ago
Lodestar defines 5-7Mt 250,000 – 300,000oz gold exploration target at Neds Creek

Lodestar outlines 5-7Mt 250-300koz gold exploration target at Neds Creek The target was independently prepared to support ongoing geological interpretation Follow up drilling planned for early 2026   Special report: Lodestar Minerals h...

Stockhead LSR 1 month ago
Closing Bell: ASX slips and slides back toward 200-day average

ASX200 gives up early gains of +0.49% to finish -0.42% Nine of 11 sectors lower; 113 stocks falling and 81 rising Resources, banks, reverse momentum to drag market lower   Tech and resources weigh heavily Despite a pretty energetic start...

Stockhead LSR 1 month ago
Demands and outlooks: 12 Days of Christmas

On the twelfth day of Christmas, it isn’t carolers at the door – its demand.  With gold prices absolutely soaring, copper wiring the world’s electrification, and lithium power batteries, the global appetite for commodities grows.  Acr...

Mining.com.au LSR 1 month ago
High Voltage: Gina Rinehart’s Vulcan scores $3.9bn funding package to build EU’s first lithium project

Vulcan scores $3.9 billion financing package for German lithium project Company aiming to commence phase one construction asap Project already has first 10 years of production offtake secured Our High Voltage column wraps all the news dri...

Stockhead LSR 1 month ago
Four exploration hotspots: 12 Days of Christmas

As the mining and resources industry winds down for the year and the festive season settles in, Mining.com.au is unwrapping a 12-day macro series, exploring the forces shaping the sector. Much like the classic carol, each day builds on t...

Mining.com.au LSR 1 month ago
ASX November Winners: ASX slides, Bitcoin plunges, but Mt Ridley soars again

The ASX 200 fell 2.66% in November, with the tech sector dumping almost 12% Concerns about an AI-fuelled market bubble weighed on global sentiment as Aussie inflation came in hotter-than-expected Mount Ridley Mines continued its stellar ru...

Stockhead LSR 1 month ago
High Voltage: The UK wants to stockpile critical minerals, and it may need to forget the Ashes rivalry to do it

UK throwing 50 million pounds at critical minerals stockpiling strategy Country aiming to reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains as demand skyrockets UK also looking to make supply deals with countries like Australia   Our High Voltage...

Stockhead LSR 2 months ago
Virgin Mountain Drive Escalates as Lodestar Expands Reach

Highlights Lodestar begins a broad exploration phase at Virgin Mountain Geological teams advance historic data assessments Rare earth focus deepens across global project zones Lodestar Minerals advances a major explora...

Kalkine Media LSR 2 months ago
Lodestar shoots for Virgin Mountain exploration

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) has started a maiden exploration campaign at the Virgin Mountain Rare Earth Project in Arizona, US.  Geologists are mobilised at the site to begin preliminary field activities, since the company first entered...

Mining.com.au LSR 2 months ago
Closing Bell: Market scales higher as gold, lithium and healthcare stocks gain

ASX shrugs off hot CPI read, closes up 0.81% Gold, lithium, rare earths lead resources gains Broad upward momentum across eight sectors   Gold and lithium build momentum Lion Selection Group (ASX:LSX) MD Hedley Widdup predicted Australia...

Stockhead LSR 2 months ago
Lodestar Resources begins Virgin Mountain exploration aimed at yttrium and other heavy REEs

Historically reported high levels of heavy rare earths, including yttrium, as well as neodymium and praseodymium Elevated heavy rare earths in historical channel samples, up to 57% TREO Heavy and magnet rare earth prices skyrocketing as Ch...

Stockhead LSR 2 months ago
Lodestar heads into Virgin Mountain in Arizona hunting ‘compelling’ rare earth opportunities

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) has mobilised geologists at the Virgin Mountain project in Arizona and is now running field activities for the first time since the company signed an exploration agreement for the site in September. Listen to...

themarketonline.com.au LSR 2 months ago
Lodestar resets Chile exploration strategy

Join us as we speak with Coraline Blaud, Head of Exploration at Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR), about the Three Saints project in Chile’s Atacama Desert, and the company’s strategic moves in the South American nation. Key topics discussed:...

Mining.com.au LSR 2 months ago
Closing Bell: ASX sheds 2.5pc for the week as volatility hits hard

ASX plummets 1.59% or 136.2 points Materials hit hardest, with gold and lithium stocks in retreat Defensive sectors in favour; healthcare and staples crawl into green   Nvidia rally turns into dead cat bounce Things were looking almost ro...

Stockhead LSR 2 months ago
High Voltage: Lithium stocks jump as Liontown auction shows spodumene spike

Liontown sells 10,000t of Kathleen Valley spodumene via digital auction Winning bid was US$1254/dmt for SC6.0-equivalent product for Jan shipment Argonaut maintains BUY rating and notes improved market sentiment Our High Voltage column wr...

Stockhead LSR 2 months ago
Lodestar making a splash at Ned’s Creek gold project

Join us as we speak with Coraline Blaud, Head of Exploration at Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR), about the Ned’s Creek gold project located in the northern Yilgarn region of Western Australia. Key topics discussed: More ‘high-grade’ gold...

Mining.com.au LSR 2 months ago
High Voltage: Lithium miners are making market waves as spodumene prices pass US$1000/t

Spodumene prices have hit +US$1000/t Sector sentiment turning positive thanks to battery storage demand Liontown and Mineral Resources make market waves this week Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure...

Stockhead LSR 2 months ago
Lodestar builds Neds Creek momentum with hits of up to 49.6g/t gold

Split assays from Neds Creek demonstrate strong gold continuity Independent consultants engaged to complete geological model Planning underway for the next drilling campaign   Special report: Lodestar Minerals has struck more high-grad...

Stockhead LSR 2 months ago
Lodestar opts out of Nicanor deal

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) has withdrawn from its heads of agreement with Consultoría y Servicios Mineros to buy into the Nicanor Project in Chile.  Lodestar decided to not pursue the agreement following the completion of due diligence...

Mining.com.au LSR 2 months ago
Lodestar strengthens global rare earth strategy

Join us as we speak with Ross Taylor, Chair at Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR), to explore the company’s latest progress at the Virgin Mountain Heavy Rare Earth Project in Arizona, US, and discuss how two new advisory appointments from major in...

Mining.com.au LSR 2 months ago
Lodestar expands technical team for Virgin Mountain

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) has appointed two experienced technical leaders to streamline the company’s downstream go-to-market strategy for the Virgin Mountain Project in Arizona to strengthen the US rare earths and magnets supply chain. ...

Mining.com.au LSR 2 months ago
Closing Bell: ASX bounces off three-week low on gold and silver gains

ASX retreats from session highs of +0.63pc to climb +0.30pc Gold and silver stocks recover from recent sell down NAB losses undercut broader gains   Precious metals get a polish The ASX 200 has bounced after closing at a three-week low ye...

Stockhead LSR 2 months ago
Lodestar sharpens its US rare earths edge with hires from MP Materials and Lynas

Lodestar appoints two industry experts to lead US focused heavy rare earths and downstream magnet supply chain strategy The leaders are from MP Materials and Lynas Rare Earths Appointments come at a crucial time as the White House fast t...

Stockhead LSR 2 months ago
LSR: Appoints ex-MP Materials and ex-Lynas technical leaders to its USA Heavy Rare Earths Project

Our USA based heavy rare earths explorer Lodestar Resources (ASX: LSR) just appointed ex-MP Materials and ex-Lynas technical leaders to its team. A$15BN MP Materials and A$13.5BN Lynas are the two major rare earths mining and processing c...

nextinvestors.com LSR 2 months ago
Lodestar expands into US with new Arizona rare earths project

Join us as we speak with Ross Taylor, Chair of Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR), and Finn Hunter, Specialist Consultant, to discuss the company’s new heavy rare earths project in Arizona and upcoming drilling programs across Chile and Western Au...

Mining.com.au LSR 2 months ago
HotList Stocks: Resolution, Arafura Rare Earths, and other trending Week 44 companies

Good afternoon, and welcome to the HotCopper HotList Top 10. Every week, hundreds of companies go through the ups and downs of the ASX trading rollercoaster, with fortunes made and equity lost each time the Aussie bourse opens – which is wh...

themarketonline.com.au LSR 2 months ago
High Voltage: JPMorgan lifts lithium price forecasts as big batteries drive market to deficit

JPMorgan says demand for energy stationary storage batteries to drive lithium deficit, lifts prices for 2026/2027 Demand set to grow 50% this year and 46% in 2026, with ESS to hit 36% of global demand by 2030 JPM also upgraded valuations f...

Stockhead LSR 3 months ago
Lodestar throws its hat in the US rare earths ring, acquiring the Virgin Mountain project in Arizona

  LSR executes binding option agreement to acquire Virgin Mountain REE project New acquisition sits within same region as only producing US-based REE mine, Mountain Pass High potential for HREEs, synergising with US domestic policy and str...

Stockhead LSR 3 months ago
Top 10 at 11: Healthcare and tech lead ASX lower as CSL and Wisetech bleed

Morning, and welcome to Stockhead’s Top 10 (at 11… ish), highlighting the movers and shakers on the ASX in early-doors trading. With the market opening at 10am sharp eastern time, the data is taken at 10.15am in the east, once trading kicks...

Stockhead LSR 3 months ago
Resources Top 5: Cazaly cops speeding ticket as gold, silver and rare earths keep on truckin’

CAZ responds to ASX price query   LSR acquires suite of rare earth claims near Mountain Pass mine in US  PVT raises $5.4m and reaches a 12-month high    Your standout small cap resources stocks for Monday, October 27, 2025.   Cazaly Resou...

Stockhead LSR 3 months ago
Lodestar Minerals Secures US Critical Minerals Portfolio with Acquisition of Virgin Mountain HRE Project

Lodestar Minerals (ASX: LSR) is set to acquire the highly prospective Virgin Mountain heavy rare earth project in Arizona when it executes a deal to buy out project owner Arizona Mountain Passage Heavy Rare Earths (AMP). AMP has a binding o...

SmallCaps LSR 3 months ago
Lodestar jumps 20% on pickup of Arizona-based US rare earths project

Lodestar Resources (ASX:LSR) has become the latest beneficiary of REE momentum (following last week’s much-touted U.S.-Australia critical minerals deal) with its acquisition of the Virgin Mountain heavy REE project in Arizona, billed as bei...

themarketonline.com.au LSR 3 months ago
Lodestar treks Virgin Mountain with acquisition

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) has acquired privately held Arizona Mountain Passage Heavy Rare Earths (AMP), buying into the Virgin Mountain Heavy Rare Earth Project in Arizona, US.  Purchase agreement terms comprise Lodestar issuing 100 mi...

Mining.com.au LSR 3 months ago
Top 10 at 11: ASX eyes fresh heights after Wall Street closes at all-time highs

Morning, and welcome to Stockhead’s Top 10 (at 11… ish), highlighting the movers and shakers on the ASX in early-doors trading. With the market opening at 10am sharp eastern time, the data is taken at 10.15am in the east, once trading kicks...

Stockhead LSR 3 months ago
Our New Investment: Lodestar Minerals ASX: LSR

Two weeks ago China added controls to HEAVY rare earths too - critical inputs into the “global supremacy deciding” domains of AI, autonomous warfare and quantum computing. So US domestic supply of heavy rare earths is suddenly a national s...

nextinvestors.com LSR 3 months ago
Closing Bell: ASX dips into defensive stance as Trump slaps new sanctions on Russia

ASX slides 13 points, down 0.15pc Energy gives up early gains, still positive as oil climbs 5pc Healthcare leads losses ASX closes week pretty much flat It’s been a defensive week for the ASX 200, coming off a hot gold rally and a record...

Stockhead LSR 3 months ago
High Voltage: Rare earths stocks welcome AUS-US bromance

Albanese-Trump meeting promises $8.5bn of investment in critical minerals Rare earths stocks set to benefit as China bans exports for military use from December Industry experts say less red tape and more refineries are needed   Our High...

Stockhead LSR 3 months ago
Lodestar Minerals strikes high-grade gold at Ned’s Creek

Join us as we speak with Coraline Blaud, Head of Exploration at Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR), to explore the latest updates on the Ned’s Creek Gold Project in Western Australia and discuss the company’s growing footprint in Chile. Key top...

Mining.com.au LSR 3 months ago