Articles On Santana Minerals (ASX:SMI)

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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’...

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...

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...

Both the ASX 200 and small cap index were in the red again today 8 out 11 sectors finished lower let by materials (aka mining) KPMP says our strong labour market has flow through implications to wages growth, spending and inflation   The...

Santana Minerals (ASX:SMI) reports it has uncovered further ‘high-grade’ gold results at the Bendigo-Ophir Project located on the South Island of New Zealand. The company says these new results have come from the Rise and Shine (RAS) Deposi...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

New Age Exploration (NAE) granted a prospecting permit which covers the Marlborough gold project in New Zealand The permit expands the company’s position within the Central Otago and Marlborough Schist belt as it already holds the Lammerla...

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...

ASX 200 is flat Small Caps index is flatter, let’s call it tepid Lots of fun rumours to dissect   So the Hang Seng Tech index lost nearly 2% when it opened this morning. And while most major indices across the Asia-Pacific ‘hood were inde...

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...

New Age is itching to get a crack on further exploring its assets across the pond after expanding the gold potential of its Lammerlaw project in Otago, New Zealand. A review of newly reprocessed legacy geophysical data over all its Otago pe...

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...

The ASX 200 ends flat, XEC sheds 1.6% Gains in healthcare and supermarkets offsets losses for miners, materials, tech and gold ANZ: Consumer confidence is broke; is Belararox IPO of ’22?  The benchmark has given up wee gains to end flat....

The ASX 200 and XEC both down more than 1% It was tech and mining’s fault, and that was probably China’s fault Despite volatility big rises among small names  After some strong gains to close out last week’s upside surprises, both the res...

AUN hits 344m at 1.29g/t gold in first diamond hole at Central Sandstone Gold Project MI6 delivers an ‘outstanding’ new gold intersection at its Zest prospect near Julimar   KWR reels in 5m at 4.8g/t gold from 113.3m – its first significan...

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...

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...

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...

Emerging companies fall 0.7% ASX200 0.8% lower Superior Resources (ASX:SPQ) jumps on copper system find, Galileo up … heaps in May   The Emerging Companies (XEC) index is lower on Thursday, weighed down by broad losses as Credit Suisse a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ASX gives back early gains on Wednesday Small caps whacked as Fed Hawks get hawky, bonds get toppy, coal prices surge, oil prices plunge… again And now the market news in briefs. Unlike the no-frills, straight-shooting ASX Emerging Compan...

Gold price to hit $US2,200 as stagflation fears take hold U.S. and allies officially prohibit all transactions with Russia involving gold, one of its financial lifelines. Will it work? Gold price rebounds over past week to $US1,960/oz Our...

War gossip/news remains the main driver of gold prices. The precious metal is having one of those volatile weeks where unless they timed their entry and exit perfectly, investors probably had a tough time whether long or short, says OANDA s...

A good week for gold, which is up 1.04% to ~$US1,940/oz at time of writing. History shows us war doesn’t usually trigger an extended rally, but news flow – or lack thereof – coming out of Ukraine continues to be the biggest influence on the...

Santana Minerals (SMI) encounters further significant mineralisation at its Bendigo-Ophir Project in New Zealand Since September 2021, drilling has continued to extend the mineralisation down-plunge at the Rise and Shine (RAS) Deposit Resu...

There were 0 producers in January’s Top 50 ASX resources stocks. In February there were 12, plus a handful looking to join their ranks by the end of the year. Why? Maybe reporting season underlined just how much money miners are making from...

The Manorburn project covers an area of 235.7sqkm situated immediately adjacent to the headline Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project in New Zealand’s most highly endowed, yet underexplored gold-bearing region. In one mega hit, New Age Exploration has...

Investors generally buy gold as a way of diversifying risk when s..t hits the proverbial fan. That’s why the precious metal appears to perform well in times of war or political instability. Conversely, stocks and bonds perform best in a sta...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.30am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX small caps in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest mov...