Articles On Taruga Minerals (ASX:TAR)

ANZ analysts believe ’emerging’ central banks could buy over 600t of gold annually until 2030  Citi isn’t totally ruling out a US$3,000 gold price in next 12-18 months US gold mining giant Newmont divests six gold mines and two other gold...

Speculation regarding shutdown of huge Chinese lithium mine raises industry’s eyebrows Low lithium prices are ‘unsustainable’ says Albemarle boss ASX battery metal leaders over the past seven days include: ARR, SYA, AUZ Another lithium-he...

Gold recovers US$2k after weak retail sales data gets thrown into the economic soup in America Moneybags former hedge fund bloke Stanley Druckenmiller is increasing his gold exposure The week’s best performing ASX goldies include: TG1, TGM...

  The price of gold is in a holding pattern, threatening to dip in short term, according to Metals Focus analysis Metals Focus, like Japan’s biggest bank MUFG, however, has a more positive outlook for gold later this year Top-performing AS...

Spot gold prices are up since this time last week, and ASX goldies are benefitting ANZ upgrades its gold outlook for rest of this year, and 2024  The week’s top ASX gold-related stocks led by: TG1 and CPM   First things first, let’s just...

Oil and gas titan ExxonMobil reveals big bold lithium-producing plans Despite recent bearish lithium spot prices, EV sales are surging in Europe S&P Global believes lithium supply will need to increase 270% to meet future demand Weekly...

US, Aussie spot gold prices down this week, but safe haven could soon find demand Canadian gold expert: hyperinflation contagion spreading to US The week’s top ASX goldies: North Stawell Minerals and Nagambie   It wasn’t the greatest week...

Western Australia’s government is re-energising its battery and critical minerals strategy and looking for feedback Piedmont Lithium has turned in inaugural revenue and profit on lithium shipments What’s hot, what’s not on the ASX for batt...

New World Gold Council report points to thriving gold industry and long-term demand Meanwhile, gold prices are still healthy but fractionally down from this time last week The week’s top ASX goldie gainers: STK, TIE, ENR   Right then, gol...

  Lithium prices continue to slump amid weak Chinese economic scene Albemarle quarterly profit expected lower, while UBS downgrades EV demand outlook  But wait… PLS boss is still upbeat on lithium demand, and MinRes grabs more of hot stock...

New report from Metals Focus predicts AI adoption could play a big role in tech sector’s need for gold and other precious metals Gold price momentum slows but still looks technically strong, says analyst The week’s top ASX goldie gainers:...

Don’t want to jinx it too hard, but maybe, just maybe, lithium prices have touched the bottom. (Yep, definitely jinxed it) Meanwhile EV sales are well up again, with beaut global figures for September making the rounds And LPI and LTR have...

ING downgrades Q4 gold price forecasts, but expects prices to move higher again in Q1 “on the assumption that the Fed will start cutting rates” Bloomberg commodities guru Mike McGlone: $US3000/oz may be “rendezvous point” ASX gold stock of...

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting throws another $152m at Liontown in Ablemarle blocking move Could drooping lithium prices burst the DSO bubble?  Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobal...

Benchmark index falls on Monday, closing out the day down 0.21% Utilities and Materials sectors edge higher, but Health Care anchors the benchmark into the red Small caps led by Galileo Mining, Infinity and last week’s rockstar Biotron...

China’s property market and depressed yuan has domestic investors flocking to gold Price differences between Shanghai spot gold and the West have gone from a decade average of US$6 to more than US$100 of late De Grey’s DFS is out with a $3...

“200-300Mt resource is being considered longer term” at Patriot’s Corvette: E&P Financial Group Would make the Corvette one of the top 5 lithium resources in the world But much of the Corvette deposit sits below a large lake, which wil...

Benchmark slides throughout the day after a shocker on Wall Street last night. Utilities did best but still ended up losing, down 0.3% for the day. Paincheck a ray of sunshine this afternoon, up 33% today despite an early speeding ticket....

Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, manganese, magnesium, and vanadium.   Governments and policymakers seem to be right at it this week and the beneficia...

At $3014/oz, local gold is currently paying near record prices Should these current levels hold, Aussie miners could be looking at another big income bump in FY24 Top ASX Gold Stories of the Week: Southern Cross Gold, Toubani Resources Ou...

Aircore drilling returns highest known REE hit of 1m at 7,495ppm TREO in South Australia Results validate REE potential of the Eyre Peninsula project Kaolin also noted in several drill holes   Power Minerals’ aircore drilling has delivere...

Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, manganese, magnesium, and vanadium.   Concerns from India’s President earlier this week about nations and mining majo...

ASX 200 closes about 0.5% higher after a half-decent lead in from Wall Street Material and Discretionary offset losses in Healthcare and IT  Small cap winners led by EML payments, GCX Metals   It was exciting stuff on Australian share ma...

New project provides “unmatched opportunity” into the West Musgrave region Previous exploration has identified large-scale nickel-copper-PGE drill targets Proximity to BHP’s Nebo-Babel mine development de-risks logistics   GCX Metals is e...

Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, manganese, magnesium, and vanadium. When you’re wielding a double-edged sword, you have to be careful that you don’t...

Similarities between the 1970s bull run, which saw gold soar 2,300%, and today “If the 1970s analogy holds, the next leg will be explosive”: Goehring and Rozencwajg This week’s top ASX precious metals stocks Our Gold Digger column wraps a...

Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, manganese, magnesium, and vanadium – and today, copper too.   With the recent addition of copper to the US Department...

China’s gold imports have risen a massive 16% in the first half of 2023 Spot prices are down following the US Fed hiking interest rates to 5.5% De Grey has gold options here, there and everywhere in the Pilbara Our Gold Digger column wrap...

Albemarle buys into James Bay with a $C109m investment into Patriot RKequity and BMI share their thoughts on Indonesia and nickel Windfall funding for Lynas in the US   Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposu...

Gold surges to US$1960 on geopolitical risk, softer inflation figures Sold down ASX producers, project developers enjoy strong gains 5 +$1bn capped gold stock ink double digit gains, the rest not far behind Our Gold Digger column wraps al...

RIO boss Jakob Stausholm said in May that prices being paid for tier 1 lithium assets is now too high It has made a move into cheaper, more speculative pre-discovery assets via its mine-finder arm, Rio Tinto Exploration TSX and ASX explore...

The S&P ASX 200 closes 1.69% lower setting new 50-day low, with Emerging Companies index also falling Golden Deeps uncovers in-demand germanium and gallium at Nosib vanadium-copper-lead-silver discovery AdAlta announces new data pointi...

The All Ordinaries Gold Sub-Index (comprising 24 gold stocks)  is up 15.44% YTD, a massive 40.1% over the past 12 months, and 27% over the past 5 years Gold miners begin rolling out FY23 results Standout small caps of the week: Titan Miner...

The S&P ASX 200 was up 1.76% in June, with large caps performing the best and small caps lagging blue chips The S&P/ASX 200 Materials was the best performing sector in June, up 4.8% coming back from April drop An ASX favourite lith...

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...

Australia’s critical minerals plan released Benchmark says the world needs US$66b of nickel investment Advanced-stage nickel explorers are on the cusp of mine development   Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with ex...

  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”...

It’s a critical minerals fire sale for investment in the NT, and its government is on board Vanadium is hot. When wasn’t it though? It’s used in rockets And Nolans looks like it’s shaping up to become Australia’s next big REE producer,...

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...

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...

Lithium spot pricing reportedly plummeted in Q1 2023 And yet ASX lithium producers recorded small downturns, or even minor increases in prices Small Caps of the Week: Westar, Wildcat, WA1 Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX...

The ASX continued its tragic decline, falling 1.05% over the course of a rubbish day InfoTech took trend-bucking to a whole new level, outperforming the market by 3.5% Something’s up at IncentiaPay, because it’s climbed 71.4% on absolutely...

Investment banks have turned bullish again on the lithium sector, making sold down stocks look attractive Canaccord’s best lithium stock IN THE WORLD (for upside) is Cleantech Lithium (AIM:CTL) ASX small caps of the week: Westar, Wildcat...

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...

Last week the company formerly known as Red Dirt changed its name to Delta Lithium DLI aiming to begin DSO mining operation by the end of 2023, is drilling 25,000m a month across two projects We sat down for a Q&A with veteran company...

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...

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...

Chile plans to nationalise its lithium industry, #2 biggest in the world Fastmarkets says immediate impact to global production should be muted, but “there may be some hesitation investing in Chile’s lithium space until further details hav...

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...

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...