Articles On Variscan Mines (ASX:VAR)

Stockhead’s In-Case-You-Missed-It highlights some strongest performing ASX stocks that might have slipped your notice today.  It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing some of the biggest movers in percentage terms...

Stockhead’s In-Case-You-Missed-It highlights some strongest performing ASX stocks that might have slipped your notice today.  It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing some of the biggest movers in percentage terms...

When something is running hot, like lithium, any dog stock can have its day. Our theory is this. For a long-term hold, it pays to look at companies that have good projects in unpopular (but essential) commodities because one day that commod...

The ASX jumped 0.3% after lunch as the RBA finally kept rates on hold. XGD All Ordinaries Gold soared ~3.0% because someone missed a memo. Besra Gold is back on top with a 36% leap after Quantum’s cheque cleared customs.   Local markets w...

Forecasts for zinc are as bullish as ever, with the USA declaring it a 'critical' mineral, but are investors paying attention? By Tim Boreham Traditionally used to galvanise steel, zinc hasn’t been mentioned as a ‘battery metal’ in the same...

The ASX 200 was up 0.23% while the ASX XEC managed a 0.092% gain 8 out of 11 sectors were higher with Materials leading the way  The Real Estate sector was the weakest, down 0.77%   The ASX 200 was up 0.23% today while the ASX XEC squeez...

ASX down, then up, then down even further to -1.4% as bank crisis looms large. XEC Emerging Companies index plummets 1.8% as fear overtakes greed. Goldies are making hay again, XED All Ordinaries Gold up more than 7.0%.   Things have been...

The ASX bounced back from the week’s drama to close up by 0.86% The XEC Emerging Companies Index closed 1.26% higher because it’s young and needed the money Former PM Paul Keating kicks a glorious own goal at the Australian Press Club   H...

ASX hammered as bank-driven fear grips the market like a python round a possum XEC Emerging Companies falls more than 2.0% because they’re young and don’t know any better Safe haven goldies still managed to make bank. Sorry… poor choice of...

Aussie bourse has worst day since November 3 with S&P ASX 200 down 2.28% Even darling lithium stocks are down on declining prices in China Magnum Mining & Exploration soars 60% on positive metallurgical test work So it’s Friday...

Variscan Mines (VAR) secures $1.85 million through a capital raise led by new cornerstone investor Zinc GroupCo Natural resources-focused group ZincCo subscribes to $1.3 million in shares at 1.8 cents per share A further $550,000 was...

Variscan has attracted strong support from existing shareholders after raising $1.85 million in a capital raising, putting the company on a path to further prove up and expand resources at the San Jose Mine zinc mine in Spain.  In a further...

Solstice flags 1.81m at 23.1% nickel at Ringlock Dam project in WA Varsican’s new cornerstone investor in Zinc GroupCo nabs $1.3m chunk of $1.85m cap raise Miramar shifts focus to explore Gascoyne Region for IOCG, REE, and nickel-copper-PG...

The ASX spikes on ‘news’ that the RBA has pushed rates up again, closing at +0.6% Invocare has risen from the grave after a bit to buy up the funeral company China finally breaks Errol Flynn’s world record for rattling sabres, terrifying K...

The ASX slid to close flat today, after realising we were in danger of making some money Materials and Energy enjoyed a boost from Chinese manufacturing data Retail theft rates have soared as the cost of living crisis hits hard around the...

Variscan Mines has reported high-grade assays from surface diamond drilling on the San Jose zinc mine in Spain, which is interpreted to be a continuation of the same mineral system and on strike along the 7km Novales Trend.  The step-out ho...

Variscan Mines (VAR) reports “high-grade” zinc results from surface drilling at its San Jose mining licence in Spain Assays from the drilling work confirm peak grades of 16.02 per cent zinc and 0.71 per cent lead over a six-metre interse...

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...

Qantas boss Alan Joyce says “sorry we suck” to an angry Australia Mortgage holders are bricking it as fixed interest rate periods end Spacetalk backs up yesterday’s gains with another massive day at the market. It’s the end of the day at...

Aussies warned of impending critical chicken meat shortage Data shows food prices rose a staggering 9.4% in Q4 CY2022 Lode Resources laughs all the way to the bank on the back of a 191.67% rise today   I don’t want to alarm anyone unduly,...

Assaying of Variscan’s drill program at the southwest part of its Buenahora exploration licence has returned consistently high-grade zinc-dominant mineralisation. The program, the first significant exploration drilling at the licence for at...

Aussie markets expended a lot of energy to go precisely nowhere Guatam Adani left with less than US$93 billion after Hindenburg got into his shorts I had a really lovely holiday, and it’s great to be back at work. No, really…   It’s been...

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...

The ASX 200 rose up 0.90% and ASX XEC was also up 1.24% A solid 10 out of 11 sectors were higher, with Real Estate leading the way ABS releases a bunch of data and travel and accommodation prices are rising   The ASX 200 gained 0.90% toda...

ASX 200 edges higher, small caps chalk up big win on Thursday Gold punched through $1,850/oz overnight, gold stocks gain Small Cap winners today: Lindian Resources, Grand Gulf Energy, PolarX   ASX 200 edges higher, small caps chalk up big...

Benchmark finishes up after fierce struggle for buoyancy Absolutely no one shocked to learn Star’s worn out its welcome in QLD A solid arvo by little league miners was a well-timed boost It’s been a somewhat indecisive day for Aussie mark...

RockTalk is a Stockhead video series featuring a roundtable of resources experts discussing a new macro topic each week.   In this episode, host Peter Strachan discusses the threat on the global zinc supply as price remains firm this year,...

Qantas ahead after losing $1.9bn The benchmark cruises to a happy Friday end China’s quest for All The Iron set to continue, despite looming tensions What a day to be alive – or awake… either is fine – because it’s been an almost entirel...

Small cap index up 1.1%, stronger than benchmark, but both do good, run hard.   Wall Street snaps 3-day losing streak, China could be back in stimmy mode Uranium’s gone insanium   The ASX 200 is up 0.7% and the Emerging Companies (XEC) in...

It was another encouraging day for ASX shares this Thursday. At the market close, the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) had gained a robust 0.71% to 7,290 points. But some ASX shares did even better. So let’s look at not one, not two, but t...

Variscan Mines (VAR) further expands zinc and lead mineralisation within its San Jose mine in Spain Diamond drilling at the La Caseta trend within the mine’s Central zone has returned another batch of high-grade results, including up to 20...

Variscan’s belief that its San Jose mine still hosts significant zinc-lead mineralisation has been bolstered by further high-grade results of up to 20% zinc from underground drilling. Importantly for the company, the latest set of assay res...

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...

Variscan has highlighted the potential scale and quality of its Novales-Udias zinc-lead project in Spain with the definition of an exploration target. While no replacement for a formal mineral resource, the exploration target of between 16....

Benchmark sags as Materials sector delivers even more tedious disappointment Coal miners hand back yesterday’s gains as investors tire of Chinese whispers Cannabis offers relief for investors and health stocks climb as well. The ASX has e...

Nickel, copper, cobalt, zinc and graphite are battery metals in high demand in Europe Eurometaux says 10% more zinc, 35% more copper, 100% more nickel and 330% more cobalt are needed by 2050 Europe’s EV uptake is the driving force for batt...

Variscan Mines (VAR) reports further “positive” results from its San Jose Mine in Spain The company received its latest set of assays from a phase two underground drilling program involving 2278 metres of drilling The work continued to exp...

Variscan Mines’ latest assays from Phase 2 underground diamond drilling at its San Jose zinc mine in Spain have continued to expand zones of high-grade mineralisation. The drilling has extended the 168 trend to link up with the adjacent La...

Emerging Companies (XEC) index tumbles 2.8%   Benchmark ASX200 down 7% over five sessions Square Inc is leaking   Small caps have been hit hard for the second consecutive day – down 2.8% and some 11% over the last five sessions. The ben...

10,000m drilling set to kick off at Lithium Plus Minerals’ Bynroe lithium project Chase Mining to acquire advanced McIntosh graphite project PolarX (copper, gold, silver), and Variscan (zinc) up on no news Here are the biggest small cap r...

Variscan has kicked off surface drilling at the Buenahora exploration licence, part of its flagship Novales-Udias zinc project in northern Spain. Buenahora is considered to be a major growth prospect and the 2,000m diamond drill will seek t...

Multiple ‘intense’ chargeable bodies have been detected from a 12-line direct current induced polarization (DCIP) survey over Variscan’s Buenahora exploration licence in Cantabria, northern Spain within the wider Novales-Udias zinc-lead Pro...

ASX posts 0.5% gain on Thursday Small caps retreat as commodities tread water US stocks futures pointing ~0.9% higher The resources heavy ASX Emerging Companies (XEC) index is down about 0.5% on Thursday, with both oil and the major commo...

Variscan’s Phase 2 diamond drilling program at the San Jose mine in Spain has successfully expanded the footprint of the zinc-lead mineralisation at the project. The company has discovered an upper level to the 168 trend with unexploited hi...

Variscan Mines (VAR) further expands zinc mineralisation through underground diamond drilling at the San Jose mine in northern Spain The company received more results from the 168 and Los Caracoles trends which returned peak grades of 22.7...

Variscan Mines has secured the future of one of the key pieces at its flagship Novales-Udias zinc project in northern Spain after receiving a three year extension to the Buenahora exploration licence. Buenahora – translating literally to ‘g...

The rush towards net zero is expected to be metal-intensive, with raw materials such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc set to play a critical role as the world moves towards cleaner technologies. Climate commitments made in Glasgo...

Well, that was brutal. After two days of steady falls, local markets executed a proper face-plant on Tuesday as the microcap Emerging Markets index slumped by 5.14%. For some recent history, you’d have to go back to the heady days of March...

The ASX edged higher in a fairly directionless session in Thursday trade, after US markets comfortably digested the latest round of inflation data overnight. The iron ore majors led the way with strong demand across the board, with more mut...

Underground drilling continues to highlight the potential for Variscan to find high-grade zinc beyond the historical workings at its San Jose mine in northern Spain. While visual observations of the core nearly a month back had already hint...