Articles On Viking Mines (ASX:VKA)

Xantippe Resources exercises option to acquire Carolina Lithium Flynn Gold granted seven gold-lithium licences in Western Australia Mineralogical test work returns positive results for Arcadia Minerals All your ASX lithium news for Monday...

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...

Piedmont welcomes JV partner Sayona’s doubled resource base in Quebec Eastern Metals nabs the Neutral Junction project in the NT Viking picks up gold and lithium tenure in WA  All your ASX lithium news for Friday, March 4.   Lithium carb...

Viking Mines (VKA) adds 60 square kilometres of prospective gold and lithium exploration tenure surrounding its First Hit Project in WA The new land includes two tenements and is only two kilometres away from First Hit The company can comm...

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 share market sealed its longest winning run of the year, fuelled by winners from severe price dislocations on commodity markets as customers shun Russian exports. The S&P/ASX 200 climbed 35 points or 0.49 per cent to a fifth stra...

The share market extended its longest winning run of 2022 as supply worries continued to boost commodity prices. The S&P/ASX 200 rallied 42 points or 0.6 per cent by mid-session. The advance put the benchmark firmly on track for a fi...

Viking Mines (VKA) intersects up to 36.49 g/t gold from the Jana’s Reward target in the Western Australian Goldfields region Results have been received for nine of the 11 holes drilled at Jana’s Reward as part of the 71-hole reverse circul...

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...

Swedish battery developer purchases closed paper mill with plans to convert it into a battery materials gigafactory Spot prices for lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide see their largest ever monthly gains  AGY reveals works at Rincon m...

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...

Viking Mines (VKA) receives assays for 29 holes drilled at its First Hit North target, with results supporting its discovery of two mineralised shoots The results form part of a 71-hole, 6,723 metre reverse circulation drilling program Sig...

Alas. After teasing gold bugs with a push through $1,840/oz over the past week, we are now back below ~$US1,800/oz. Gold stocks can’t seem to catch a break. What gives? I don’t get it. PM miners didn’t even get the windfall of the market w...

Global silver demand hit ~1.02 billion ounces in 2021, the first time it has breached 1 billion since 2015, according to the Silver Institute. Of that, industrial demand hit a new high of 524 million ounces. And of that, photovoltaic (solar...

Gold is holding steady above US$1,800/oz – currently trading at US$1816.60. Some players are confident the gold market will trend net positive next year as the market digests the reality of the past 24 months. But commodity analysts at J.P....

With gold spending most of the past week hovering around the US$1,800/oz (A$2,485/oz) mark, speculation has turned away from whether the precious metal can hold its gains to asking if it can test hit the US$1,850/oz mark. Gold is currently...

The Santa rally continued today with the ASX closing higher than yesterday by 0.13%, despite trading lower for much of the day. Tech had a solid day gaining 2.6% ,while health and telcos gained 0.78%. Materials and property were the worst s...

Viking Mines (VKA) announces completion of its 72 hole, 6723 metres reverse circulation drilling programme across four target areas at its flagship First Hit Project The company says results from seven of the holes confirm the presence of...

High-grade, near-surface gold hits have highlighted the potential for Viking’s flagship First Hit project in WA’s Goldfields region to host multiple mineralised shoots. Assays from the first batch of seven reverse circulation holes out of t...

It’s been fairly choppy for precious metals this year, with economic recovery, rising nominal yields and the potential for rate hikes dampening investors’ appetite for gold. But on the flip side, new virus variants, fears of stagflation and...

US Fed chair Jerome Powell finally admitted that inflationary pressures weren’t going to be as sh­­ort-lived as perhaps expected. Earlier this week Powell surprised markets by suggesting it would be appropriate to drop the phrase “inflation...

Following a 7.6% surge from late September, the price of gold briefly hit five-month highs of ~$US1,872/oz on fears that current high inflation levels are more than ‘transitional’. Gold is an ‘inflation hedge’; an investment that ostensibly...

Following a 7.6% surge from late September, the price of gold is now sitting ~$US1,860/oz for the first time since June. The Aussie price is looking even better, which is great news for our local producers: USD (dark) and AUD (light) gold p...

Viking has observed more visible gold at its First Hit project, reinforcing the potential to find additional mineralised shoots away from the historical mine. Gold was sighted in a further three holes, taking the total number of holes with...

Growing concerns about inflation could send gold prices soaring back above the US$2,000 ($2,746) an ounce mark it last reached back in 2020. Prices of the precious metal have already been rising steadily over the past fortnight, up some 3.7...

Highlights  Australia’s mining sector is the pillar of Australian material sector, and stocks from this space gain huge investor attention. Any development from the companies in this space brings the players into the spotlight. LEX, C...

A global carbon taxation regime could slash gold miner profit margins by up to 45% unless an effort is made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Metals Focus says. Some countries, such as Canada and Sweden, already impose carbon taxes and th...

What happened to the most talked about metals and minerals in October? Investor sentiment for commodities went ballistic, almost across the board. Copper was back in vogue, rising above US$10,000/t for the first time since May. The close of...

Viking has highlighted the potential to find undiscovered shoots at its previously underexplored First Hit project after visible gold was observed in its ongoing drill program. Gold was panned from reverse circulation chips from two holes t...

The gold price may be in a holding pattern at ~$US1,800/oz, but Aussie gold miners continue to throw piles of cash at acquisitions and new developments. Westgold (ASX:WGX) looks increasingly likely  to hoover up struggling producer Gascoyne...

Viking is cashed up for exploration and drilling of its First Hill gold project in Western Australia with $6.27m in the bank as of 30 September 2021. This is due in part to the receipt of US$3m ($4m) as part payment from the sale of the Ako...

Gold stocks are cheap, experts keep saying. Well-known analyst Jesse Felder has now demonstrated the “pathetic performance” of the US gold majors in handy chart form. The US listed BANG stocks (Felder’s play on FANG) include gold giants Bar...

Viking is enjoying the sweet smell of victory after the High Court in Ghana ruled in its subsidiary’s favour in all aspects of its claims against the defendants. The positive court judgement upholds the company’s claim for the unfulfilled c...

The +9Moz, ~350,000ozpa ‘Kyuchus’ field will be one of Russia’s biggest gold mining projects. Kyuchus was first discovered in 1963, but its isolation in the harsh Arctic climate of the Yakutia region has, so far, stymied numerous developmen...

Investors want to see gold miners wisely grow their production profile. Not like miners did during the last cycle, when some irrational, highly priced M&A action destroyed significant wealth. The big gold miners have a “lousy recent his...

Viking Mines has kicked off a major 65-hole drill program targeting five high-priority targets at its flagship First Hit gold project in WA’s Eastern Goldfields region. The first target is First Hit North to follow up on the 1m at 13.52 gra...

There is a lot of uncertainty in the market due to tensions in China, rising interest rates and continuing economic recovery of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with investors fleeing for safe havens to park their cash in. Safe havens like gol...

The valuations of major gold miners remain weak despite falling debt and record dividends, according to the latest Metals Focus Gold Peer Group Analysis. Australia’s largest gold miners Newcrest (ASX:NCM), Northern Star (ASX:NST), and Evolu...

It’s been a frustrating few months for gold bulls. As an investment hedge, gold shines during periods of poor or volatile market sentiment. It loves drama like pandemics, civil wars, or the unprecedented failure of the Lehman Brothers in 20...

Gold continues to consolidate around $US1,800/oz which, if we went back in time to July 2020, would be cause for celebration. Back then $US1,800/oz was an eight-year high and bullish sentiment was nudging even the shittiest exploration stoc...

It was a positive start to the week for the Australian bourse. The ASX 200 rose 0.22% to 7,505 while the ASX Emerging Companies Index gained nearly 2% and closed at 2,331 – a two week high following a 6% drop in the week before last. The ga...

Step-out drilling at Viking’s First Hit project 50km west of Menzies has returned gold results that point to the potential for a second high-grade shoot. Notable results from the maiden diamond drilling program included 1m at 11.16 grams pe...

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Gold bugs would be breathing a sigh of relief this week as the price stabilises just shy of $US1,800/oz ($2,463/oz Aussie) thanks to Monday’s healthy 1.5% gain. While there are plenty of other red hot sectors attracting investor dollars rig...

The gold price itself had 12 months of consolidation. Now we are entering a new stage of a bull market which Barry Dawes of Martin Place Securities believes “will take it much, much higher”. In the big scheme of things, the pullback we have...

On Sunday, a chaotic ‘flash crash’ saw the gold price plummet into the $US1600s per ounce before staging a mild recovery. Experts mostly point to a better than expected jobs report out of the US for heavy selling that saw the traditional he...

Viking has received a US$3m payment before transfer fees from its subsidiary company in Ghana as repayment of intercompany loans. This comes after Resolute Amansie received a US$3m payment from one of the defendants involved in the company’...

As an uncorrelated asset – value not tied to larger fluctuations in the traditional markets — gold has had “its lunch cut a bit” by crypto, PCF Capital’s Liam Twigger says. “There is an article in the last Economist asking, ‘what happens if...

What happened to the most talked about commodities in July? Gold bounced back from recent lows to record a solid 2.54% gain (that’s +4.12% in Aussie dollar terms). The base metals suite – aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc – all...

Strong consumer buying and modest institutional investment helped create gold demand of 955.1 tonnes over Q2 – a 9% rise from Q1 2021, and in line with the equivalent period last year. While both consumers and retail investors were purchasi...