Articles On West African Resources (ASX:WAF)

Few regions have experienced as much growth in their mining and exploration sectors over the last three decades than West Africa. So too, unfortunately, has the risk profile for investors. West Africa is a big region. Sixteen countries cram...

MoneyTalks is Stockhead’s regular drill down into what stocks investors are looking at right now. We’ll tap our extensive list of experts to hear what’s hot, their top picks, and what they’re looking out for. Today we hear from Katana Asset...

Shares of Red 5 [ASX:RED] and Silver Lake Resources [ASX:SLR] have moved in opposite directions following the announcement of their planned merger today. The deal will see Red 5 acquire 100% of Silver Lake’s shares to combine two of Aust...

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has enjoyed another happy session this Wednesday, marking the second day in a row investors were treated to some...

It's been a far rosier session for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) this Tuesday than what we saw yesterday. In contrast to Monday's rough start to...

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) had a rough start to the trading week this Monday, giving up an early rise to end the day down rather heftily. Afte...

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has given investors a bit of a lacklustre finish to the trading week this Friday, recording a slight loss as we head in...

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) continued its November form this Thursday with another positive day of share market gains. By the closing bell, the ASX 200...

  After ramp up blues, will Chinese premium be enough to satisfy the board and shareholders of Tietto Minerals? $649 million offer comes in hefty or cheap depending on your perspective Ramelius, Pantoro and St Barbara report   Gold miner...

Australian retail sales exceeded expectations by rising 0.9% in September, compared to economists' forecast of a 0.3% increase, following slower growth in August and July. The Reserve Bank of Australia will consider this sales data as it de...

Gold miners Perseus, West African and Capricorn roll out strong quarters What will Perseus do with its near US$600 million cash pile? Are Perseus and WAF still eating the African discount? Consistency is underrated, and companies who ar...

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) had a rather sad start to the trading week during this Monday's session. After rising for four out of five trading days last week, the ASX 20...

It's been a top start to the trading week for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) this Monday. After turning a corner from the recent negativity late last week, ASX investors have ke...

The Australian sharemarket closed at its lowest point in 11 months on Wednesday, hampered by a weak lead-in from Wall Street, and its interest-rate worries. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) ended the session down 53.2 points, o...

The Australia share market retreated to a six-month low on Tuesday, as global markets felt the pressure from surging bond yields – despite, in Australia’s case, the Reserve Bank leaving the official cash rate on hold at 4.1%, for a fifth st...

The market shrugged off the latest RBA decision to keep interest rates on hold at 4.1 per cent. The ASX stayed well in the red – to close down 1.3 per cent. Today’s interest rates decision was the first to be overseen by new RBA Governor...

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is out of form and sinking deep into the red. In afternoon trade, the benchmark index is down 1.3% to 6,942.4 points. Four ASX shares that are falling more than most today are listed below. Here's why...

Finally, another positive day day for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO). After falling every single trading day last week, as well as every day this week except for Monday, the ASX 200...

The ASX closed lower on Thursday, primarily due to a decline in consumer stocks following an unexpected drop in monthly retail sales figures. The S&P/ASX 200 index decreased by 0.1%, or 5.5 points, settling at 7024.8 by the end of the t...

  Gold miners will be eagerly awaiting news of a potential rate pause at this week’s FOMC meeting ANZ expects rates to remain high with US economy showing no imminent signs of recession ASX gold sector has greatly outperformed materials in...

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  Rare earths companies are making more noise about heading downstream into metal and magnet making Lynas boss Amanda Lacaze warns strong partnerships will be needed for the West to break China’s stranglehold on the rare earth supply chain...

Futures predict that the ASX will begin the day higher, driven by a strong start to the week in New York, Asian, and European share markets. On home soil, the Aussie dollar has risen by 0.5 per cent to 64.29 US cents, and RBA Governor Mi...

  Shares in Resolute Mining surged today after the West African gold stock swung from a US$25m loss to an US$88m profit in the first half The bullion producer is up almost 70% YTD West African Resources and Perseus Mining also ran higher o...

‘Guy on Rocks’ is a Stockhead series looking at the significant happenings of the resources market each week. Former geologist and experienced stockbroker Guy Le Page, director, and responsible executive at Perth-based financial services pr...

The ASX All Ordinaries (ASX: XAO) Index has had a pretty rough month. Since mid-July, the All Ords has fallen by more than 1.15%. So it will come as no surprise that we’ve seen a few All Ords shares hit new 52-week lows over the past few w...

Gold miners have fallen behind battery metals producers as the go-to stock for mining investors While returns are lagging they say the environment for higher gold prices is emerging Evolution Mining’s Jake Klein says gold should surge abov...

A gold explorer confident it’s on the way to delivering the African continent’s next Tier-1 gold mine says investors continue to sleep on the bountiful region despite years of success from western gold miners. Two of Australia’s top-perform...

The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) opened modestly positive on Monday. Here’s what you missed from inside the ASX 200 last week. On Friday afternoon, Australian shares experienced turbulence alongside Asian markets due to the Bank of Japan...

ASX gold shares are lower on Friday following a fall in the gold price overnight. The US dollar and bond yields strengthened and this weighed on the yellow metal. However, the gold price is rebounding in early trading this afternoon. It...

Mid-tier goldies Westgold and Ramelius are seriously outperforming the GDX this year We spoke to MDs Wayne Bramwell and Mark Zeptner on why they’ve performed so well in 2023 In the past five years the Australian gold sector has become, in...

Andrew and Nicola Forrest split won’t affect Fortescue control, iron ore miner says St Barbara reports strong end to 2023 as Gwalia passes to new owners Gold miners surge, up 51% in a year, as US CPI print gives hope for end to rate hikes...

Canadian explorer Toubani Resources (ASX:TRE) jumped ship to the ASX late November last year with the advanced 3.1Moz Kobada gold project in Mali. This 4.5km-long resource ticks some important boxes; it is shallow, oxide dominant (softer or...

West African Resources (ASX:WAF) reports it is now ‘fully funded’ to bring its Kiaka Gold Project in Burkina Faso into production with a US$265 million loan facility.  The company has mandated financiers Sprott Resource Lending and Coris Ba...

West African Resources (WAF) is fully funded to first gold at its Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa The company secured a US$265 million (A$400 million) loan facility to accelerate the development of the project The comp...

There were 432,000 job vacancies in May 2023 – 9,000 less than in February. The Australian Bureau of Statistics this morning revealed the two per cent drop, marking the fourth consecutive quarterly fall in available jobs. However, whi...

It was a negative start to the trading week this Monday for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO). After a horror end to the trading week last week, the ASX 200 has kept up this negative sentiment today. By market close, the index had...

The S&P/ASX200 closed higher Friday 9 June, gaining 22.80 points or 0.32% to 7,122.50, heading above its 200-day moving average. Nickel Industries (ASX:NIC) was a standout. The company soared 13.29% to a 7-week high of $0.98 following a...

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) traded in the green on Friday, closing the week 0.32% higher at 7,122.5 points. That sees it 0.32% lower week-on-week. Today’s gains came on the back of a strong session on Wall Street overnight. The...

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) struggled in Wednesday’s session, falling 0.63% to close at 7,213.8 points. That was despite a strong performance from the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ), which lifted 0.7% on the back of ri...

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) moved in and out of the red on Monday, eventually closing 0.14% higher at 7,267.1 points. Driving its gains was the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ). It jumped 0.8%, with gold stocks among its...

Gold miners bite nails as US Fed rate decision approaches Higher rates are bad for gold, with severity of hike to impact bullion’s near-term price Chalice drills hard at Julimar   Gold miners will be looking over their shoulders overnight...

Wednesday proved a rough day for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO). It fell 0.96% to close at a four-week low of 7,197.4 points. The market’s suffering followed a surprise interest rate hike from the Reserve Bank of Australia yesterd...

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...

Miners plunge into red as lithium and iron ore stocks tank Gold stocks bucked the trend, up 1.62% across the All Ords sub-index and more than 26% so far this year Westgold and West African report decent quarterly results   Lithium and iro...

After starting off deep in the red, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) regained some ground to close 0.08% lower at 7,316.3 points. Its wobbly performance came amid the release of the latest Australian consumer price index (CPI) data, co...

ASX 200 gold shares are leading the market on Wednesday as investors plough more funds into the traditional safe-haven assets of the share market. A softer United States currency is one factor behind renewed interest in gold stocks this...

West African Resources’ position as an unhedged gold producer is helping it reap the benefits of rising prices for the precious metal.

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) ended the week on a high, rising 0.51% to finish the session at 7,361.6 points – its highest close since early March. That also leaves it 1.98% higher week-on-week. It followed a strong session over o...

The Silver Lake Resources (ASX: SLR) share price is the best-performing ASX 200 share of the day so far, climbing 7.3% in late afternoon trading to $1.35. With no news from the ASX gold miner today, we can put this down to rising commodit...