Articles On Westgold Resources (ASX:WGX)

Local blue chip shares fell today, as risk-off sentiment prevails across Asia following the latest development in the energy markets. As Brent pushed above US$125 a barrel in Asian hours, ASX Energy and Mining sectors, which have been the t...

It’s a rough day on the broader market, but these ASX mining shares are performing just fine. They’ve each surged to their highest point in at least 12 months on Tuesday. That’s despite the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) slipping 0.12% w...

Russia’s war in Ukraine may be driving oil and gas prices through the roof, but the foundations of crude’s run beyond US$100 a barrel have been building for years. Crude was above US$110/bbl last week, translating to over $2 a litre at the...

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...

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...

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Peel Mining (ASX:PEX) is raising up to $23m to fast track further growth at its South Cobar project, with a focus on developing a 10-year copper operation. The company has already received binding commitments for a $21m placement of shares...

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...

After listing on the ASX in 2016, Great Boulder has seen its market cap grow 12-fold from around $8 million to the ~$55 million it is today. One reason for this, Great Boulder (ASX:GBR) managing director Andrew Paterson says, can be attrib...

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...

Key points The Westgold share price has been in a sea of red all day The gold producer released a positive quarterly update The miner achieved record gold production in the quarter The Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX: WGX) share price has...

Highlights After opening on a strong note, the ASX 200 soon slipped back in the red territory. While the ASX All Ordinaries index was down 0.61%, the A-VIX shot up by 6.34%. Seven of 11 sectors are trading in the red so far today....

A bonanza 400-gram-per-tonne gold hit at Musgrave’s West Island prospect has enticed mining heavyweight Evolution Mining to increase its planned exploration spend by 60-120% over the next six months.  Musgrave Minerals (ASX:MGV) has unveile...

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...

The ASX 200 was down 0.25% today, with investors possibly worried about looming US interest-rate hikes and unfolding Omicron news. Of the winners, Woodside (ASX:WPL) was leading the energy pack, up 2.51%, with Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) leading ma...

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) gained 13% in 2021. While some ASX 200 mining shares did far better – we’re looking at you Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) – others fell well behind that benchmark. Namely, the big gold miners. Below we...

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...

Westgold Resources has reached the base of its historic Fenian’s deposit of the Paddy’s Flat gold mine in Meekatharra, Western Australia. Paddy’s Flat produced more than 1.5 million ounces of gold prior to 1984 with more than half of that r...

Iron ore looks poised to cross the US$120/t again before the end of the year, as prices flirted with the mark on Friday. The most traded January contract on the Singapore exchange hit US$127.95/t before coming back to US$125.45/t, a gain of...

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...

Highlights Australian shares are expected to open largely flat on Friday. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is expected to open the day 7 points or 0.1% lower. Wall Street was closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving hol...

On Thursday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) fought very hard to record a small gain. The benchmark index rose 0.1% to 7,407.3 points. Will the market be able to build on this on Friday? Here are five things to watch: ASX 200 expected...

Trading Places is Stockhead’s recap of the buys and sells of ASX small cap shares by fund managers and other famous investors over the last fortnight. Specifically, Stockhead tracks substantial shareholder movements, being shareholders hold...

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...

West Australian-based explorer E79 Gold Mines (ASX: E79) has identified a potential intrusion from preliminary gravity survey at its Pinjin joint venture at Laverton South. The company, which listed recently after a $7 million initial publi...

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...

Apollo Consolidated (ASX:AOP) shareholders hoping for a takeover battle between suitors Gold Road Resources (ASX:GOR) and Ramelius Resources (ASX:RMS) are set to be disappointed. The game of oneupmanship lasted just a couple rounds as Gold...

Westgold Resources non-executive chairman Peter Cook remains focused on growing the company but says the gold miner is happy to play the long game after abandoning its bid for Gascoyne Resources.

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...

Iron ore prices dived under the US$100/t mark overnight, falling to their lowest levels in around six weeks. According to Fastmarkets MB benchmark 62% iron ore fines were demanding US$95.77/t in northern China, down US$7.66. That move follo...

Westgold Resources has sought to close the book on its takeover bid for Gascoyne Resources after a court on Monday approved the target’s tie-up with Firefly Resources.

Firefly Resources (FFR) wins the battle for Gascoyne Resources (GCY) as the Supreme Court of Western Australia approved the scheme Firefly and Westgold Resources (WGX) both made offers for Gascoyne, however with Firefly making the initial...

Shares in Gascoyne Resources have fallen again after a court approved its tie-up with explorer Firefly Resources, effectively ending Westgold Resources’ bid for the junior gold miner.

Westgold Resources’ (ASX:WGX) bid to takeover Gascoyne Resources (ASX:GCY) looks to have ended in a damp squib after the WA Supreme Court gave the go ahead to Gascoyne’s tie-up with Firefly Resources (ASX:FFR) yesterday. The cancellation of...

The WA Supreme Court has waved through a merger deal between Gascoyne Resources and Firefly Resources effectively ending Westgold Resources’ takeover ambitions for the gold miner.

Two of the gold sector’s most absorbing takeover battles are hitting a crescendo today, with Westgold Resources’ (ASX:WGX) bid to upend Gascoyne Resources’ (ASX:GCY) merger with Firefly (ASX:FFR) hanging over a key court hearing and Rameliu...

A WA Supreme Court hearing to sign off on a tie-up between Gascoyne Resources and Firefly Resources could seal the fate of Westgold Resources’ bid for the junior gold miner.

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...

The Gascoyne Resources Limited (ASX: GCY) share price has had a golden day, closing up 15.66% at 48 cents. There’s a bit to cover here, so let’s get straight into it. What’s led us to this point? The gold miner’s shares were on the move...

Westgold Resources (ASX:WGX) appears to have secured the support of Gascoyne Resources’ (ASX:GCY) biggest shareholder despite losing a last minute bid with the Takeovers Panel to delay a meeting key to its offer. Gascoyne, which plans to me...

Highlights The ASX 200 was trading 0.25% higher by Tuesday mid-session, having pared half of early gains. Seven of 11 sectors traded higher, led by tech and consumer discretionary stocks. Casino operator Crown Resorts and Star Enterta...

Gascoyne Resources has placed its shares in a trading halt ahead of an announcement about major shareholder NRW Holdings agreeing to support a hostile scrip takeover offer from Westgold Resources.

Westgold Resources has secured the support of NRW Holdings in its all-scrip takeover battle for control of Gascoyne Resources.

Highlights The ASX 200 was trading 0.25% higher by Tuesday mid-session, having pared half of early gains. Seven of 11 sectors traded higher, led by tech and consumer discretionary stocks. Casino operator Crown Resorts and Star Enterta...

Highlights Australian benchmark index, the ASX 200, was up 0.3% to 7,462 in early trade on Tuesday. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones and S&P 500 hit fresh all-time highs on Monday. 10 out of the 11 sectors are trading higher, with th...

Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) was the standout among the major miners on the news the $8 billion company and US chemicals giant Albemarle plan to restart the Wodgina lithium mine in the Pilbara. The operation was mothballed just one week afte...

Highlights By lunchtime, Australian shares were trading 0.44% or 32.5 points up at 7,448.5, retracing from the day’s high of 7,462.6. Bulls seem to have an upper hand today, with seven out of the 11 sectors trading higher. The IT sect...