Articles On Encounter Resources (ASX:ENR)

Are large Bitcoin investors moving back into precious metals? In a note to clients, JPMorgan said large institutional investors are dumping bitcoin in favour of gold, reversing a trend that’s played out over the last two quarters. “The bitc...

BHP has exercised an option to enter into a A$22 million farm-in and joint venture over Encounter Resources' Elliott copper project in the Northern ...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.15am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX small caps in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest mov...

Risk on sentiment returned to the ASX following yesterday’s 1.9 per cent drop. The ASX 200 closed 1.27 per cent higher at 7,020 points while the ASX Emerging Companies Index closed 0.78 per cent higher at 2,101. The rebound was led by tech...

The ASX fell nearly 2 per cent in a broader equity market sell off. The ASX 200 closed at 6,932, which was 1.9 per cent lower than yesterday although the ASX Emerging Companies Index only fell 0.58 per cent, closing at 2,085 points. Every s...

The recovery in the gold price from its early March lows — ~$1,670s to over $1,825 currently — was mostly driven by the decline in real interest rates and, more recently a poor US jobs report and increasing inflation. US core inflation in A...

“When you stop growing you start dying,” is a saying the ASX’s largest gold miners have apparently taken to heart. While hopefully remaining cognisant of the expensive, value-destroying deals which occurred when gold last peaked in the 2010...

The gold price traditionally thrives on geopolitical drama. Heightened tensions in eastern Ukraine, the recent incident at an Iranian nuclear site, and news of an unofficial US delegation visiting Taiwan are recent reminders that 2021 will...

Gold continues to trend upwards on the back of US dollar’s ongoing weakness and concerns about inflation, so it’s unsurprising that the majority of gold plays on our watchlist have marked gains this week. The previous metal is currently tra...

The gold price may have languished slightly in 2021, but the number of gold IPOs certainly has not. Here’s what the newest ASX gold explorers are doing, where they are doing it, and why investors should care.   KINCORA COPPER (ASX:KCC) The...

Strange to think that it is a year since the world was turned upside down when the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic in mid-March 2020. In the week that followed the price of gold tumbled nearly $US200 to $US1...

A recent round of support for gold has seen the price consolidate above $US1,700 an ounce. However, with policy support from central banks, US stimulus and employment growth — underpinned by big infrastructure projects — you’d “expect gold...

Newcrest Mining has withdrawn from its joint venture (JV) with Encounter Resources at the Aileron copper-gold-rare earths project in Western Australia. Encounter now retains full control of the Aileron project, with Newcrest to hold no rema...

For goldies, 2020 was a year when good news was rewarded, and great news celebrated. The precious metal has gained about 22 per cent year-to-date despite treading water since mid-August. And there’s a strong chance 2021 will start off with...

Newcrest Mining has withdrawn from the Selby, Watts and Lewis joint ventures (JVs) in Western Australia with Encounter Resources. Newcrest has been funding the West Tanami exploration program on behalf of Encounter Resources across the Selb...

The Encounter Resources Ltd (ASX: ENR) share price is up 3% in afternoon trading. This comes following the company’s drilling update at its Yeneena Copper-Cobalt Project in Western Australia. By comparison, the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: X...

Gold prices may have struggled to make another assault on all time highs but the US dollar to Australian dollar exchange rate continues to work in favour of local companies with Australian gold prices remaining stable in the $2,600 to $2,70...

Encounter Resources has started diamond drilling at Aileron gold-copper project in the West Arunta region of Western Australia – a joint venture between Encounter and Newcrest Mining. The Newcrest-funded drilling program will target a magne...

There’s 191 ASX gold stocks on our list — from $25bn behemoth Newcrest (ASX:NCM) all the way down to $4.7m tiddler African Gold (ASX:A1G) – with a combined market cap of ~$82.8bn. Despite running out of puff in August and September the gold...

Copper prices have been on a tear in the past six months with prices climbing some 40 per cent to just above $US3 ($4.25) a pound on the back of rebounding global manufacturing activity and soaring Chinese demand. However, further upside mi...

Junior explorer Encounter Resources has received endorsement from mining giant BHP for its Elliott copper project, which covers 4500 square kilometres of prospective Northern Territory landscape. BHP and Encounter have formed an agreement t...

The BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price has fallen today despite a positive announcement that it has entered into an option agreement. At the time of writing, the BHP share price is trading at $36.67, down 1.79%. The drop could also be at...

It was announced today that BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) has entered into an agreement for a 4,500km2 area of the Northern Territory. What was announced? BHP marked the announcement as price sensitive, so it could be a big deal over the longer...

Encounter Resources (ASX: ENR) has firmed up “compelling” targets for drilling at its wholly-owned Lamil project near Newcrest Mining’s (ASX: NCM) Telfer gold-copper mine in Western Australia’s Paterson Province. In addition to its proximit...

Tesla is hands down the biggest seller of electric vehicles (EVs) in the world’s largest economy, accounting for 81 per cent of the 87,398 EVs sold in the US in the first quarter. The Model 3 was the most popular, racking up sales of 38,314...

Government-funded improvements to geological datasets covering mineral-rich areas in outback Australia are starting to yield results for companies engaged in the hunt for new discoveries. Encounter Resources (ASX:ENR) is one company to bene...

IGO has inked a $7 million agreement with ASX-listed explorer Matsa Resources for the Symons Hill nickel project in the Fraser Range, Western Australia. IGO can spend a minimum of $3.5 million to earn a 70 per cent interest in Symon Hills o...

The Paterson Province’s status as one of the country’s hottest addresses for mineral exploration has been reaffirmed with the signing of another big farm-in agreement and some of the best drilling results to date from the mammoth Havieron g...

Encounter Resources has commenced on ground exploration activity at its Yeneena copper-cobalt joint venture (JV) project with IGO in Western Australia. The program includes soil and electromagnetic surveys to respectively cover targets and...

05 Jun 2020 - Mineral explorer, Encounter Resources (ASX:ENR) has commenced exploration of the Paterson Province in Western Australia under its earn-in and joint venture agreement …

Avira Resources Ltd [ASX:AVW] is up a whopping 50% today. Shares spiked 100% from $0.002 to $0.004 today, following a trading halt. Yet at time of writing shares had settled down at $0.003. Avira Resources is an exploration company focusing...

Avira Resources (ASX:AVW) is the latest junior explorer to get in on the Paterson action, revealing this morning plans to raise cash and kick off exploration of its ground in the region. The decision follows a strategic review that Avira sa...

The Paterson Province is one of Australia’s most highly endowed mineral provinces as clearly evidenced by the giant Telfer gold project (32 million ounces of gold) and the Nifty copper project (2 million tonnes of copper). Recent discoverie...

IGO is set to establish a joint venture (JV) with Encounter Resources for the Yeneena copper-cobalt project in the Paterson province of Western Australia. The earn-in and JV agreement would allow IGO to earn a 70 per cent interest in Yeneen...

The majors are investing huge dollars in Paterson Province exploration to find the next Tier 1 Winu or Haverion copper-gold discovery. The potential prize is massive as the WA region evolves from pure greenfields exploration into a developm...

The IGO Ltd (ASX: IGO) share price will be on watch this morning after the mineral exploration company announced it has entered into a $15 million earn-in agreement in the Paterson Province. IGO Ltd, formerly Independence Group NL, is a mi...

Joint venture (JV) partners Newcrest Mining and Encounter Resources have confirmed the presence of near-surface gold at their exploration projects in Tanami, Western Australia. Encounter Resources stated that mineralisation at the Afghan an...

Sometimes a delay is a blessing in disguise, especially when it delivers up record hits of 6m at 11.3 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, 1019g/t silver, 13.1 per cent zinc, 12.5 per cent lead and 1.3 per cent copper from a depth of 238m. Adriatic...

Gold Spot (XAU/USD) recently made its 52-week high at US$1557.09 on September 4, 2019, and at the time of writing traded at US$1460.94 (as on November 25, 2019, at 13:01 (UTC+11), a decline of ~6.17% from the 52-week peak level. With the mi...

The Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) share price will be on watch today after an update from the company’s joint venture (JV) partner. Why could the announcement move the Newcrest share price? Newcrest is the JV partner of Encounter Res...

The Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) share price is falling lower this morning after its latest joint venture (JV) update. What did Newcrest Mining announce? JV partner Encounter Resources Ltd (ASX: ENR) completed the first phase of re...

Joint venture (JV) partners Newcrest Mining and Encounter Resources have completed the first phase of RC drilling at Hutch’s Find in the Tanami region of Western Australia. The JV completed 17 RC drill holes for 4930 metres of drilling at...

In November, explorer Hill End Gold changed its name to reflect its focus on the burgeoning high purity alumina (HPA) sector. HPA is used in lithium-ion battery components, LED lights, smart phone screens, and surgical tools. And demand is...

At first glance, it looks like a vicious picture with global non-ferrous exploration budgets still well down from their peaks in 2012 while supply gaps for critical metals such as nickel are likely to make their presence felt in the near-te...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10 highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX small caps in morning trade. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest movers in percentage terms. The market opens at 10am (easte...

There’s been plenty of excitement in the last year or so on the exploration front, from both the big end of town and the juniors. Recent discoveries that have set the pulse racing include Winu (Rio Tinto) and Havieron (Newcrest/Greatland) i...

Encounter Resources is drilling for “large scale” gold deposits with JV partner Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) at the Hutch’s Find project in the Tanami. Encounter (ASX:ENR) is a prospect generator – a type of explorer that attracts a cashed-up...

Newcrest Mining and Encounter Resources have started drilling at the Hutch’s Find prospect in the Tanami region of Western Australia. Hutch’s Find has gold and arsenic anomalies over five kilometres of strike. A reverse circulation (RC) dri...

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

Encounter Resources Limited (ASX: ENR) reported that Airborne Electromagnetic (SkyTEM) Survey has been commenced at its wholly owned Lamil Copper-Gold Project in the Western Australia province of Paterson. The company had completed an IP su...