The Australian sharemarket finished stronger on Wednesday,shrugging off another rise in oil prices,after an unexpectedly sharp slowdown in US inflation fuelled gains on Wall Street.
Rio2 Limited has dusted off its dormant Canadian tungsten project,with strong historical results and soaring demand for critical minerals driving a fresh exploration push.
Lindian Resources says Australian-based ANSTO has confirmed 98% recoveries and non-radioactive mixed rare earths carbonate from its Kangankunde rare earths concentrate in Malawi.
Aguia Resources has booked $2.3m in early sales from its new Brazilian phosphate operation,marking a swift transition from launch to revenue generation.
Dateline has hit 7.1% rare earths in first-pass sampling at its US Music Valley project,confirming widespread mineralisation and validating geophysics ahead of drilling.
Macarthur Minerals has strengthened its board with the appointment of former Rio Tinto Simandou project chief Nigel Jones as a non-executive director.
Aureka Ltd has inked a toll milling deal,de-risking the path to production at its Comstock gold project and providing long-term processing optionality for its larger Irvine asset.
Advance Metals has hit a 37.5m polymetallic zone at its Mexican silver project,hinting at a large,stacked mineral system with shallow silver over deeper copper and gold.
Olympio Metals has completed the acquisition of two US critical minerals projects,picking up historic silver-copper and antimony projects that have seen no modern exploration.
Strong customer demand has prompted Hastings to double its Thai rare earths processing plant,creating an early revenue bridge before Yangibana starts production.