Tim Goyder could walk down the street in his home town of Perth wearing a sandwich board with his own name on it and not be troubled with a “G’day”. He might even get a few coins chucked at him (reports Stockhead).

Pilbara Minerals chief development officer John Stanning has confirmed signs of a turnaround in lithium prices and remains confident in the long-term outlook for the battery metal (reports The West Australian).

Develop Global boss Bill Beament says he feels “sorry” for underground mining rivals for successfully poaching their top talent following a big recruitment drive (reports The West Australian).

Shares in Develop reached a three-month high this morning after the company reported the thickest-ever intercept from its Woodlawn zinc-copper project in New South Wales (reports MiningNews).

Lithium producers are struggling to keep up with demand from global car makers such as General Motors, Tesla and Volkswagen with the race on to switch to electric vehicles. And the pressure for miners to get bigger is only going to intensify (reports The Australian).

By The Australian

Lithium markets appear to have hit a “turning point” after a five-month sell off that has depressed prices of the battery metal, according to Morgan Stanley analysts (reports The West Australian).

Kingsland’s maiden drilling program at the Leliyn graphite project is underway, comprising 2,000m of RC and 1,200m of diamond drilling (reports Stockhead).

Another major milestone has been met in Evion’s strategy to supply graphite to the lithium battery industry with metallurgical tests confirming its product is ideal for battery anode material (BAM) (reports Stockhead).

It’s not a feeding frenzy yet, but a close look at the gold sector shows that conditions are perfect for a takeover rush (reports Tim Treadgold on Small Caps).

CZR Resources has today unveiled a whopping 230 per cent increase in reserves at its Robe Mesa iron ore project in the Pilbara – and in the process demonstrated the exceptional investment returns which can flow from being a boutique iron ore producer (reports Stockhead).

With government approvals received and drill rigs mobilising to site, Kingsland Minerals is ready to begin drilling at the Leliyn graphite project in the next two to three weeks (reports Stockhead).

By Stockhead

Rarex now claims to have Australia’s largest undeveloped rare earths deposit after delivering the latest update to its Cummins Range project in Western Australia’s Kimberley region (reports MiningNews).

New World Resources has updated the scoping numbers from last year for an enlarged Antler copper project in Arizona, with the mooted operation’s net present value substantially increased (reports MiningNews).

Pilbara Minerals says heavy discounts on internal combustion engine vehicles in China before the introduction of new emissions regulations have contributed to a dip in lithium prices (reports The Australian Financial Review).

There are plenty of reasons for investors to avoid Orion Minerals (ASX: ORN), a copper hopeful which has essentially gone nowhere over the past 10 years, and a few important reasons to take a closer look at a company showing signs of stirring (reports Tim Treadgold on Small Caps).

The 2.5 million tonne per annum mill may no longer be turning at Gascoyne Resources’ Dalgaranga operation in Western Australia’s Mid West, but the company is working furiously to find more ore, and it remains excited by the potential of the Never Never discovery (reports MiningNews).

Chalice Mining has hit more zones of sulphide mineralisation at the Hooley prospect, 5km north of the world-class Gonneville polymetallic deposit in Western Australia (reports MiningNews).

A new research report has highlighted the world-class potential of Sunstone Metals’ (STM) Bramaderos gold-copper discovery in Southern Ecuador, saying it could host more than 10Moz of gold-equivalent (reports Stockhead).

By Stockhead

Takeovers at the top end of the copper resources sector have thinned opportunities for investors seeking exposure to a red-hot energy transition metal, but that simply means do what the big miners do when producing assets dry up – buy explorers (reports Tim Treadgold on Small Caps).

The Honeymoon uranium mine near Broken Hill will restart production before the end of the year, after a decade-long break, its owner Boss Resources says (reports The Australian).