Assays from drilling at Cosmo Metals' high-priority Minjina target appear to have confirmed a new volcanogenic massive sulphide-style base metals discovery within its Yamarna project, 150km east of Laverton in Western Australia (reports MiningNews).

RareX continues to highlight just how much room its Cummins Range rare earths and phosphate project has to grow in after drilling returned thick mineralised intercepts (reports Stockhead).

With its newly commercial King of the Hills operation in Western Australia humming along, gold miner Red 5 is studying an expansion plan (reports MiningNews).

One of the world’s biggest uranium miners has laid out a dramatic bull case for the nuclear fuel, while Australia’s next active uranium producer thinks inflationary pressures across the mining industry could send prices soaring as supply struggles to meet demand from utilities (reports Stockhead).

The allure of carbon-free power is stronger than ever (reports Bloomberg). As countries are desperate to lower emissions and reach climate goals, the world also faces a shortage of traditional fossil fuels.

Assuming no meltdown in lithium prices, Pilbara Minerals’ cash position will continue to build at an astronomical rate, for a company with a A$15.1 billion market cap anyway (writes Barry FitzGerald on MiningNews).

Sandfire Resources has maintained its materials output guidance for the 2023 financial year, despite copper production during the December quarter being lower than anticipated (reports The West Australian).

A dearth of critical minerals projects on the market is forcing miners to look further afield for green metals, according to an analyst, with BHP making its first investment in Serbia to hunt for copper (reports The West Australian).

Develop, Beament’s miner-cum-contractor, has been quietly amassing a big team to capitalise on the shortage of underground specialists. Plus, Patriot’s stunning lithium hit one for the ages.

China’s rush to reboot its slowing economy is underpinning confidence in the Australian stock market, but the Chinese shift has been so sudden that signs of dislocation are emerging, such as evidence of a copper short squeeze along with wide differences in company valuations.

Fresh off a promising definitive feasibility study for its Maniry graphite project in Madagascar, Evion Group now says a further scoping study provides ‘compelling’ support for a downstream battery anode plant in Europe (reports MiningNews).

Emerging Pilbara iron ore producer CZR Resources (CZR) is looking to offer investors maximum leverage to the booming price for the steel-making ingredient, pushing ahead with its project development plan at full speed (reports Stockhead).

Electric-vehicle makers are hoping that an imminent wave of lithium supply will bring relief for their expansion plans after a two-year squeeze, but the battery metal’s die-hard bulls warn of more pain to come if producers fail to deliver (reports Bloomberg).

Sunstone’s drilling has uncovered a porphyry gold-copper system at the Limon target that has the potential to substantially upgrade the scale of its Bramaderos project in southern Ecuador (reports Stockhead).

Shares in gold producer Calidus Resources rose this morning after the company reported a high-grade discovery at its Blue Spec project (reports MiningNews).

Recent geophysical surveys at 92 Energy’s (ASX: 92E) Gemini uranium discovery in Canada’s Athabasca Basin have revealed significant potential to expand the deposit’s known mineralisation (reports Small Caps).

Recently listed nickel sulphide explorer Nordic Nickel (ASX: NNL) is one of seven junior companies selected to participate in BHP’s (ASX: BHP) inaugural Xplor program (reports Small Caps).

Gold will remain a mainstay for mining firms and investors until at least 2026 and counter expectations that the yellow metal is losing its appeal as an investment class, according to Bank of America (reports MiningNews).

The new boss of nickel producer Mincor Resources says so-called “future facing” commodities are engaging young people and a new wave of talent as the energy transition gathers pace (reports The West Australian).

Is the boom back? That’s a question worth asking after a fabulous opening burst of trading on the Australian stock market since the start of the new year.