A forecast surplus of copper going into 2024 has suddenly all but disappeared (reports Bloomberg).

FireFly Metals (ASX: FFM) has identified significant copper, gold, silver and zinc results at its Green Bay project in Newfoundland, Canada, after expanding the analysis of historic drill results (reports Small Caps).

Spartan Resources is continuing its march towards golden riches at the Never Never deposit with the company reporting even more thick, high-grade gold intersections ahead of an...

Kin Mining has accepted an offer from its gold-producing neighbour, to sell around one-third of resources at the Cardinia project at Leonora, in Western Australia to fund more expansive exploration along its emerging Eastern...

James Bay Minerals (ASX: JBY) has successfully utilised modern aerial survey technology to unveil a number of high-priority lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite targets across its Aqua property in the James Bay region of Quebec, Canada (reports...

Mitre Mining (ASX: MMC) has moved to acquire the “company-changing” Cerro Bayo silver-gold project in Chile for $5 million (reports Small Caps).

Chalice Mining has been given the go-ahead to launch the next stage of drilling across its potentially lucrative Julimar metals discovery on Perth’s doorstep (reports The West Australian).

On target to commence imminent maiden uranium production at the Honeymoon mine in South Australia, Boss Energy (ASX: BOE) has added another string to its bow with the signing of an agreement to acquire an interest...

Next door neighbours Hammer and Carnaby highlight the scope for mergers. Plus, M&A value-creation can take time and brokers line up to back rare earths play Meteoric.

By Barry FitzGerald. 

The Santa rally paused towards the end of the week as investors assessed the speed at which the recovery is moving, with the most telling comment from a Goldman Sachs analyst who said: “there...