Rising rates and higher costs tip markets into doldrums, which often bring storms

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Rising rates and higher costs tip markets into doldrums, which often bring storms

Flashes of encouraging discovery news were not enough to boost the stock market this week as the deadweight of rising costs weighed on investor confidence.

By Tim Treadgold

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New gold-silver assays highlight emerging opportunities at Stavely Minerals’ namesake project

New gold and silver hits from aircore drilling at the Stavely copper-gold project in western Victoria have highlighted emerging regional discovery opportunities for Stavely Minerals.

By Small Caps

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ANZ puts US$2080/oz price target on gold, and can silver keep outperforming?

The trigger for gold’s big move higher remains a pause in US interest rate hikes – something that could happen in the second half of the year, ANZ commodity strategists Daniel Hynes and Soni...

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Kin Mining confirms new assays strengthen potential of Cardinia gold project’s Eastern Corridor

Kin Mining (ASX: KIN) has reported significant assays from drilling at its wholly-owned Cardinia gold project in Western Australia, targeting a newly-identified high-grade opportunity along the Eastern Corridor (reports Stockhead).

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Sunstone spots visible gold at emerging Limon discovery in Ecuador

Drilling at Sunstone Metals’ Limon target, within the Bramaderos Project in Southern Ecuador, has intersected further visible gold in an epithermal vein system at 600m below surface (reports Stockhead). 

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OZ takeover puts Bellevue on the top-shelf

BHP’s takeover of OZ Minerals has cleared the way for emerging producer Bellevue Gold to join the ASX200 index (reports The West Australian).

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OZ shareholders may have left copper in the bush by taking BHP’s bird in the hand

But a new generation of juniors like Caravel offer them a way back into the copper game – with much more leverage.

By Barry FitzGerald

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Rare earth stocks fly on talk of Chinese export bans

Gold edged towards an all-time high this week but the bigger news for Australian investors was the surge of interest in rare earth stocks following speculation that China would impose an export ban on...

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Astral confirms high-grade gold zone outside of Mandilla gold resource

Reverse circulation drilling at the Hestia prospect within Astral Resources’ (ASX: AAR) wholly-owned Mandilla gold project has confirmed a high-grade gold zone extending over 300 metres outside of the current mineral resource

(reports Small Caps)

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RareX reframes Cummins Range

RareX has updated its development strategy for the Cummins Range rare earths and phosphate project in northern Western Australia, under the leadership of new CEO James Durrant (reports MiningNews).

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