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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).

The man behind Chalice and Liontown has made billions for shareholders since his last appearance at RRS in 2018. Also at RRS, Liontown stablemate Minerals 260 will outline its hunt for lithium in WA’s Mid West, as will Delta’s David Flanagan while a handful of gold stocks are set to unveil some eye-catching assays.

By Barry FitzGerald

A burst of corporate activity which started in the gold sector spilled over into battery metals this week in what looks like a rush to snatch market share ahead of improved economic conditions after interest rates start to fall next year, or later this year.

By Tim Treadgold

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).