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Nimy Resources (NIM) continues to close in on highly valuable nickel sulphides, with the latest exploration results confirming several targets and identifying new ones (reports Stockhead).

Scoping study values Essential Metals’ Pioneer Dome lithium project near Norseman at $367 million

The new boss of a lithium-focused battery metal company has backed in Canada as one of the hottest markets for the critical mineral as miners race to secure assets to meet a surge in demand for electric vehicles (reports The West Australian).

Centaurus Metals appears to have the 1 million tonnes of contained nickel-milestone well within hand following latest step out drilling results from Brazil (reports MiningNews).

It has long been the forgotten half of the lithium-ion battery but proponents of graphite believe the mineral is about to have its moment in the sun (reports The West Australian).

Sandfire Resources’ Motheo copper mine in Botswana is nearing the end of the construction phase (reports MiningNews).

Thick, high-grade intercepts have been reported by Red 5 as the gold miner seeks to refine its mine plan over the next 18 months at its flagship King of the Hills project in Western Australia (reports MiningNews).

Liontown Resources says the commencement of open pit mining at its Kathleen Valley lithium project signifies its transition from explorer to mine operator (reports The West Australian).

Sunstone aiming to fire up investors with high-grade epithermal find next to recent porphyry discovery. Plus, Battery Age Minerals joins the Canadian lithium rush ahead of relisting.

Peak U.S. interest rates moved into sight this week, building on the optimism unleashed by China’s reopening and adding to confidence that the global economy might dodge a recession, which is good news for Australia’s commodity-heavy economy.