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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.

Single-project gold companies are losing the support of investors, according to a Victorian-based company partly owned by Gina Rinehart that has stitched up a deal over one of WA’s richest gold belts (reports The West Australian).

At the crest of a new wave of mergers and takeovers washing over the small end of the Australian gold sector, the head of an emerging miner joining the fray says more consolidation is inevitable (reports Stockhead).