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New World Resources (ASX: NWC) has identified multiple new high-priority drill targets along strike from its wholly-owned Antler copper deposit in northern Arizona, United States (reports Small Caps).

Against this backdrop, small and mid-cap gold stocks offer investors leveraged exposure to what many analysts believe will be one of the hot share market themes of 2023.

Plus, the latest list of up-and-coming projects gives investors plenty to mull while MinRes and Pilbara respond to lithium market rumours with simple facts.

Takeover time and the promise of an easier-to-deal-with China sparked a burst of optimism on the Australian stock market this week, where the hunt for energy assets, old and new, picked up speed.

China’s economy reboot has come just in time for two Australian mining companies engaged in a low profile, high-stakes race in a sand patch (reports Tim Treadgold on Small Caps).

In a recent interview with Stockhead’s Oriel Morrison, stock speculator and massive gold bull Rick Rule said this: “There are so many factors weighing on things that I have no idea of the direction of the market in the near term (reports Stockhead).

Bellevue Gold is studying options to toll treat the anticipated ore stockpile at its $252 million namesake project near Leinster ahead of commissioning the processing plant as the mine’s development proceeds more quickly than expected (reports The West Australian).

Sentiment about uranium continues to improve with some commentators noting that the disruption to energy markets caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to a sustained growth in demand (reports The Australian).

The upcoming Resources Rising Stars Summer Series is set to give investors the chance to get up close and personal with some of the leading lights in lithium and rare earths (reports Stockhead).

The lithium price continues to go from strength to strength (reports MiningNews).