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Good copper is hard to come by, especially in an environment where we will need a lot more of the stuff to fuel the transition to electrification and renewable energy over the coming decades (reports Stockhead).

Garimpeiro made a call three months ago that the galvanizing metal zinc was looking sexy because the energy crisis in Europe was pressuring output from the region’s big fleet of smelters (reports Barry FitzGerald on Stockhead).

Alicanto says its impending maiden JORC resource for the Sala Zinc -Silver-Lead-(Copper-Gold) Project in Sweden has been bolstered by strong final assay results grading up to 12.7% zinc (reports Stockhead).

Development of the Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia is reportedly going well, with owner Strandline Resources saying it remains on-budget and on-track for production and has the potential to enjoy reduced mining costs (reports MiningNews)

Resurgent Mark Creasy-controlled iron ore play CZR Resources (ASX:CZR) is at an exciting juncture (reports Stockhead).

Sunstone Metals remains very confident it is onto something major at its El Palmar porphyry prospect in Ecuador (reports MiningNews).

There is smoke billowing everywhere from Nimy Resources’ (NIM) Mons nickel-copper project in WA, fuelling growing interest in the signal it is sending about the metal which lies below (reports Stockhead).

Kin Mining (ASX: KIN) has received “significant” assay results from the Rangoon prospect revealing “extensive” gold mineralisation stretching southwards into an under-explored area (reports Small Caps).

MD Dale Henderson says “evidence at the coal face with our customers suggests demand remains incredibly strong”. Record sale comes as market prepares for news of Liontown’s third major lithium offtake deal. Plus, Mincor banks its first cheque from BHP and lots of smoke billowing from Nimy’s nickel hunt in WA.

Recession speculation flowing from a potentially rapid rise in interest rates dominated the top end of ASX resource stocks this week while at the bottom end, with the aid of a magnifying glass, a handful of winners could be found.