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Chalice Mining managing director Alex Dorsch says the Julimar Complex could be the world’s next great nickel province (reports MiningNews).

Bellevue Gold has increased reserves at its $252 million namesake project near Leinster, and now expects a mine life of 10 years when commercial production starts in the second half of 2023 (reports The West Australian).

Red 5 has achieved its goal of joining the ranks of Australia’s gold producers, with first gold poured at its King of the Hills operation north of Leonora on Sunday (reports The West Australian).

Bellavista Resources executive director Michael Wilson says the recent arrival of Canadian major Teck Resources back to Western Australia validates the potential of its flagship project (reports MiningNews).

Australia is one of the world’s biggest importers of bitumen, importing some 800,000 tons a year of the road-building material (reports The Australian).

Last week’s suggestion that the broad market sell-off in response to rising inflation/interest rates and the Chinese slowdown had been overdone when it came to lithium stocks did not exactly stand the test of time.

The twin negative forces of “greenflation” and “slowbalisation” weighed heavily on investor sentiment and share prices this week, restricting most gains to stocks delivering positive discovery and development news, though even their gloss started to fade.

Mincor Resources has confirmed the potential of the emerging LN04a nickel surface, within the Golden Mile exploration zone at Kambalda, Western Australia (reports MiningNews).

Nordic Nickel has listed on the ASX at a premium, following an oversubscribed A$12 million initial public offering (reports MiningNews).

Mark Creasy-backed CZR Resources has just delivered a significant boost to its Robe Mesa iron ore deposit in Western Australia’s Pilbara, as it targets increasing production rates and mine life if it gets into development (reports MiningNews).