Arafura Rare Earths (ASX: ARU) hinges near-term funding and FID risk at its Nolans Project versus the longer-term value of a fully permitted, integrated rare earths asset with binding offtakes, more than US$1bn of debt support assembled and A$571m of cash on hand at 31 December 2025.
The latest updates show Nolans is edging closer to…
Mining Stocks
AIC Mines (ASX: A1M) has increased combined Eloise Project Ore Reserves by 14% to 10.2Mt and pushed Jericho underground development ahead of schedule, but the investment case still turns on whether those stronger reserves can be converted into timely, cost-controlled production through the expanded 1.1Mtpa Eloise plant.
That is the core trade-off in the stock today:…
Australian Active Fund Managers are struggling, make no mistake. Hitting home the point yesterday were reports that Ox Capital Management — a boutique emerging markets specialist led by veteran investor Joseph Lai; had entered formal wind-up proceedings on March 27 2026.
This wind up was not the first, and likely won't be the last. So each…
Perenti CEO Change Drives 4% Stock Rise
Perenti (ASX: PRN) climbed 4.1% on Wednesday after the company named Dr Vanessa Torres as its next CEO, taking over from Mark Norwell on 1 June 2026. The share price reaction was calm rather than explosive, and that actually makes sense. This is not a shock announcement or a…
ASX Materials Surge: Geopolitical Factors and Market Outlook
The ASX materials sector rocketed 4.86% on Wednesday, making it the strongest-performing sector on the market. The catalyst was US President Donald Trump stating he may end military operations in Iran within two to three weeks, easing the Middle East tensions that have weighed on commodity markets…
Cassius Mining, What Actually Happened
Cassius Mining filed its Reply to Ghana’s Defence Memorial on 31 March 2026 in the international arbitration it is pursuing against the Government of Ghana.
At its core, this is a legal dispute over Cassius’ claim that Ghana unlawfully refused to renew its gold prospecting licence in the Talensi District of…
Lindian Resources $100m Raise, Stage 1 Now Debt-Free
Lindian Resources has just raised A$100M through an institutional placement at 70.5 cents per share, issuing 133.3 million new shares. The raise was managed by Petra Capital as sole lead manager and was described as fully oversubscribed, meaning investor demand exceeded the shares available. That is always…
Investors asked to name ASX 200 stocks winning during the Iran war would likely think of oil and gas stocks, benefiting from soaring prices. This is not incorrect - oil stocks like Woodside, Santos and Karoon have grabbed the headlines as the obvious beneficiaries of the US-Iran conflict that erupted in late February 2026.
However, they'd…
Despite the dour state of the markets right now, it could be time for certain ASX stocks that should be merged or be acquired to go ahead. With private equity sitting on nearly USD$440bn in uncommitted capital, a more permissive regulatory environment for smaller deal-making, and a wave of ASX small and mid-caps trading at…
West African Resources (ASX: WAF) owns the Sanbrado Gold Operations, brought Kiaka into first production in June 2025, and has now posted a record year with 300,383oz of gold output, $1.54bn in revenue and $567m in net profit after tax in 2025. That is the core tension in the stock today.
On one hand, the business…
