Fitzgerald
By Barry FitzGerald
28th July 2017
Copper fizzing at the bungs as supply-demand outlook tightens
Rising price of the red metal puts spotlight on Avalon. Plus, Oklo shares get a wriggle on as first assays dribble in from its Mali gold project
There is nothing quite like a spike in the copper price to lift the mood in the mining space.
Prospectors Diary
By Tim Treadgold
28th July 2017
Base and battery metals lead a bumper week for mining stocks
Dr Copper returned to the Australian stock market this week and his diagnosis was that the mining sector is in rude health, fuelled by a solid gold price, ever-increasing interest in the family of battery metals and a surprise return to the scene of almost forgotten rare earths.
Market Insights
By Resources Rising Stars
28th July 2017
World’s biggest miner speeds hunt for copper in Ecuador, says Bloomberg
Ecuador has cemented its position as the world’s exploration hot-spot for copper, with BHP Billiton, the world’s biggest miner, opening an office and recruiting additional staff as it advances its hunt for copper (reports David Stringer from Bloomberg).
Market Insights
By Resources Rising Stars
28th July 2017
Could Kairos follow in Breaker’s footsteps?
Some impressive new primary gold hits at the “Lingering Kiss” prospect, part of Kairos Minerals’ (ASX: KAI) Roe Hills project in WA has prompted stock newsletter Catalyst Hunter to compare the $7.7 million junior to share market success story Breaker Resources (ASX: BRB).
Market Insights
By Resources Rising Stars
28th July 2017
Atlas Iron generates cash in June despite steep discount
Once perilously debt-laden Atlas Iron is within reach of a net cash position after generating $9 million cash from its operations in the June quarter in the face of a steep decline in the price it receives for its lower grade iron ore (The Australian Financial Review reports).
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