Yesterday
Lithium boss urges West to instate price floor after landmark deal
Lithium miners have been buoyed by a deal with a guaranteed price of US$1000 per tonne, the first agreement of its kind by a local critical minerals producer.
This Month
Critical minerals play PMET Resources launches $110m capital call
Euroz Hartleys and Canaccord Genuity were joint lead managers and joint book runners to the offer.
Gold miners rush to join the large caps, pushing out blue chip names
At least four gold producers are set to reach the ASX 100 next month, forcing large and small-cap fund managers to revisit their portfolios.
This fundie struck gold last year. Now he’s after the next 10-bagger
Lowell Resources Funds’ John Forwood won big on commodities in 2025. Now he’s got an eye on rare earths hopefuls as he tries to replicate those outsize gains.
January
Gold play Brightstar Resources in $150m cash call
Sole lead manager and bookrunner Canaccord Genuity was offering new shares at 50¢ a piece, a 20.6 per cent discount to the last close.
Lithium miner Ioneer launches $72m capital raising
Joint lead managers Bell Potter and Canaccord Genuity were offering new shares at 18¢ per share – a 14.3 per cent discount to the last traded price.
MinRes considers lithium mine restart after prices rebound
The miner upgraded the amount of the key battery metal it expected to produce by 30 per cent and said it could reopen its mothballed Bald Hill operations.
Galan seeks $40m cash as lithium prices rally
Galan Lithium, capitalised at $541 million on the ASX, has more than tripled in size since rejecting a $150 million bid for its key assets last April.
Lithium rebound fuels hope for mothballed mines’ revival
The supply glut has receded and prices have topped $US2000 per tonne. Will the bounce tempt struggling Australian producers to restart operations?
Rio Tinto, Glencore weigh ASX spin-off amid $300b mega-merger
The Rio and Glencore boards would be considering whether some of the non-core businesses, particularly coal, could work in an ASX-listed vehicle.
Lithium jumps above $US2000 for first time in two years
The rebound in the battery metal is gathering pace, prompting Bell Potter to upgrade its forecasts for 2026.
Hedge funds get ‘toasted’ after lithium spike sends PLS soaring
Lithium prices have already surged another 20 per cent this year, intensifying a rally in ASX-listed miners that has forced short sellers to cover their negative bets.
ASX dogs bite back, handing momentum investors a rare defeat
It is usually a good bet to simply buy the previous year’s winners. But 2025 proved very different, with the worst performers of 2024 back with a vengeance.
These overlooked ETFs have been delivering monster returns
Gold and precious metals were the unsurprising best performers among exchange-traded funds last year. But other under-the-radar products are surging.
Electric shock: The ASX’s favourite boom-bust trade is back
Australia’s lithium sector is roaring back to life. The question is, how long can the frothy conditions last?
December 2025
Lithium markets hit fever pitch as China revokes more permits
Spodumene prices have rocketed from their June lows, but analysts are tipping even more explosive gains in the new year.
Lithium miner Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit
The mining firm Ioneer said it would seek to bundle its boron and lithium project in Nevada with Rio’s California boron operations.
Rio Tinto to sell up to $15b of assets, cut decarbonisation spending
In his first strategy briefing since taking the helm 102 days ago, chief executive Simon Trott said he wanted Rio to become the world’s “most valued” miner.
Gina Rinehart-backed lithium play wins EU funding for $3.9b project
Germany, France, Italy and Denmark have backed WA-based Vulcan Energy, as part of Europe’s push to cement supplies of lithium outside of China.
November 2025
Mineral explorers bounce on 81pc funding surge
The high-risk sector is swimming in cash, with government support for critical minerals driving the second-highest quarterly inflows.
