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Consistent results and shrinking hedge book cited as key; FirstAU-Javelin merger seen as Forrestania MKII and Latitude 66 screams value.

Plus, Minerals 260 embraces Lassonde's solution to the Lassonde problem.

Kaoko shares soar 237% in two days on a copper discovery in Namibia, overshadowing Gateway’s 16% jump on breakthrough gold results in WA.

And the bullish copper outlook painted this week by BHP shows why more emerging ASX copper producers are likely to be gobbled.

Plus, the strong tin price and a bumper project study yet to be reflected in Sky’s share price.

Plus, Benz the belle of the Diggers ball, Gateway looks for a Benz repeat and Trek makes the case for a manganese discovery.

Beament tells why Develop will boast $1b of annual EBITDA in two years; Diggers delegates keen to see if explorer Benz is a Merc or a Lada.

Plus, Powerhaus IPO taps into unfolding uranium bull market and Philippines-focussed Tetragon Energy makes strong ASX debut.

Gold had its weakest quarterly performance since 2013, but a range of factors is keeping experts bullish.

Plus, Australian Vanadium prepares to usher in new generation of energy storage for Australia with bid to build Kalgoorlie battery.