precious metals

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.

Gold and silver set records in January then crashed by July – the commodity price cycle was at work, but not the version you were taught.

An oil price spike crushed gold in March, but this time bullion and the miners are rallying alongside crude – and that changes things.

Plus, Chalice prepares to drill strong copper-rare earths target and PhosCo keeps growing its world-scale fertiliser project.

PMET and Wildcat lead the charge amid bullish forecasts for the lithium price; Alicanto set for first assays at 915,000oz WA gold project.

The $5.4b wheeler and dealer gives Great Boulder a production pathway to 100,000oz a year with abundant scope for resource growth.

Plus, PMET says caesium and tantalum credits will make its spodumene ‘very, very cheap’

New owner of historic 7.2gpt underground mine is eyeing the 1Moz at 4gpt in the top 250m; And Bison shares triple in stonking ASX debut.

Project funding appears to be within reach; Plus, US uranium producer Peninsula says it is set to capitalise on America’s supply deficit.