Public Company News

Aurum Resources has taken a major step towards development at its flagship Boundiali gold project in Côte d'Ivoire with three mining exploitation licence applications now lodged. The submissions cover the full project footprint and come ahead of key resource updates and a prefeasibility study due in the first quarter. Backed by a healthy cash position and an aggressive drilling program for the year, Aurum is advancing steadily in one of West Africa's most productive gold belts.

Siren Gold has kicked off exploration at its Queen Charlotte project, with impressive gold and antimony results from channel and rock chip sampling. High-grade hits across multiple reefs have confirmed the presence of a large, mineralised shear system that previously hosted New Zealand's biggest antimony mine, setting the stage for further exploration and drilling.

Geopolitics are rattling the world with war dominating the headlines and pervading uncertainty everywhere, yet markets appear largely unfazed. Bulls N' Bears' Dollar Bill looks at how equities have traded through past crises and why punters so often misread risk. History shows markets don't reprice events - they reprice consequences, timing and policy, with initial headlines often bearing little long-term market impact.

Altech Batteries' shares surged after receiving conditional binding approval for a €46.11 million German government grant to support its groundbreaking CERENERGY sodium-chloride solid-state battery project in Saxony, Germany. The non-dilutive funding, representing about 30 per cent of eligible capital costs, falls under Germany's federal STARK economic development program and materially reduces financing risk for the company's planned 120MWh annual production facility.

St George Mining has delivered another round of exceptional drilling results at its wholly owned Araxá rare earths and niobium project in Brazil. Thick, high-grade mineralisation from surface has extended the resource envelope, reinforcing expectations of a substantial upgrade to what is already a world-class mineral resource.

Pilot Energy has struck a binding agreement with renewables partner SN Energy to jointly develop a hybrid solar and battery project at the company's Three Springs in Western Australia. The deal unlocks upfront and milestone payments while supporting a proposed 50MW data centre, reinforcing Pilot's strategic shift from legacy oil assets into renewable energy and clean infrastructure.

Estrella Resources has strengthened its leadership with the appointment of seasoned mining executive Robert Mencel as chief executive officer, positioning the company to advance its limestone and manganese assets in Timor-Leste. Mencel brings more than 25 years of global project development experience, including multiple greenfield builds, as Estrella shifts focus towards development, funding and future production.

Dateline Resources has further bolstered its board with the appointments of two highly experienced North American mining professionals as non-executive directors. George Brack and Phillips Baker Jr have joined the aspiring miner at a pivotal time, as the company progresses its lauded Colosseum gold-rare earths project in California towards a bankable feasibility study (BFS), aiming to transition from explorer to developer.

The Bulls N' Bears ASX Runner of the Week is Charger Metals which unleashed a ripping high-grade maiden gold discovery at its Xmas anomaly in the Yilgarn with 12m at 6.55g/t, Calix Limited stormed higher on blockbuster US water-treatment contracts and completion of its game-changing lithium demo plant with Pilbara Minerals. Investigator Resources also started the new year on the front foot, leveraging sky-high silver prices with a DFS update that bloated mineable ounces by 13Moz at the same time slashing the strip ratio at its pure-play Paris silver project in South Australia.

Chariot Resources has executed a non-binding MOU with prominent China-based battery materials producer Shanghai GreatPower Nickel & Cobalt Materials Co. to explore collaboration across its prospective Nigerian lithium portfolio. The MOU outlines potential offtake for up to 200,000 tonnes per year of spodumene concentrate from one of Chariot's four Nigerian projects. Discussions also covered potential development financing, credit lines and offtake prepayments to accelerate exploration and production.

Dollar Bill rarely indulges in “I told you so” moments, but with uranium, silver and small caps all delivering exactly as forecast, a glance at the scoreboard feels justified. From silver's stunning outperformance to the revival of risk appetite, The Dollar reflects on his calls that landed. Looking ahead, lithium and nickel appear set as the next potential comeback stories with a revival in both already underway.

Dateline Resources has taken a major step in de-risking its fully-owned 1.1 million ounce Colosseum gold and rare earths project in California via the execution of an option agreement that secures critical water rights and near-mine infrastructure. The agreement provides access to about 27 acres of paved industrial land at the base of Colosseum Mine Road, complete with four existing buildings and two dedicated groundwater wells.