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Great Southern onto new gold anomalies at Duketon

ASX-listed junior gold explorer Great Southern Mining has defined several large kilometre scale gold anomalies within its Duketon tenements in WA from regional soil sampling and will be drill testing at the Amy Clarke prospect by the end of the year.

Matt Birney

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Solid rock chip samples spark drilling push for Aldoro

Mineral explorer Aldoro Resources has turned up some promising results from rock chip samples containing lithium, nickel, copper and gold at its Narndee and Wyemandoo prospects near Mt Magnet in WA. The company is now planning a round of detailed mapping and drilling to run the samples to ground.

Matt Birney

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Lithium lovePremiumRed Dirt red hot on lithium potential at Mt Ida

Former TNT Mines claims the Mt Ida gold project represents a new lithium province after it acquired the asset from Ora Banda Mining for $11m.

Stuart McKinnon

Spending boostPremiumWA’s Budget surplus keeps shopper sentiment high

WA’s bumper Budget surplus and strong jobs growth is keeping shopper sentiment at a steady high, but economists say the State’s real test will come if iron ore continues to plunge.

Kate Purnell

Jab pushPremium‘They will fold’: Hungry Jack’s founder on anti-vaxxers

Hungry Jack’s founder Jack Cowin has encouraged the WA government to look at incentives to increase the State’s low COVID-19 vaccination rate.

Adrian Lowe

Political LeadersPauline reveals predicament with boyfriend

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has opened up about a difficulty she is currently facing with her partner due to Covid restrictions.

Helena Burke

Emu hits more high-grade gold veins at Gnows Nest in WA

ASX listed Emu NL has hit several stunning gold mineralised intercepts up to 18.57 grams per tonne gold from a reverse circulation drill program at its lode-gold style Gnows Nest project near Yalgoo in WA.

Matt Birney

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Metal Hawk hits nickel grade with WA massive sulphides strike

WA-focused exploration company, Metal Hawk is onto a new high grade massive sulphide nickel strike in WA after confirming a one metre hit going 5.89 per cent nickel from its maiden reverse circulation drilling campaign at the company’s Berehaven nickel project, 20 kilometres east of Kalgoorlie.

Matt Birney

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Top dealPremiumSynGenis and SpeeDx join forces for at-home COVID tests

Perth startup SynGenis has locked in a significant contract with diagnostics company SpeeDx to make and supply the raw materials needed for COVID-19 tests.

Kate Purnell

Torian extends Mount Stirling gold system

Torian Resources has extended its Mount Stirling gold system a further 280m southeast beyond the previous resource boundary with mineralisation now intersected over 1,040m along strike. The company has now increased known gold mineralisation at various prospects across multiple gold domains.

Matt Birney

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Royal Commission‘Failure’ over suspicious casino payments

The former Crown Perth cage boss and account manager has been grilled at the WA royal commission over an alleged failure to spot and report suspicious transactions.

Alex Druce

Novo unearths shallow Pilbara gold hits

Novo Resources’ aggressive exploration approach to its extensive 14,000 square kilometre land holding in WA’s Pilbara goldfields is turning up a slew of impressive shallow, high-grade intercepts including 3m at 25.5 g/t gold from 28m at its Talga Talga gold project.

Matt Birney

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MarketsASX slumps deep into negative territory

An energy sector surge couldn’t stop the Australian sharemarket tumbling deeply into the red as a volatile trade trend continued.

Rebecca Le May

Investment playsPremiumAPM closes in on float launch

The Perth-based employment services group is looking at a likely listing in November on the back of a $1b-plus raising.

Sean Smith

ADX lands Austrian geothermal partnership

ADX Energy has finalised commercial arrangements to enter the European geothermal power market via a pilot project at its 100 per cent owned Austrian tenure. ADX will partner up with German energy giant, Siemens Energy and Austrian drilling outfit, RED Drilling and Services in the deal.

Matt Birney

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Horizon releases Kalpini gold resource after stellar drill hits

ASX-listed Horizon Minerals has released a new mineral resource estimate for its Kalpini project, a key satellite gold deposit that underpins its proposed flagship Boorara gold production hub about 15 kilometres east of Kalgoorlie.

Matt Birney

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Strong startPremiumJulimar player Dalaroo dazzles in ASX debut

Aspiring Julimar district exploration play Dalaroo Metals has enjoyed a strong ASX debut closing its first trading day up 45 per cent on its issue price.

Stuart McKinnon

Global expansionPremiumStake teams up with Airwallex for new ASX platform

Australian digital brokerage Stake has partnered with fintech unicorn Airwallex as it prepares to make its new platform for the ASX available internationally.

Kate Purnell

Pegmatites grow at Pan Asia lithium-tin play in Thailand

Recent drill holes from Pan Asia Metals ongoing drilling program at its Reung Kiet lithium/tin project in Thailand have increased the known thickness of the individual pegmatites and the pegmatite swarms at the rapidly developing project.

Matt Birney

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Cash bankedPremiumEagle Mountain locks in $16m for drilling

Charlie Bass-led, US-focused explorer plans to continue at aggressive drilling campaign at its Oracle Ridge copper project in Arizona.

Stuart McKinnon

EnergyChina energy crunch triggers alarm

A power crunch has taken hold in China as strong demand from manufacturers and industry have pushed coal prices to record highs.

David Stanway

Battery technologyPremiumLi-S Energy surges on ASX debut

An Australian company has developed a battery technology that may have applications ranging from smartphones to spacecraft radiation shields.

Georgina Mckay

Supply shockPremiumChina seeks coal imports to calm power crunch

The world’s second-biggest economy is caught in the grips of a widening power shortage that’s threatening to stymie growth and further tangle already snarled global supply chains.

Dan Murtaugh

‘Racist’ probePremiumPwC investigates ‘racist’ behaviour at trivia event

The country’s biggest accounting and audit firm has apologised over the event, in which HR executives mimicked Chinese accents and dressed up “as a bat from Wuhan”.

Sean Smith