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Viridis Mining and Minerals executive chairman Agha Shahzad Pervez (back row centre) celebrates a Brazilian government funding announcement, with chief executive officer Rafael Moreno and the company’s in-country staff.

BULLS N’ BEARSBrazil selects Viridis for slice of $1.37B critical metals fund

Viridis Mining will share in $1.37B of critical minerals funding awarded by the Brazilian government to help break China’s ban on magnet metals and fast-track Viridis’ Colossus rare earths project.

James Pearson

Lindian Resources’ solar farm foundations are under construction at the company’s Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi.

BULLS N’ BEARSLindian boosts coffers with $1.65M cash from shares and R&D refund

Lindian Resources has topped up its coffers with a double shot of cash totalling just under $1.65 million from the exercise of 10M unlisted options at $0.12 per share for $1.2M and a $448,753 R&D refund.

Doug Bright

EV Resources has sealed its 70 per cent stake in the historically mined Los Lirios antimony project in southern Mexico.

BULLS N’ BEARSEV Resources locks in historical antimony project in Mexico

EV Resources has sealed a 70 per cent stake in its high-grade Los Lirios antimony mine in Oaxaca, Mexico. The company will now aim to fast-track the critical minerals project towards mine development.

Andrew Todd

Green copper sulphide rocks at American West Metals’ Storm project in Nunavut, Canada.

BULLS N’ BEARSAmerican West gears up for copper drilling deluge in Canada

American West Metals is charging into exploration season at its Storm copper project in Nunavut, Canada, with the drill bit primed for a bevy of deep high-grade copper targets across the sprawling project.

Andrew Todd

Exploration and infill drilling by Venus Metals Corporation has landed more solid gold hits at the company’s Bellchambers and Rangeview prospects near Sandstone in WA, including a standout 1m at 38.3g/t gold.

BULLS N’ BEARSVenus lands hefty 38g/t gold hit at promising WA Sandstone project

Venus Metals Corporation has landed more solid gold hits at the company’s Bellchambers and Rangeview prospects near Sandstone in WA, including a standout 1m at 38.3g/t, paving the way for a resource upgrade.

James Pearson

Political veteran Vince Catania has been appointed CEO of Hastings Technology Metals after successfully leading joint venture negotiations on the company’s Yangibana rare earths project with Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Consolidated Investments.

BULLS N’ BEARSWA political veteran Vince Catania takes the reins at Hastings

Hastings Technology Metals has appointed political veteran Vince Catania as CEO to lead the push for a final investment decision and construction of its rare earths project at Yangibana in Western Australia.

James Pearson

The Huasco coast has been earmarked as a future site for Hot Chili’s seawater intake and pumping station to supply the company’s flagship Costa Fuego copper-gold project in Chile’s southern Atacama region.

BULLS N’ BEARSHot Chili taps into seawater to unlock copper-rich north Chile

Hot Chili Ltd’s Huasco Water project in Chile is aiming to deliver a water supply solution that could unlock billions in copper mining, farming and community growth across the arid Huasco Valley.

James Pearson

Auger drilling underway at St George Mining’s giant Araxá niobium and rare earths project in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

BULLS N’ BEARSSt George kicks off drill assault on mammoth Brazil niobium play

St George Mining has launched a major drilling assault on its giant Araxá rare earths project in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the company deploying three drill rigs for a substantial 10,000m, -month program.

Andrew Todd

Bulls N’ Bears takes a look at notable drill hits during the past week from ASX-listed companies.

BULLS N’ BEARSASX Big Hits: Sunshine Metals, Variscan Mines & PVW Resources

Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits examines some notable drill intercepts revealed on the ASX, including Sunshine Metals’ one-ounce-per-tonne gold hit from 41 metres, which included 2m at 3.9 ounces per tonne gold.

Doug Bright

Ora Banda Mining’s Sand King open pit in the WA Goldfields, showing a portal and new ventilation adit for the company’s underground mine.

BULLS N’ BEARSDavyhurst drilling program nails high-grade WA gold for Ora Banda

Ora Banda Mining has nailed high-grade gold at its Davyhurst Riverina deposit and Waihi and Little Gem prospects, with multiple hits exceeding 100g/t, including 1m at 129.5g/t and a 0.3m slice grading 229g/t.

Craig Nolan

Drilling immediately south of the historic Mt Palmer gold mine near Southern Cross has revealed wide, high-grade gold from near surface.

BULLS N’ BEARSKula, Aurumin WA Mt Palmer JV hits 38g/t gold in shallow drill blitz

Kula Gold and Aurumin Ltd’s drill rig has jagged high-grade gold up to 38g/t at the Mt Palmer project in WA’s Southern Cross goldfields, confirming shallow zones that could fast-track low-cost open-pit mining.

James Pearson

United States Secretary of the Department of the Interior Doug Burgum (right) and Dateline Resources managing director Stephen Baghdadi at a meeting in Washington DC.

BULLS N’ BEARSUS government throws more weight behind Dateline rare earths

Dateline Resources won further high-level US government support for its Californian rare earths project after Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum called it vital for America’s mineral independence.

James Pearson

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is … Eclipse Metals.

BULLS N’ BEARSASX Runners of the Week: Eclipse, Bryah, Bastion & Codeifai

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is… Eclipse Metals. Its share price surged after unveiling a beefed-up rare earths resource, while Bryah Resources, Bastion Minerals and Codeifai Ltd also ran hard.

Craig Nolan

Ora Banda Mining has flagged a 35 per cent rise in gold production at its WA Davyhurst project to 95,000 ounces, just missing its 100,000-ounce target for 2025.

BULLS N’ BEARSOra Banda 35% lift leaves output just shy of 2025 WA gold target

Ora Banda Mining has flagged a 35% rise in 2025 gold production to 95,000 ounces at its WA Davyhurst project. However, it will fall just shy of its output target after mill upgrade delays weighed on performance

James Pearson

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining’s Pinjin project showing typical regolith variation including clay, sand and pebble sheetwash and outcrop weathering deposits, with simultaneous erosion.

BULLS N’ BEARSNew geophysics to help KalGold better understand Goldfields targets

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining will run high-resolution geophysics across about 9.5sq km enclosing prospective sites at its Pinjin gold project, 140km north-northeast of Kalgoorlie, to better define its gold targets.

Doug Bright

Dateline Resources has joined the OTCQB Venture Market in America as local interest surges in the company’s Californian rare earths-gold project.

BULLS N’ BEARSDateline debuts on OTCQB market in US push for rare earth spotlight

Dateline Resources has uplisted to the OTCQB Venture Market in America after local interest surged in the company’s Colosseum rare earths-gold project in California, just 10km from the famed Mountain Pass mine.

James Pearson

GreenTech Metals drilling at its Whundo volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) copper-zinc-gold project near Karratha in WA’s West Pilbara region.

BULLS N’ BEARSSurging price spurs GreenTech to consider gold in WA production plan

Prompted by a surging gold price, GreenTech Metals has found significant gold associated with copper in a review of more than 50,000 historical samples from its Whundo copper-zinc project in WA’s West Pilbara.

Doug Bright

Development works are underway at Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde rare earths project as major concrete pours for foundations get underway. Credit: File

BULLS N’ BEARSLindian puts the pedal down to develop Malawi rare earths project

Lindian Resources has made big strides towards opening its flagship Kangankunde rare earths mine in Malawi, with development ahead of schedule at the low-cost project.

Andrew Todd

American West Metals’ diamond core sample showing high-grade molybdenum at its Utah critical metals project, West Desert.

Bulls N’ BearsAmerican West to leverage US executive order with critical minerals cocktail in Utah

American West is turbocharging its Utah drill campaign chasing US-listed critical metals, including indium, gallium and molybdenum, at its West Desert project.

Andrew Todd

Historic workings at Taruga Minerals’ polymetallic Thowagee mine in WA’s Gascoyne region, where soil sampling has revealed new strike extensions and gold anomalism hidden under cover.

BULLS N’ BEARSTaruga geochemistry strikes gold at Gascoyne polymetallic play

Taruga Minerals has uncorked fresh soil results from its Thowagee polymetallic project in WA’s Gascoyne region. The company unearthed new zinc-lead-silver mineralised trends and a promising gold anomaly.

Andrew Todd

Aguia Resources’ Dagoberto Barcelos phosphate processing plant will start production later in the year. Recent trials have found the company’s organic product can match premium import crop yields at a fraction of the cost.

BULLS N’ BEARSAguia phosphate outshines imports in Brazilian crop trials

Trials of Aguia Resources’ Brazilian phosphate have delivered crop yields on par with premium imports at a fraction of the cost, offering a homegrown solution to South America’s fertiliser needs.

James Pearson

ClearVue Technologies and its subsidiary Opticrop’s root-zone warming and cooling technologies can maintain crop root temperatures, moisture and nutrient supply within an optimum range to sustain maximum plant health and productivity.

BULLS N’ BEARSClearVue secures $80,000 first sale of new greenhouse technology

ClearVue Technologies has chalked up another run on the board by securing its first commercial agri-tech sale to install its greenhouse ground-source heat-exchange technology. The deal is worth $80,000.

Doug Bright

Red Metal’s latest Queensland copper-gold projects north of Mt Isa, where the company has secured government funding to test giant IOCG targets.

BULLS N’ BEARSQld government grants to help Red Metal drill big copper-gold targets

Red Metal is poised to unlock the vast mineral potential of its Queensland copper-gold projects, thanks to $400,000 in collaborative drilling grants from the Queensland Government.

Andrew Todd

ADX Energy has boosted the company’s stake in the Anshof oil field to 70% and lifted its daily production to 307 barrels, all without spending a cent.

BULLS N’ BEARSADX lifts Austrian oil field stake to boost production and cash flow

ADX Energy has snapped up a bigger slice of the Anshof oil and gas field in Austria, boosting the company’s stake to 70 per cent and lifting its daily production to 307 barrels, all without spending a cent.

James Pearson