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ADX Energy’s producing Vienna Basin fields in Upper Austria.

BULLS N’ BEARSADX Energy cranks up Austrian gas play ahead of winter demand

ADX Energy has kicked off an eight-week Austrian well work program in the Vienna basin, aiming to boost oil and gas production alongside phase two testing of its HOCH-1 gas discovery.

Andrew Todd

Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts reported this week to the ASX.

BULLS N’ BEARSBig Hits: Chalice, BPM Minerals and Australian Gold and Copper

Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts reported to the ASX, led by Chalice Mining’s greenfields NT copper-gold discovery, BPM Minerals’ first-hole bonanza in WA, and AGC’s shallow gold hits in NSW.

Doug Bright

Historic mining at Maritana Minerals’ Boorara gold project just 17km east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSBig hits keep on coming for Maritana at Kalgoorlie gold hub

Maritana Minerals has hit more high-grade gold at its Boorara project near Kalgoorlie, with the bonanza results set to de-risk a key ore source for the company’s Black Swan hub.

Andrew Todd

American West Metals’ Storm copper project sits on Somerset Island in northwestern Nunavut, Canada.

BULLS N’ BEARSAmerican West study reveals robust Canadian copper economics

American West Metals has unveiled a prefeasibility study and a maiden ore reserve for its Storm copper project in Nunavut, Canada, outlining an 11-year mine life and up to 14,000 tonnes of copper annually.

Andrew Todd

Viridis Mining and Minerals has supplied mixed rare earth carbonate from its demonstration plant in the Brazilian municipality of Poços de Caldas (pictured) to Solvay’s separation facility in France for product qualification.

BULLS N’ BEARSViridis hooks global giant in US$915M rare earths offtake deal

Viridis Mining and Minerals has secured a binding offtake and partnership deal with European chemical giant Solvay for its Brazilian rare earths project, underpinning an estimated US$915M in minimum revenue.

Doug Bright

An old shaft entrance at Orbit Resources’ Lewis Ponds precious and base metals project, in the prolific Lachlan Fold Belt of New South Wales.

BULLS N’ BEARSOrbit caps off NSW polymetallic drilling with thick sulphide hit

Orbit Resources has hit a 28.1m zone of visual sulphides to cap of stage two drilling at its Lewis Ponds project in NSW. Assays are pending for the program, including a 3.55-metre hit of rich massive sulphides.

Andrew Todd

Dateline Resources’ Colosseum project in California’s Mojave National Preserve.

BULLS N’ BEARS Dateline, US Govt fight to unlock billion-dollar gold-REE mine

Dateline Resources and the US Government have lodged motions to overturn a work ban at its Colosseum gold-REE project in California, arguing its 1985 mining plan at the billion-dollar prospect remains valid.

Murray Ward

Mount Ridley Mines’ namesake critical metals project near Esperance in Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSRidley processing tech cracks vanadium extraction

Mount Ridley’s patented Selectro leach process has hit 96% vanadium recovery from titanomagnetite. Testwork also recovered significant titanium and iron, dramatically expanding its commercial potential.

Doug Bright

Historic fluorite workings at the True Blue prospect within Dynamic Metals’ newly acquired North East Leases project in north Queensland.

BULLS N’ BEARSDynamic doubles fluorspar opportunity with Queensland deal

Dynamic Metals has secured a deal to earn up to 70 per cent of a North Queensland fluorspar project, where historic surface sampling returned grades of up to 98.8 per cent calcium fluoride equivalent.

Penny Taylor

Diamond drilling rig (pictured) on site at Solis Minerals’ Cucho copper project in Peru where the company has just kicked off a 5000-metre, 10-hole campaign.

BULLS N’ BEARS Rods spin for Solis on big Peruvian copper target

Solis Minerals has kicked off a 5000-metre drilling campaign at its Cucho copper project in Peru to test a major copper porphyry system that has already delivered big mineralised hits from historical work.

Murray Ward

Natural gas infrastructure in Upper Austria, where ADX Energy’s shallow-gas prospects sit close to open-access pipelines, offering a potential route to market if drilling is successful.

BULLS N’ BEARSADX Energy seals funding partner as Austrian gas campaign heats up

ADX Energy has secured a funding partner for its next Austrian gas well. Empyrean Energy will pay for 20% of the GOLD well in return for a 10% stake, de-risking its program after the recent HOCH gas discovery.

Penny Taylor

Southern Hemisphere’s rock chips from a zone intersected in nearby drilling which delivered 8m assaying 3.67g/t gold. While it was not assayed for copper it shows prominent black chalcocite copper mineralisation.

BULLS N’ BEARSSouthern Hemisphere closes in on deep Chilean copper feeder zone

Southern Hemisphere is drilling deep at its Llahuin copper project in Chile to chase a porphyry feeder zone and has also added a new gold target with a historic 8m intercept assaying 3.67g/t gold from 45m.

Doug Bright

The landscape at Gateway Mining’s Yandal gold project in Western Australia’s richly endowed goldfields, where a major exploration campaign is underway.

BULLS N’ BEARS Gateway unleashes five-rig drilling blitz at WA Yandal gold play

Gateway Mining has unleashed a five-rig drilling blitz at its Yandal gold project after overcoming contractor issues, with RC, diamond and aircore rigs now spinning to follow up its recent Cowza discovery.

Murray Ward

Estrella Resources has launched drilling of its first hole at the company’s Laleno Dome copper-gold prospect in Timor-Leste.

BULLS N’ BEARSEstrella kicks off first-ever Timor-Leste copper-gold drilling

Estrella Resources has kicked off drilling at its huge, previously undrilled Laleno Dome copper-gold prospect in Timor-Leste, marking the first direct test of the 10-kilometre-wide geological structure.

Doug Bright

Development work at Aguia Resources’ Santa Barbara mine in Colombia, which is now covering its own costs and helping drive a tripling of the company’s quarterly revenue.

BULLS N’ BEARS Aguia revenue triples as twin South American projects fire

Aguia Resources has more than tripled revenue to $639,000 for the quarter, driven by the company’s Colombian gold mine hitting breakeven and initial sales from its Brazilian phosphate stockpile.

Murray Ward

Terrain Minerals’ drilling at its Lightning gold deposit, which features a 54,000-ounce gold resource.

BULLS N’ BEARSTerrain pounces on prospective ground near historic high-grade WA gold mine

Terrain Minerals has been granted new ground prospective for gold and lithium, just 1200m south of Vault Minerals’ Rothsay gold mine in WA’s Mid West region and 10km from its Smokebush project.

Doug Bright

A historic shallow pit (pictured) at King River Resources’ Mindoolah gold project in the Murchison region of Western Australia, where a systematic soil geochemistry program has delivered multiple coherent gold anomalies.

BULLS N’ BEARS King River lights up new gold targets at WA Murchison project

King River Resources has hit high-grade gold in soils at its Mindoolah project in WA’s Murchison, with a peak result of 231.8 ppb gold. Phase two RC drilling is now underway on the newly defined targets.

Murray Ward

BULLS N’ BEARSBig Hits: New Murchison Gold, Elk Range Mining and WhiteRock Lithium

Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts reported to the ASX this week, led by New Murchison Gold’s bonanza gold hit of 14m at 231.67g/t gold in WA, with runners-up Elk Range Mining and WhiteRock Lithium.

Doug Bright

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is…NGX Limited.

BULLS N’ BEARSASX Runners of the Week: NGX Limited, RBR Group and Eden Innovations

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… NGX Limited, which rocketed 92.9% after striking deals for seven Namibian gold licences spanning more than 1300 square kilometres in the Damara Gold Belt.

Murray Ward

Ardea Resources’ independent technical experts examining lateritic cover and ore type transitions within the Goongarrie Hub at the company’s Kalgoorlie Nickel Project

BULLS N’ BEARSArdea tweaks giant WA nickel study as scandium findings loom

Ardea Resources is optimising the DFS for its giant Kalgoorlie nickel project with its Japanese partners, targeting lower costs, while opening the door to fresh gold and scandium opportunities

Doug Bright

Estrella Resources’ high-grade bulk sample manganese stockpile at the company’s Ira Miri project in Timor-Leste.

BULLS N’ BEARSEstrella snares 27,000-tonne Timor-Leste manganese sale

Estrella Resources has signed a binding deal to sell 27,000 tonnes of manganese ore from its Ira Miri project in Timor-Leste to Repusource, advancing its bulk sample program towards first sales receipts.

Murray Ward

Patriot Resources’ Tassa silver-gold project in southern Peru.

BULLS N’ BEARSRich surface samples open new silver frontier for Patriot in Peru

Patriot Resources has hit up to 27.7g/t silver with associated base metals in maiden surface sampling at a new target, 2km from its 31.4 million-ounce silver-equivalent Tassa resource in southern Peru.

Doug Bright

Forrestania Resources has secured an additional 400,000 tonnes of ore feed for its s Edna May gold plant (pictured), with first processing planned for December 2026.

BULLS N’ BEARSForrestania inks fresh ore deal to feed hungry WA gold hub

Forrestania Resources has signed an ore purchase deal with High-Tech Metals for up to 400,000 tonnes of gold ore from the Mt Fisher project to feed its soon-to-be-restarted Edna May processing hub in WA.

Murray Ward

A drill rig on site at Novo Resources’ Tibooburra gold project in New South Wales.

BULLS N’ BEARSNovo, Manhattan fire up drill rig for overlooked NSW gold tilt

Novo Resources is set to drill its high-grade Tibooburra gold project in NSW after securing a 70 per cent stake in a joint venture with Manhattan Gold, targeting shallow gold at the promising Clone prospect.

Andrew Todd