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Markets are on an unsteady footing.

ASX set to fall as Wall Street suffers biggest drop since war began; Oil prices jump

Uncertainty is weighing on Wall Street about when the war with Iran could end, and stocks are falling as oil prices rise.

  • Stan Choe

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Wall Street has had another volatile week.

ASX dips as Iran war uncertainty lingers; oil rises

The Australian sharemarket edged lower on Thursday, as oil prices climbed again amid conflicting comments from the US and Iran on efforts to end their war.

  • Staff writers
PacGold Limited’s St George antimony-gold project in Far North Queensland.

Pacgold maps monster 30km gold-antimony strike in Queensland

Pacgold has extended its QLD antimony-gold footprint to over 30km, with rock chips from a new prospect returning high-grade results up to 18.5g/t gold.

  • Andrew Todd
Early mining activities at New Murchison Gold’s Crown Prince deposit, adjacent to Premier1’s Abbotts North gold project in Western Australia.

Premier1 zeroes in on gravity-driven WA gold drill targets

Premier1 has firmed up drill targets at its Abbotts North gold project in WA, with a new gravity survey confirming gold sitting in a key structural intersection.

  • Andrew Todd
Chinese humanoid robots can now dance and do flips, substantially progressing thanks to AI robotics adoption.

Osmond pitches Spanish critical minerals play to feed robotics boom

Osmond Resources has pitched its Orion EU project to the world at a Swiss mining conference, highlighting a major source of critical minerals to feed a future robotics boom.

  • Andrew Todd
Viking Mines’ overview of its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, USA, image centre.

Viking geophysics map giant tungsten targets in Nevada

Viking Mines’ extended geophysics at its Linka tungsten project in the US has mapped a bigger system than initially thought, with a big untested contact zone offering multiple drill targets.

  • Doug Bright
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Critical Resources has inked a 12-month option deal with the South Dakota School of Mines to collaborate on its battery technology.

Critical bets big with battery and gold play

Critical Resources has assembled a “triple-threat” portfolio spanning next-gen battery tech, district-scale lithium and high-grade gold.

  • Murray Ward
Uncertainty over how long the conflict in the Middle East war will last continues to roil markets.

ASX claws back $55b on war hopes, inflation surprise; Oil slumps, airlines lift

The Australian sharemarket widened its gains amid optimism about Washington’s efforts to end the Middle East conflict, and inflation came in weaker than forecast. 

  • Staff writers
The multi-million ounce Big Bell mining camp and pit just 10km along strike from Golden Dragon’s Cue gold project in Western Australia.

Golden Dragon flags million-ounce-plus gold potential in WA

Golden Dragon Mining has unveiled a whopping million-ounce-plus gold target on its Cue project in WA, following an independent review of up to 14 priority targets.

  • Andrew Todd
Relief washed over global markets after Trump said the United States and Iran held productive talks.

ASX edges higher as market rollercoaster continues; Miners gain, banks fall

The Australian sharemarket has closed slightly higher, amid fears of the war in Iran escalating.

  • Staff writers