Bulls N' Bears

Mining veteran Geoff Bedford has joined Viridis as a non-executive director

BULLS N’ BEARSViridis lands rare earths stalwart to drive Brazilian project

Viridis Mining and Minerals has strengthened its board by appointing global rare earths veteran Geoff Bedford. The former Molycorp CEO joins as the company pushes towards a final investment decision in Brazil.

Murray Ward

Ora Banda Mining has appointed senior mining executive John Richards as non-executive director with effect from May 1, 2026 and the company’s new chairman-elect upon the retirement of the company’s current chair, Peter Mansell.

BULLS N’ BEARSOra Banda names mining heavyweight as next chairman

Ora Banda has moved early to lock in its next chairman, appointing long-time mining executive John Richards as a non-executive director and chair-elect from 1 May.

Doug Bright

ADX continues HOCH-1 drilling, targeting Miocene gas sands in Northern Austria.

BULLS N’ BEARSADX drills ahead in Austria chasing shallow gas prize

ADX Energy has advanced its HOCH-1 well to 398m in Upper Austria, resolving early mud losses. The bit is now drilling to a 1,430m target depth, chasing up to 17.3 billion cubic feet of gas in a proven play.

Penny Taylor

True North Copper’s diamond drill rig operating at the Aquila discovery within the company’s Mt Oxide project in northwest Queensland.

BULLS N’ BEARSTrue North launches drilling blitz in Qld to grow copper discovery

True North Copper has kicked off a 23-hole, 6000m drill campaign near Mt Isa in northwest Queensland to expand the company’s Aquila copper, cobalt and silver discovery, with more targets lined up for 2026.

Doug Bright

Lindian Resources is locking in its downstream strategy with a state-backed sulphuric acid supply deal for its Sareco rare earths plant in Kazakhstan.

BULLS N” BEARSLindian locks in cheap Kazakh acid supply as China export ban looms

Lindian Resources has secured a domestic sulphuric acid supply for its Kazakh rare earths facility, shielding the project from a looming global supply squeeze as China prepares to ban exports from next month.

Murray Ward

Western Mines’ Mulga Tank project area, 200km northeast of Kalgoorlie, WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSWestern Mines eyes deep WA nickel with $250k grant for seismic sweep

Western Mines has landed a $250,000 WA government grant to co-fund a seismic survey at its Mulga Tank project in WA, aiming to map deep geological structures and target high-grade nickel sulphide zones.

Penny Taylor

A reverse circulation drill rig in action at Forrestania Resources’ Mt Palmer gold project close to Southern Cross in Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSForrestania strikes gold on three WA fronts

Forrestania Resources has unveiled strong gold hits from three WA projects in one update, with British Hill, Mt Palmer and Johnson Range all delivering grades that could feed future growth plans.

Rowena Duckworth

Infinity Mining conducting earlier fieldwork at its Tanjil Bren / Whyalla South Extension ground, Victoria.

BULLS N’ BEARSInfinity inks JV to fast-track Vic gold antimony hunt

Infinity Mining has struck a deal with Mining One to fund up to $500,000 in exploration and drilling at its Victorian gold-antimony projects, targeting high-grade mineralisation and a large magnetic target.

Penny Taylor

Gold-mineralised quartz veins in metasediments across open artisanal gold-mining pits at Dalaroo Metals’ Bondoukou project in West Africa.

BULLS N’ BEARSDalaroo maps giant gold corridor in West African premier belt

Dalaroo Metals has wrapped up a soil geochemistry program at its Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, putting it on course for maiden drilling across a highly prospective 9.5km gold corridor in West Africa.

Rowena Duckworth

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Solis Minerals.

BULLS N’ BEARSASX Runners of the Week: Solis Minerals, Adisyn, 333D & NoviqTech

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Solis Minerals, which surged after securing Rio Tinto’s Brazilian lithium project next to PLS’ big Colina project.

Andrew Todd

Infini Resources will launch its maiden diamond drilling for uranium this month at its extensive adjoining Reynolds Lake and Reitenbach Lake projects in Canada.

BULLS N’ BEARSInfini cleared for first Athabasca uranium drilling blitz in Canada

Infini Resources has secured permits for maiden drilling at its Reynolds and Reitenbach Lake projects in Canada, with rigs set to test a large-scale uranium system on the prized Athabasca Basin margin.

Doug Bright

Auric Mining’s incoming chief executive officer, Gareth Solly, founded the highly successful gold producer Black Cat Syndicate.

BULLS N’ BEARSAuric lures ex-Black Cat Syndicate boss to drive WA gold growth

Auric Mining has lured Black Cat Syndicate founder Gareth Solly as incoming CEO to spearhead its next phase, with eyes on rebuilding Burbanks, growing Munda and becoming a self-sufficient WA gold producer.

Murray Ward

Rio2 Limited has begun the commissioning of a new tailings filtration facility at its Condestable copper mine in Peru.

BULLS N’ BEARSRio2 upgrades Peruvian copper plant to turbocharge water recovery

Rio2 has begun commissioning a US$27M tailings filtration plant at its recently acquired Condestable copper mine in Peru, paving the way for dry-stack tailings and a big increase in water recovery.

Doug Bright

Patriot Resources’ Tassa project area in southern Peru, where the company has outlined a giant new silver exploration target.

BULLS N’ BEARSPatriot flags monster 774-million-ounce Peruvian silver target

Patriot Resources has unveiled a major exploration target at its Peruvian Tassa project, tipping it could contain up to 774 million ounces of silver equivalent at a grade of 57g/t silver equivalent.

Doug Bright

Dalaroo Metals is set to explore the seabed near its Blue Lagoon critical minerals project in south-west Greenland.

BULLS N’ BEARSDalaroo dives offshore for critical minerals in Greenland

Dalaroo Metals is heading offshore in Greenland, expanding its Blue Lagoon project to capture heavy minerals that have been swept from source rocks into the sea, including zirconium and rare earths.

Murray Ward

Syngenis Laboratories Founder, Chief Technology Officer and Board Member, Professor Rakesh Veedu, pictured with one of the company’s oligonucleotide synthesisers.

BULLS N’ BEARSPerth biotech at cutting edge of the future of medicine

The future of medicine is being quietly built in a Perth lab by biotech Syngenis that has amassed an all-star group of investors, customers and scientific heavyweights devoted to “DNA” and “RNA” development.

Matt Birney

WA Gold’s RC drill rig in operation at its Abercromby project near Wiluna

BULLS N’ BEARSWA Gold maps $229M prize at Abercromby gold project near Wiluna

WA Gold’s Abercromby scoping study has outlined a $229M pre-tax NPV from just $8M start-up capex, targeting 114,494 ounces via a staged pit-to-underground plan and nearby toll treatment.

Doug Bright

Singular Health Group’s AI in the Cloud technology gives users access to a growing range of tools that streamline clinical workflows, reduce imaging duplication and accelerate image analysis.

BULLS N’ BEARSSingular Health nets US$500,000 from US healthcare licence rollout

Singular Health Group has received US$500,000 from US-based PNS after rolling out another 500 3DICOM MD licences, as clinical use expands and talks begin on renewing and scaling the enterprise deal.

Doug Bright

Pulps being delivered for re-assay from Mount Ridley Mine’s Grass Patch project in Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSMount Ridley raids sample vault for fresh WA critical metals win

Mount Ridley Mines has sent a raft of historical drill pulps for re-assay of the critical heavy rare earths, gallium and scandium from its project near Esperance in a low-cost, resource upgrade manoeuvre.

Andrew Todd

The Kabin Buri Industrial Zone in Thailand is home to Hasting Technology Metals new Hydromet plant.

BULLS N” BEARSHastings eyes US$53M first-year revenue from Thai rare earths plant

Hastings Technology Metals is closing in on a maiden revenue stream, with its Thai hydromet plant on track for a Q4 start. The facility is tipped to generate US$53.4 million in its first year of operation.

Murray Ward

Geologist on site at Gateway Mining’s Yandal gold project in Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSGateway hits end-of-hole gold at WA Yandal play

Gateway Mining has hit a broad 32m gold zone at its Mustang prospect in Western Australia, with the hole ending in mineralisation and extending the target to 900m of strike.

Andrew Todd

Kaiser Reef’s loader ready for work at its Maldon Gold project in Victoria.

BULLS N’ BEARSKaiser Reef readies rigs for Victorian gold drilling blitz

Kaiser Reef is prepping its Maldon gold project in Victoria for a drilling blitz, with refurbishment and exploration work set to unlock high-grade targets after decades of exploration neglect in the region.

Murray Ward

Lindian Resources’ new Komatsu D155AX bulldozer arriving on-site in January.

BULLS N’ BEARSLindian lands A$16M local funding for Malawian rare earths build

Lindian Resources has secured a local bank funding package totalling US$11.6M to reimburse most of its Komatsu fleet and provide a working capital buffer as Kangankunde builds towards mechanical completion.

Doug Bright

Drilling crews mobilising to site at True North Copper’s Mt Oxide project in Northwest Queensland.

BULLS N’ BEARSTrue North launches high-powered surveys to grow QLD copper find

True North Copper has fired up the geophysics at its Mt Oxide project in Queensland, in a bid to expand its emerging Aquila copper discovery and generate all-new drill-ready targets.

Andrew Todd