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Critica Limited’s pilot beneficiation has upgraded its Jupiter rare earths feed into a higher-grade intermediate concentrate. These critical minerals are used extensively in electronics and for power generation.

BULLS N’ BEARSCritica cracks WA rare earths upgrade code in pilot breakthrough

Critica Limited has upgraded feedstock 14-fold at its WA Jupiter rare earths project to a three per cent TREO concentrate during pilot beneficiation work in Vietnam, rejecting 95 per cent of the feed mass.

Doug Bright

Novo Resources has regained full control of its vast Egina gold project in the Pilbara goldfields region.

BULLS N’ BEARSNovo regains full control of massive Pilbara gold play

Novo Resources has reclaimed full ownership of its highly prospective Egina gold project in WA’s Pilbara after Northern Star walked away from the earn-in, handing back a treasure trove of exploration data.

Andrew Todd

Dr Paul Watt, chief scientist and executive chairman, Avicena Systems (right) and Syngenis Laboratories managing director Thomas Hanly inspecting the Perth-designed and built Sentinel, capable of up to 5000 diagnostic tests per hour.

BULLS N’ BEARSPerth biotech duo Avicena, Syngenis forge biosecurity shield

Perth biotechs Avicena Systems and Syngenis Laboratories are teaming up to fast-track high-volume pathogen detection technology aimed at protecting Australia’s agriculture, trade and health systems.

James Pearson

Viridis Mining and Minerals has produced the first mixed rare earth carbonate product at its Colossus demonstration plant in Brazil (pictured).

BULLS N’ BEARSViridis fires up Brazilian rare earths plant in global supply race

Viridis Mining and Minerals has produced the first mixed rare earth carbonate at its Colossus demonstration plant in Brazil, marking a key step towards offtake deals, DFS completion and planned 2028 production.

Doug Bright

A drill rig in action at Terrain Minerals flagship Lightning deposit in WA’s Mid West.

BULLS N’ BEARSTerrain extends IP hunt for gold across historic Mid West prospects

Terrain Minerals has extended its ongoing IP geophysical survey over three historic Mid West prospects in WA to sniff out new gold drill targets, ahead of a July maiden resource for its Lightning gold project.

Doug Bright

Aguia’s storage and blending yard at Lavras do Sul in southern Brazil, where phosphate ore from Tres Estradas is being readied for processing and the launch of commercial sales from the company’s Pampafos fertiliser project.

BULLS N’ BEARSAguia wins final approval to launch Brazil phosphate sales

Aguia Resources has secured final approval to commercialise its phosphate in Brazil, enabling sales and deliveries through a discounted campaign designed to accelerate cash flow into July 2026.

Penny Taylor

Reverse circulation drilling at PLC Resource’s Rochefort prospect in WA’s Murchison region.

BULLS N’ BEARSPLC Resources fires first drill shots into major WA gold anomaly

PLC Resources has wrapped up its first drill test at the Rochefort gold prospect in WA’s Murchison region, intersecting quartz veins, sulphides and alteration ahead of assays due within six weeks.

Penny Taylor

First modern helicopter-supported geophysical survey flown over 252 km² of Infini’s tenements at Portland Creek.

BULLS N’ BEARSInfini lights up next-generation uranium targets in Canada

Infini Resources has completed a project-wide geophysics blitz at its Portland Creek uranium project in Newfoundland, fine-tuning targets across a 6km mineralised corridor ahead of Phase 3 drilling.

Penny Taylor

NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals is progressing its potentially game-changing StemSmart therapy through laboratory and clinical development in Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSNeuroScientific hails 80% clinical response in Crohn’s stem cell program

NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals has reported an 80% response rate from five Crohn’s disease patients treated with its StemSmart cell therapy, with all patients improving and no serious adverse events.

Doug Bright

Regional artisanal tantalite workings at Solis Minerals’ Brazilian ground have confirmed fertile lithium indicators.

BULLS N’ BEARSSolis lines up Brazilian lithium drilling assault for June

Solis Minerals has moved a step closer to maiden drilling in Brazil’s red-hot Lithium Valley after locking in land access, securing a driller and confirming fertile lithium markers at two priority targets.

Andrew Todd

A previous semi-massive nickel sulphide hit in drill core from Western Mines Group’s Mulga Tank project.

BULLS N’ BEARSWestern Mines nails 230-metre nickel hit at WA project

Western Mines Group has intersected 230 metres of nickel mineralisation grading 0.3 per cent nickel from only 90m depth at the company’s Mulga Tank project in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields.

Craig Nolan

Forrestania Resources’ Newington acquisition extends the company’s footprint northwards along Western Australia’s gold-rich greenstone belts, adding a 212-square-kilometre tenure package.

BULLS N’ BEARSForrestania snaps up new gold ground near Southern Cross

Forrestania Resources has secured the Newington gold project in a $1.5M all-scrip deal, adding 10 granted tenements across 212km² and 33km of strike in WA’s prospective Southern Cross Greenstone Belt.

Penny Taylor

Augustus Minerals’ reverse circulation drill rig operating at the Clifton East prospect in the company’s Music Well gold project, with General Manager Exploration Andrew Ford logging drill chips.

BULLS N’ BEARSAugustus launches follow-up gold hunt near Leonora in WA

Augustus Minerals has kicked off follow-up drilling at its Music Well gold project near Leonora in WA after strong maiden hits and a recent $2.5M raising to help fast-track the next phase of exploration.

Doug Bright

Kalamazoo Resources has defined a substantial new high grade underground exploration target at its Peake prospect at the company’s Ashburton gold project in WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSKalamazoo eyes major high-grade underground gold growth in WA

Kalamazoo Resources has unveiled a high-grade exploration target at its Peake deposit, boosting the potential of its flagship WA Ashburton gold project to become a long-life district-scale camp.

Murray Ward

MetalsGrove field crews sample termite mounds at its Zuénoula project in Côte d’Ivoire.

BULLS N’ BEARSMetalsGrove lights up multiple Côte d’Ivoire gold corridors

MetalsGrove Mining has mapped an 18-km network of gold trends at its Zuénoula project in Côte d’Ivoire, defining a new drill target and advancing towards drilling, with infill sampling and auger work planned.

Penny Taylor

Dalaroo Metals is racing to the start line, locking in a comprehensive onshore and offshore exploration campaign for its Blue Lagoon project in Greenland.

BULLS N’ BEARSDalaroo plots Greenland critical minerals exploration blitz

Dalaroo Metals has finalised plans for a comprehensive onshore and offshore critical minerals exploration campaign at its Blue Lagoon project in southern Greenland, set to kick off in mid-June.

Murray Ward

Auric drilling and sampling in progress at Munda near Kalgoorlie

BULLS N’ BEARSAuric golden gift keeps giving with 32% resource spike at WA mine

Auric Mining has upgraded its Munda gold resource by 32 per cent to 192,000 ounces after a Starter Pit campaign beat production forecasts by 46 per cent and sharpened confidence in a larger gold development.

Penny Taylor

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

BULLS N’ BEARSBig Hits: Aldoro Resources, Pantoro Gold and Mithril Silver & Gold fire up

Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits looks at big drill intercepts recently reported to the ASX, led by Aldoro Resources’ critical metals hit in Namibia, high-grade gold from Pantoro Gold in WA and silver-gold from Mithril.

Doug Bright

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

BULLS N’ BEARSASX Runners of the Week: Hydrix, KTEK Aerosystems, AnteoTech & Castle

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Hydrix Limited, which surged after unveiling a strategic pivot into counter-drone defence technology through a deal with NIOA Group.

Andrew Todd

Dateline Resources’ proposed plant at its Colosseum gold project in California.

BULLS N’ BEARSDateline taps global project manager for California gold push

Dateline Resources has drafted global project giant Alvarez & Marsal to steer construction at its Colosseum gold play in California as it charges towards a production restart.

Murray Ward

Outcropping white pegmatites at Solis Minerals’ recently acquired Brazil lithium project.

BULLS N’ BEARSSolis reunites lithium dream team for Brazilian rerun

Solis Minerals has reunited the discovery dream team behind Latin Resources in the hunt for lithium on newly acquired Brazilian ground beside its biggest shareholder, lithium giant PLS Group.

Andrew Todd

Terrain Minerals is applying for a haul road linking its Smokebush gold project mining lease to the gazetted Warriedar Coppermine Road in WA’s Mid West region.

BULLS N’ BEARSTerrain flags July maiden resource for Mid West gold play

Terrain says it is closing in on a maiden July mineral resource estimate for its Lightning gold project, with final surveys, approvals and metallurgy work now lining up in WA’s Mid West region.

Doug Bright

Mount Ridley Mines has started phase one metallurgical test work at its Winstons and Keiths prospects, part of the company’s massive Grass Patch rare earths project near Esperance in WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSMount Ridley kicks off WA critical metals processing testwork

Mount Ridley Mines has launched phase one metallurgical test work with Perth laboratory Nagrom to unlock a processing pathway for its big regolith-hosted heavy rare earths deposit in Western Australia.

Murray Ward

88 Energy has secured Nordic-Calista’s Rig-3 as it progresses Augusta-1 towards a planned Q1 2027 spud in Alaska.

BULLS N’ BEARS88 Energy locks in rig for giant 2027 Alaskan oil shot

88 Energy Ltd says its Augusta-1 Alaska well is on track for Q1 2027, with the rig locked in whilst camp, access and logistics are progressing as it targets 134 million barrels across three stacked reservoirs.

Doug Bright