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If one thing is clear, it is that the future of global industrial output is increasingly uncertain as economies transition toward electrification, renewable energy and artificial intelligence. Within this shifting landscape, miners such as Iluka Resources (ASX: ILU) — a producer of a range of industrial minerals through its mineral sands operations — occupy a strategically interesting position.Read more

By Jonathan Goedhart Written 16:19, 02 Dec 2025 AEDT IDAHO / SYDNEY — Resolution Minerals (ASX:RML) appears well-positioned to benefit from sweeping U.S. mining reforms advancing through Congress, as the company continues to deliver strong results from its Horse Heaven gold–antimony district in Idaho. The proposed legislation, H.R. 4090 — the Critical Mineral Dominance Act — aims to fast-track domestic hard-rock mining by accelerating approvals, expanding access to Federal land and prioritising developments containing strategic minerals such as antimony and tungsten.Read more

Catalysts What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective? Data Center and AI-Driven Copper Demand: Beyond general electrification, the explosive growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centers is creating a new, capital-intensive source of demand for copper.Read more

Kaili Resources price could be set to soar after they started drilling for rare earth elements at Limestone Coast today after preliminary test holes revealed encouraging rare earth grades, including up to 356 ppm TREO (Total Rare Earth Oxide) at the Lameroo tenement, according to Kaili Resources' website. Other neighboring businesses have been successful in sourcing Rare Earth Elements in good quantities and the same is expected for KLR.Read more

Pantoro Ltd is a mid-tier producer in Australia. They are producing around 100,000 oz (Norseman).Read more

RIO strategy At a high level, RIO’s growth strategy is to diversify away from Iron ore into in-demand commodities. Specifically, copper, aluminum and lithium.Read more

Recent Performance and Financial Snapshot Hazer’s latest update comes from its FY25 half-year results (1H25, covering July 1 to December 31, 2024), released on February 24, 2025. Revenue grew 46% to AUD$2.1 million from AUD$1.44 million in 1H24, driven by R&D tax incentives and customer contracts.Read more

Finding genuine value in the current market is becoming increasingly difficult. Stock indices are at or near all-time highs.Read more

🪙 Andean Silver – Valuation & Outlook Key Project – Cerro Bayo (Chile) Resource: ~90M oz AgEq at ~300 gpt, mostly underground with a 16M oz open pit. History: Produced 45M oz silver and 650K oz gold before being put on care & maintenance in 2022.Read more