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FGR Unveil the BEST Battery: One Tenth the Weight, Super Quick Recharge

Next Investors Archived Jan 23, 2017

Graphite has been parsing everyone’s lips (and some investors’ portfolios) over the past year or two, now that this once simple pencil-dwelling mineral is being rejigged and recomposed into lithium-ion batteries.

In the Coming Days, this $8M Capped ASX Stock is Spudding a Well in an Oil Hot Spot

Next Investors Archived Dec 08, 2016

One $8M capped oil and gas producer and explorer is just a few days away from spudding a well offering near term production potential in a highly prolific onshore hydrocarbon region of Indonesia. The low cost Amanah Timur-1 well is scheduled to spud around the 12th December on an underexplored block that is on trend with major oil fields in the region.

ACP’s Maiden JORC Graphite Resource is Due in the Coming Weeks

Next Investors Archived Nov 17, 2016

The majority of opportunistic graphite explorers that made early moves to secure favourable graphite exploration tenure have all been ASX or TSX-listed — but there is one UK-based company that wants to be part of the pecking order – Armadale Capital (LSE: ACP).

Scoping Its Way to a Larger Gold Resource in WA — DEG Nearing Revaluation?

Next Investors Archived Oct 19, 2016

De Grey Mining Ltd (ASX: DEG) has zeroed in on a neat asset in WA that has gradually raised its head above water, as gold prices have gone above A$1,600/oz. Since January, spot gold prices have risen by around 19% and when priced in Australian dollars, they have reached their all-time record highs above $1,800 back in July this year.

Trilateral Metals Explorer SEG Strikes For Gold and Lithium

Next Investors Archived Oct 03, 2016

Base metals and precious metals have most certainly come to the fore in the last few months. Commodities as a broad asset class — and specifically metals such as gold, silver, zinc, nickel and lithium — have all felt significant bumps in the pricing stakes since the start of the year, on the back of global demand/supply machinations that are aligning in perfect harmony for Segue Resources (ASX:SEG).

Metals Market Revival: ICG Receives More Zinc Assay Cheer

Next Investors Archived Sep 28, 2016

Our regular Next Small Cap readers will already know that we’ve been very keen on a variety of metals and resource exploration companies in recent months. Lithium, graphite and gold stocks in particular have outperformed equity benchmarks and have attracted significant investor attention, in part due to the emergence of the energy-storage revolution to be built on (and with) lithium-ion batteries.

Cashed Up ASX Adventurer Set to Drill for Zinc in Peru

Next Investors Archived Aug 24, 2016

One thing we have learnt from our past investment experiences, is that it is always better to strike while the iron is hot. For resource investors, this adage is starting to make sense now that metals prices have begun their long-awaited comeback.

Lithium Drilling Continues for BGS: Exceeding Expectations

Next Investors Archived Jul 29, 2016

Birimian Gold Ltd (ASX:BGS) has joined the growing troop of explorers rushing out into the lithium exploration field, and the company continues to deliver strong drilling results from its current campaign. BGS moved into the lithium space earlier this year by acquiring 100% of the Bougouni Lithium Project in Mali, a large license area spanning some 250 km2, which hosts the high-grade, potential bulk-tonnage Goulamina lithium deposit.

ACP Set for Graphite Drilling: Beside Much Larger Neighbours

Next Investors Archived Jul 27, 2016

There’s a thunder being heard down under. In the junior market, graphite appears to be the name of the game as ASX investors fall over themselves to reward early-stage plays seeking to take advantage of graphite’s portrayal as a material very much of the future as a part of lithium ion electric car batteries.

Micro Cap Aussie Gold Explorer Drilling Now: With Pilbara Lithium a Bonus

Next Investors Archived Jul 15, 2016

There is no doubt about it: Gold is back. With the Aussie gold price travelling sky high, a swathe of gold explorers are busy dressing up their resource in an attempt to see their valuations rocket on the back of this.

Near Term Ruby Revenues and Near Syrah Graphite: MUS Now Freshly Funded

Next Investors Archived Jul 05, 2016

Gemstones and graphite may seem an odd mix, but not when you have two projects very close to each other that give shareholders an entry point into two potentially very lucrative markets. Mustang Resources (ASX:MUS) not only has hold of a prime gemstone asset, but also has a graphite asset its exploring at the same time.

Lithium in the NT? CXO About to Find Out

Next Investors Archived Jul 01, 2016

Most of us now would be well aware of the lithium exploration explosion underway in the Pilbara, Western Australia, driven primarily by Pilbara Minerals’ (ASX:PLS) discovery of one of the biggest new lithium ore (spodumene) deposits in the world.

Lithium Drilling to Begin Any Day Now by PSC

Next Investors Archived Jun 28, 2016

There is currently a troop of budding lithium explorers marching their way to East Africa and beyond, to capture a slice of the lithium-battery market, expected to become one of the biggest booming niche markets in commodities.

Is Graphite Set to Make Waves on the AIM?

Next Investors Archived Jun 06, 2016

Graphite is making headlines and creating significant market interest largely on the back of its integral part of lithium ion batteries in electric cars. The world is shifting to electric cars at a quick pace, driven by the likes of Tesla and traditional car makers fast realising that the game has changed.

AXE on Course for Production in 2016: Magnesite Asset Reaches Commercial Viability

Next Investors Archived Apr 29, 2016

For Archer Exploration (ASX:AXE), their main focus recently has been graphite and its derivative graphene, as the world charges towards lithium-ion batteries and efficient energy storage.

CZL’s Drilling Continues to Discover High Grade Zinc

Next Investors Archived Apr 21, 2016

We’ve told you the story of this high-grade zinc player before, highlighting just how big Consolidated Zinc (ASX:CZL) could be. In fact since we first brought CZL to your attention back in October 2015, in the article Boutique ASX Zinc Explorer on Cusp of Production, the stock has been up as high as 86%.

New Lithium Entrant: SEG Take Prime Position in Emerging Hot Spot

Next Investors Archived Apr 19, 2016

With an ever increasing focus on lithium as the ‘metal of the moment’, Segue Resources (ASX:SEG) has just taken a position over strategic WA lithium exploration tenements.

Up the Road from Tesla: ASX Junior Moves into USA Lithium

Next Investors Archived Apr 14, 2016

The lithium market has recently astounded market analysts, miners and investors alike, posting double-digit growth since the start of the year. Even The Economist has weighed in on this typically peripheral market – one that’s going mainstream rather quickly.