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Is Top Coking Coal Contender PDZ Gunning for a Take Over?

Next Investors Archived May 23, 2017

Prairie Mining’s (ASX |LSE | WSE: PDZ) resource of choice is high-grade coking coal, to be supplied to industrial steel manufacturers and other industrial users that are driving prices compared to standard thermal coal – primarily in Europe.

Newly Minted ASX Gold Explorer’s First Assays Due in Weeks

Next Investors Archived May 22, 2017

Sometimes to be successful, a company must take a counter-cyclical approach and seemingly go against trends. Today’s well advanced copper and gold exploration company provides a good example of how to play a counter-cyclical angle.

Two Pronged ASX Developer Attacking Future Proof Lithium and Potash Markets

Next Investors Archived May 17, 2017

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past two years, you will no doubt have heard about the upswing in demand for lithium. In terms of valuations amongst lithium explorers, lithium prices and final end-users of lithium — all aspects of the lithium supply chain have experienced significant growth.

WRM’s Deposits Now Rank in the Top Quartile of Undeveloped VMS Zinc – Silver Projects Globally

Next Investors Archived May 16, 2017

If you’ve been tuned into White Rock Minerals (ASX: WRM), you’ll know the company has laid some solid foundations over the past few months: assembling a top team, and announcing a very promising JORC Estimate at its highly prospective Red Mountain Project in Alaska.

LIT Technology Set to Unleash High-Grade Lithium?

Next Investors Archived May 09, 2017

The emergence of lithium as a staple commodity of world markets has been rapid, to say the least and as such it has brought several Australian ASX listed companies into play including Lithium Australia (ASX: LIT). What sets LIT apart from others in this space is this is not just a lithium exploration company, LIT also owns boundary-breaking lithium extraction, and processing technologies otherwise known as Sileach™ and LieNa™.

ASX Miner Snags Ultra High Grade Anthracite Project in South Africa

Next Investors Archived May 08, 2017

If you have never heard of ‘anthracite’ before, fret not. It’s just another name for the highest grade of coal possible – i.e. coal with carbon content in excess of 70%. Such coal is primarily used for high-end industrial purposes such as steelmaking and alloys.

LKE to Drill in Coming Weeks in World’s Lithium Triangle

Next Investors Archived May 02, 2017

After putting together a package of lithium projects in just November last year, Lake Resources (ASX:LKE) wasted no time getting to work. Its operations are now funded through to the year end and it is gearing up to begin a maiden drill program at its key project.

Kicking Off Iron Ore Production in India: NSL Eyes Up First Million Dollars in Sales

Next Investors Archived May 01, 2017

There is only one foreign owned company operating in India’s bulging domestic iron ore market – and that is NSL Consolidated (ASX: NSL). NSL has been working up a plan to sell high-grade iron ore, in excess of 60% Fe, in the local market and major news recently just came out of the company…

WA Gold Stock Targets Near Term Production: Cobalt Upside in Back Pocket

Next Investors Archived Apr 27, 2017

Today’s ASX listed microcap stock appears be shaping up for a big 2017. Currently capped at just $5.5 million, this company has just raised $1.2 million, and recently completed its maiden gold drilling program near Kalgoorlie – the results of which will drop at any moment. It has also just acquired a Canadian cobalt project […]

Micro Capped ASX Stock Enters Cobalt and Lithium Race

Next Investors Archived Apr 26, 2017

When it comes to resources, it’s not what you do that matters, but how you do it. This batch of new kids on block – we are talking cobalt and lithium – isn’t just here for 15 minutes, like first generation solar panels, or Betamax.

Freshly Funded Ram on Track to Start Drilling

Next Investors Archived Apr 11, 2017

Zinc prices have been on a persistent trend higher since the end of 2015, and this trend continues to roll on as we keep track of Ram Resources (ASX:RMR), a freshly-funded zinc explorer that has every intention of scooping itself a burly zinc Resource over the coming months.

PSM Adds Zinc Assets to its South Korean Metals Portfolio

Next Investors Archived Apr 04, 2017

It’s all systems go at Peninsula Mines (ASX: PSM) as we move into the second quarter of 2017. As we mentioned in our previous article on this ASX-dwelling Asian interloper, PSM is already on-track to deliver a graphite/lithium option in the high tech hub of South Korea.

GPR Targeting 1.2 Million Ounces in SE Asian Elephant Country

Next Investors Archived Apr 03, 2017

In the not-so-distant future, Southeast Asia could emerge as one of the most important regions in the global metals industry. So far, the entire region has seen sparse exploration without a ‘mining industry,’ as such, to speak of. That’s about to change courtesy of Geopacific Resources (ASX: GPR) — an Aussie gold explorer that isn’t afraid to take a chance on the promising region.

$12M ASX Lithium Stock Exploring Next Door to $600M Producer

Next Investors Archived Mar 14, 2017

Brushing shoulders with lithium heavyweights such as the $11.8 billion Albemarle; SQM, the world’s largest lithium producer; and the $589 million Orocobre Limited in the lithium abundant land of Argentina seems a very good place for a $12M capped ASX junior to be.

Zinc Supplies Shrivelling as ASX Explorer Fast Tracks JORC Resource

Next Investors Archived Mar 08, 2017

In the wonderful world of commodities, there is always an avenue worthy of exploration.We have just been alerted to one ASX company that has taken the bold step of identifying a plump zinc exploration opportunity amidst a strong base metals resurgence…

Could this Emerging Stock Deliver a Major European Coking Coal Hub?

Next Investors Archived Mar 03, 2017

Investing in resource stocks needn’t be taxing. A good way to sort the wheat from the chaff in small-cap resource stocks is to simply stick to the nitty-gritty fundamentals. It doesn’t need to be more difficult than that.

Turning Coal Green: ASX Stock Sends Wheat Yields Up 300%

Next Investors Archived Feb 15, 2017

Imagine revitalising the coal industry and disrupting the agriculture market all in one fell swoop. That is the extent of this ASX listed stock’s ambitions. This ASX company plans to make money and fertiliser out of Australia’s vast coal reserves. And they plan to make it happen in seconds and to produce zero emissions from doing so.

EUR on Fast Track to Lithium Production in the Heart of Europe

Next Investors Archived Feb 13, 2017

Let’s talk about what could possibly be the most significant shift in energy preferences since the invention of gasoline — Lithium. This commodity has now formally asserted itself as the go-to energy catalyst of the future and has attracted a flurry of exploration activity worldwide.

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