SP Angel Morning View:Lithium prices hit rock bottom as miners turn off expansion

Mining Monthly: December Edition

What you need to know: • Gold continued to rise in December, gaining 1.3% on the month and closed out 2023 up 13% to $2,062/oz. Notably, gold hit an all-time high, reaching $2,135/oz, rising above the previous record of $2,072 in August 2020. • Besides gold, other precious metals and commodities had a mixed month, while battery metals continued to underperform. • The mining equities slightly underperformed broader markets as capital flowed into the TSX & S&P500 on the back of a more defined Fe

Mining Monthly: June Edition

What you need to know: • The precious metals markets were down slightly in the month of June, however, we view this as a healthy consolidation period following significant price increases since November 2022. • M&A slowed in June primarily due to the new uncertainty regarding interest rates following strong economic data and the BoC raising 25bps. • Safe-haven assets like gold and silver continue to look highly attractive with inflation remaining sticky and rates likely to decline by 2024. Sent

Mining Monthly: February Edition

What you need to know: • The metals and mining market took a breath after a strong January with gold and copper pulling back 5% and 3%, respectively • As full-year earnings roll in, the effects of inflation are taking hold with costs rising dramatically and earnings missing expectations • Despite the February slowdown, we anticipate 2023 to be a standout year for both precious metals and base metals and encourage investors to position themselves accordingly • PDAC starts this weekend – we expec

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Avesoro Resources (ASO LN) – Response to take-over offer | Barrick Gold – settles with Tanzania for $300m, a 16% free-carried interest in each of the Barrick-Acacia’s Tanzanian gold mines and a 50:50 profit sharing agreement | Shanta Gold – Tanzanian tax settlement may enable Revenue Authority to repay VAT owed to Shanta Gold | Bluejay Mining* (JAY LN) – Kangerluarsul zinc-lead-silver project | Chaarat Gold* (CGH LN) Target Price and Recommendation under review – Q3 operational update | Cora Gol

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BHP (BLT LN) 1599p, mkt cap £92.8bn – Special dividend and off-market buy-back | Golden Star Resources (GSC CN) C$4.6, Mkt Cap C$505m – Wassa underground contributes to Q3 results | Ilika (IKA LN) 18p Mkt. Cap. £18m – Ilika improves Bluetooth battery performance | KEFI Minerals* (KEFI LN) 1.5p, Mkt Cap £8.0m – Saudi Arabia exploration licenses renewal | Metals Exploration (MTL LN) 1.4p, Mkt Cap £29m – Typhoon Rosita update | Randgold Resources (RRS LN) 6180p, Mkt Cap £5.84bn – Merger receives SA

Alien Metals - Hancock Project, Mining Lease Granted

Alien today reports intraday that the Western Australian Government has granted a mining licence for the Hancock iron ore project for a 21-year term. The granting of the mining licence is the latest milestone delivered by Alien as it advances the project towards development and production.

SP Angel Morning View: Gold resilient as US interest rates climb on long-term inflation concerns

SP Angel Morning View: Copper prices hit $9,700/t as China smelts concentrates for zero charge Tc/Rc

I3 Energy (I3E LN) - Canada royalty assets sale

I3 has announced the sale of the majority of its royalty interests in Canada, for US$24.8m cash. This allows the company to fully repay amounts drawn on its debt facility and create a working capital surplus, giving I3 significant additional funding flexibility going forward

SP Angel Morning View: Global Li-ion battery demand reaches all-time in Q1 2024

Challenger Energy (CEG LN) - £1.5m strategic investment in Challenger

Challenger has announced a £1.5m investment in the company from investor Charlestown Energy. This now allows Challenger to be fully funded for the foreseeable future as it works towards closure of its significant Uruguay farm out to Chevron, and the US$12.5m cash payment to be received once this is achieved.

Enwell Energy (ENW LN) - Q1 2024 update

Enwell has released its Q1 2024 update, showing ongoing production and limited natural decline versus the previous period, alongside further cash generation.

Jubilee Metals - Operational Update Q3 FY2024

Jubilee today reports its Q3 and third quarter operational results from its expanding operations in Zambia (copper) and South Africa (chrome and PGM). South Africa is on a growth trajectory with record chrome production of 409kt in the quarter (Q2 FY2024 381kt) and a monthly record in March of 145kt and production YTD of 1.13Mt (0.94Mt). Jubilee is well underway to its annual target capacity of 2,1Mt/yr especially with the new 300kt/yr chrome plant at Thutse expected to be operational in August

Tethys Oil AB (SSE: TETY): Increasing further the size of the prize

• The South Lahan area on Block 58 is estimated to hold 55-523 mmbl prospective resources (P90-P10 case) with a mean case of 251.8 mmbbl prospective resources across six prospects in the Ara Carbonate. • Combined with the previously disclosed prospective resources of the Fahd area in the north-eastern part of Block 58, Tethys Oil’s unrisked recoverable prospective resources on the block are estimated to be 435.9 mmbbl (Pmean). • The geological chance of success ranges from 6% to 11% for the six

JEV: Exploring Spin-off for Hydrogen Assets

What you need to know: • JEV announced that it has commenced a strategic process to explore the spin-off of its hydrogen portfolio. We view this as a strong positive for shareholders. • Over the past month, JEV also closed a $2.2M private placement and amended the terms on its debentures, setting up the Company for this transaction. Yesterday after market close, Jericho Energy Ventures Inc. (JEV:TSXV, JROOF:OTC) announced that it has commenced a strategic process to explore the spin-off and s

Clean Power Hydrogen - New customers and licensees circling…

CPH2 has released FY23 results with the company completing the period with a slightly lower cash outflow from operations and a higher cash balance than forecast. Looking ahead, with a new and improved technical and engineering team, the company has committed to completing Factory Acceptance Testing of its first MW scale electrolyser, the 0.5MW MFE110, within the next three months. In our view, this will be a major milestone for the company which will demonstrate that its unique technology can be