Jonathon Davidson

Nine Entertainment (ASX:NEC) has announced its CEO Mike Sneesby is stepping down before the footlamps – on the same day the stock trades ex-dividend.

MTM Critical Metals (ASX:MTM) recently announced it retrieved gallium from e-waste using a proprietary acid-free system – and now it reports it's done the same thing for gold.

Dimerix Limited (ASX:DXB) has confirmed it's begun recruiting adolescent kidney disease patients in Mexico, now that its ‘ ACTION3 ‘ Phase 3 clinical trial location has been selected.

Antimony has proven to be the flavour of the month (well, two months now) when it comes to hard rock miners following export bans for the critical mineral from China.

Former market darling and Indonesian nickel victim Chalice Mining (ASX:CHN) has seen its shares jump nearly 7% in Thursday trades after Putin threatened to ban exports from his country across a basket of minerals.

Metals Australia (ASX:MLS) has told the market it's getting closer to a PFS for its Lac Carheil graphite project in Quebec, Canada.

Enova Mining (ASX:ENV) has flagged “high-grade” assay results for rare earths on the back of four diamond drill holes sunk at its Coda North project in Brazil.

Medallion Metals (ASX:MM8) has confirmed its 15,000m drill run at Ravensthorpe is imminent which the company hopes to accelerate a path to copper-gold production.

Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX:VUL) has appointed one Angus Barker to its Board of Directors and cleared up room for other strategic investors.

There were a lot of things HotCopper users were watching this week, but chief among them was news from Cuba-based oil explorer Melbana Energy. After years of setbacks, the company is ready to produce its first oil in the exotic jurisdiction later this year – meaning Melbana is ready to become a producer.