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This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Wellard Limited.

Wellard spikes on capital return from US$50 million sale

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is … Wellard Limited. The company spiked on news of the sale of its last livestock shipping vessel for US$50 million.

  • Craig Nolan

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Terrain Minerals Managing Director Justin Virgin has a bit of fun in geological “elephant country” as he hunts for the next big nickel discovery in the same mineralised belt as IGO’s mammoth Nova-Bollinger nickel discovery.

Terrain steps up hunt for big nickel deposit in elephant country

Terrain Minerals has kicked-off a ground-based EM survey to better define four very curious, potentially nickel-copper conductors at its Lort River project in WA.

  • Craig Nolan
A downturn in the mining industry could see Perth property prices fall.

The iron-clad reason this investor thinks Perth house prices will fall in 2025

If iron ore prices suddenly plunge, then the WA economy and its housing market could turn on a dime with little warning, according to some experts.

  • Sarah Brookes
Ardea Resources and a consortium of Japanese business giants are continuing to drill at the Goongarrie Hub nickel project in WA.

FIRB green-lights Japanese investment in Ardea nickel plan

Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board has approved a Japanese consortium’s link-up with Ardea Resources to develop the Goongarrie Hub nickel play in WA.

  • Craig Nolan
AFR, BHP Nickel West  Mount Keith, WA

PM disappointed with BHP nickel shutdown: ‘We’ll be holding them to account’

BHP has promised to offer redeployment to 1600 front-line staff after closing its WA nickel despite help offered by the state and federal governments.

  • Simon Johanson and Peter Milne
Ardea Resources has begun drilling at the company’s Big Four deposit, part of its massive Kalgoorlie nickel-cobalt project.

Ardea launches DFS drilling for giant WA nickel play

Ardea Resources has kicked off DFS drilling planned to stretch 51,745m at the Kalgoorlie nickel project it now shares with a giant Japanese consortium.

  • Craig Nolan
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Ardea Resources rust-coloured goethite and whitish magnesite saprock is helping reduce costs at its Goongarrie Hub nickel project in WA.

Ardea nickel testwork brings bank balance boost

Ardea Resources’ high-tech mineral processing method has boosted the nickel-cobalt inventory at its Kalgoorlie-based project and earned it a $1.1 million grant.

  • Craig Nolan
This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is … Iceni Gold.

When money talks, historic WA Goldfields still delivers

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is … Iceni Gold. Other “WA Budget week” runners include Alliance Nickel, OZZ Resources and Caprice Resources.

  • Michael Philipps
The Ravensthorpe nickel mine in southern WA has been sold after being shut down by BHP Billiton during the financial crisis.

WA job losses: 330 more nickel jobs go, this time at Ravensthorpe

The torrent of cheap nickel from Indonesia has claimed more Australian jobs with Canadian miner First Quantum to put its WA mine into care and maintenance.

  • Peter Milne
A worker taps into the copper stream at BHP’s Olympic Dam.

Russia sanctions put a rocket under BHP’s copper outlook

Copper is shaping up as a star for the mining giant, as it edges closer to making a final call on its nickel business in West Australia.

  • Simon Johanson

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