On Stockhead today, Despite its history, there’s a growing number of junior Aussie and New South Welsh ASX diggers (and dealers) all over the exciting Lachlan Fold Belt.

In this edition, we hear from the mining magnates and the gold generals who reckon it remains – after all these years – one of the best places in the world for a company to explore.

Josh picks seven juniors to make it rain with discoveries in the LFB

But first, the day ahead.

 

TRADING HALTS

The following stocks went into trading halts Tuesday and are expected out in the coming days:

Macquarie Technology Group (ASX:MAQ) – Equity raising.

Intelligent Monitoring Group (ASX:IMB) – Strategic acquisition and debt refinance.

GreenTech Metals (ASX:GRE) – Exploration update from the Ruth Well project.

Cosmo Metals (ASX:CMO) – Capital raising.

Locksley Resources (ASX:LKY) – Material acquisition and capital raising.

Challenger Gold (ASX:CEL) – Mineral Resource Estimate from the El Guayabo Project in Ecuador.

Ryder Capital (ASX:RYD) – Halt requested to allow time to complete the company’s May 2023 Net Tangible Asset (NTA) release (See above).

Advanced Health Intelligence (ASX:AHI) – Capital raising transaction and response to an ASX price query.

 

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

Gold: $US1947.25 (-0.73%)

Silver: $US21.970 (-1.72%)

Nickel (3mth): $US24,025/t (+2.02%)

Copper (3mth): $US9002.50/t (+0.27%)

Oil (WTI): $US69.20(+3.21%)

Oil (Brent): $US74.23 (+3.4%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US106.50/t (+3.9%)

AUD/USD: 0.67670 (+0.26%)

Bitcoin: $US25,88 (-0.03%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING?

Azure Minerals. A sparkling spodumene situation.

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TUESDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS

Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks on Tuesday:

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The clear winner on post-Charles day is Advanced Health Intelligence (ASX:AHI), which went zooming off the charts to the tune of +370% this morning in the split-second that it wasn’t in an ASX-induced trading pause, or an outright halt requested by the company.

There’s a bit to unpack around that particular mystery bag of magnificent performance.

Tesserent (ASX:TNT), jumped 150% on news of a Scheme Implementation Deed (SID) with Thales Australia that’ll see the latter acquire 100% of TNT for $0.13 per share in cash.

The price is a massive 165% premium to the last closing price of $0.049 per share and 157.5% to the 1-month volume weighted average price (VWAP) of $0.0505 per share – a solid indication of just how badly Thales wanted to scoop up TNT.

Thales has advised the TNT business will continue to be known as Tesserent and the deal will position TNT as the lead cybersecurity offering of Thales ANZ.

The TNT board unanimously recommends shareholders vote in favour of the deal at an anticipated meeting in September.

The other takeover during the session, which has seen Allogio (ASX:ALO) jump around 44% on news that it has finally reached an agreement with Next Capital over the price it’s prepared to accept for 100% of the company.

Negotiations between ALO and Next have been trundling along for quite some time now, and today was the deadline for the Consultation Notice that had allowed the pair to haggle.

The deal has apparently been struck, and Next is now set to buy up 100% of ALO at $0.24 per share in cash.

 

TODAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LAGGARDS

Here are the least best performing ASX small cap stocks:

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