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Rise and Shine: What you need to know before the ASX opens
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On Stockhead today…monster or mouse? The 13 mining juniors that became +$500m mid-caps in 2021, the best pot stock in 2021 and the cannabis outlook for the year ahead, and MoneyTalks highlights 3 stocks with upside in the ASX’s hottest sector.
But first, the day ahead.
Rubix Resources (ASX:RB6) is on deck to list today, scheduled for 12:30pm EST. The junior explorer has secured four sites across WA and Queensland that are prospective for copper, nickel, PGE’s, zinc and gold.
TRADING HALTS
Tuesday
Mamba Exploration (ASX:M24) – drilling update
Coda Minerals (ASX:COD) – Mineral Resource Estimate
Torrens Mining (ASX:TRN) – Mineral Resource Estimate
Pantera Minerals (ASX:PFE) – asset acquisition
Sacgasco (ASX:SGC) – asset disposal and farm out agreement
Wednesday
Midas Minerals (ASX:MM1) – exploration results
MARKETS
Gold: $US1,789.70 ($2,516.49) (-0.44%)
Silver: $US22.25 ($31.29) (-0.44%)
Oil (WTI): $US68.63 (-3.15%)
Oil (Brent): $US71.85 (-2.29%)
Coal: $US168.00 (-0.30%)
Iron 62pc Fe: $US113.79 (+1.93%)
AUD/USD: $US0.7111 (-0.18%)
Bitcoin: $US46,767.84 ($65,759.98) (-0.09%)
WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?
Ionic Rare Earths (ASX:IXR) got you talkin’.
The 71-hole third tranche of drilling results from IXR’s 8,220m phase 4 drilling program have come through and there are some doozies.
Ionic Rare Earths has toasted “very strong” infill results from drilling at its Makuutu rare earths project in Uganda, underlining its potential for further growth.https://t.co/LLqEju0TPV #ad #ASX $IXR
— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) December 20, 2021
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YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP WINNERS
(Stocks highlighted in yellow rose after making announcements during the trading day).
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| Code | Company | Price | % | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YPB | YPB Group Ltd | 0.003 | 50 | 7650000 |
| AS1 | Angel Seafood | 0.18 | 44 | 4089587 |
| HUM | Humm Group Limited | 0.91 | 23 | 14543136 |
| CGB | Cann Global Limited | 0.003 | 20 | 3807116 |
| DDT | DataDot Technology | 0.012 | 20 | 2450151 |
| GTG | Genetic Technologies | 0.006 | 20 | 1113411 |
| MEB | Medibio Limited | 0.006 | 20 | 296436 |
| TMS | Tennant Minerals Ltd | 0.041 | 17 | 14165155 |
| PVE | Po Valley Energy Ltd | 0.029 | 16 | 1388 |
| TRN | Torrens Mining | 0.19 | 15 | 1088963 |
| OFX | OFX Group Ltd | 2.15 | 15 | 1550055 |
| AVR | Anteris Technologies | 10.22 | 15 | 106231 |
| BDC | Bardoc Gold Ltd | 0.47 | 15 | 5081470 |
| ROG | Red Sky Energy. | 0.008 | 14 | 10510770 |
| 14D | 1414 Degrees Limited | 0.12 | 14 | 348905 |
| CD2 | Cd Private Equity II | 2 | 14 | 94999 |
| GMR | Golden Rim Resources | 0.13 | 13 | 3115096 |
| KCC | Kincora Copper | 0.135 | 13 | 215611 |
| PRM | Prominence Energy | 0.009 | 13 | 1344193 |
| VBC | Verbrec Limited | 0.15 | 11 | 40000 |
| AQX | Alice Queen Ltd | 0.01 | 11 | 1397695 |
| ZAG | Zuleika Gold Ltd | 0.02 | 11 | 82558 |
| 1AD | Adalta Limited | 0.092 | 11 | 1266808 |
In the small cap space, takeovers reigned supreme today. Angel Seafood (ASX:AS1) rose with a binding takeover bid while Humm (ASX:HUM) rose after telling shareholders it received interest from potential suitors and OFX (ASX:OFX) announced it was buying Firma – a Canadian forex provider.
In resources, Torrens Mining (ASX:TRN) rose off the back of a mineral resource estimate for the Emmie Bluff Copper-Cobalt deposit in South Australia, where it owns 30% of a joint venture with Coda Minerals (ASX:COD).
1414 Degrees (ASX:14d) entered into an MoU with Jemena subsidiary Ovida to explore partnering on the development of the Aurora Energy project.
YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS
(Stocks highlighted in yellow fell after making announcements during the trading day).
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| Code | Company | Price | % | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCE | Carnegie Cln Energy | 0.002 | -33 | 5170322 |
| MFG | Magellan Fin Grp Ltd | 19.7 | -33 | 8498924 |
| ALT | Analytica Limited | 0.0015 | -25 | 500000 |
| ANL | Amani Gold Ltd | 0.0015 | -25 | 39346251 |
| BAS | Bass Oil Ltd | 0.0015 | -25 | 1278498 |
| OEX | Oilex Ltd | 0.003 | -25 | 6464002 |
| RC1 | Redcastle Resources | 0.018 | -21 | 7824113 |
| NCR | Nucoal Resources Ltd | 0.008 | -20 | 3121567 |
| MSI | Multistack Internat. | 0.04 | -18 | 17500 |
| ECT | Env Clean Tech Ltd. | 0.037 | -18 | 21586166 |
| RTG | RTG Mining Inc. | 0.1 | -17 | 670133 |
| DLC | Delecta Limited | 0.01 | -17 | 14887306 |
| ESH | Esports Mogul Ltd | 0.005 | -17 | 8437874 |
| LCT | Living Cell Tech. | 0.005 | -17 | 1071130 |
| AYT | Austin Metals Ltd | 0.026 | -16 | 665446 |
| UBN | Urbanise.Com Ltd | 0.85 | -15 | 462069 |
| CXX | Cradle Resources Ltd | 0.04 | -15 | 3540999 |
| TAS | Tasman Resources Ltd | 0.023 | -15 | 3276648 |
| BNO | Bionomics Limited | 0.115 | -15 | 735161 |
| ADY | Admiralty Resources. | 0.012 | -14 | 46002 |
| DDD | 3D Resources Limited | 0.003 | -14 | 5526416 |
| TYX | Tyranna Res Ltd | 0.006 | -14 | 8800 |
After ~2 years suspended, software company Transendence Technologies (ASX:TTL) relisted as a gold exploration company called Redcastle Resources (ASX:RC1) and fell sharply upon commencement of trade.
