On Stockhead today, how to prep for war, rates and recession, why Ian Murray’s confident of chunky Canadian riches, and Peak Asset’s four gold stocks to watch.

But first … the day ahead.

Local shares are set to open lower today. At 8am AEDT, the ASX 200 March futures is pointing down by 1.09%.

 

TRADING HALTS

The following companies went into trading halts today and are expected out in the next few days:

Genus Plus (ASX:GNP) — capital raise

Whitehawk (ASX:WHK) 

 

MARKETS

Gold: $US1,898.50 ($2,640.47) (+1.61%)

Silver: $US23.84 ($33.15) (+1.24%)

Oil (WTI): $US91.57 (-2.25%)

Oil (Brent): $US92.84 (-2.08%)

Aust Coking Coal (steelmaking): $434.00/t (0.5%)

Newcastle Coal (thermal): $197/t (0.00%)

Coal: $US234.50 (-0.64%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US143.88 (+1.66%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7190 (-0.07%)

Bitcoin: $US40,975.84 (-0.88%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Critical Resources (ASX:CRR) is cashed up and ready to explore its Canadian lithium project.


And hear all about Azure Minerals’ (ASX:AZS) MD Peter Strachan’s thoughts on the nickel market.

 

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YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST WINNERS

(Stocks highlighted in yellow rose after making announcements during the trading day).

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Code Company Price % Volume
BNR Bulletin Res Ltd 0.185 61% 65,512,131
ANW Aus Tin Mining 0.0015 50% 8,890,000
LKO Lakes Blue Energy 0.0015 50% 51,905,050
WOO Wooboard Tech Ltd 0.0015 50% 656,050
BBL Brisbane Broncos 0.805 28% 1,171
PG1 Pearl Global Ltd 0.028 27% 2,252,561
X2M X2M Connect Limited 0.165 27% 288,288
CCE Carnegie Cln Energy 0.0025 25% 21,671,504
RAG Ragnar Metals Ltd 0.04 21% 95,058,541
AD1 AD1 Holdings Limited 0.023 21% 4,607,590
OAR OAR Resources Ltd 0.006 20% 5,519,220
VPR Volt Power Group 0.003 20% 64,312
M2M Mtmalcolmminesnl 0.13 18% 32,288
RML Resolution Minerals 0.02 18% 1,629,380
ARE Argonaut Resources 0.0035 17% 955,833
RIM Rimfire Pacific 0.007 17% 1,526,435
IBG Ironbark Zinc Ltd 0.045 15% 4,529,080
NWH NRW Holdings Limited 1.975 14% 7,767,174
AFW Applyflow Limited 0.004 14% 220,015
CAD Caeneus Minerals 0.008 14% 23,064,580
TMX Terrain Minerals 0.008 14% 1,210,510
ALY Alchemy Resource Ltd 0.0125 14% 283,765
ABE Ausbondexchange 0.465 13% 19,200
GIB Gibb River Diamonds 0.068 13% 93,500
BNL Blue Star Helium Ltd 0.06 13% 27,585,111
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Carnaby Resources (ASX: CNB) announced the results of its Induced Polarisation survey, identifying “anomalies of exceptional potential” which it has already started drilling for at its Lady Fanny copper gold discovery within the Greater Duchess Copper Gold Project in Mt Isa.

Australia’s only listed sporting team took centre stage this morning, as shares in the Brisbane Broncos (ASX:BBL) ripped higher by almost 30% on no news.

It marks a notable move for the NRL team, which was struggling for traction following the release of a profit guidance statement of February 8.

Lithium is still spiffin’ for Bulletin Resources (ASX:BNR) – which jumped after flagging high-grade lithium mineralisation at its Ravensthorpe project. The gold-lithium explorer today shared some cracking lithium assays up to 8.21% Li2O in rock chips from ‘Big Pegmatite’, part of the ‘Ravensthorpe’ project in WA.

Hard rock lithium operations usually produce at grades of ~1% lithium.

Meanwhile, Global Lithium (ASX:GL1) says it’s onto a maiden 9.9Mt resource grading 1.14% lithium and 49ppm tantalum for the ‘Manna’ lithium project in the goldfields of WA.

It almost doubles the company’s attributable resource base (Marble Bar project 100%, Manna project 80%) to 18.4Mt lithium.

Reuben says that’s a pretty big achievement for a company which only listed on the ASX in May last year.

Outside of mining news, AD1 Holdings (ASX:AD1) led the pack, after announcing its US subsidiary had signed a “12-month pilot with the US Department of Labor that represents a potential lifetime value of approximately $250,000”.

The company said it also has a US sales pipeline “comprising 10+ prospects concentrated primarily in the corporate and government space”.

And the Lark Distillery share price has jumped back some 7% today after the CEO resigned yesterday following a viral video and a wee case of extortion. It’s edging up, after a 20% right shellacking yesterday.

And up about 8% is newcomer Firebrick Pharma Limited (ASX:FRE) has been granted a patent in the US for the use of its Nasodine Nasal Spray for the treatment and possible prevention of Covid-19.

 

YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST LOSERS

(Stocks highlighted in yellow fell after making announcements during the trading day).

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Code Company Price % Volume
YPB YPB Group Ltd 0.0015 -25% 3,200,000
GMN Gold Mountain Ltd 0.012 -20% 4,577,509
AO1 Assetowl Limited 0.004 -20% 1,504,900
SMS Starmineralslimited 0.17 -19% 5,000
DDD 3D Resources Limited 0.0025 -17% 23,289,795
CUP Countplus Limited 0.745 -15% 1,000,626
RR1 Reach Resources Ltd 0.0085 -15% 3,404,444
AE1 Aerison 0.175 -15% 45,530
BOC Bougainville Copper 0.56 -15% 56,202
ARO Astro Resources NL 0.006 -14% 5,832,963
AVW Avira Resources Ltd 0.006 -14% 8,640,389
LNY Laneway Res Ltd 0.006 -14% 268,520
KLR Kaili Resources Ltd 0.026 -13% 81,435
YRL Yandal Resources 0.295 -13% 441,613
BCB Bowen Coal Limited 0.2 -13% 9,771,319
IGN Ignite Ltd 0.135 -13% 70,886
IMI Infinitymining 0.17 -13% 49,242
MCT Metalicity Limited 0.007 -13% 15,113,617
IEC Intra Energy Corp 0.021 -13% 257,142
ODE Odessa Minerals Ltd 0.015 -12% 1,707,898
TD1 Tali Digital Limited 0.023 -12% 161,290
MQR Marquee Resource Ltd 0.115 -12% 3,374,727
OMX Orangeminerals 0.155 -11% 141,670
UBN Urbanise.Com Ltd 0.71 -11% 68,049
ITM Itech Minerals Ltd 0.515 -11% 1,321,723
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Yandal Resources (ASX:YRL) is getting whacked by about 14%, we think because managing director and “good bloke/great geo” Lorry Hughes — to paraphrase someone in this office — left to pursue other interests.