Mining

Australia's five largest ASX-listedMiningstocks span the world's biggest diversified miner, two of the globe's largest iron ore producers, and two gold miners benefiting from record AUD gold prices. Together they represent over A$460 billion inMarket Capitalisation-- and together they define what investing in Australian …

Redcastle Resources Ltd (ASX:RC1) shares moved 2.94% higher to AUD 0.18 on 4 May 2026, during theTrading session, while maintaining a notable 150% gain over the past year. Today’s share price movement follows the company’s announcement of a new farm-in and joint venture agreement …

The combination of structuralDemandgrowth from electrification and electronics, supportive policy environments in major economies and the comparativeScarcityof non-ChineseSupplycontinues to underpin the rare earths narrative. Growth-focused explorers fit naturally into this story, although they carry the inherent risks of early-stage exploration.

Each of these commodities offers a different angle on the broader theme. Together, they provide a useful lens for understanding how investors are positioning around the long-term electrification, defence and clean energy narratives that characterise the critical minerals story.

While tungsten markets are smaller and less liquid than those for many base metals, the combination of strategic relevance, concentrated globalSupplyand steadyDemandfrom defence, machining and industrial applications has provided a constructive backdrop. Pricing has been more supportive than during prior downcycles, helping investors revisit …

Waratah Minerals is an Australia-based diversified mineral exploration company focused on advancing a portfolio of gold and copper exploration projects. The company is actively progressing its Stavely-Stawell project in Victoria, which targets gold and copper mineralisation across a large exploration corridor, and its Azura …

HighlightsLegacy Minerals (ASX: LGM) released an Ausenco-led Scoping Study on 4 May 2026 for its Mt Carrington gold-silver project in NSW, delivering a pre-tax NPV7 of A$716M (Spot Case), a 19-year mine life, and a first-QuartileAISC of A$1,061/oz Au — while shares fell 18.9% …