Australia Snapshot: Eight companies to watch

The Indigenous group will become a shareholder in Noront.

Both potential acquirors and shareholders are seeing a new age of opportunity dawning.

Another high-grade gold discovery was made yesterday at the company's Beta Hunt mine in Western Australia.

The Court is expected to deliver its verdict by June 24.   

While Australia-based Lynas cannot match China's rare earth processing capability, it is hoping that its role as the largest rare earth miner and the largest processor outside of China will help it forge new relationships and fuel expansion projects.

China's iron ore dipped on Thursday and marked its weakest weekly performance in nearly two months.

Cobre Panama is the largest copper mine coming to market over the next couple of years and the biggest single private sector investment in Panama’s history.

The international group says sales of polished diamonds below 0.50 carats are slow due to excess supply, weak Chinese demand and tight Indian liquidity.

Underground drilling has confirmed there is mineralization similar to the Brucejack mine at depth and to the east of the mine workings.