Good morning everyone, and welcome to Monday, 13 November.<\/p>\n
On Stockhead today\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Experts believe China\u2019s move last month to introduce graphite export permits from December could potentially disrupt supply chains, raise costs, and affect production. IF the rental market seemed tight before, then these few tidbits from PropTrack and Realestate.com.au are going to be hard to swallow.New PropTrack research has found the national rental vacancy rate fell to a new, horrible record low<\/a> of 1.02% in October, down, down, down 0.06 percentage points (ppt) month-on-month.<\/p>\n But first..<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Gold: US$1,938.09 (-1.03%)<\/em><\/p>\n Silver: US$22.25 (-1.64%)<\/em><\/p>\n Nickel (3mth): US$17,813\/t (-0.3%)<\/em><\/p>\n Copper (3mth): US$8,147\/t (-0.4%)<\/em><\/p>\n Oil (WTI): US$77.17 (+1.89%)<\/em><\/p>\n Oil (Brent): US$81.63 +2.02%)<\/em><\/p>\n Iron 62pc Fe: US$128.07\/t (+0.54%)<\/em><\/p>\n AUD\/USD: 0.6367 (-0.03%)<\/em><\/p>\n Bitcoin: US$36,895 (-1.19%)<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Airbnb of the caravan and motorhome sector,\u00a0Camplify (ASX:CHL)<\/a>\u00a0is cruising along in both its home market and in Europe, where it has expanded via acquisition. Tim Boreham explores the one enduring question for the company: whether Camplify is vulnerable to new competition<\/a> as the peer-to-peer accommodation giants cotton on to the opportunity.<\/p>\n And this\u2026<\/p>\n NEOM, the huge, high-tech city state planned for northwest Saudi Arabia, has big dreams for the future. And web3 firm Animoca Brands is now very much a part of those plans. https:\/\/t.co\/qYkS3Xymls<\/a> #ad<\/a> #ASX<\/a> #blockchain<\/a> @animocabrands<\/a> @NEOM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Stockhead (@StockheadAU) November 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks:<\/p>\n Swipe or scroll to reveal full table. Click headings to sort:<\/p>\n WordPress Tables Plugin<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s Small Caps highlights:<\/p>\n Leaping late on Lithium Friday is Paul Lloyd\u2019s Arizona Lithium (ASX:AZL)<\/strong><\/a> after reporting that pilot plant operations are underway processing brine and producing lithium concentrate from the Prairie Lithium Project.<\/p>\n Pilot plant testing of Prairie brine material will complete the third and final phase of the evaluation on\u00a0 very promising third-party supplied DLE technology.<\/p>\n The location of the first commercial facility has been selected, and the ground prepared for the well pad, allowing AZL \u201cto rapidly advance from pilot operations to commercialisation via the drilling of its initial wells H1 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n On Friday morning, Rubix Resources (ASX:RB6)<\/strong><\/a> reported a cultural heritage survey will start on November 30 at its Lake Johnston lithium project in WA with a program of works for its maiden drilling program approved.<\/p>\n The lithium junior says it\u2019s also enjoying a bit of \u2018pegmatite-poking action\u2019 down in southern WA at Lake Johnston, according to Rob Badman.<\/p>\n Rubix has announced it\u2019s about to begin a Cultural Heritage Survey at the site, in collaboration with the registered Native Title Holders, the Ngadju People.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n And Bryah Resources (ASX:BYH)<\/strong><\/a> is in on the same deal.<\/p>\n BYH says it\u2019s fast-tracking its lithium exploration at Lake Johnston with CEO Ashley Jones saying TG Metals\u2019 (ASX:TG6)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0recent success has put a strong emphasis again on the area.<\/p>\n TechGen Metals (ASX:TG1)<\/strong><\/a>, which dropped an update on its projects including stage three drilling approved for its John Bull Gold Project and pegmatite mapping to kick off at Ida Valley with historic data identifying lithium and caesiumin soils up to 144.5ppm Li (311ppm Li2O) along the Ida Fault.<\/p>\n Charger Metals (ASX:CHR)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0reports assay results from soil sampling completed earlier this year have identified several new lithium targets at the Mt Gordon tenement of its Lake Johnston lithium project.<\/p>\n Assay results from soil sampling completed earlier this year have revealed the targets, which are in the Mt Gordon tenement of its Lake Johnston lithium project, with follow-up planning for AC and RC drilling now in the works, along with diamond drilling at the Medcalf spodumene prospect.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Swipe or scroll to reveal full table. Click headings to sort:<\/p>\n WordPress Tables Plugin<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Avenira (ASX:AEV)<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Pending an application to court by AEV \u2018seeking orders in relation to the company\u2019s inadvertent failure to lodge a cleansing notice under section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) within the prescribed 5-day period\u2019 after the issue of securities on 14 April 2023<\/p>\n Armour Energy (ASX:AJQ)<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Pending an announcement in relation to Armour Secured Amortising Notes.<\/p>\n Caprice Resources (ASX:CRS)<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Pending an announcement regarding a capital raising.<\/p>\n Buru Energy (ASX:BRU)<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Pending the release of an announcement in relation to a capital raising.<\/p>\n Cooper Metals (ASX:CPM)<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Pending an announcement regarding material exploration results.<\/p>\n MetalsTech (ASX:MTC)<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Pending the release of an announcement by the company in relation to the results of its Scoping Study which highlights the robust economics for a high-tonnage, high-value underground-only gold-silver mining operation at the 100%-owned Sturec gold mine, Slovakia.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The post Rise and Shine: Everything you need to know before the ASX opens<\/a> appeared first on Stockhead<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nOthers believe it presents an opportunity for countries outside of China to diversify their sourcing and reduce dependence on the Middle Kingdom. Countries like Australia, with graphite stocks like these four that Jess Cummins has had a look at<\/a>.<\/p>\nCOMMODITY\/FOREX\/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES<\/h2>\n
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FRIDAY\u2019S ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS<\/h2>\n
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