Despite a strong performance by miners, Australian banks and retailers were dragged down by a fall in consumer confidence with the benchmark S&P ASX200 down 14.7 points, or 0.3%, to 5,165.4. The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index was up 0.22% to 2,305.11 points while the Dow Mini is up 7 points to 15,387.58.

The formation of a strategic partnership agreement with China Real Estate Association has the potential to improve ASG Group’s position in the property sector while increasing its exposure in China.

Peak Resources is on track to become the next major rare earth supplier from the Ngualla project in Tanzania. The company has produced two refined rare earth products at ANSTO Minerals - which importantly are in saleable form and available for evaluation by target customers.

The current resource at Hollandaire could add a copper, gold and silver concentrate revenue stream to the Murchison gold project, thereby reducing all-in-sustaining cash costs at the gold operation.