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Week 2 CY26, wrapped: Geopolitics here to stay & there’s money in gold detectors

What does it say about the larger world when the United States government effectively kidnaps the President of Venezuela, and, while bodacious, it’s
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HotCopper Highlights for Week 2 of 2026: 4D Medical, Pilbara Minerals, SILEX & more

Greetings and welcome to HotCopper Highlights for the end of Week 2 of 2026, I’m Jon Davidson.
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HotList stocks: Manuka, 4DX, Adalta, and other trending companies in Week 2

Manuka Resources topped the HotCopper HotList through Week 2, though health tech developers Adalta and 4DX…
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They say you should sell shovels in a gold rush. Codan’s got a smarter idea

Codan has notched gains just south of +20% on Friday, coming out of the blue as…
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Mesoblast back to record highs as Ryoncil sales jump 60% QoQ to US$35M

Mesoblast is back onto investors' radars with good tidings from its sale of Ryoncil, with that…
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Nanocap Auravelle Metals spikes +30% on liquidity surge as high grade gold hit

Auravelle Metals has had a good end to Week 2 trade, jumping over +30% after joining…

‘Success’: Eastern Metals enjoys +200% unpause pop after closing out pivotal Raptor acquisition

Eastern Metals − now seeing out its final days under that name − has boomed +200%…
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Back to the table: Glencore-Rio Tinto restart talks to create world’s largest mining company

Glencore and Rio Tinto have returned to the deal room early in CY26, holding "preliminary discussions"…
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ASX Market Open: Stokes brewing up new BlueScope bid, Glencore-Rio merger convo restarts | Jan 9

ASX today – Friday is looking like an M&A day, with Stokes' conglomerate preparing another BlueScope…
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LinQ Minerals intersects 144m @ 1.0g/t AuEq at the Dam just west of Gidginbung Pit

Chair Clive Donner talks Linq Minerals raking in results while drilling for gold at the Dam…