Litchfield Minerals has launched maiden diamond drilling at its Oonagalabi copper-zinc project in the NT, prompted by multi-element results from its previous drilling.

Gateway Mining has turned up the heat on its WA Yandal project, with drill results confirming high-grade gold along a trend that encompasses its Mustang and Pony prospects.

After decades writing on and off for the national broadsheet, the former ad man and broadcaster said he had not been given a substantial reason for his “sacking″⁣.

The Australian sharemarket lost ground on Monday as investors mulled the potential impact of growing trade tensions between the US and Europe.

As Dateline Resources nears completion of its Californian Colosseum gold project feasibility study, the gold price has soared to an all-time high of US$4690 per ounce.