Materials Wrap Week 16: Drilling Wins and Deal Flow Drive Big Movers

• Altair Minerals, Charger Metals and AuKing Mining led the weekly movers after major exploration and project updates.
• Gold names stayed active as companies pushed toward production, lifted resources or locked in partner-funded development.
• Critical minerals stories kept landing, from graphite and rare earths to antimony, lithium and niobium.
• Mergers and acquisitions remained a clear theme, with deals in coal, iron ore and gold reshaping portfolios.