Rare Earths and Gold Drive a Wild Week in Materials

• New Age Exploration led the pack with a 200.00% weekly jump after a fresh gold discovery in New Zealand.
• Rare earths names stayed strong as Piche Resources, OD6 Metals and Brazilian Critical Minerals all rallied on project news.
• Gold stocks were busy across the board, from drill hits to resource upgrades to mine restart plans.
• Big-ticket M&A stayed in focus with Alcoa’s South32 deal and Forrestania’s Edna May buy.