ASX STOCKS

Emerging gold-copper play Los Cerros (ASX: LCL) could prove LCL to be one of the best junior gold stocks on the market this year, with the company up 54% in morning trading under all-time record volumes.

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GTi Resources' (ASX: GTR) Western Australian gold project is starting to look increasingly interesting to investors, given the surging gold price.

GTR has been on a strong run, climbing another 33% this morning and up 380% since The Next Mining Boom first initiated coverage on 29 April at 1.2 cents.

The last 12 months has been an extremely rewarding period for shareholders in Speciality Metals International Ltd (ASX:SEI), a company that is about to bring its Mt Carbine Tungsten Mine in North Queensland back into production.

Vango Mining (ASX:VAN) is rapidly progressing towards developing gold production after announcing impressive drilling results at its 100 per cent owned Marymia Gold Project in Western Australia.

Archer (ASX:AXE) has the minerals and technological capability to impact global industries including electric vehicles.

Metminco Limited, soon to be renamed Los Cerros Limited, has had immediate drilling success at its Chuscal Gold Target.

Mako Gold Ltd (ASX:MKG) has made good use of its downtime, before recommencing drilling today recently negotiating a highly beneficial agreement with Geodrill which will maximise drilling metres and preserve cash during its post wet season campaign.

PolarX (ASX:PXX) owns the Alaska Range Project, covering 261km2 of State Mining Claims. The C$5 billion capped Lundin Mining has already put $4.3 million into a PXX drilling program and could potentially put in over A$40 million to earn a 51% interest.

One of the few commodities not to experience wild swings over the last decade is bauxite, and as the key component in the manufacturing of aluminium its outlook remains strong. One ASX junior is looking to capitalise.

Zinc of Ireland (ASX:ZMI) today released an updated independent Mineral Resource Estimate for the Kildare Zinc Project, with the contained zinc and lead resource inventory increasing to more than 850,000 tonnes.

Gold-focused Australian exploration company, Indiana Resources (ASX:IDA) has secured a highly prospective land package in Mali and is looking to aggressively grow its portfolio.

Transamine Trading S.A, the world's oldest independent and privately held commodities trading company is coming onboard Rafaella Resource's Galicia Tin & Tungstem project as a cornerstone investor.

Mako Gold Limited (ASX:MKG), which listed on the ASX just over a year ago, is now rapidly advancing its Napié and Niou Projects.

Peninsula Mines (ASX:PSM) has defined significant exploration targets to drill and prove up the Resource potential at its key graphite projects in South Korea.

As Hardey Resources closes out the last two months of intense corporate activity, it would appear that all systems are go.