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Venus Metals rejects increased bid as Rox shares and royalty value surge
Venus Metals managing director Matthew Hogan Credit: File There’s a fine line between opportunistic and opportunism, and Venus Metals Corporation (ASX: VMC) reckons QGold has crossed it. After launching an on-market takeover at 17 cents late last year - which at the time was where Venus shares were trading on-market - QGold has now increased its bid to 21 cents a share, worth $42.25 million and declared the offer final. Again, this latest bid exactly reflects the current mark

James Pearson
4 days ago


Venus Metals defines deeper gold potential under Sandstone deposit
Venus Metals Corporation’s recently-defined gold exploration target looks bound to offer greater exploration prospects and success potential than the company’s scalding solar system namesake. Credit: File Venus Metals Corporation (ASX: VMC) has defined a new exploration target for deeper mineralisation beneath its Bellchambers gold deposit, about 25 kilometres south of Sandstone in Western Australia’s Murchison goldfield . Independent consultancy Widenbar and Associates (WAA

Doug Bright
Jan 2


Venus Metals to launch PFS over WA Sandstone gold project
Venus Metals drilling for resource infill and extensions and new targets at its Bellchambers gold project near Sandstone WA’s Goldfields. Credit: File Venus Metals Corporation (ASX: VMC) has kicked off preparations for a pre-feasibility study (PFS) over its Bellchambers gold project, about 23 kilometres southwest of Sandstone and 70km northeast of the historic Youanmi gold project in Western Australia. The Bellchambers gold deposit occupies a 415 hectare granted mining lease

Doug Bright
Dec 29, 2025


IGO backs Venus Metals with extra $3m for WA Southwest lithium push
An aerial view of the massive Greenbushes lithium mine in Western Australia’s Southwest region, which shares a boundary with Venus Metals’ Bridgetown-Greenbushes lithium project. Credit: File ASX-listed mining heavyweight IGO has doubled down on its push into Venus Metals’ (ASX: VMC) Bridgetown-Greenbushes lithium play, electing to roll straight into Stage 2 of the farm-in with a fresh $3 million exploration commitment. The new spend will allow IGO- backed by a hefty $5.3 bi

James Pearson
Dec 12, 2025


Venus Metals gold royalty steals the spotlight in QGold takeover tussle
Venus Metals has countered QGold’s 17-cent per share bid as opportunistic and underpriced, signalling the latest move in its takeover tussle. Credit: File If QGold was hoping for a quick resolution to its unsolicited takeover bid for gold junior Venus Metals (ASX: VMC) , it will likely be a little disappointed after Venus today tabled a string of value drivers lurking within its books that management says makes QGold’s bid look somewhat pale. In its formal response to the bi

James Pearson
Dec 8, 2025


Venus Metals says hold fire on unsolicited low-ball takeover bid
Venus Metals owns 50.17 million shares and a one per cent net smelt royalty over Rox Resources’ 2.2-million ounce gold mine in the Western Australia’s Murchison region. Credit: File Venus Metals (ASX: VMC) has urged shareholders to sit on their hands and ignore the noise after private company QGold launched an unsolicited, low-ball takeover bid for the Western Australian exploration company this week. The 17-cent cash offer, unveiled in a bidder’s statement yesterday, landed

James Pearson
Nov 25, 2025


Major shareholder quietly continues to lift stake in Venus Metals
Queensland’s QCoal Group founder and billionaire Chris Wallin has lifted his holding in Venus Metals to 26.21 per cent. Credit: File It’s not every day you see a billionaire quietly tiptoeing up a junior explorer’s register, but Chris Wallin’s latest manoeuvre to increase his stake in Venus Metals (ASX: VMC) bears all the hallmarks of a man who knows exactly where the gold is headed. Wallin is no small-time punter. Ranked number 50 on The Australian’s 250 Rich list with an es

James Pearson
Nov 19, 2025


IGO consummates Venus Metals WA lithium JV
An aerial view of the massive Greenbushes lithium mine in Western Australia’s Southwest region, which shares a boundary with Venus Metals’ Bridgetown lithium project. Credit: File Venus Metals (ASX: VMC) has lit the fuse on an exciting new lithium partnership, confirming that mining goliath Independence Group (IGO) has hit its Stage 1 earn-in milestone at Venus’ Bridgetown-Greenbushes lithium project in Western Australia’s Southwest. By the first $3 million on the ground to s

James Pearson
Oct 27, 2025


Venus Metals reveals zinc promise in WA’s Murchison as recovery test work begins
Drilling at Venus Metals Corporation’s Youanmi base metals project in WA’s Murchison region. The company controls 100 per cent of the...

James Pearson
Oct 9, 2025


Venus Metals WA Youanmi gold royalty revalued to $25.4M
Venus Metals’ annual report has revealed an independently re-rated valuation of its net smelter royalty over Rox Resources’ Youanmi gold...

James Pearson
Oct 2, 2025


Coal billionaire ups Venus Metals stake amid shining WA gold recovery tests
Venus Metals Corporation has achieved up to 99 per cent gold recoveries from metallurgical tests at its Bellchambers gold project in WA....

James Pearson
Aug 25, 2025


Resource boost puts Venus Metals on path to WA goldfields production
Recent drilling at Venus Metals Corporation’s Bellchambers project near Sandstone has enabled the company to upgrade its gold resource to...

James Pearson
Aug 15, 2025


Venus Metals locks in mining lease for WA Sandstone gold project
Venus Metals Corporation has secured a mining lease for its WA Bellchambers gold deposit near Sandstone, paving the way for potential...

James Pearson
Jul 25, 2025


Venus Metals launches drilling program in search of Murchison copper
Venus Metals is on the hunt in WA’s Murchison region for much-needed copper. The red metal is expected to play a large role in the...

Craig Nolan
Jun 23, 2025


Venus Metals lands hefty 38g/t gold hit at promising WA Sandstone project
Exploration and infill drilling by Venus Metals Corporation has landed more solid gold hits at the company’s Bellchambers and Rangeview...

James Pearson
Jun 12, 2025


Queensland coal baron creeps to 23.5% of Venus Metals share register
Billionaire coal miner Chris Wallin has increased his stake in Venus Metals Corporation to 23.52 per cent. Credit: File There’s an adage...

James Pearson
May 26, 2025


Venus Metals locks in $52,500 grant for Murchison copper drilling program
Venus Metals subsidiary Redscope Enterprise has locked in a $52,500 WA Government Exploration Incentive Scheme grant towards drilling...

Craig Nolan
May 5, 2025


Venus Metals to unleash cutting-edge WA gold targeting project with CSIRO
Venus Metals has launched a high-tech hyperspectral research project with the CSIRO at its Bellchambers gold project near Sandstone in...

Andrew Todd
May 1, 2025


Venus Metals fires up drill rig to boost Sandstone gold project resource
Venus Metals has launched a drill program at the company’s Bellchambers gold project near Sandstone in the WA Goldfields to chase...

James Pearson
Apr 29, 2025


Venus Metals claims sleeper stock status with royalty stream and gold
Venus Metals owns $20 million worth of shares in Rox Resources and a 1 per cent royalty agreement over Rox’s Youanmi gold project, which...

James Pearson
Apr 22, 2025
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