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Gold Road Resources halts trading Gold Road Resources (ASX: GOR) has sought a trading halt pending the release of an announcement. The ASX announced that the halt, as requested by Gold Road, will remain in place until the commencement of trading on Tuesday 6 May or when the announcement is released to the market. The pause in trading comes amidst media speculation over a potential change of control transaction. South African gold miner Gold Fields previously proposed a $3.3b takeover bid of Gold Road in March earlier this year. The bid from Gold Fields, which Gold Road jointly owns the...

Delta Lithium to demerge Mt Ida In a bid to focus on its lithium assets, Delta Lithium (ASX: DLI) has announced a demerger of its Mt Ida gold assets into a separate entity, Ballard Mining. The demerger will provide a solid foundation to further advance Delta’s Mt Ida gold project, located 225km from Kalgoorlie in the Eastern Goldfields Province of WA, towards standalone production. The move will also allow Delta to focus on lithium exploration and development at its Yinetharra and Mt Ida lithium projects whilst maintaining a substantial interest in Ballard Mining and...