Top 5 Australian Mining Stocks This Week: Sunrise Energy Shines on Scandium, Geothermal News

2025-11-27 17:00:00 ET

Welcome to the Investing News Network's weekly round-up of the top-performing mining stocks listed on the ASX, starting with news in Australia's resource sector.

This week’s top ASX stocks once again follow a diverse set of resources: scandium, gold, iron, oil and gas, and copper.

Corporate news of the week includes the huge announcement of BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) and Anglo American (LSE:AAL,OTC Pink:NGLOY) officially ending their merger talks, as well as WA1 Resources’ (ASX:WA1) Luni niobium project in Western Australia receiving major project status .

On a larger scale, Western Australia has committed AU$150 million to develop a vanadium battery energy storage system project that is set to be the largest of its kind in Australia.

Meanwhile, in an interview with Reuters, the United Kingdom’s Industry Minister Chris McDonald noted the potential for further partnership with Australia as part of the UK’s new critical minerals strategy.

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