Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF

VAS

VAS.AX was created on 2009-05-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the S&P/ASX 300 Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Renascor Resources Limited

RNU

Renascor Resources Ltd. engages in the exploration and evaluation of mineral property. The company is headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia. The company went IPO on 2010-12-15. The firm's projects include Siviour, Carnding, Marree, and Olary. The Carnding Project contains several near-surface, high-grade gold prospects (up to 16 g/t from previous drilling) in South Australia's Central Gawler Craton. At Carnding, the Company is targeting shallow, high-grade gold occurrences. Within the project area, the Company has identified multiple high priority gold targets based on shallow drilling. The Marree Project is a copper-prospective ground position within South Australia's Adelaide Fold Belt. Its exploration program is focused on identifying and drilling prospects for large tonnage Zambian Copper Belt-style, sedimentary copper deposits. The company holds 100% interest in the remaining Marree Project exploration licenses, EL 6170 and EL 6403.

Pilbara Minerals Limited

PLS

Pilbara Minerals Ltd. engages in the provision of exploration and evaluation of mineral properties. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and currently employs 877 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-09-19. The firm owns 100% of an independent hard-rock lithium operation, the Pilgangoora operation in Australia, and the Colina Project in Brazil. Its Pilgangoora operation is located 140 kilometers (kms) from Port Hedland in Western Australia’s resource rich Pilbara region on Nyamal and Kariyarra Country. Spodumene concentrate from its Pilgangoora operation is shipped from Port Hedland, the bulk export port, to lithium chemical converters primarily in China. The firm's Colina project is located 10 kms from the town of Salinas in the world class mining jurisdiction of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The firm is also integrated into the lithium value chain through its joint venture with POSCO in South Korea, which manufactures battery-grade lithium hydroxide.

Latin Resources Limited

LRS

Latin Resources Ltd. engages in the identification and definition of mineral resources in Latin America. The company is headquartered in Leederville, Western Australia. The firm is focused primarily on the development of its flagship Colina Project in the pro-mining district of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd

ARU

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd. engages in the exploration and development of mineral resource properties. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. The company went IPO on 2003-11-05. The firm produces rare earth products from the Nolans Project. The Nolans Project consists of a mine, process plant, including beneficiation, extraction and separation plants, and related infrastructure to be constructed and located at the Nolans site, approximately 135 kilometers north of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory. Its rare earth products are Neodymium-Praseodymium (NdPr) oxide, and Mixed middle-heavy rare earths (SEG/HRE) oxide. NdPr oxide is the Company's flagship product, which is used by magnet and magnet alloy customers. The Company’s primary products from the Nolans project are rare earths, which are used in catalytic converters in automobiles, consumer electronics, energy efficiency lighting, optics, alloys, advanced ceramics and permanent magnets that enable e-mobility and renewable energy applications.