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.

Sayona Mining Limited

SYA

Sayona Mining Ltd. engages in sourcing and developing raw materials required for constructing lithium-ion batteries. The company is headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland. The company went IPO on 2004-03-30. The firm's projects include Authier Lithium Project, Tansim Lithium Project, Moblan Lithium Project, Lac Albert Lithium Project, Western Australia Lithium Projects, Western Australia Gold Projects, and Western Australia Graphite Projects. The Authier Lithium project is situated approximately 45 kilometers (km) northwest of the city of Val d'Or, a mining service center in Quebec. The project area comprises 19 mineral claims totaling 653 hectares and extends approximately 3.4 km in the east-west, and 3.1 km in a north-south direction, respectively. The Tansim Lithium project is situated approximately 82 km southwest of the Authier Lithium Project. The project comprises 355 mineral claims spanning 20,546 hectares (ha) and is prospective for lithium, tantalum, and beryllium. The Moblan Lithium project is located in the Eeyou-Istchee James Bay region of northern Quebec.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF

VGS

VGS.AX was created on 2014-11-18 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Vanguard MSCI International Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI World ex-Australia Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

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.

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.