Critical minerals are all the rage, but is the optimism reflected in miners' performance?

Critical minerals are all the rage, but is the optimism reflected in miners' performance?

Three of the ASX’s biggest critical and battery metals stocks reported on a bumper Thursday Mineral Resources surged after letting the numbers talk for its Onslow Iron mine, and on higher lithium pricing Lynas boss Amanda Lacaze sees strong demand for company’s heavy rare earths There have been few commodities – sans gold and silver – drawing the sort of investor interest seen in so-called ‘critical minerals’ in recent weeks. Chief among them ha…