Gold patch misses out with risk-on tone playing out
Nickel, copper, cobalt and precious metals reported in diamond core drilling
Miners in tune with rest of market as buyers return
Better performers were the precious metal types
High-grade hit could represent a link between key lodes
Closure of Nifty operation signalled death knell for incumbents
Cardinal, Pantoro, Kirkland and Alacer do best
Rinehart's company now the biggest shareholder in Victorian gold explorer
Very little interest in resources sector