The ASX 200 gained a modest 0.1%, with Mining and Metals up by about the same.
The majors gained about 0.5% each, while gold miners were mixed as the high Australian dollar kept the local spot price at A$2444 an ounce.
The standout in the ASX 200 was lithium miner Pilbara Minerals, which reached its highest level since January.
Syrah Resources jumped 23% to a three-month high.
Contractor NRW Holdings and Perenti Global also had a good session.
It was a quite news day ahead of the long weekend.
Juniors Coziron Resources and Metalsearch each rose 40% on no news and decent turnover.
De Grey Mining reached its highest point since 2011, rising 31% to 52.5c, as its Hemi discovery in the Pilbara continued to grow.
The rise pushed the company's market capitalisation through $600 million.
Finally, West African Resources shares hit an all-time high, rising by 7% to 91.5c, pushing its market cap towards $800 million.
There will be no MNN newsletters on Monday as the ASX will be closed.
| Stock | ASX Code | Close ($) | Change (cents) | Change (%) | Vol (M) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel Mines Ltd |  |
NIC | 0.56 | 2.5 | 4.67 | 4.46 |
| Alacer Gold Corp | |
AQG | 8.48 | 25 | 3.04 | 0.15 |
| Champion Iron Ltd | |
CIA | 2.95 | 8 | 2.79 | 0.83 |
| Whitehaven Coal Ltd | |
WHC | 1.88 | 4.5 | 2.45 | 9.37 |
| Regis Resources Ltd | |
RRL | 5.06 | 7 | 1.4 | 3.09 |
| Lynas Corp Ltd | |
LYC | 2.12 | 2 | 0.95 | 3.71 |
| Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd | |
KLA | 54.25 | 51 | 0.95 | 0 |
| Yancoal Australia Ltd | |
YAL | 2.18 | 2 | 0.93 | 0.06 |
| OZ Minerals Ltd | |
OZL | 10.03 | 8 | 0.8 | 1.76 |
| OceanaGold Corp | |
OGC | 3.02 | 2 | 0.67 | 0.45 |
| Silver Lake Resources Ltd | |
SLR | 1.96 | 0.5 | 0.26 | 10.5 |
| Rio Tinto Ltd | |
RIO | 98.6 | 20 | 0.2 | 1.57 |
| BHP Group Ltd | |
BHP | 36.33 | 2 | 0.06 | 5.07 |
| Northern Star Resources Ltd |  |
NST | 13.48 | 0 | 0 | 4.19 |
| St Barbara Ltd | |
SBM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 |
| New Hope Corp Ltd | |
NHC | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 6.24 |
| Resolute Mining Ltd | |
RSG | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 |
| Newcrest Mining Ltd |  |
NCM | 29.05 | -1 | -0.03 | 4.02 |
| Ramelius Resources Ltd | |
RMS | 1.64 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 8.28 |
| Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | |
FMG | 14.54 | -6 | -0.41 | 10.78 |
| Iluka Resources Ltd | |
ILU | 9.01 | -7 | -0.77 | 2.25 |
| Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd | |
SAR | 4.54 | -4 | -0.87 | 11.51 |
| South32 Ltd | |
S32 | 2.19 | -2 | -0.9 | 20.91 |
| Mineral Resources Ltd | |
MIN | 19.69 | -20 | -1.01 | 0.84 |
| Perseus Mining Ltd | |
PRU | 1.15 | -2 | -1.72 | 8.19 |
| Evolution Mining Ltd | |
EVN | 5.6 | -10 | -1.75 | 15.66 |
| AngloGold Ashanti Ltd | |
AGG | 7.14 | -15 | -2.06 | 0.02 |
| IGO Ltd | |
IGO | 5.13 | -11 | -2.1 | 3.27 |
| Alumina Ltd | |
AWC | 1.64 | -4 | -2.38 | 26.3 |
| Gold Road Resources Ltd | |
GOR | 1.55 | -5.5 | -3.43 | 9.74 |
