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The mining industry took centre stage this week with the running of the International Mining and Resources Conference + Expo in Sydney.

Otherwise known as IMARC, this flagship mining event featured six concurrent conferences covering the entire mining value chain, as well as keynote panel discussions and an assortment of expert presentations.

And this year’s edition of IMARC was as big as ever, attracting thousands of attendees from more than 120 countries.

Alongside the main event, a wide range of sideline gatherings offered further opportunities to connect and learn about the latest happenings in the mining game.

Mining Rock Stars investor event

In this respect, I am proud that The Capital Network teamed up with two other leading investor relations consultancies - Investability and Tau Media - to host the inaugural Mining Rock Stars investor event on Tuesday evening.

Overall, six up-and-coming mineral exploration businesses introduced their stories to a high-calibre audience of fund managers, family offices, brokers, and high-net-worth investors.

And each of these ASX-listed companies are progressing projects which host some of today’s most in-vogue commodities.

Six ASX resources stocks on the rise

Critica Ltd (ASX:CRI) is advancing its Jupiter rare earths project in Western Australia just as the US and Australia sealed a deal to boost domestic mining and processing capacity for these critical minerals.

Jupiter could represent the largest and highest-grade clay-hosted rare earths resource in Australia.

Elsewhere, Castile Resources (ASX:CST) is moving its Rover 1 copper, gold and critical minerals project in the Northern Territory closer to production, under the backdrop of surging copper and gold prices.

Meanwhile, Kincora Copper (ASX & TSXV:KCC) is chasing globally significant copper and gold discoveries in New South Wales and Mongolia.

In particular, the group is exploring for a northern extension of one of Australia’s most revered geological domains, the Macquarie Arc, through a strategic partnership with AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU).

In Queensland, True North Copper (ASX:TNC) has set a path to becoming one of the state’s major copper miners by bringing its Mt Oxide and Cloncurry copper projects to production.

And in Western Australia, West Coast Silver (ASX:WCE) is unlocking the potential of its Elizabeth Hill project near Karratha, already known as one of Australia’s highest-grade primary silver deposits.

Finally, Venari Minerals (ASX:VMS) is operating across two exploration fronts in the US state of Nevada.

The group is advancing its high-grade lithium discovery at Red Mountain, whilst also fast-tracking exploration works across its underexplored Needles gold and silver project.