COMMODITY CAPERS: The world economy has endured COVID-19 like a pimply-faced teenager encounters puberty. Both enjoyed an 11-year growth spurt that suddenly stopped, giving time for reflection on where they are now, and what clothing they are likely to wear until they have to contend with a middle-age spread. When COVID-19 hit the headlines economists […]
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Great Southern Mining (ASX: GSN) reported gold intersections from Phase 2 RC drilling at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Cox’s Find project, in the Laverton Gold District of Western Australia. Great Southern Mining explained this latest phase of drilling had focused on two key along-strike targets to the north of the Cox’s […]
THE DRILL SERGEANT: RareX Limited (ASX: REE) informed of the identification of numerous nickel-copper-PGE targets on the company’s 100 per cent-owned Byro East project, located in the Western Gneiss Terrane north-west of Geraldton in Western Australia. RareX pegged Byro East in February this year for rare earths exploration, after which it carried out a geological […]
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: ASX-listed Western Australian junior Eagle Mountain Mining (ASX: EM2) could well be on the way to making its mark on the American copper sector. By Mark Fraser The Perth-based company has just started a 2,000 metres diamond drilling program at its 80 per cent-owned Oracle Ridge project just north of Tucson in […]
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Having quickly established itself as Australia’s premier mid-tier heavy minerals (HM) producer, Image Resources (ASX: IMA) is now facing another major challenge – to find further feed for its hungry processing plant. By Mark Fraser Although the company’s high-grade flagship operation Boonanarring – located just 80 kilometres north of Perth in its […]
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Kairos Minerals (ASX: KAI) timed its announcement of four new gold targets identified at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Kangan project in Western Australia with executive chairman Terry Topping’s presentation to the RIU Resurgence Conference. The Kangan project is located 90km south of Port Hedland and 20km south-east of the new Hemi […]
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Diversified junior Venture Minerals (ASX: VMS) looks set to become Australia’s next iron ore miner – possibly by late October – at its Riley hematite operation in north west Tasmania. By Mark Fraser The company currently boasts a diverse exploration portfolio covering a slew of mineral commodities and recently consolidated its position […]
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: After what has effectively been a four-year hiatus, Panoramic Resources (ASX: PAN) is on the verge of once again becoming a formidable Australian mid-tier base metals producer as it prepares to fully relaunch its wholly-owned Savannah nickel project in Western Australia’s East Kimberley. By Mark Fraser The refurbished operation, which originally started […]
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Prodigy Gold (ASX: PRX) has just completed a drilling campaign on the company’s 100 per cent-owned gold portfolio in the North Arunta and Tanami regions of the Northern Territory. Prodigy Gold drilled 195 aircore holes that were designed to test seven targets across three prospects – the Tulsa target in the North […]
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Genesis Minerals (ASX: GMD) has been encouraged by initial results from a maiden Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Ulysses gold project in Western Australia. Genesis Minerals carried out drilling on the Admiral deposit, which was part of the recent acquisition of the Kookynie tenements the company […]
