THE CONFERENCE CALLER: From an equity market perspective, compared to previous years, 2016 has been reasonably kind to the resources industry. Opening the 2016 Low Emissions and Technology Minerals Conference in Perth, Argonaut analyst, metals, mining & energy research Matthew Keane identified the performance of small resources equities to have improved during the current calendar […]
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Kibaran Resources (ASX: KNL) revealed it has produced superior-quality battery-grade graphite for the lithium-ion battery market using graphite from the company’s Epanko project in Tanzania. Kibaran Resources claim the results to be extremely important as they demonstrate potential for the company to establish a downstream processing operation to supply the high growth […]
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Musgrave Minerals (ASX: MGV) announced commencement of diamond drilling at the Break of Day gold prospect on the Cue project in the Murchison region of Western Australia. The Cue project is a Farm-In and Joint Venture Agreement with Silver Lake Resources (ASX: SLR) where Musgrave can earn up to an 80 per […]
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Pioneer Resources (ASX: PIO) has received the results from a number of samples from the company’s 100 per cent-owned Pioneer Dome project, near Norseman in Western Australia. Pioneers Resources said the samples had been analysed for qualitative mineralogy by XRD (X-ray diffraction) by Intertek Genalysis of Perth. Drill hole PDRC015 returned: 6 […]
THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Lithium Australia (ASX: LIT) has been granted Exploration Licence 70/4825 in the Donnelly River area of Western Australia. Lithium Australia said the granting of the Licence complemented the recent grant of Exploration Licence 70/4824. The Donnelly River project (EL 70/4824, EL 70/4825 and ELA70/4823) is located in the far southwest of Western […]
THE INSIDE STORY: Much of the optimism that has pervaded the boards of the Australian Securities Exchange in 2016, could pretty much be attributed to two commodities; gold and lithium. Before lithium had burst its way into the commodity psyche, Pioneer Resources (ASX: PIO) had already established itself as a well-credentialed gold exploration play with […]
THE INSIDE STORY: Dual-listed lithium developer, European Metals Holdings (ASX & AIM: EMH) recently accomplished an important milestone at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Cinovec lithium-tin deposit in the Czech Republic. European Metals Holdings successfully produced highly-improved recoveries of lithium concentrate at the Cinovec project using a wet magnetic separation (WMS) process on coarse grind […]
THE INSIDE STORY: Vimy Resources (ASX: VMY) is determined to bring Australia’s third largest undeveloped uranium resource, the Mulga Rock uranium project into production. The Mulga Rock uranium project is located about 240 kilometres northeast of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and is ranked the second largest in Western Australia. Although it doesn’t receive the coverage […]
THE INSIDE STORY: Metalicity Limited (ASX: MCT) is commence a Pre-Feasiblity Study on its large scale, long life zinc-lead deposit at Admiral Bay, and set to commence drilling in the world class emerging lithium district in the Pilbara. Metalicity is progressing talks to introduce a Joint Venture partner to its 100 per cent-owned Admiral Bay […]
THE INSIDE STORY: Lithium Australia’s (ASX: LIT) trademarked Sileach process is a radical disruptive processing technology. Sileach is a halogen based hydrometallurgical method of recovering lithium from spodumene, currently the primary source of hard-rock lithium production. The process is rapid and flexible and capable of being applied to all lithium bearing silicate minerals. Lithium Australia […]
