Entries by Wally Graham

Fund Raising picture emerging at Diggers & Dealers

Fund Raising picture emerging at Diggers & Dealers THE CONFERENCE CALLER: The altruistic side of the industry is on display at the Diggers & Dealers Conference in Kalgoorlie this week at the booth of local gold miner Saracen Mineral Holdings (ASX: SAR). The company has commissioned Dunsborough-based artist Ian Mutch to paint a mining-inspired mural […]

Renovation brings new world charm to old world pub

THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Old pubs with old world charm are the staple along the main drag through the Goldfields town of Kalgoorlie. One of these grand old dames, however has decided it is time for a makeover and with a new wardrobe and a bit of lippy, she has emerged as the newest contender as […]

Dacian Gold increases Westralia Resource

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: There was some keen activity around the booth of gold producer Dacian Gold (ASX: DCN) at the Diggers & Dealers Conference. The commotion was most likely caused by the company’s announcement of an increase to the Mineral Resource for its Westralia prospect, taking it to 9.2 million tonnes at 5.1 grams per […]

Gold Road completes first stage of Gruyere PFS

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Gold Road Resources (ASX: GOR) executive chairman Ian Murray had a spring in his step at breakfast on the first morning of the Diggers & Dealers Conference in Kalgoorlie. His swagger probably had a lot to do with the company announcing it has completed Stage 1 of a two‐part Pre‐Feasibility Study being […]

Sheffield updates Thunderbird Resource

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Sheffield Resources (ASX: SFX) has announced an updated mineral resource for the company’s Thunderbird heavy mineral sands (HMS) project, located near Derby in northwest Western Australia. The updated figure stands at 3.24 billion tonnes at 6.9 per cent heavy minerals (HM). This includes a coherent high-grade zone of 1.09 billion tonnes at […]

Metals X to acquire RNI gold project

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Metals X (ASX: MLX) has signed a binding Heads of Agreement (HoA) with RNI NL (ASX: RNI). The deal will result in Metals X acquiring the Grosvenor gold project, the Horseshoe project and part of the Peak Hill project – all located in the Bryah Basin of Western Australia from RNI. Metals […]

Market caps or promotional caps, which matter most?

CONFERENCE CALLER: The AFL Grand Final may have been deferred from its usual end of September time slot this year, but nothing halts the annual first week of August mining industry pilgrimage to Kalgoorlie for Diggers & Dealers. As always it’s shaping up to be an interesting week with the Chinese stock exchange doing its […]

What the Analysts Say

WHAT THE ANALYSTS SAY: This week our team of experts run the ruler over Carnavale Resources (ASX: ADV) and Doray Minerals (ASX: DRM). Website: www.breakawayresearch.com Carnavale Resources Limited (ASX: CAV) Carnavale Resources Limited (ASX: CAV) is an Australian based junior explorer concentrating activities on the Red Hills Project in eastern Nevada. Red Hills saw small […]

Dacian claims new Westralia gold discovery

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Dacian Gold (ASX: DCN) has claimed discovery of a mineralised footwall Banded Iron Formation (BIF) unit at the Westralia prospect within the company’s 100 per cent-owned Mt Morgans gold project, located west of Laverton in Western Australia. The new mineralised footwall BIF unit is situated 500 metres north of, and along strike […]