Entries by Wally Graham

Capital Mining stakes claim in Canadian medical cannabis market

THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: Capital Mining (ASX: CMY) has signed a binding Heads of Agreement, under which the company claims it will become the first ASX-listed company to hold a direct stake in a licensed grower, manufacturer and distributor of medical cannabis products under Canada’s Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR). The stake is to come […]

Tap Oil picks up two offshore blocks in 2014 acreage raffle

THE ROADHOUSE BOWSER: Tap Oil (ASX: TAP) has been awarded 100 per cent interest of Blocks W14-7 and W14-16 in the Barrow and Dampier sub-basins on the North West Shelf. The two blocks were offered under the 2014 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. W14-07, now Petroleum Exploration Permit WA-515-P, is located on the Rankin Platform […]

Windward identifies new conductive body close to Nova

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Windward Resources (ASX: WIN) has identified a highly conductive body via a recent ground EM survey at the Western Margin prospect at the company’s Fraser Range North project in Western Australia. The new body is situated four kilometres south-east of Sirius Resources’ (ASX: SIR) Nova-Bollinger deposit. Windward described the conductor, WMA1, to […]

Pilbara Minerals upgrades Pilgangoora tantalum-lithium Resource

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS) has reported a big upgrade in the JORC-compliant Mineral Resource for the company’s Pilgangoora tantalum-lithium project, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The company outlined the updated Mineral Resource to feature a 120 per cent increase in contained lithium oxide and 95 per cent increase in contained […]

Horseshoe Metals updates M15 Stockpile estimate

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Horseshoe Metals (ASX: HOR) has released an updated estimate of Mineral Resources in the M15 surface stockpiles at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Horseshoe Lights copper-gold project, in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. According to the company, M15 surface stockpiles consist of unprocessed sub-grade ore from historical mining operations located within […]

David Busch – Argent Minerals

ONE OFF THE WOOD: Argent Minerals managing director David Busch dropped by The Roadhouse this week to give us an update on the latest drilling campaign currently underway at the company’s Kempfield polymetallic project. Argent Minerals’ (ASX: ARD) Kempfield polymetallic project has a JORC Code (2012)-compliant Mineral Resource of 21.8 million tonnes for 52 million […]

PDAC showcases potential of Australian sector

CONFERENCE CORRESPONDENT: It may have been minus 10 degrees in Toronto but the cold weather didn’t stop over 20000 mining types assembling at this year’s Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Conference in Toronto. The mood of the conference was as cautious and circumspect as anywhere else at the moment with plenty of small […]

What the Analysts Say

WHAT THE ANALYSTS SAY: Interesting news and views from across the Resource Analyst universe. Website: www.breakawayresearch.com Company: Metallica Minerals Limited (ASX: MLM) Metallica Minerals has a diverse portfolio of projects in Queensland. The company is concentrating on its 66.66 per cent (reducing to 50 per cent) held Cape York heavy mineral sands (HMS) and bauxite […]

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work we go

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Each week any number of junior exploration plays set out to drill their ground. Here’s a small selection of what’s been happening this week. Resource Development Drilling Ausgold (ASX: AUC) has drilling scheduled to commence at the company’s Katanning gold project, on the Dingo and Jinkas projects during late March. Ausgold proposes […]

Human Capital essential element for Oil and Gas Companies

CONFERENCE CALLER: The AOG Exhibition and Conference set to kick off in Perth next week and one session in particular should be mandatory attendance for Oil and Gas companies who care about the welfare of their personnel. According Gregory Bayne, a Phycologist at Total Leader & Coach Solutions Australia, any oil and gas company which […]