Entries by Wally Graham

West African announces further drill results

THE CONFERENCE CALLER: West African Resources (ASX: WAF) announced further high-grade gold results from oxide resource definition drilling at the company’s Mankarga 5 deposit in Burkina Faso. The results are from the north-eastern sections of the Mankarga deposit, which WAF has carried out infill drilling on 50m spaced drill lines. The company anticipates the results […]

Hot Chili welcomes Chilean major

THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Hot Chili (ASX: HCH) saved its best for the last day of Diggers & Dealers by announcing a joint infrastructure agreement with Chilean resources major Compañía Minera del Pacífico S.A (CMP), which will emerge with a 17.5 per cent stake in the Productora copper project in Chile. “It is a milestone we […]

MacPhersons increases Nimbus underground reserve

THE CONFERENCE CALLER: The news flow has kept pace on Day Three at Diggers & Dealers with MacPhersons Resources (ASX: MRP) claiming a big move forward in its strategy to extend the mine life of the company’s Nimbus silver-zinc-gold project in Kalgoorlie. MacPhersons has increased the underground Ore Reserve at Nimbus following a preliminary underground […]

Doray releases maiden Judy reserve

THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Doray Minerals (ASX: DRM) provided jaded delegates a reason to get out of bed early for the opening session of Day Three at Diggers & Dealers. The company announced an increase in the Mineral Resource and a maiden high-grade Ore Reserve for the Judy Lode deposit located immediately adjacent to the Wilber […]

Rox schedules RC drilling for Bonya

THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Rox Resources (ASX: RXL) will be presenting on the final day of Diggers & Dealers, however that didn’t deter the company from releasing news. The company reported results from a recent ground EM survey it carried out at the Bonya project (RXL earning up to 70%) located 350 kilometres east of Alice […]

Gold miners launch royalty offensive

THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Diggers & Dealers was chosen as the forum by the Gold Royalties Response Group (GRRG) to launch its new public awareness campaign against an anticipated rise in gold royalties. The villain in the piece is the Colin Barnett-led Western Australian State Government, which has carried out a minerals royalty review that has […]

Mutiny Gold rethinks Deflector

THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Mutiny Gold (ASX: MYG) took the opportunity of being at Diggers & Dealers to announce its new management regime has completed an internal Mine Operators Review of the company’s Deflector gold, copper and silver project, located within the Murchison Region of Western Australia. The company said the review was undertaken on details […]

Red Mountain readies new drill targets

THE CONFERENCE CALLER: The Roadhouse caught up with Red Mountain Mining (ASX: RMX) at Diggers & Dealers after the company released an announcement saying it has prioritised testing of five new high-grade gold and silver-copper targets at its Lobo prospect. “We are spending time working up a number of high-quality gold and silver-copper targets,” Red […]

Ram Resources refines drill targets

THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Leading the announcement charge on Day Two of Diggers & Dealers, Ram Resources (ASX: RMR) reported the completion of reconnaissance aircore drilling the company’s Fraser Range nickel project in Western Australia. The aim of the program was to further refine six high-priority targets. Ram said the drilling had confirmed the presence of […]

Share price movements during Diggers & Dealers Day Two

Share price movements during Diggers & Dealers Day Two CONFERENCE CALLER: It would seem investors on the ASX don’t have as much stamina as delegates at the Diggers & Dealers Conference. A lot of the gains made yesterday were given back today with most companies on the conference presenter list enduring a negative day.   […]