Entries by Wally Graham

Aruma expands Bulloo Downs project

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Aruma Resources (ASX: AAJ) has increased the area of its Bulloo Downs copper project in Western Australia to more than 2000 square kilometres through the addition of new leases. The extra leases have been added to an agreement Aruma struck with Atlas Iron (ASX: AGO) in June, through which Aruma has the […]

VivaGel® condom receives TGA device certification

THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: Starpharma (ASX: SPL) has received Conformity Assessment Certification for the VivaGel® condom by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The company explained the TGA certification is similar to CE certification of devices (CE Mark) in Europe. Starpharma said its marketing partner, Ansell (ASX: ANN) plans to launch the VivaGel® condom under their […]

Canyon encounters further high-grades at Birsok

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Canyon Resources (ASX: CAY) has received further high-grade assay results from recent aircore and reverse circulation drilling at the company’s Birsok bauxite project in central Cameroon. Canyon said the assay results demonstrate the Birsok project contains thick, high-grade bauxite intersections from surface. Highlights of recent drilling include: BRRC130 6 metres at 54.0 […]

Avalon achieves high grade recoveries at Viscaria

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Avalon Minerals (ASX: AVI) released results of a review of all metallurgical test work completed to date on the company’s Viscaria copper-iron project in Sweden. The review, by Ausenco Services, looked at metallurgical results from test program completed on the A Zone (copper mineralisation), B Zone (copper mineralisation) and D Zone (copper-magnetite […]

Carpentaria announces Hawsons JV port access deal

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Carpentaria Exploration (ASX: CAP) informed the market the Hawsons iron project Joint Venture has secured port access for up to 12 million tonnes per annum of iron ore concentrate through the existing berths at Port Pirie and has also been granted foundation customer status. Carpentaria said Flinders Ports and the JV have […]

This Week in The Roadhouse Pharmacy

THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: There’s a great deal of interest in the Bio-tech sector at the moment, so we have opened our own Pharmacy to keep our readers up to speed. Ethics approval granted for OncoSil™ Clinical Pivotal Trial OncoSil Medical Limited (ASX: OSL) has been granted Ethics Approval for the Australian hospital sites for the […]

Pioneer identifies new nickel target at Fairwater

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Pioneer Resources (ASX: PIO) has identified a new, high-priority nickel sulphide target at the company’s 75 per cent-held Fairwater project in the Albany-Fraser Province in south-east Western Australia. Pioneer defined the target, currently designated FWNi003, from results of a recent reconnaissance soil geochemistry program at the project, which included 698 new samples […]

Renaissance continues Okvau drilling success

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Renaissance Minerals (ASX: RNS) has received more positive results from the most recent diamond drilling program at the company’s 100 per cent-owned 1.2 million ounce Okvau gold deposit in Cambodia. The recent drilling was undertaken outside the current resource envelope, where Renaissance has previously defined a zone of high-grade mineralisation. The drilling […]

Kibaran intersects more graphite at Epanko

THE DRILL SERGEANT: The recent run of good news has continued for Kibaran Resources (ASX: KNL) with the latest results from a recent Reverse Circulation (RC) drill program undertaken at the Epanko deposit within the company’s Mahenge graphite project in Tanzania. Kibaran claims the drilling has returned the best graphite intersections it has encountered to […]

Platina signs agreement with Chinese manufacturer

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Platina Resources (ASX: PGM) has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with Chinese manufacturer Inner Mongolia Honfine Zirconium Industry Co Ltd to negotiate both an Off-take Agreement and a Supply, Technology, Processing and Marketing Agreement for the company’s Owendale Scandium project in central New South Wales. Under the terms of the HoA, […]