THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Gunson Resources has struck a major funding deal with Korean steel producer POSCO in regards to Gunson’s Coburn zircon project. The Board of POSCO has approved an investment in the project, which will be within an unincorporated joint venture structure, through a special purpose investment vehicle (POSCO SPV), majority owned by POSCO, […]
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Aphrodite Gold has received the highest gold result so far from its drilling programs being conducted on the company’s Aphrodite gold project near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The Aphrodite has received results from a further eight Reverse Circulation (RC) holes drilled on the Alpha Lode, one of two principal lodes which host […]
THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Perseus Mining has been granted an Exploitation Permit (EP) by the Côte d’Ivoire government to the company’s Côte d’Ivoire subsidiary company Occidental Gold. The EP covers the development of the company’s Sissingué gold deposit (Perseus 85 per cent, Government and local partner 15 per cent), which is part of the Tengrela gold […]
THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Mutiny Gold has achieved a couple of key permitting milestones having had the Works Approval and a Groundwater Operating Licence granted for its Deflector gold-copper deposit. The Deflector gold-copper deposit is situated within the company’s Gullewa tenements located in the South Murchison region of Western Australia, east of Geraldton. Deflector deposit […]
Emerging Company Award: ABM Resources A number of years ago, Diggers and Dealers introduced the Duelling Drill Rigs sessions to allow emerging companies a dedicated position in the conference program to present their strategies and project credentials in an environment that allowed them to be assessed against their peer group. The Emerging Company Award is […]
The original ‘no politics’ baby of the Diggers and Dealers conference was tossed out with the bath water with the presentation of the Digger of the Year Award. Below is the text of the forum chairman Barry Eldridge’s speech. In the current interesting economic times the amount of economic development currently in the pipeline by […]
This year the award celebrated the achievements of Sandfire, which the conference identified to be somewhat rare in today’s business environment. These included the discovery of a major new resource, finalisation of a feasibility study, relevant approvals, financing and construction are somewhat problematic for most resource companies operating in Australia and abroad. Sandfire became top […]
Each year, Diggers and Dealers recognise an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the Resources’ Industry. This year the Award was presented to Geoff Loudon. Loudon is currently chairman with Nautilus Minerals, a venture that is breaking barriers with a first-to-market strategy utilising innovative underwater mining technology and strategies. He was associated with […]
DIGGERS AND DEALERS: The lag time for drill results in Africa has been a common complaint suffered by companies operating on the continent. Ampella Mining has taken the matter to task and has announced a sample preparation laboratory based at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Batie West gold project in Burkina Faso has now been […]
DIGGERS AND DEALERS: Just before Endeavour Mining Corporation executive director and CEO Mark Connelly was to deliver his presentation at Diggers & Dealers, the ASX and TSX-listed company announced it had entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with Avion Gold Corporation. The deal will result in Endeavour acquiring all of the issued and outstanding common […]
