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Gold Road Resources Increases Attila Open Pit Resource

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Gold Road Resources (ASX: GOR) has updated to the Mineral Resource estimate for the Attila Open Pit, located on the Gruyere Joint Venture in Western Australia. Gold Road is partners in a 50:50 Joint Venture in the Gruyere Joint Venture tenements with Gold Fields Limited. The JV tenements are situated approximately 30 […]

Australian Potash Approved to Build Lake Wells Pilot Evaporation Pond

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Australian Potash (ASX: APC) received all necessary approvals from the Department of Mines and Petroleum, the Department of Water and the Department of Environment Regulation for development of pilot evaporation ponds at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Lake Wells potash project in Western Australia. Australian Potash indicated it will commence an on-site, […]

Sheffield Resources Signs Additional Thunderbird MoUs

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Sheffield Resources (ASX: SFX) has signed further Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for the future sale of premium zircon and zircon concentrate from the company’s Thunderbird mineral sands project in Western Australia. Sheffield Resources announced the additional MoUs with Nanjing Rzisources International Trading Co. Ltd and Minchem HMP Limited. The company said the […]

Xanadu Mines Recommences Oyut Ulaan Drilling

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Xanadu Mines (ASX: XAM) has commenced diamond drilling on several near-surface high-priority gold-rich porphyry copper and high-grade epithermal gold targets at the company’s 90 per cent-owned Oyut Ulaan copper-gold district located within the Dornogovi Province of southern Mongolia. Xanadu Mines explained the new drilling program follows on from a successful exploration program […]

Centrex Metals Commissions Ardmore Feasibility Study

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Centrex Metals (ASX: CXM) has appointed Qube Bulk Pty Ltd to conduct a Feasibility Study for mine to ship logistics options at the company’s high-grade Ardmore phosphate rock project in Northwest Queensland. Centrex Metals said the Feasibility Study will consider both bulk and containerised haulage options, and is expected for completion in […]

PepinNini Minerals Approved to Drill at Pocitos

THE DRILL SERGEANT: PepinNini Minerals (ASX: PNN) has received approval for drilling permits on the company’s Pocitos lithium project in Chile. PepinNini Minerals said the approvals were now awaiting to be signed next week by the Mining Secretary. “Community meetings are to take place today 27 April and drilling contractors will be confirmed next week […]

BC Iron Stays True to Iron Ore

THE INSIDE STORY: A recent foray into potash has by no means dampened BC Iron’s (ASX: BCI) commitment to iron ore. BC Iron receives healthy earnings from iron ore, but recognises commodity diversification provides protection in the event of longer periods of low iron ore prices. To that end, BCI is supplementing its iron ore […]

Musgrave Minerals Drilling and Metallurgy Right on Cue

THE INSIDE STORY: If there were football club-style awards for junior explorers, Musgrave Minerals (ASX: MGV) would win the award for most consistent. Musgrave Minerals has enjoyed a run of encouraging assay results from the first stage of an RC drilling campaign at the Break of Day and Lena prospects on the Cue project in […]

Cassini Resources Holds Nickel Focus

THE INSIDE STORY: Cassini Resources (ASX: CZI) continues to make steady progress on the company’s West Musgrave project (WMP) in Western Australia. With Earn-in/Joint Venture partner Oz Minerals (ASX: OZL), Cassini is advancing Further Scoping Study (FSS) activities at the WMP. This is the first stage of the Earn-in/JV Agreement between the two companies and […]

Thunderbird on Countdown to Construction

THE INSIDE STORY: Sheffield Resources (ASX: SFX) has taken one large, and a few smaller steps towards hitting the construction phase of the company’s Thunderbird mineral sands project near Derby in northern Western Australia. Before getting into details, it’s worth a quick look at the company’s more recent achievements at Thunderbird. The large step taken […]