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Gold Price Strength Shouldn’t Be a Major Surprise to Anyone! (Part Two)

ROADHOUSE REGULAR: Gavin Wendt continues his look at the current fortunes of the most precious of metals. Good News for Gold All of this of course is good news for gold, for which I am an unashamed bull – as it remains the ultimate ‘insurance policy’ for investors and which has stabilized and strengthened in […]

Blackham Resources raises $20M and upgrades Bulletin Resource

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Blackham Resources (ASX: BLK) has raised $20.3 million through a Placement that has been earmarked for spending at the company’s 100 per cent-owned 4.7 million ounce Matilda gold project, located near Wiluna in Western Australia. Blackham Resources said the funds would be used to: Enable immediate commitment to the refurbishment of the […]

Pioneer Resources adds Canadian lithium to its project portfolio

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Pioneer Resources (ASX: PIO) has entered into an Option Agreement and Strategic Alliance with TSX-listed company International Lithium Corp. (ILC) to earn up to an 80 per cent interest in the Mavis lithium project, located in the Canadian Province of Ontario. Pioneer suggested the deal was encouraged by the recent interest in […]

Rox Resources revisits Mt Fisher gold project potential

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Rox Resources (ASX: RXL) has made use of the current strength of the gold price environment to shine a new light on the company’s Mt Fisher gold project in Western Australia. The company had previously released a JORC 2004 standard Mineral Resource of 973,800 tonnes at 2.75 grams per tonne gold for […]

Pilbara Minerals cock-a-hoop with Pilgangoora PFS results

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS) announced results of a Pre-Feasibility Study completed on the company’s 100 per cent-owned Pilgangoora lithium-tantalite project in Wester Australia. The PFS has outlined a robust development with low operating costs and includes an initial maiden Ore Reserve for Pilgangoora of 29.5 million tonnes at 1.31 per cent lithium […]

Lithium Australia advances Sileach technology at Lepidolite Hill

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Lithium Australia (ASX: LIT) announced it has advanced the Program of Works (PoW) for the extraction of a trial sample for pilot testing of lithium micas from the Lepidolite Hill project in Western Australia. The company said the testing will advance its 100 per cent-owned Sileach process towards commercialisation with pilot testing […]

Peel Mining commences drilling at Apollo Hill gold project

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Peel Mining has kicked off drilling at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Apollo Hill gold project near Leonora in Western Australia. Peel plans to conduct an exploration program to test for extensions to existing gold mineralisation. Drilling is being completed to assess the potential to expand Apollo Hill’s JORC inferred resource estimate […]

Diggers & Dealers chief calls on Industry to make Innovation noise

Diggers & Dealers chief calls on Industry to make Innovation noise ROADHOUSE GUEST: Diggers & Dealers chairman Nick Giorgetta ponders why there is too little discussion regarding innovation and technology associated with the resources industry. Governments and communities are happy to promote an association with the resources industry when commodities prices are high and taxes […]

FMG-Vale MoU sends media into a spin

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) sent the fourth estate into a whirl with news it had signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Brazilian multinational diversified metals and mining company Vale S.A. FMG didn’t really let much slip about the MoU, except to say the two companies have agreed to pursue long […]

Toro Energy studies deliver higher grades and lower costs at Wiluna

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Toro Energy (ASX: TOE) has reported early results from geological modelling and mine planning studies currently underway at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Wiluna uranium project in Western Australia. According to Toro the early signs are that Wiluna could deliver an improved mining grade at lower unit mining costs. This would translate […]