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Cassini drilling hits anticipated mineralisation

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Cassini Resources (ASX: CZI) has encountered high-tenor mineralisation while conducting the maiden drilling program on the Nebo and Babel deposits at the company’s 100 per cent-owned West Musgrave project in Western Australia. Assay results from the first four RC drill holes at Nebo have been received, which include intersections of high‐grade nickel […]

Positive results from Coolgardie Rare Metals Venture

THE DRILL SERGEANT: The Coolgardie Rare Metals Venture (CRMV) between Cobre Montana (ASX: CXB) and Focus Minerals (ASX: FML) is investigating the occurrence of lithium and rare metals within certain mining tenements controlled by Focus in the Coolgardie region of Western Australia. The CRMV has conducted a field examination of known pegmatite occurrences within the […]

Toro inks JV with AREVA

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Toro Energy (ASX: TOE) has signed a Farm-in and Joint Venture agreement with AREVA Resources Australia on Toro’s Wiso exploration package, located in the Northern Territory. AREVA Resources Australia is the Australian division of the group, which Toro described to be a world leader in nuclear energy, especially in uranium production. The […]

pSivida receives FDA approval for ILUVIEN

THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: pSivida Corp. (ASX: PVA) announced the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s ILUVIEN® for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). pSivida specialises in the development of sustained release, drug delivery products for treating eye diseases. The treatment has been indicated for patients who have been previously […]

Viralytics reports positive data from Phase 2 Trial of CAVATAK

THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: Viralytics Limited (ASX: VLA) announced positive results from the company’s US Phase 2 CALM trial of CAVATAK™ in late-stage melanoma at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2014 Congress in Madrid. Viralytics described CAVATAK as a novel cancer immunotherapy based on a proprietary cold virus that has been shown to preferentially […]

Gas flow from Egilabria 2 Shale Gas Well

THE ROADHOUSE BOWSER: Armour Energy (ASX: AJQ) advised the market that the company’s Egilabria 2 well has started to continuously flow gas through a test separator during the flowback recovery process. The company said continuous flow is being observed with intermittent flaring. However, Armour also pointed out that it has not yet measured the flow […]

Kibaran leads graphite charge

THE INSIDE STORY: Resource-focused investors who keep a close eye on the daily announcements from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) cannot have ignored how often lately the commodity graphite rates a mention. Many pundits consider the rise in graphite’s prominence to be merely a distraction to the focus market-watchers usually save for more mainstream commodities, […]

Doray Minerals: delivering on exploration & production

Doray Minerals: delivering on exploration & production THE BOURSE WHISPERER: In 2014 Doray Minerals (ASX: DRM) emerged as one of Australia’s highest-grade and lowest-cost gold producers at its flagship property, the Andy Well gold project, located in the Murchison region of Western Australia. Doray transformed from explorer and developer to producer in under four years […]

Primary identifies new prospective area south of Toms Gully

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Primary Gold (ASX: PGO) has announced a new prospective area immediately south of the company’s Toms Gully gold mine and mill in the Northern Territory. The company said the areas were confirmed from the results of a reconnaissance sampling program it had carried out at a number of prospects within the Mt […]

APPEA unhappy with NSW gas freeze

THE ROADHOUSE BOWSER: The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has slammed a recent announcement from the News South Wales Government signalling plans to extend its current freeze on natural gas exploration. The State Government announcement comes hot on the heels of a Federal Government release of its draft Energy White Paper, which highlighted […]