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Prima BioMed announces CVac trial results

THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: Prima BioMed (ASX: PRR) has claimed CVac has demonstrated a positive trend in overall survival (OS) over standard of care in second remission ovarian cancer patients in the CAN-003 protocol. Dr. Heidi Gray, the trial’s lead investigator, presented these findings at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago […]

Restore industry confidence and increase exploration investment

IN THE LOBBY: The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) has given the Minister for Industry Hon Ian Macfarlane a big slap on the back after he announced the Federal Government’s commitment to working with the States and Territories to implement the recommendations from the Productivity Commission Inquiry Report into Mineral and Energy Resource […]

Pacifico Minerals applies for Colombian copper-silver project

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Pacifico Minerals (ASX: PMY) has registered an exploration license application (PE5-08001) for the Natagaima copper and silver project in Colombia. The Natagaima concession is situated in the department of Tolima, approximately five kilometres west of the Magdalena River which drains into the Caribbean Sea. It is located within the Middle Cauca Porphyry […]

Joint Venture announcements

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: As they say in the classics; it’s better to have 50 per cent of a project than 100 per cent of no project. Non-Binding Heads of Agreement Northern Mining (ASX: NMI) announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, NMI Limited has entered into a non-binding Heads of Agreement to investigate the acquisition of a 90 […]

IMX Resources identifies large gold anomaly

THE DRILL SERGEANT: IMX Resources (ASX: IXR) has claimed to have expanded the exploration potential of its Nachingwea Property in south-east Tanzania, after the identification of a large, coherent, gold-in-soil anomaly. The company said the new find represents an outstanding target for gold exploration with newly-minted company chairman Dr Derek Fisher labelling it to be […]

Ramelius drills high-grade gold results

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Ramelius Resources (ASX: RMS) has received assay results from recent Reverse Circulation (RC) exploration drilling carried out at the company’s Vivien gold project near Leinster and its 100 per cent-owned Coogee gold project south of Kalgoorlie. On the Vivien Main Lode, Ramelius completed a series of RC drill holes designed to test […]

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work we go

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Each week any number of junior exploration plays set out to drill their ground. Here’s a small selection of what’s been happening this week. Drilling to commence at Seimana gold project Drake Resources (ASX: DRK) has commissioned an initial 1500m (minimum) RC drilling program on its Seimana gold prospects in Guinea. The […]

Benitec commences patient dosing

THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: Benitec Biopharma Limited (ASX: BLT) has dosed the first patient in the company’s ‘first in man’, Phase I/II a clinical trial for TT-034, a ddRNAi‐based therapeutic, designed to treat and potentially cure hepatitis C (HCV) with a single injection. “The commencement of this clinical trial of TT-034 represents a landmark in the […]

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. Benitec commences patient dosing Benitec commences patient dosing Benitec Biopharma Limited (ASX: BLT) has dosed the first patient in the company’s ‘first in man’, Phase […]

Funds across the Boards

THE FUND RAISER: Some interesting raisings this week as the juniors boosted their bank balances. Placement to Transamine Trading S.A. Discovery Metals (ASX: DML) has completed a placement with Transamine Trading S.A., raising $2.8 million. The company issued approximately 84 million fully paid ordinary shares at the price of 3.451 cents per share. Prior to […]