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Argonaut signs on Antofagasta at Lumwana West

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Argonaut Resources (ASX: ARE) has executed an option agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of global copper giant Antofagasta PLC for the exploration and development of the company’s Lumwana West project in Zambia.   The Domes Region in North Western Zambia showing the Lumwana West licence, 2014 drill targets and surrounding mines. Source: […]

Progen Pharmaceuticals granted US Patent notice

THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: Progen Pharmaceuticals (ASX: PGL) has been granted a notice of allowance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for Patent Application No. 12/738552 ‘Novel Sulfated Oligosaccharide Derivatives’, which includes Phase I cancer drug PG545. The company said the patent protects the composition and use of, and methods of treatment for […]

OBJ Limited signs suite of agreements with Proctor and Gamble

THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: OBJ Limited (ASX: OBJ) has entered into a suite of agreements with Procter and Gamble (P&G), the world’s largest consumer products company. The agreements include a multi‐product development agreement (PDA) and an initial licensing agreement OBJ said sets the course to commercialise its magnetic micro‐array technology. The PDA, Initial Licence and associated […]

Laconia receives drilling approval for Kimsa Orcco

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Laconia Resources (ASX: LCR) has received formal permission to drill (Ordene Initio) on the company’s Kimsa Orcco project in Peru. The company has been granted permission to drill by the Peruvian regulator, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) in Directoral Resolution Nº 0106-2014-MEM/DGM.   Location of tenements and prospects. Source: Company […]

Syndicated Metals hits high-grade copper at Barbara satellites

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Syndicated Metals (ASX: SMD) has intersected high-grade copper mineralisation during its maiden regional Reverse Circulation (RC) exploration drilling program at the company’s Barbara copper-gold Joint Venture project in northern Queensland. The company has been drilling to target potential new zones of mineralisation at a group of satellite exploration prospects located south-west of […]

Archer infill drilling confirms Campoona graphite

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Archer Exploration (ASX: AXE) has received results from a drilling campaign conducted in March this year at Central Campoona prospect, located within the company’s wholly-owned Campoona graphite project, north of Cleve on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. Archer said the drilling has confirmed the continuity of high-grade graphite mineralisation across the Central Campoona […]

St George prepares to drill East Laverton

THE DRILL SERGEANT: St George Mining (ASX: SGQ) is close to starting Phase 1 of the 2014 drilling program to be undertaken at the company’s 100 per cent-owned East Laverton Property with drilling planned to commence in mid-May 2014. The company said the drilling program will test a number of high quality EM (electromagnetic) conductors […]

RMG to acquire additional Chilean copper mines

THE DRILL SERGEANT: RMG Limited (ASX: RMG) has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with another Chilean copper producer at Tuina. Under the new MoU RMG will acquire all the mining leases of Minera Santa Lucia Ltda in the Tuina district, subject to due diligence and clean title.   Santa Lucia mine lease copper and […]

LifeHealthcare strikes cardiology agreement with Biosensors

THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: LifeHealthcare Group Limited (ASX:LHC) has entered into an exclusive agreement with Biosensors Interventional Technologies Pte Ltd to distribute its range of interventional cardiology products in Australia for an initial term of two years. LifeHealthcare said the deal marks the company’s entry into the interventional cardiology market, leveraging its existing strength in Cardiac […]

Phosphagenics fills Phase 2 acne trial enrolment

THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: Phosphagenics Limited (ASX: POH) has completed enrolment for a Phase 2 clinical trial of the company’s improved treatment for the common skin disorder acne vulgaris. The three month study is examining the efficacy of the topical acne drug tretinoin, which has been formulated with Phosphagenics’ proprietary transdermal delivery technology TPM®, against a […]