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Golden Rim Resources claims new Burkina Faso gold discovery

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Golden Rim Resources (ASX: GMR) has claimed discovery of a new zone of high-grade gold mineralisation (Panga Lodes) while conducting reverse circulation (RC) drilling at the company’s Balogo project in Burkina Faso. The Panga Lodes are located 600m north of the Netiana Lodes where Golden Rim has previously defined an Inferred Resource […]

Beadell Resources continues to make Duckhead bigger

THE DRILL SERGEANT: The latest drilling results for Beadell Resources (ASX: BDR) have provided another growth spurt to the Duckhead open pit oxide gold deposit at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Tucano gold mine, located in Brazil. According to Beadell, recently-completed infill drilling within the reserve open pit has identified a new zone of gold […]

Sheffield Resources scores high-grade HM at Thunderbird

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Sheffield Resources (ASX: SFX) has received further results from drilling undertaken at the Thunderbird heavy mineral sand (HMS) deposit, located within the company’s Dampier HMS project near Derby in the Canning Basin region of Western Australia. The results are the second batch of assay results to be reported from Sheffield’s 2013 aircore […]

Kidman Resources extends Home of Bullion copper

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Kidman Resources (ASX: KDR) has received results from recent deeper diamond drilling carried out at the company’s Home of Bullion (HOB) project in the Northern Territory. According to Kidman the drilling has confirmed the down dip continuation of copper mineralisation on both the Main Lode and Southern Lodes at the project. Hole […]

Buxton Resources commences drilling at Yalbra graphite project

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Buxton Resources (ASX: BUX) has commenced a 2,000 metres RC drilling program to test large, high-grade graphite targets at the company’s Yalbra graphite project in Western Australia. Buxton said the drilling has been designed to confirm historical high-grade intercepts of graphite in the Main Zone, and to test newly identified VTEM conductors […]

Pioneer drills further encouragement at Kalpini South

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Pioneer Resources (ASX: PIO) has received results from recent drilling conducted at the Kalpini South prospect, part of the company’s Acra gold project in Western Australia. Pioneer completed seven RC holes for 1,027m at the Kalpini South prospect, which were carried out along strike from high-grade gold drill hits the company announced […]

Elvis has left the building

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: AGM season continues to take its toll on the Boardrooms of the junior mining sector. Board and Management Changes Discovery Metals (ASX: DML) has announced changes to the company’s Board and senior management.   Brad Sampson will cease his role as managing director and chief executive officer with effect on 31 December […]

Caravel Minerals claims third Wynberg gold discovery

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Caravel Minerals (ASX: CVV) has claimed to have discovered a third copper-gold prospect on the company’s Wynberg project, located in the Cloncurry District of North Queensland. The discovery was made during a recently-completed program of surface soil geochemistry and rock chip sampling. The new prospect, known as Wynberg C, is located along […]

Monax Mining strikes Designated Project deal with Antofagasta

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Monax Mining (ASX: MOX) has established its Millers Creek project in South Australia as a ‘Designated Project’ (DP) with its strategic alliance partner, a wholly-owned subsidiary of major Chilean copper producer Antofagasta, via its wholly-owned subsidiary, Monax Alliance. The Millers Creek DP comprises three Alliance tenements together with four tenements owned by […]

Impact Minerals poised to live up to its name?

Perth-based exploration play Impact Minerals (ASX: IPT) is hoping to finish, what has already been a successful 2013, on a very high note. The company’s expectations are high for a drilling program it has just commenced at its recently-acquired Mulga Tank nickel project, located 200 kilometres northeast of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.   Impact is […]