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Centaurus Metals encouraged by convivial drill results from Canavial project

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Centaurus Metals (ASX: CTM) has received encouraging drilling results from the company’s 100 per cent-owned Canavial iron ore project, located 10 kilometres from its Jambreiro iron ore project in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The company said the results have supported the positive initial results it achieved from its maiden drilling program in 2011 […]

The illogicality of markets presently – gold must eventually trade higher

GAVIN WENDT: I’ll never cease to be amazed by the logic (or the apparent lack of it) with respect to financial markets. Over the past few weeks so-called ‘experts’ have been telling us that gold’s un is over – and that the price is suffering due to renewed optimism with respect to the US economy, […]

Red Sky gets nod of approval for SOLEIR solar power project

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Red Sky Energy (ASX: ROG) has been granted an updated Development Approval for the company’s proposed solar power project in Dubbo, in New South Wales. Red Sky acquired solar energy company, SOLEIR, in November last year, which is a developer of utility scale photovoltaic solar power projects with its first project located […]

Deep Yellow reports positive results from Namibian drill campaign

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Deep Yellow Limited (ASX: DYL) has released Fusion XRF chemical assay results from recent resource drilling conducted at the Ongolo Alaskite deposit in Namibia. The drilling was carried out by the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary company Reptile Uranium Namibia.   Resource outlines and drilling – Omahola project area. Source: Company announcement   Deep […]

Maiden drilling at Blue Bell delivers for AusAmerican Mining

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Australian-American Mining Corporation (ASX: AIW) is conducting its maiden drilling program at the company’s Blue Bell project in Arizona. The company has reported drilling so far has returned wide zones of copper-gold-silver mineralisation. AusAmerican has received the results from the first three holes of the 30 drill hole program with assays from […]

Crusader moves to iron ore producer in Brazil

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Crusader Resources (ASX: CAS) has commenced plant commissioning of direct shipping iron ore at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Posse iron ore project in Brazil, with first sales and revenue expected in March. Crusader started construction work on access roads, weighbridge, stockpile areas and office infrastructure in December 2012, all of which […]

What the Brokers say – Issue 81

WHAT THE BROKERS SAY: Interesting news and views from across the Resource Analyst universe.   Consolidated Tin Mines (ASX: CSD) The acquisition of the Kagara processing facilities by Consolidated Tin’s major shareholder is of major strategic importance, providing the company with a clear pathway to production. A 50/50 JV agreement will soon be signed with […]

Junior companies – To get capital in, get your story out

Accessing capital is one of the critical issues facing the industry today. The mining project development funding pie is not as large as it has been in previous years and accessing a healthy enough slice is becoming increasingly difficult for the junior end of town. A quick scan of the boards of the Australian Securities […]

KalNorth Gold Mines commences mining operations

OUT AND ABOUT: KalNorth Gold Mines recently commenced mining activities at the Lindsay’s gold mine, which is part of the company’s KalNorth Gold Field located 65 kilometres form the historic gold mining town of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The mine is the first of four, including Kurnalpi, Kalpinin and Mt Jewell for a combined resource […]

Queensland Mining intersects more gold at Greenmount

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Queensland Mining Corporation (ASX: QMN) has received assays from the first of four diamond drill holes completed at Greenmount during the December Quarter of 2012. Greenmount is part of the company’s 100 per cent-owned White Range copper and gold project, located south of Cloncurry in the Mt Isa Fold Belt in Queensland. […]