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Gold Anomaly kicks off testwork at Crater Mountain

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Gold Anomaly (ASX: GOA) has commenced testwork aimed at the early development of the High Grade Zone (HGZ) at the company’s Crater Mountain gold project in Papua New Guinea with a view to starting a small scale operation by the end of 2014. The HGZ is an area close to the Top […]

Nimrodel Resources diversifies into Tanzanian copper

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Nimrodel Resources (ASX:NMR) has implemented its first diversification strategy into copper. The company has executed a First Heads of Agreement for the right to acquire a 75 per cent interest of a Prospecting Licence application in the copper mining area of Kigoma in western Tanzania.   General location of Prospecting Licence. Source: […]

Golden Rim chases down Korongou gold project

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Golden Rim Resources (ASX: GMR) has executed an agreement with Burkinabe company Epsilon Gold Mines to acquire 90 per cent of the Korongou gold project in Burkina Faso. The transaction is subject to the finalisation of Golden Rim’s due diligence, although this is expected to be completed by mid-February 2013. The project […]

Southern Hemisphere identifies commercial potential at Llahuin project

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Southern Hemisphere Mining (ASX: SUH, TSX-V: SH) has received encouraging drilling results from the company’s Llahuin copper/gold project in central Chile. The company is currently conducting an accelerated drilling at the Llahuin project, results from which so far have highlighted potential to grow the current resource inventory.   Location map showing the […]

Pioneer Resources outlines 2013 exploration strategy

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Pioneer Resources (ASX: PIO) has outlined the company’s exploration strategy for 2013. The company said it is embarking on an aggressive exploration campaign aimed at unlocking the potential it believes sits within its portfolio of Western Australian projects. Pioneer acquired the remainder of the Golden Ridge nickel and gold project (PIO 100 […]

Gryphon Minerals delivers Banfora BFS

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Gryphon Minerals (ASX: GRY) has released the results of a Bankable Feasibility Study for the company’s 100 per cent-owned Banfora gold project in Burkina Faso. The company said the study had confirmed Banfora to be an economically and technically robust project.   Key commercial results of the BFS in US$. Source: Company […]

Pegasus Metals nestles in next door to National Park

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Pegasus Metals (ASX: PUN) has let everybody know the company’s McLarty Range copper project sits outside the boundary of the Class A national park currently being proposed north-east of Broome in the Kimberley region by the Western Australia Government. The proposed park, which includes Horizontal Falls at Talbot Bay, comprises an area […]

RIU Explorers Conference, Fremantle

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: The pipers have started piping, calling the first gathering of the junior to mid-cap exploration and mining clan for 2013. The event is the RIU Explorers Conference, to be held at its spiritual home of the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle, Western Australia from February 13-14. Since its inception in 2002 the RIU […]

Aussies make African progress

THE BOURSE WHISPERER: As the global mining community gathers for the Indaba conference in Africa, we check out a few ASX-listed companies operating around the continent. BOSS RESOURCES (ASX: BOE) Boss Resources (ASX: BOE) has reported a number of gold intercepts of notable grade and width from the Gariaga prospect within the company’s Gourma project […]

Avalon plans March-April drilling in Sweden

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Avalon Minerals (ASX: AVI) has advanced the two most prospective copper-gold regional exploration prospects, Tjarro and Tjavelk, on the company’s Viscaria project in northern Sweden to drill-ready status. The promotion follows the receipt of results from a helicopter electromagnetic/magnetic survey completed by Avalon of its regional exploration tenements in mid-2012. The company […]