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Aphrodite hits 168.66 grams per tonne gold
/in The Drill Sergeant /by Wally GrahamTHE DRILL SERGEANT: Aphrodite Gold has received the highest gold result so far from its drilling programs being conducted on the company’s Aphrodite gold project near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The Aphrodite has received results from a further eight Reverse Circulation (RC) holes drilled on the Alpha Lode, one of two principal lodes which host […]
NSL Consolidated secures deal with Singapore investment house
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: Perth-based NSL Consolidated has secured a low cost unsecured Convertible Note the company said will enable it to further underpin and expand its iron ore production at its Kurnool project in southeast India. The Convertible Note has been entered into with Resources First Pte Ltd, a company related to a major Singapore-based […]
More gold merger news from Diggers and Dealers
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamDIGGERS AND DEALERS: Just before Endeavour Mining Corporation executive director and CEO Mark Connelly was to deliver his presentation at Diggers & Dealers, the ASX and TSX-listed company announced it had entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with Avion Gold Corporation. The deal will result in Endeavour acquiring all of the issued and outstanding common […]
Ampella to get jump on African assays
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamDIGGERS AND DEALERS: The lag time for drill results in Africa has been a common complaint suffered by companies operating on the continent. Ampella Mining has taken the matter to task and has announced a sample preparation laboratory based at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Batie West gold project in Burkina Faso has now been […]
G J Stokes Memorial Award – Geoff Loudon
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamEach year, Diggers and Dealers recognise an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the Resources’ Industry. This year the Award was presented to Geoff Loudon. Loudon is currently chairman with Nautilus Minerals, a venture that is breaking barriers with a first-to-market strategy utilising innovative underwater mining technology and strategies. He was associated with […]
Digger of the Year Award – Sandfire Resources
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamThis year the award celebrated the achievements of Sandfire, which the conference identified to be somewhat rare in today’s business environment. These included the discovery of a major new resource, finalisation of a feasibility study, relevant approvals, financing and construction are somewhat problematic for most resource companies operating in Australia and abroad. Sandfire became top […]
Dealer of the Year Award – Hancock Prospecting
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamThe original ‘no politics’ baby of the Diggers and Dealers conference was tossed out with the bath water with the presentation of the Digger of the Year Award. Below is the text of the forum chairman Barry Eldridge’s speech. In the current interesting economic times the amount of economic development currently in the pipeline by […]
Emerging Company and Media Awards
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamEmerging Company Award: ABM Resources A number of years ago, Diggers and Dealers introduced the Duelling Drill Rigs sessions to allow emerging companies a dedicated position in the conference program to present their strategies and project credentials in an environment that allowed them to be assessed against their peer group. The Emerging Company Award is […]
Trafford to buy into Challenger JV
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: Southern Gold has signed a Letter of Intent with Trafford Resources that will result in the latter purchasing the former’s 51 per cent interest in the Western Gawler Craton JV with Dominion Gold Operations (a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Kingsgate Consolidated) and its 100 per cent-owned Challenger West tenement. “Trafford […]
Bligh enters JV with Chinese manganese producer
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: Bligh Resources has entered into a Joint Venture Deed of Agreement with Chinese company Jiaocheng Yiwang Ferroalloy over the company’s 100 per cent-owned Grenfell project in central New South Wales. Yiwang is one of China’s largest producers and exporters of manganese alloys. “We are very pleased to have agreed terms with one […]