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Blackthorn hits further high-grade copper at Mumbwa
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamTHE DRILL SREGEANT: Blackthorn Resources has extended its run of good news with the reporting of further high-grade copper intersections from a Phase 5 drilling program being conducted at the company’s Mumbwa copper-gold project in Zambia. The latest highlights from the drilling program have come from drill hole S36-038 and include: 223 metres at 4.67 […]
Horseshoe hits copper mineralisation in first Kumarina diamond hole
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamTHE DRILL SERGEANT: Horseshoe Metals has finished a third drilling program at the Rinaldi prospect situated on the company’s Kumarina copper project in Western Australia. Rinaldi prospect drill hole location plan. Source: Company announcement Seven diamond drill holes were completed last week for a total of 1,134 metres of drilling, with the holes […]
UGL scores $370 million worth of new projects
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: Engineering, property services and asset management and maintenance provider UGL Limited has been awarded approximately $370 million in new projects across Australia. The company said that more than $270 million of the new contracts are focused within the resources sector. UGL has been given the task of constructing the new Solomon mine […]
Talisman scares up exploration targets at Halloween
/in The Drill Sergeant /by Wally GrahamTHE DRILL SERGEANT: A maiden drilling program conducted by Talisman Mining at the company’s Halloween project in Western Australia has quickly delivered a series of encouraging gold intercepts. Results from the 2,158 metre RC drilling program include: – 10 metres at 3.56 grams per tonne gold from 84 metres, including 2 metres at 4.9 grams […]
Ian Mulholland – Rox Resources
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamONE OFF THE WOOD: Rox Resources managing director Ian Mulholland popped into the front bar this week to fill us in on the company’s exciting exploration portfolio. The company is currently working away of the Mt Fisher gold project in Western Australia; and the Myrtle zinc / lead Marqua phosphate projects in the Northern Territory. […]
Iron Road secures DFS funding
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: South Australia-based iron ore play Iron Road Limited has written a big bank deposit slip having secured $11.5 million (before costs) in additional funds. The company said the funds will enable it to continue the current definitive feasibility study (DFS) being conducted on its Central Eyre iron project (CEIP) and to option […]
Northern Start hits 2330g/t at Paulsens
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: Northern Star Resources is understandably pleased with itself having received recent drilling results of up to 2330 grams per tonne at the company’s Paulsens gold mine in Western Australia. The company said the latest results have set up a substantial increase in resources and mine life for Paulsens as they indicate the […]
Could Diggers depart Kalgoorlie?
/in The Bourse Whisperer /by Wally GrahamTHE BOURSE WHISPERER: Twenty years ago Geoffrey Stokes came up with the idea of holding a mining conference in the iconic mining town of Kalgoorlie. A delegation of 150 mining-minded types attended the first conference in 1992, which has evolved into one of the mining industry’s mandatory calendar event hosting crowd numbers reaching well above […]
Adelaide Resources confirms copper / gold discovery at Paskeville
/in The Drill Sergeant /by Wally GrahamTHE DRILL SERGEANT: Adelaide Resources has claimed confirmation of a copper / gold discovery at the Paskeville prospect situated within the Moonta project, located on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia. Recent drilling undertaken at Paskeville returned an un-bottomed intersection of 42 metres at 1.10 per cent copper and 0.11 grams per tonne gold, including […]
Port Hedland and the FIFO conundrum
/in Uncategorized /by Wally GrahamOUT AND ABOUT: Wikipedia describes the iron ore hub of Port Hedland as, “the highest tonnage port in Australia”. It also claims it to be the, largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Anybody, who upon reading the second of these descriptions decided to visit Port Hedland would probably understand why Wikipedia is […]