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Calling Stumps at 2023 RIU Explorers Conference
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Wally Graham and Jaxon Crabb of Vertical Events recap on the 2023 RIU Explorers Conference with a special guest cameo appearance.
Lifting Gold Bars at the 2023 RIU Explorers Conference
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Wally Graham tries his hand at lifting ABC Refinery gold bars at the 2023 RIU Explorers Conference.
Neometals Capitalising on Dying Batteries
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Looming European battery recycling regulations have driven Neometals’ (ASX: NMT) pivot away from mining into materials recovery and recycling, managing director Chris Reed told the 2023 RIU Explorers Conference. By Ngaire McDiarmid “Our aim is to be the leading provider of recycling solutions to the OEMs, be they car makers or cell […]
Accelerate Resources Poised to Drill Manganese Project
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Accelerate Resources (ASX: AX8) announced recent mapping has confirmed the discovery of two large, mineralised manganese corridors at the Woodie Woodie North project, ahead of managing director Yaxi Zhan’s presentation to the 2023 RIU Explorers Conference today. By Ngaire McDiarmid The new corridors represented “persistently mineralised trends” analogous to the mineralisation at […]
Matsa Resources Aims for 1Moz ‘And Beyond’ at Lake Carey
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Drilling results announced today give Matsa Resources (ASX: MAT) confidence its Lake Carey gold project will increase beyond 1 million ounces, executive chairman Paul Poli told the 2023 RIU Explorers Conference. By Ngaire McDiarmid Results included 14m at 2.87 grams per tonne gold and 19m at 3.77g/t from Fortitude North, at the […]
CSA Fractures the Lithium Goldilocks Zones Fairytale
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: CSA Global Mining Industry Consultants associate partner Ian Stockton shared some tips for Western Australian lithium hunters on the final day of the 2023 RIU Explorers Conference. By Ngaire McDiarmid He noted exploration for lithium had increased dramatically in recent years in line with the move to electrification and the demand for […]
Oar Resources’ Fresh Look Shows Battery Potential at Oakdale Graphite Project
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: One of Oar Resources’ (ASX: OAR) original projects is coming to the fore as the company reshapes its focus on battery and critical minerals, the 2023 RIU Explorers Conference heard. By Ngaire McDiarmid Metallurgical test work, announced this morning ahead of CEO Paul Stephen’s presentation, identified ultra-fine flake graphite in historical drill […]
Time For Tin and a New Nickel Target: Venture Minerals
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Venture Minerals (ASX: VMS) is excited to start drilling a new nickel target next week at its tenements in northwest Tasmania, managing director Andrew Radonjic told the 2023 RIU Explorers Conference. By Ngaire McDiarmid The company announced the drilling program today ahead of Radonjic’s presentation. The target was described as sitting within […]
Lady Colleen Study Exceeds Austral Resource’s Expectations
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Austral Resources’ (ASX: AR1) Lady Colleen copper project in Queensland is economically viable, according to a scoping study result announced today ahead of the miner’s presentation to the 2023 RIU Explorers Conference. By Ngaire McDiarmid The study indicated total production of about 44,000 tonnes of copper and a pre-tax internal rate of […]
Scene Set for Another Super Cycle: ANZ at RIU
THE CONFERENCE CALLER: ANZ senior commodity strategist Daniel Hynes told the 2023 RIU Explorers Conference Day Two audience that China’s reopening has set the scene for another commodities rally. By Ngaire McDiarmid The Asia region’s major consumer had weighed on global economic weakness in 2022 due to its zero-COVID approach, but following rare social unrest […]