COMPANY PROFILES

Anatolia prepares to advance Temrezli

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THE INSIDE STORY: A strong pre-feasibility study result has cashed up uranium play Anatolia Energy ready to take its Temrezli uranium project to the next level. Anatolia Energy (ASX: AEK) managing director Paul Cronin is such a busy man at the moment the Resources Roadhouse had to make two appointments during his recent flying visit […]

Explorers Conference propels sector into 2015

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The 2015 RIU Explorer Conference, held at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle, Western Australia, provided the ideal launching pad for an optimistic year ahead for the junior resources mining/exploration sector. Three things were obvious: the number of delegates present showed there is still, if not renewed, interest in the sector; investors do want to engage […]

ABX puts final shine on Bald Hill

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THE INSIDE STORY: Australian Bauxite Limited (ASX: ABX) recently commenced mining activity at the company’s Bald Hill bauxite mine in northern Tasmania. Reaching such a stage for any mining company from the small end of town in the present environment is no small feat, especially when you throw achieving such a significant milestone on schedule […]

Corazon takes Victory at Lynn Lake

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THE INSIDE STORY: They say the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence so why not remove the fence? This may be a hackneyed phrase for some, however the current investor-shy environment the junior sector is weathering means it would be wise for companies to find ways of improving the assets […]

Ironbark anticipates big zinc payday

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THE INSIDE STORY: Ironbark Zinc (ASX: IBG) is focused on the zinc component of the company’s wholly-owned Citronen base metal deposit located in Greenland. The Citronen project currently hosts in excess of 13 billion pounds of zinc and lead with a JORC-compliant resource of 55.8 million tonnes at 6.1 per cent zinc and lead, including […]

Impact drilling towards success

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THE INSIDE STORY: While a lot of juniors have put the drill bit on the shelf, Perth-based Impact Minerals (ASX: IPT) has maintained the exploration rage on the company’s diverse exploration projects. A recent Explorer Quarterly Cash Update report from accounting and advisory firm BDO identified one in 10 ASX-listed exploration companies did not carry […]

Persistence the key to unlock Dunnsville

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THE INSIDE STORY: Two attributes that regularly pay off for junior exploration companies are: the patience to let tenements reveal their spoils; and the tenacity to not let the opportunity to develop them slip away. Parmelia Resources (ASX: PML) originally acquired the Jaurdi Hills project, located 50 kilometres north-west of Coolgardie in Western Australia, as […]

Cassini buoyed by Nebo drill results

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THE INSIDE STORY: Having raised $10 million on the back of a most audacious project acquisition, junior exploration play Cassini Resources (ASX: CZI) wasted no time in kicking off a comprehensive drilling campaign. The company commenced its maiden drilling campaign at the 100 per cent-owned West Musgrave project in Western Australia just six months after […]

Sheffield advances Thunderbird Pre-feasibility Study

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THE INSIDE STORY: Sheffield Resources has made considerable progress into the Pre-Feasibility Study being carried out at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Thunderbird deposit, located near Derby in northwest Western Australia. Earlier this year Sheffield Resources (ASX: SFX) reported the results of a Scoping Study, which determined Thunderbird to be a world-class, long life mineral […]

Kibaran leads graphite charge

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THE INSIDE STORY: Resource-focused investors who keep a close eye on the daily announcements from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) cannot have ignored how often lately the commodity graphite rates a mention. Many pundits consider the rise in graphite’s prominence to be merely a distraction to the focus market-watchers usually save for more mainstream commodities, […]