COMPANY PROFILES

Gruyere maiden promises more to come

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THE INSIDE STORY: When you want to stand out in a crowd of your peers it is always wise to make an announcement that will pull the maximum amount of focus in your direction. That’s exactly what Perth-based gold exploration play Gold Road Resources (ASX: GOR) did at the 2014 Diggers & Dealers Forum in […]

Rox readies to fire at Musket and Cannonball

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THE INSIDE STORY: A good deal of recent commodity market commentary has held a particular fondness for the future prospects, both short and long-term, in relation to the prices of nickel and zinc. There are, at present, a healthy number of nickel/zinc exploration plays hitting the radar screens of these well-informed analysts and among these […]

Laconia’s Peruvian exploration continues to deliver

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THE INSIDE STORY: Anybody suggesting a decline in mineral exploration activities by junior companies should be careful not to do so near the offices of Laconia Resources (ASX: LCR). Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown a decline in the exploration efforts of the junior sector. However the ABS also said, “The […]

Gold, Gruyere and Toto

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THE INSIDE STORY: For those unfamiliar with the journey of emerging gold miner Gold Road Resources (ASX: GOR) it is worth taking a quick look back at how the company has reached its current value. Gold Road owns a healthy percentage of the Yamarna greenstone Belt, covering approximately 5,000 square kilometres of the Yilgarn Craton, […]

Nickel shines as Rox stars

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THE INSIDE STORY: Rox Resources (ASX: RXL) has timed its run nicely to discover the nickel project all other junior nickel explorers are chasing. The nickel market has emerged from a five-year hiatus with LME nickel futures recording a 15 percent gain in April, the biggest monthly gain since September 2012. Most analysts credit the […]

Laconia keeps both eyes on Peruvian prize

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THE INSIDE STORY: Actions, they say, speak louder than words and the recent actions of Peru-focused junior exploration play Laconia Resources Limited (ASX: LCR) has a few of the bigger industry players taking notice. The attraction has come about due to the dual-focussed approach Laconia has taken with its Kimsa Orcco project in Peru. While […]

Cassini bags BHP bundle

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THE INSIDE STORY: Junior exploration play Cassini Resources (ASX: CZI) recently caused a minor tremor on the boards of the Australian Securities Exchange. The excitement followed the company’s announcement it had executed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the West Musgrave project in Western Australia. While the acquisition of such […]

Sheffield Resources fires up Thunderbird

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THE INSIDE STORY: Minerals sands developer Sheffield Resources (ASX: SFX) recently reached a major milestone for a junior mining play, as the company’s market cap hurdled over the $100 million mark. The rise in Sheffield’s share price flowed on the back of results from a Scoping Study conducted on the company’s 100 per cent-owned Thunderbird […]

Savannah discovery widens Panoramic’s outlook

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THE INSIDE STORY: Panoramic Resources (ASX: PAN) has discovered a new zone of nickel mineralisation, which could significantly extended the current mine life of Savannah. Nickel enjoyed a buoyant beginning to 2014, thanks to the Indonesian Government’s ban on the export of nickel laterite ores. Before the ban Indonesia was the world’s biggest exporter of […]

New Mining Leases permit swift development

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THE INSIDE STORY: Brazil-focused gold exploration play Orinoco Gold (ASX: OGX) is poised to become a developer much quicker than it, or the market, anticipated. Taking the company into the development stage is a recent deal struck with Troy Resources (ASX: TRY) to acquire Mining Leases encompassing the Sertão gold mine in central Brazil.   […]