Public Companies

Drill Rig on site during a previous campaign at Red Metal Limited’s big Sybella rare earths project near Mount Isa in Queensland.

BULLS N’ BEARSRed Metal kicks off Sybella rare earths study

Red Metal has kicked off a pre-feasibility study for its Sybella rare earths project near Mount Isa, aiming to fast-track a simple, low-cost heap leach operation on a resource of nearly a billion tonnes.

Murray Ward

Golden Dragon Mining has just secured a $2.2 million 19.89% cornerstone placement from Chinese company, Chengtun Mining Group.

BULLS N’ BEARSChinese major tips $2.2M into Golden Dragon gold play

Golden Dragon Mining has secured a $2.2m cornerstone investment from Shanghai-listed Chengtun Mining Group, which will take a 19.89% stake in the Murchison gold explorer at a stunning 17.65% premium to market.

Murray Ward

Western Mines Group’s Mulga Tank nickel project lies 190 kilometres east-northeast of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields region.

BULLS N’ BEARSLowell Resources Fund steps up to 10 per cent stake in Western Mines

Western Mines has banked $2.74M in fresh funding, with Lowell Resources Fund emerging as its biggest shareholder as the company ramps up exploration and studies at its Mulga Tank nickel project in WA.

Doug Bright

St George Mining will collaborate with the Federal Centre for Technological Education (CEFET) of Minas Gerais on the construction of a new large-scale pilot plant at CEFET’s Araxá campus.

BULLS N’ BEARSSt George hits monster 207m total rare earths intercept in Brazil

St George Mining has delivered a series of outstanding drill results from its Brazilian Araxá project, led by a 207m total rare earths hit from surface, with a string of thick coincident niobium intercepts.

Doug Bright

Reverse circulation drill rig in action at Gateway Mining’s Yandal gold project 85 kilometres northeast of Wiluna in WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSGateway fires up second rig at Yandal gold find

Gateway Mining has deployed a second RC rig to site at its Cowza gold discovery in WA’s Yandal belt, aiming to fast-track drilling along a 3.5km high-grade corridor that remains open in all directions.

Murray Ward

Patriot Resources has acquired a new licence in the Zambian Copper belt, hosted in similar stratigraphy as Ivanhoe Mines giant Kamoa copper mine in the DRC.

BULLS N’ BEARSPatriot expands footprint in heart of Zambian copper country

Patriot Resources has acquired a 90 per cent interest in a new Zambian Copper belt licence, 17km along strike from First Quantum’s Fishtie project on land considered prospective for Tier-1 Kamoa-style copper.

Murray Ward

Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts reported last week to the ASX.

BULLS N’ BEARSBig Hits: Broken Hill Mines, Gorilla Gold and Meeka Metals

Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts reported to the ASX, led by Broken Hill Mines, Gorilla Gold and Meeka Metals.

Doug Bright

Diamond drilling rig in operation at Hot Chili’s La Verde porphyry discovery within its Costa Fuego copper-gold project, coastal Chile.

BULLS N’ BEARSLa Verde adds muscle to Hot Chili South American copper play

Hot Chili has hit more broad copper-gold hits at its La Verde discovery in Chile, including 250m at 0.50 per cent copper equivalent, as it moves towards a maiden resource estimate for the burgeoning project.

Murray Ward

True North Copper says assays from its first three diamond drill holes for the year at its Mt Oxide project in Queensland have confirmed broad copper-cobalt-silver mineralisation.

BULLS N’ BEARSTrue North drill results hint at major Qld copper camp potential

True North Copper says assays from its first three diamond drill holes this year have confirmed broad copper-cobalt-silver mineralisation at the Aquila discovery in its Mt Oxide project in northwest Queensland.

Doug Bright

Drilling underway at Auric Mining’s Munda gold project, where resource extension, grade-control and geotechnical programs are laying the groundwork for a planned 2027 mining restart.

BULLS N’ BEARSFresh WA drill program poised for Auric Munda mine expansion

Auric Mining has kicked off a drilling blitz at its Munda gold mine to expand its recently upgraded 192,000-ounce resource, underpin an ore reserve and advance a planned 2027 mining restart in WA’s Goldfields.

Penny Taylor

Kaiser Reef’s soil sampling has outlined multiple gold trends over a 4.4km strike length at its project near the historic Victorian gold township of Maldon.

BULLS N’ BEARSKaiser Reef soil survey lights up 4.4km VIC gold trend

Profitable gold producer Kaiser Reef has defined a 4.4km gold-in-soil trend at its Maldon project in Victoria, an area that has previously produced 1.75 million ounces of gold at a stunning grade of 28g/t.

Murray Ward

Air-core drilling at Gateway Mining’s Yandal gold project in Western Australia, where ongoing drilling continues to expand the rapidly growing Cowza gold discovery.

BULLS N’ BEARSGateway extends WA gold strike to 3.5km

Gateway Mining has extended its Cowza gold discovery by another kilometre to 3.5km at its Yandal project in WA with high-grade assays, a second RC rig arriving and more drilling results to come.

Penny Taylor

Auric Mining’s integrated study maps out a plan to refurbish its Burbanks gold plant from180,000 to 600,000 tonnes per annum to process ore from its Munda deposit in the Kalgoorlie gold fields.

BULLS N’ BEARSAuric Mining study highlights potential $812M WA Goldfields revenue

Auric Mining has tabled a study for its Munda-Burbanks gold project highlighting its pathway to production and $812M. The plan involves rebuilding its Burbanks mill to process ore from its Munda deposit in WA.

Murray Ward

Terrain Minerals’ aerial view of its Lighting project area, looking to the west, with drill pads and access tracks.

BULLS N’ BEARSTerrain lands 54,000-ounce initial gold resource in WA Mid West

Terrain Minerals has unveiled a maiden 54,000-ounce gold resource at its Lightning project in WA’s Mid West, with mineralisation still open and further drilling expected to expand the inventory.

Doug Bright

Drilling at Critica Limited’s Juno prospect, part of the Brothers rare earth project in Western Australia, where exploration continues to expand shallow clay-hosted rare earth mineralisation.

BULLS N’ BEARSCritica builds WA rare earth district case with Juno hits

Critica Limited has confirmed shallow high-grade rare earth mineralisation at its Juno satellite prospect in WA, strengthening the case for a district-scale rare earth project centred on its Jupiter deposit.

Penny Taylor

Final site planning at the Wilfred target ahead of Dalaroo Metals initial 10,000 metre RC drilling project at its Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire.

BUL:LS N’ BEARSDalaroo set for 20,000m West African gold drill

Dalaroo Metals is poised to kick off a 20,000m maiden drilling campaign at its Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire. Phase one will see 10,000m of RC drilling test a 7km-long gold corridor starting August.

Murray Ward

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining’s aircore drill rig is more than halfway through its more-than-10,000m program on the Laverton Tectonic Zone Flexure target.

BULLS N’ BEARSTwo drill programs accelerate WA Goldfields hunt for KalGold

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has restarted RC drilling at its Lighthorse prospect northeast of Kalgoorlie for up to 19 holes, while its nearby LTZ Flexure aircore drilling program rumbles on.

Doug Bright

Forrestania Resources has started trucking first ore from the company’s British Hill gold deposit in WA to its wholly owned Lake Johnston processing facility.

BULLS N’ BEARSForrestania nails high-grade WA gold at British Hill

Forrestania Resources has hit high-grade gold including 1m at 22.98g/t at its British Hill project, with ore set to feed its expanding WA hub strategy following its transformative Edna May acquisition.

Murray Ward

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Ceretas Limited.

BULLS N’ BEARSASX Runners of the Week: Ceretas, Pacgold & Hamelin Gold

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Ceretas, after it debuted on the ASX to develop its portable, therapeutic ultrasound technology targeting Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Andrew Todd

Gas flaring from TMK Energy’s LF-07 well at the company’s Gurvantes XXXV coal seam gas project in southern Mongolia.

BULLS N’ BEARSUS gas expert takes helm at TMK Energy’s Mongolian project

TMK Energy has appointed US-based petroleum engineer and new investor Steve Skinner as COO to drive its Gurvantes coal seam gas project in Mongolia from appraisal towards commercial production.

Murray Ward

Patriot Resources recent maiden drilling has confirmed its Tonic copper discovery in Zambia’s copper-rich Mumbwa-Kitumba corridor.

BULLS N’ BEARSPatriot extends Zambia copper discovery corridor to 5.5km

Patriot Resources has extended its Zambian copper footprint to 5.5km, adding two priority drill targets southeast of its recent Tonic discovery in the fertile Mumbwa-Kitumba corridor.

Doug Bright

Hot Chili’s Costa Fuego copper-gold project near the coast in central Chile.

BULLS N’ BEARSThe great copper migration: ASX juniors head to South America

As copper prices soar, some Aussie juniors are prepared to brave severe water, acid and infrastructure bottlenecks in South America to hunt for massive copper-gold systems right next to global mining titans.

Murray Ward

An example of Quick Camps’ mobile temporary accommodation, of the style Maritana Minerals will use to meet short-term needs during its construction activities.

BULLS N’ BEARSMaritana beds down camp strategy for WA Black Swan gold hub

Maritana Minerals has locked in a staged accommodation plan for its Black Swan gold hub, including buying a Kalgoorlie property, as plant construction continues ahead of future Goldfields mining operations.

Doug Bright

Reverse circulation drilling at PLC Resources’ Rochefort prospect part of its Abbotts North project in WA’s Murchison region.

BULLS N’ BEARSPLC Resources lights up big new WA Murchison gold system

PLC Resources has defined a major new gold target corridor at its Abbotts North project in WA, while geochemistry from recent drilling points to a larger, undiscovered gold system nearby.

Murray Ward