Colin Hay

Altair Minerals (ASX: ALR) has announced plans to double the size of its current field exploration program at the South Oko prospect in Guyana, which it finalised the acquisition of earlier this month. The expanded scope of works at South Oko will include approximately 1,200 additional soil samples, 500 auger holes, and more than seven kilometres […]

Verity Resources (ASX: VRL) has reported additional significant gold hits from a 54-hole infill drilling program at its Monument gold project in Western Australia’s Laverton goldfields. The company, which has so far only tested approximately 10% of a 20-kilometre strike with detailed air core and reverse circulation drilling, now has as many as 60 priority targets […]

Blue Energy’s (ASX: BLU) run of success with its northern Australia gas developments has helped its share purchase plan (SPP) finish heavily oversubscribed. Blue’s board elected to increase the SPP from its initial target of $250,000 after receiving significant interest from retail shareholders, and the plan eventually brought in $2.6 million. The outstanding response to the […]

Thor Energy (ASX: THR) has finalised plans with DISA Technologies to investigate the use of unique technologies to treat selected waste dumps at abandoned mines in Colorado, with the aim of recovering saleable uranium and other critical mineral concentrates. DISA recently became the first company in the US to receive a final service providers license (SPL) […]

International Graphite (ASX: IG6) has achieved another milestone in its global “mine-to-market” strategy, with the signing of key contracts supporting the development of its graphite micronising facility at Collie in Western Australia. The company has completed an agreement with the WA government’s central land and development agency to acquire 6,000 square metres of land across three […]

St George Mining (ASX: SGQ) has identified significant upside with high-grade diamond drilling results at its new Araxá rare earths and niobium project in Brazil. The company only acquired Araxá in late February, and through a calculated exploration strategy has already de-risked what it believes is a potentially world-class project in an area containing significant niobium mining […]

EcoGraf (ASX: EGR) has achieved a key milestone in its development of the Epanko graphite project in Tanzania, completing the design of a critical community support program. The company is now preparing to submit an updated Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for Epanko to the local district council and other government authorities after two years of work […]

Advance Metals (ASX: AVM) continues to add significant experience to its leadership team as it accelerates development of its high-grade Mexican gold and silver projects. Highly-regarded mining veteran David O’Connor is the latest senior appointment, bringing more than 40 years of experience to the role of non-executive chair. Advance announced the initial appointments of Douglas Coleman […]

Resolution Minerals (ASX: RML) has brought in a North American process management specialist to help define the development pathway for its Horse Heaven high-grade antimony project. As a key component of the company’s downstream strategy, the company has engaged Canadian firm Kingston Process Metallurgy (KPM) to undertake critical characterisation and concentration test work on samples from […]

Advance Metals (ASX:AVM) has brought in more than 70 years of industry experience with the creation of a specialist advisory board to help drive its Mexican high-grade silver project strategy. The initial two appointees to the board will provide Advance with significant Mexican and Latin American expertise, along with their long respective backgrounds in mining. […]

Viridis Mining and Minerals (ASX: VMM) has achieved a key milestone in its development of the Colossus project with the acquisition of strategic site for a rare earth research and processing centre (CPTR) in southeast Brazil. The company has also wrapped up key engineering, construction, and equipment contracts for the centre at an industrial park […]

Resolution Minerals (ASX: RML) has attracted a further $2 million in international funding for the accelerated development of its Horse Heaven critical minerals asset in the US. Asia Pacific financier and advisory firm Tribeca Investment Partners has committed to the placement in Resolution as it continues ramp-up exploration activities at the antinomy and gold project. Resolution […]

Lode Resources (ASX: LDR) has recorded assays of up to 31.1% antimony from its first pass drilling at the historical Magwood project in NSW. Two individual core assays from one drill hole graded 31.1% and 26.4% antimony, with other highlight assays including 28.57% over 1.3 metres,16.60% over 0.3m, and 19.20% over 0.2m. Lode also obtained drill […]

Vintage Energy (ASX: VEN) has reported positive initial outcomes during the second phase of a production uplift program at its Southern Flank gas fields in central Australia. Following a successful Phase 1 program in early September that mainly focused on removing scale impacting flows levels at the Odin and Vali fields, Phase 2 has sought to initiate production […]

Askari Metals (ASX: AS2) has completed the $700,000 sale of its Australian subsidiary First Western Gold (FWG) to Forrestania Resources (ASX: FRS). The deal, which the two companies announced in mid-September, aligns with Askari’s strategy of focusing on its large African exploration projects. The divestment of seven exploration licenses and an exploration license application – including the […]

An independent board has given its support for a takeover of Entertainment Rewards (ASX: EAT) by majority shareholder Suzerain Investments that values it at approximately $28.8 million. Suzerain has made the conditional off-market takeover offer to acquire all of the fully paid ordinary shares it does not already own in Entertainment Rewards at $0.022 per share. This […]

American West Metals (ASX: AW1) has received firm commitments to raise $7 million to advance its high-class West Desert indium project in Utah. The project’s reputation as one of the largest and highest-grade undeveloped indium resources in the US helped American West receive strong support from institutional, sophisticated, and professional investors—including globally renowned Tribeca Investment Partners, […]

Boss Energy’s (ASX: BOE) investment in the Alta Mesa uranium project in Texas continues to pay off, with news that project operator enCore Energy has identified new uranium mineralisation near existing wellfields. The Australian company acquired a 30% interest in Alta Mesa from enCore in early 2024 for approximately $92 million and the rapidly expanding project’s […]

Orange Minerals (ASX: OMX) has recovered rock chips up to 2,948 grams per tonne silver in a new sampling program at its Lennon’s Find project in Western Australia ahead of an upcoming drilling campaign there. The company collected 35 new rock chip samples in a program aimed at validating historical programs and infill gaps in previous […]

Titan Minerals (ASX: TTM) has received US$10 million in funding from Chinese mining firm Lingbao Gold International to accelerate development of its Dynasty gold project in Ecuador. Lingbao has agreed to provide Titan with the strategic investment to fast-track resource drilling and de-risking studies at the growing Dynasty asset. With a market capitalisation of $5.3 billion, […]