Public Companies

The run-of-mine pad at Horizon Mineral’s Boorara project in the WA Goldfields. The company has toll treated the first ore from the mine to bank nearly $5 million.

BULLS N’ BEARSHorizon banks $12.9M from toll treating first Goldfields ore

Horizon Minerals is on a tear after toll treating the first 37,000t of ore from its Phillips Find JV in the WA Goldfields and 50,604t from its Boorara mine to bank a cool $12.9M.

James Pearson

St George Mining recently undertook metallurgical testwork on its Araxá project in Brazil, focused initially on optimising niobium and rare earth recoveries via flotation processing. Samples shown are ready to be sent to the laboratory.

BULLS N’ BEARSSt George delivers maiden Brazil niobium and rare earths resource

St George Mining has delivered a maiden resource estimate for its Araxá carbonatite-hosted niobium and rare earths deposit in the world’s premier niobium-producing region in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Doug Bright

Pilot Energy’s Cliff Head oil field near the company’s Leander WA-481-P area. Leander has received a huge 250 per cent jump in its prospective gas resource.

BULLS N’ BEARSPilot boosts WA gas resource by 250 per cent

Pilot Energy has boosted its WA Leander prospective gas resource by a whopping 250 per cent to an estimated 1116 billion cubic feet of gas and 18 million barrels of condensate after a detailed review.

Craig Nolan

Gold bars poured from ore sourced from Brightstar Resources’ Second Fortune mine and Lord Byron open pit stockpiles and processed at Genesis Minerals’ nearby Laverton mill.

BULLS N’ BEARSBrightstar jags higher gold grade with more ounces from WA mill

Brightstar Resources has jagged a higher than expected gold grade of 2.51 grams per tonne and an impressive 4297 ounces of gold from its first processing campaign at Genesis Minerals’ Laverton mill.

Craig Nolan

Kula Gold has picked up further significant signs of gold-rich mineralisation at its Mustang prospect near Kirup in Western Australia’s south-west (Pictured).

BULLS N’ BEARSKula revs up South West Mustang project with a 4.3g/t gold hit

Kula Gold has sniffed out further significant signs of gold-rich mineralisation at its Mustang prospect near Kirup in WA’s South West, after picking up a high-grade rock chip grading 4.3g/t gold.

James Pearson

EV Resources’ Coyote Creek project in Utah is centred on primary antimony potential within extensive canyon wall-rock and in the talus slope of eroded material that forms a pediment at the foot of the cliff-line.

BULLS N’ BEARSEV Resources snaps up Utah antimony claims with 12.7Mt resource

EV Resources has put its foot on a package of 49 unpatented claims enclosing the historic Coyote Creek antimony project in Utah, which comes with a built-in 12.7- million-tonne non-JORC antimony resource.

Doug Bright

Inside one of the main core-logging tents at Infini Resources’ Falls Lake prospect, part of its Portland Creek project in Canada’s renowned Athabasca Basin, where diamond drilling is taking place.

BULLS N’ BEARSInfini confirms new Canadian uranium project acquisitions

Infini Resources has completed its acquisition of two prospective uranium plays in Canada’s renowned Athabasca Basin, with both projects within 100km of several world-class super high-grade uranium mines.

Craig Nolan

Hot Chili’s 80 per cent owned Huasco Water project is aiming to extract seawater under its maritime concession in Chile to supply water to its own Costa Feugo copper-gold project and others in the Huasco Valley region.

BULLS N’ BEARSHot Chili chases US$447M free cash flow from Chilean water business

Hot Chili says it can solve Chile’s industrial water problem and bank US$447m over 20 years by getting into the water supply business using its giant Costa Fuego copper play as a foundation off-taker.

Craig Nolan

Toubani Resources has signed a deal with the Mali Government to jointly own and develop the company’s 162,000-ounce-a-year Kobada gold project.

BULLS N’ BEARSMali Government backs Toubani gold project

Toubani Resources has cemented a deal with the Mali Government to jointly own and develop the company’s 162,000-ounce-a-year Kobada gold project that will likely be one of the largest gold mines in Mali.

Belinda Hickman

Experienced mining executive and Star Minerals director Ashley Jones has taken the reins as the company’s new managing director.

BULLS N’ BEARSJones steps into top job at Star Minerals

Armed with a master’s degree in applied finance and a geology degree, newly minted Star Minerals managing director Ashley Jones will now lead the company into production.

Belinda Hickman

Strickland Metals has put its drill rigs to good use to significantly enhance its resource inventory in multiple optimized pit designs at its Yandal gold project, 85km northeast of Wiluna in Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSStrickland hikes Yandal gold ounces 56 per cent near Wiluna

Strickland Metals has added 143,400 ounces of gold to the combined mineral resource for its Horse Well camp, boosting the prospect’s resource to 4.68 million tonnes at 1.94 grams per tonne for 291,500 ounces.

Doug Bright

Auric Mining’s managing director Mark English is all smiles after the company posted a 212 per cent pre-tax profit of $4.1 million for the 2024 full year from its WA gold mining operations.

BULLS N’ BEARSAuric banks 212% full year pre-tax profit surge from WA gold mining

Auric Mining has banked a knockout result, posting a 212 per cent leap in pre-tax profit of $4.1 million for the 2024 full year on the back of $8.45M in revenue and a growth in its assets to $21.6M.

James Pearson

BULLS N’ BEARSASX Runners of the Week: Saferoads, Errawarra, RareX & Belararox

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Saferoads Holdings. The company’s share price rocketed after it pocketed a hefty $10.8 million from selling its Road Safety Rental business.

Andrew Todd

Strickland Metals’ latest diamond drill rig set up on its new Obradov Potok prospect in the south of its Rogozna project area in Serbia.

BULLS N’ BEARSStrickland adds drill muscle to test new Serbian gold prospect

Strickland Metals has reinforced its drilling capacity at its Rogozna gold-base metals project in southern Serbia with the addition of a fifth rig, which has already begun work at its Obradov Potok prospect.

Doug Bright

Chariot Corporation has revamped the payment terms for the company’s promising United States-based Black Mountain lithium project in a move to boost its near-term cash.

BULLS N’ BEARSChariot revamps Wyoming lithium deal to boost near-term cash

Chariot Corporation has rejigged its acquisition terms with Black Mountain Lithium Corp to boost its near-term cash while maintaining its grip on the promising US Black Mountain lithium project in Wyoming.

James Pearson

The former Cliff Head oil well in the Perth Basin will be repurposed as a carbon capture and storage facility by clean energy company Pilot Energy.

BULLS N’ BEARSPilot, Triangle strike new deal to progress WA carbon storage ambitions

JV partners Pilot Energy and Triangle Energy have struck a revised vendor finance deal for Pilot to secure the Cliff Head oil asset and its infrastructure, paving the way for its WA carbon capture project.

Andrew Todd

Everest Metals’ aircore rig drilling at the company’s Revere Project.

BULLS N’ BEARSEverest looks beyond bulk sample zone to extend Murchison gold project

Everest Metals Corporation has launched a 6000m regional air core drilling program at its Revere gold project, 90km northeast of Meekatharra, chasing new targets beyond its current 700m bulk sample area.

Doug Bright

Hot Chili managing director Christian Easterday (left). The company has dropped a bombshell PFS for its Costa Fuego copper-gold project in Chile.

BULLS N’ BEARSHot Chili unveils blockbuster PFS in booming copper-gold market

Hot Chili has dropped a bombshell PFS for its Costa Fuego copper-gold project in Chile, tabling a mammoth NPV and top-tier production profile in a surging copper-gold metals market.

Andrew Todd

A drone shot of recent diamond drilling at Strickland Metals’ Shanac deposit, part of the company’s Rogozna gold and base metal project in Serbia, which has contributed towards a global resource boost to 7.4 million gold equivalent ounces.

BULLS N’ BEARSStrickland touts big resource lift at Serbian gold-base metal project

The Shanac deposit at Strickland Metals’ Rogozna gold-base metal project in Serbia now hosts 5.3m gold equivalent ounces at 1.1g/t, with 1.85m high-grade ounces at 1.8g/t, lifting total resources to 7.4m ounces

James Pearson

Chariot Corporation’s managing director Shanthar Pathmanathan has secured a $2 million convertible note deal from New York-based investor Obsidian Global to pursue its lithium production strategy.

BULLS N’ BEARS$2m funding will keep Chariot US domestic lithium strategy humming

Chariot Corporation has secured a convertible note, roping in up to $2 million to fuel its lithium hunt across the US and Australia. Chariot will pocket an initial $600,000 to keep its strategy humming.

Andrew Todd

Gold nuggets recovered by metal detecting in 2018 near BMG Resources’ Invincible project in the central Pilbara region.

BULLS N’ BEARSBig-name neighbours spur BMG to fast-track WA gold hunt

BMG Resources will accelerate exploration of its Bullabulling and Invincible gold projects in WA, motivated by high gold prices and nearby acquisitions by big-name investors Mark Creasy and Tim Goyder.

Doug Bright

Titanium Sands has moved a step closer to bringing its Mannar Island heavy mineral sands project into production after the Sri Lankan government issued its terms.

BULLS N’ BEARSTitanium Sands takes big leap toward titanium mining in Sri Lanka

Titanium Sands is a step closer to bringing its vast Mannar Island heavy mineral sands project in Sri Lanka into production after the local environmental authority issued terms for a pivotal impact assessment.

Andrew Todd

Infini Resources has reported uranium shows confirmed by portable XRF analysis in maiden diamond drilling at its Portland Creek project in Canada.

BULLS N’ BEARSUranium whiffs for Infini from maiden Canadian drilling campaign

Infini Resources has released encouraging early uranium shows from a maiden drilling program at its Portland Creek project in Canada, reporting grades of uranium up to 0.94% from portable XRF analysis.

Andrew Todd

Empire Energy’s Carpentaria gas processing plant is awaiting installation at site in the Northern Territory’s massive Beetaloo Gas Basin.

BULLS N’ BEARSSpotlight on Empire as first NT gas production looms

Empire Energy is closing in on becoming the first gas producer in NT’s massive Beetaloo Basin from its Carpentaria project, in what is shaping up to be a high-stakes moment for Australia’s energy future.

James Pearson