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Diggers & Dealers Keynote Speaker Announced for 2021

 

A former advisor to President Nelson Mandela, a key author of twenty one books and a previous Principal Economist at the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) has been announced as the Diggers and Dealers key note speaker for 2021. Professor Ian Goldin.

Professor Goldin specialises in economics and has numerous credentials on the world economic stage. After a start in Africa, Professor Goldin lectures at Oxford, Harvard and Tsinghua Universities as well as providing advisory and consultancy services to thirty leading companies. His recent speaking engagements include the opening keynote at Google Zeitgeist, the Microsoft CEO Forum and TED. For the past twenty one years he has provided keynotes at the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos. Adding to an impressive list of achievements, Professor Goldin also was a previous Vice President of the World Bank. His address at Diggers and Dealers this year is sure to be thought provoking and insightful.

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BREAKING: KCGM Owners Make Joint Announcement

KCGM Super Pit Owners Northern Star Resources and Saracen Minerals have released information to the market this morning about their respective operations based on the lockdown imposed in Western Australia.
Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited and Northern Star Resources advises that it does not expect production and exploration at its West Australian operations to be impacted by the five-day lockdown measures announced yesterday by WA Premier Mark McGowan. All the Company’s operations are located outside the lockdown boundaries set by the Government. The Company will advise the market should these circumstances change. Saracen’s top priority at all times is the health and safety of its staff, business partners and the communities in which we operate and this is the basis of all its strategies for managing COVID-19.
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Morning News Bites – September 18

Morning News Bites for September 18. Indian company Adani has starting digging its controversial Carmichael coal mine in Central Queensland, New Zealand in recession after record 12pc contraction and changes to Job Seeker, with recipients needing to search for eight jobs a month to receive the payment. 

Venus Metals Corporation Limited in conjunction with Rox Resources Limited reported the results of recent reverse circulation (RC) drilling at Sovereign Prospect. RC drilling followed up on previous AC and RC results and extended the high‐grade gold mineralisation down dip. Highlights include, 8m @ 5.03 g/t Au from 160m, including 2m @ 15.83 g/t Au from 160m and 3m @ 2.86 g/t Au from 165m. An interpretation of recent ground‐magnetic surveys covering Currans Find and Sovereign Prospect shows prominent northeast (NE) and north‐northeast (NNE) trending structures that align with the orientation of high‐grade gold mineralisation at the Taylor’s Reef, Currans North and Red White and Blue prospects.  Based on the ground‐magnetic data, six priority targets have been identified along NE trends in the  eastern part of the survey area and one of these priority targets is located immediately west of the Sovereign gold discovery.  RC drilling is planned west and southwest of the Sovereign discovery to test this target, and beneath previous high‐grade gold intersections.

AusQuest Limited reported that the reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at the Tangadee Zinc Project in Western Australia has been successfully completed with South32. A total of five widely spaced drill-holes were completed for 1,352m to test down-dip from a large zinc (>1,000ppm Zn) / thallium (>5ppm Tl) soil anomaly that was considered to be the surface expression of potential sediment-hosted zinc mineralisation at depth. Drilling intersected a thick sequence (>200m) of black carbonaceous mudstones containing abundant very fine-grained pyrite (iron sulphide), but no obvious visual signs of significant base metal (zinc) mineralisation. Composite samples were collected over two-metre intervals in every drill-hole and sent to the
Genalysis Intertek Laboratory in Perth for analysis. Assays are expected over the coming weeks, after which an assessment of the drilling results will be completed.

Artemis Resources Limited update on its Pilbara gold projects in Western Australia. 2,500m Carlow Castle Diamond Drilling has commenced as part of Project One Million. It’s primary aims are to expand the mineralised envelope which remains open in multiple directions and lift the central portion of the current resource area to the indicated category. Geophysics program to start at Carlow Castle in mid-October, which will include dipole-dipole IP, Gradient array IP and high-resolution magnetics and radiometrics. Reverse Circulation drilling to start mid-October at Carlow Castle and aims to complete further extensional drilling and test any potential anomalies identified by the concurrent IP survey.

Firm commitments received by Renascor Resources Limited for a placement to raise $3.6 million to fund work streams for Renascor’s. These include Siviour Battery Anode Material Project – containing the world’s second largest reported Proven Reserve of graphite on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. The Carnding Gold Project, drill-ready, high-grade, near-surface gold prospects in emerging gold province in Central Gawler Craton, South Australia. Managing Director David Christensen commented, saying ” Despite the uncertainties created by COVID-19, we are confident in the longer term demand for lithium-ion battery anode materials such as the purified spherical graphite we will produce from Siviour. Additionally, we are excited to now be able to move ahead with a greater depth and breadth of exploration and development at Carnding.”

Gold and base metals explorer Carawine Resources Limited has entered into an agreement to include Carawine’s “Eider” tenement in the Coolbro JVA with FMG Resources Pty Ltd. Eider is 35km southwest of Newcrest’s Telfer gold operations and 35km southeast of Metals X’s Nifty copper operations in the highly prospective Paterson province of Western Australia. Fortescue to pay $50,000 cash up front, complete a helicopter-borne electromagnetic (“HeliEM”) survey and 1,000m of drilling on Eider. Carawine Managing Director David Boyd said, “Although at an early exploration stage, Eider has an excellent address and is considered highly prospective. Fortescue have agreed to complete an airborne geophysical survey and drilling program before they can earn an interest in the tenements, thereby providing a commitment to exploring the tenement along with our other Coolbro JVA tenements.”

 

 

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Morning News Bites – September 17

Morning News Bites for September 17. The ASX has opened weaker as Fortescue, Commonwealth Bank and Afterpay weigh on the index, Victoria reports lowest COVID-19 cases in 2 months as NSW eases border restrictions for regional communities. 

Mincor’s Board approves development of the Kambalda Nickel Operations. The announcement of a Final Investment Decision for the planned re-commencement of nickel mining at Kambalda by Mincor is supported by a Credit Approved Terms Sheet which has been agreed with two Tier-1 international banks to provide a secured $55 million project finance facility. The facility, together with the Company’s existing cash reserves of more than $100 million, will allow Mincor to efficiently execute the delivery of its nickel restart plan in line with the Definitive Feasibility Study announced in March 2020. Pit N Portal has 60 calendar days to plan and mobilise for commencement of the contract. There are already several Pit N Portal personnel on site following the commencement of an early works program. Mincor’s Managing Director, David Southam commented, saying “It is a great honour to be announcing a Final Investment Decision which heralds Mincor’s return to nickel mining in Kambalda after a hiatus of some four years. “We are now on the cusp of realising our vision to resume profitable and sustainable nickel sulphide mining in the Kambalda district, and to do so in an environmentally responsible and ethical manner that will see this great nickel province return to the forefront of Class-1 nickel production globally.”

Macarthur Minerals Limited informed shareholders that Fe Limited has elected not to earn-in on a 25% Stage 1 Interest in Macarthur Lithium Pty Ltd’s gold and lithium tenements in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, pursuant to the Option Agreement executed between the parties in 2019. Following FEL’s decision, the parties have finalised arrangements for the orderly close-out of the joint venture, with effect from 15 September 2020. Cameron McCall, President and Executive Chairman of Macarthur Minerals commented, saying “Macarthur and FEL have enjoyed working with Fe Limited over the last 12 months. Macarthur continues to retain 26,666,667 shares in FEL and the Company wishes FEL well.”

Torian Resources Limited provided an update on its planned drilling program at the Mt Stirling Gold Project. A review of this area has recently been undertaken resulting in a number of historical gold-in-soil anomalies being uncovered. Up to 15,000m drill campaign to commence in the coming days with new Diorite East Prospect on Diorite Block the initial target. Subsequently, Mt Stirling Block drilling to recommence to test the depth and strike of existing Inferred Resource at Mt Stirling (33,900oz @ 1.45 g/t Au) & define extensions to Mt Stirling Well (16,000oz @ 2.01g/t Au). Phase 1 drilling has demonstrated Mt Stirling Project as a potentially large gold system with ore grade Au now intercepted over 100m below previous drilling and
extends over 1,000m strike length. This will be followed by drilling on the Mt Stirling Block and the main section of the Diorite Block where excellent high-grade gold results have been returned from soils and rock chip samples.

Hastings Technology Metals Limited, announced the first set of results from the 2020 Exploration Drilling Program, concentrated in the Fraser’s area. High-grade and shallow intersections from Yangibana’s highest grade deposit extensional drilling and have confirmed the company’s conceptual modelling for a large coherent zone extending from Fraser’s in the south to Bald Hill in the north, a distance of 7-8 kilometres, with efforts to rapidly expand and define mineralisation in the newly interpreted and discovered mineralised zones. High-grade and shallow intersections from extensional drilling included, 4m @ 1.31% from 4m, 4m @ 1.24% from 11m and 5m @ 1.28% from 52m.

New Ni-CuCo targets have been defined and validated at the Carr Boyd Nickel Project for Estrella Resources Limited. A geophysical survey is scheduled to commence in the coming weeks over the newly identified target areas. Carr Boyd was the first magmatic hosted style of nickel deposit discovered and mined in WA. It was discovered an the late 1960’s and produced 202, 110t of ore at an average grade of 1.43% Ni and 0.46% Cu between 1973-1977. Drill testing is set to commence once the geophysical survey is completed and targets defined.

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Morning News Bites – September 16

Morning News Bites for September 16. Australian Nurses Union study finds COVID-19 infections in Australia could be nearly 60,000 more than reported, heavy rain forecast for drought-stricken towns in central Australia and Technology Metals Australia announce a life-of-mine update for their Gabanintha Vanadium Project in WA. 

Technology Metals Australia Limited announced an update of the Gabanintha Vanadium Project located 40km south of Meekatharra in Western Australia, with the life of mine operating schedule extended to 22.5 years. The reserve estimate increased to 39Mt at 0.9% V2O5 – a 32% increase on the DFS Ore Reserve, and the Maiden Southern Tenement Probable Ore Reserve with an estimate of 9.4Mt at 0.97% V2O5 – a very high 98% conversion from the Indicated Mineral Resource estimate. Managing Director Ian Prentice commented, saying “The 22.5 year initial project life is expected to be viewed favourably by prospective Project financiers, strategic partners and key stakeholders.”

A large gold target has been identified just 20km from Hemi discovery at Kairos’ Kangan Project in the Pilbara. A large anomalous gold target has been identified, adjacent to major regional structures identified from new aeromagnetic and soil geochemistry data. This target is one of four gold targets identified at Kangan following a recent Ultrafine soil geochemistry program. Heritage surveys and 5,000m of air-core drilling are planned for October/November at Kangan. The Reverse Circulation (RC) rig has completed eight 8 holes for 1,424m at Fuego to date, intersecting broad zones of sulphides (pyrite) in conglomerates, sandstones and black shale.

Great Northern Minerals Limited announced the receipt of the initial four metre composite results from the Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling programme at their Big Rush Gold Project in Northern Queensland. The drilling at Big Rush totalled 22 RC holes for 3,634 metres spread over approximately 900 metres of strike underneath the southern, central and northern previously mined shallow open pits. Drill hole depths ranged from 110 to 250 metres depth and averaged 165 metres. First assays from the drill program have returned high grade results including, 24m @ 3.90 g/t Au including 8m @ 10.57 g/t Au from 140 metres and 32m @ 3.89 g/t Au including 4m @ 18.97 g/t Au from 76 metres.

Rumble Resources Ltd reported that three phases of target generation have been completed at the Munarra Gully Project. The target generation has delineated multiple high priority RC drill targets at the Amaryllis Au -Cu-Ag Prospect located on the Munarra Gully Project, located some 50km NNE of the town of Cue within the Murchison Goldfields of Western Australia. Rumble has now commenced an RC drill program to test the new geophysical (conductors and magnetic) targets that have potential for large-scale Au–Cu–Ag deposits. Previous high-grade gold drill intercepts include highlights of 5m @ 11.67 g/t Au from 161m and 2m @ 13.45 g/t Au from 92m.

A 5,500 metre aircore (AC) drilling program has been announced for Bryah Resources Limited at various prospects within the company’s Basin Project, located in central Western Australia. The aim of the AC drilling program is to complete testing the large soil geochemical anomaly located at Windalah East, and undertake first pass reconnaissance drilling, primarily for gold-copper, at the Wongawar, Fortnum East and Fiddlers East prospects. The program is expected to take 2-3 weeks to complete. Managing Director Neil Marston said, “This is the most substantial drilling program undertaken by the Company this year, these areas have been carefully identified by the company, with in-depth consideration given to encouraging geological information. The new target areas are all highly prospective for gold and copper.”

 

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Morning News Bites – September 15

Morning News Bites for September 15. Petrol to challenge $1 a litre again, Former Australian Prime Minister Keating proposes HECS-style system to cover the cost of aged care and a rocket is due to be launched in the outback of SA, to reach the edge of space. 

Significant gold, silver and base metal geochemical anomalies identified at Lewis Ponds for Godolphin Resources. Extended soil survey defines gold and silver geochemical anomalies over 1,300m strike length, with significant assay values of up to 6.2 g/t gold and 26.1 g/t silver-in-soil samples. The results highlight a number of high-potential areas for drilling that were previously untested for precious metals. The Lewis Ponds Mineral Resource is currently estimated to be 20.24Mt @ 1.5% Zn, 0.7% Pb, 0.1% Cu, 0.5g/t Au, 33.3g/t Ag and is classified as inferred and indicated in accordance with JORC (2012). A review of historical data will be undertaken to assess the economic potential of high-grade gold and silver shoots within the Mineral Resource.

Metalicity Limited has announced the return of the second batch of assays from the phase two drilling programme at the Kookynie Gold Project in Western Australia, approximately 60 kilometres S/SW of Leonora. The company has received assays for 23 drill holes of the expanded drilling programme, with some of the best intersections reported to date from drilling undertaken by Metalicity. Highlights include, 4 metres @ 26.91 g/t Au from 65 metres, inc. 1 metre @ 100.77 g/t Au from 67 metres. There are 38 drill holes remaining at the laboratory pending analysis, which is due in late September, with drilling scheduled to continue at an accelerated rate at the Kookynie Gold Project with plans to add a second to the programme shortly.

More wide intercepts at Mandilla East have been revealed as recent drilling points to a potential for large-scale mineralisation at Mandilla South for Anglo-Australian Resources. Drilling confirms continuity of mineralisation at Mandilla East, demonstrating the presence of wide, strongly mineralised zones that remain open at depth and along strike. Outstanding results received from a further eight diamond drill holes include highlights of,  81.4m @ 1.63g/t Au from 179.6m and 40.5m @ 1.91g/t Au from 274.5m plus 10.1m @ 1.39g/t Au from 130.6m plus 13.7m @ 1.00g/t Au from 250.7m. These significant results show that Mandilla South is a compelling exploration target with potential to match the scale of Mandilla East. The 10,600m Reverse Circulation drilling program now underway.

A 50 hole drilling program for 2,000m has commenced at the Canegrass and Holey Dam gold prospects for Kaili Resources at its Gindalbie Gold Project in the Yilgarn Craton in Western Australia. With inter‐state border closures, restrictions faced by company personnel to travel to WA and lack of readily available drillers, the company has been fortunate in engaging an experienced Kalgoorlie-based field crew and drilling team to carry out the planned drilling albeit with some delays. The drilling program is managed by geological consultancy BMGS using Raglan Drilling.

Caravel Minerals Limited report that Reverse Circulation (RC) percussion drilling at Caravel Copper Project Ninan Prospect is almost complete and the programme will be extended to include additional holes at the Dasher Deposit. At Dasher, previous drilling has defined an Indicated and Inferred resource of 134.5Mt @ 0.34% Cu at a 0.25% Cu cut-off within an east-dipping, tabular mineralised zone. Initial assay results from the drilling in progress at the Ninan Prospect are expected in late-September.

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Morning News Bites – September 14

In Today’s Morning News Bites for September 14. Gold price hits $2669AU ($1942US/oz), TikTok may have found a new buyer and Macquarie Group cops a 300m profit hit.

Great Boulder Resources reports an update on exploration programs at the Side Well and Whiteheads gold projects. Phase 1 RC drilling at the Mulga Bill prospect has been successfully completed, and all remaining
samples are now on their way to be assayed in Perth. The Phase 1 program consisted of 12 holes for 2,257m, with holes designed to extend known zones of mineralisation at Mulga Bill. Re-sampling of the anomalous 4m composite samples from the recent air-core drilling has now been completed at Blue Poles (Whiteheads). Best results include:  4m @ 3.35g/t Au from 50m to EOH, 20m @ 0.54g/t Au from 32m, including 5m @ 1.19g/t Au. Managing Director Andrew Paterson commented that the company is making good progress with its gold exploration program. “With the WA exploration industry being so busy at the moment it’s not easy to secure rigs, so we’re taking the air-core rig to Kalgoorlie to drill Blue Poles as soon as the Mulga Bill program is finished.”

White Cliff Minerals Limited has entered into binding tenement sale agreements to acquire 100% of the
Reedy South Gold Project from Harley James Sears, Wakeford Holdings Pty Ltd and Bonanza Resources. Reedy South Gold Project covers 156km2 of the highly prospective Cue Goldfields, including 1km of strike along the prolific Reedy Shear Zone. The Project comprises one granted mining lease covering the historic underground workings of Pegasus and King Cole, and three exploration license applications and is situated 40km north of Cue, via the Great Northern Highway and is 80km south of Meekatharra. Technical Director Ed Mead said, “We are looking forward to getting on the ground at Reedy South immediately in preparation for kicking off the Company’s maiden drilling programme in late-October.”

Engineering company Monadelphous Group Limited announced it has secured construction and maintenance contracts in the resources sector with a combined value of approximately $120 million. The company has been awarded the following contracts under its WAIO Asset Panel Framework Agreement with BHP: A contract to provide structural, mechanical and electrical upgrades at the Newman Hub site in the Pilbara, Western Australia and A contract associated with the dewatering of surplus water at Jimblebar mine site in Newman, Western Australia. In addition, Monadelphous has entered into the Olympic Dam Asset Projects Framework Agreement with BHP to provide multi-disciplinary construction services at the Olympic Dam copper mine in South Australia.

Kingston Resources Limited reports further exceptional assay results from the recently completed Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program at its Livingstone Gold Project, located 140km north-west of Meekatharra in Western Australia. A new batch of assays have now been returned from a further 25 holes (2,352m) of the 54-hole (4,525m) program completed recently at the Kingsley Prospect. Assays from the remaining 13 holes (1,219m) are due by the end of September.

Carnavale secures additional ground at Kookynie Gold Project covering approximately 6km2, located only 60km south of Leonora. The tenement is strategically located between Carnavale’s Kookynie Gold Project and Metalicity’s Leipold and McTavish Projects. The Kookynie gold mining camp has historically produced >650,000 oz of high-grade gold since 1890’s. Multiple prospective structures are interpreted to extend into the new tenement area with limited systematic modern exploration completed on the tenement. Detailed aeromagnetic survey to be undertaken in December quarter over the Project.

 

 

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Morning News Bites – September 11

In Today’s Morning News Bites for September 11. Australian sharemarket opens up weaker, Tiger Airways officially shuts down and people remember the September 11 terror attacks on it’s 18th anniversary. 

The board of Rio Tinto has reported that by mutual agreement, J-S Jacques will step down from his role as an executive director and Chief Executive of the Group. A process to identify his successor is underway. J-S will remain in his role until the appointment of his successor or 31 March 2021, whichever is earlier. This will ensure business continuity to maintain the strong performance of the Group’s global operations during COVID-19. Chris Salisbury will step down as Chief Executive, Iron Ore with immediate effect and will leave Rio Tinto on 31 December 2020. Ivan Vella, currently Managing Director for Rail, Port & Core Services within Rio Tinto Iron Ore, will replace him on an interim basis, following a handover period with Chris.

Venus Metals Corporation Limited (in conjunction with its Joint Venture  partner Rox Resources Limited) reported high‐grade gold mineralisation intersected in recent reverse circulation (RC) and aircore (AC) drilling at Taylor’s Reef Prospect, Currans Find. Taylor’s Reef Prospect is a new unworked zone where high‐grade gold was recovered from surface workings in recent times by Mr D Taylor. Best results from the recent drilling at Taylor’s Reef Prospect include: 3m @ 19.58g/t Au from 21m, Incl. 1m @ 55.81g/t Au from 23m, and 3m @ 14.30g/t Au from 73m.

Andromeda Metals Limited updated interim results from aircore drilling undertaken at the Hammerhead Prospect (previously Condooringie Prospect), which is located 5 kms to the north of the Great White Deposit (previously Carey’s Well Deposit) on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Analyses of samples collected from aircore drilling undertaken at the Hammerhead Prospect has defined an extensive area of Bright White kaolin (>75 ISO Brightness) with a minimum thickness of 10 metres extending over an area of 2.4 kms by 0.5 kms. XRD test results received to date have confirmed zones of high-grade (+20%) halloysite-kaolin within the Bright White domain. A Mineral Resource estimate will be prepared for the Hammerhead Prospect on receipt of final XRD analysis.

RC and diamond drilling program targeting shallow EM conductors has commenced at the Grey Dam Nickel Project for Carnavale Resources Limited. Eight drill holes planned, which will test 5 high priority EM targets at the Grey Dam Nickel Project, 70km from Kalgoorlie. Seismic Drilling Services have been engaged to provide RC and diamond drilling services utilising a truck mounted multipurpose drilling rig. RC and diamond drilling program commenced, targeting the recently defined EM conductors and potential nickel sulphide mineralisation in bedrock. Chairman Ron Gajewski commented,  “We are very excited to commence drilling at the Grey Dam Project. In this drilling program we are aiming to confirm the geology, geochemistry and geophysics demonstrated by previous sampling and to test the strongest conductors identified by the recent fixed loop electro-magnetic (FLEM) geophysical survey.”

An extension to the mine life at the Macraes operation located on the South Island of New Zealand as well as to announce initial Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources for the Golden Point Underground, including the results of the recently completed Golden Point Underground Pre-feasibility Study. President and CEO Michael Holmes said, “Macraes continues to be the mine that keeps on giving. After nearly 30 years of operation, we are very pleased to announce that the Macraes life of mine will extend to at least 2028 with the inclusion of Golden Point Underground along with new open pit opportunities such as those at Deepdell.”

 

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Morning News Bites – September 10

Today is R U OK? Day. It’s our national day of action when we remind Australians that every day is the day to ask, “Are you OK?” if someone in your world is struggling with life’s ups and downs. Here is a link to a full list of resources that could help anyone who is in need of support:

https://www.ruok.org.au/every-day-resources

Mid‐tier gold producer and exploration company Gold Road Resources Limited reports on its exploration results and the ongoing strategy to make a meaningful gold discovery that supports a standalone operation. The first eight months of 2020 has seen positive progress with a number of high quality targets emerging. Gold Road’s strategy is to discover a significant gold deposit to support a standalone operation.  2020 drilling to date totals 77,264 metres of aircore, 11,575 metres of RC and 6,985 metres of diamond drilling. Exploration activity has advanced several high-quality targets through our Project Pipeline in the Southern Project Area including Kingston, with the first diamond hole drilled on the prospect intersected 1 metre at 10.39 g/t Au from 181.1 metres associated with high-grade quartz veining in the hanging wall of a highly favourable structural contact.

Estrella Resources Ltd is pleased to provide shareholders with an update on the sale of the Munda Gold Project at Widgiemooltha to Widgie Gold Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Auric Mining Limited, as announced on 13 July 2020. The parties have now executed a formal tenement sale agreement. As part of signing the TSA, the Company and Auric have agreed to increase the upfront purchase consideration to $1,237,000 cash (ex GST) (previously $1,090,000 (ex GST)) to reflect added value since executing the Offer Letter because of the termination of an existing third-party royalty at the Munda Gold Project.

Zenith Minerals report that it has secured a new gold project, Jackadgery in New South Wales. The project with a “walk-up” drill target is highly complementary to the company’s existing gold exploration project portfolio. As previously advised, recent strong investor support in the July capital raising has allowed Zenith to accelerate its planned exploration activities including multiple drill programs over the coming months at its Red Mountain gold and Split Rocks gold projects, located in Queensland and Western Australia respectively. The Company continues to have an active project generation program to ensure it has a fertile pipeline of new gold and copper project opportunities. CEO Comments Commenting on the new project, Zenith Managing Director, Mick Clifford said, “Adding another advanced gold play to the project portfolio is a testament to the Company’s project generation skills, providing investors with further firstrate gold exploration exposure in a region with proven gold endowment”.

Havieron mineralisation extended for Newcrest, with expansion of the northern breccia which includes higher grade sulphide zones. Initial inferred resource for Havieron planned for delivery in the December 2020 quarter. Red Chris drill results confirms the presence of multiple discrete high grade pods in the East Zone reporting 394m @ 1.6 g/t Au & 0.86% Cu from 650m including 166m @ 3.0 g/t Au & 1.5% Cu from 806m. Newcrest Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Sandeep Biswas, said “Havieron has continued to expand its mineralisation with further high grade intercepts including 1m @ 100 g/t gold. Drilling results at Red Chris have returned 166m @ 3.0 g/t gold and 1.5% copper, which is significantly higher than we would expect to find in porphyry systems. Red Chris’ results also confirm the presence of multiple discrete high grade pods of mineralisation within the East Zone. We remain on track to commence declines at both projects by the end of this year or early next calendar year which will enable us to accelerate definition and development of these exciting growth options.”

Drilling to commence at Comet Gold Project to follow up high grade historical results for Accelerate Resources near Cue, Western Australia. A reverse circulation (RC) drilling program to commence next week will target high priority mineralised gold trends at the company’s Antarctica and Comet East prospects. The program will consist of approximately 1,200m of drilling to further investigate and extend shallow, high-grade, oxide gold intersections in historical reconnaissance RAB and RC drilling. Drilling to target high grade BIF-hosted gold deposits across several prospective gold trends identified from historical drilling. Past RC and RAB drill results across several targets include highlights of 4m at 7.08 g/t gold from 27m, 3m at 4.53 g/t gold from 60m, 0.4 g/t gold from 27m (ending in mineralisation) and 3m at 2.02 g/t gold from 10m. Cue District is the focus of renewed interest following recent high grade discoveries at Musgrave Resources’ nearby Break of Day (Starlight).

 

 

 

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Morning News Bites – September 9

In Today’s Morning News Bites for September 9. BHP conforms to hard borders and aims to hire from WA only and Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial on hold over ‘potentially unexplained illness’. 

Western Australian nickel company St George Mining Limited is pleased to announce further strong drill results at its flagship Mt Alexander Project, located in the north-eastern Goldfields. Multiple intersections of mineralised mafic-ultramafic units across a 4km-long east-west strike of the Cathedrals Belt with a target horizon open to the east and west. Outstanding potential for the discovery of further nickel-copper sulphide deposits along strike to the east and west of these drill holes as well as up-dip and down-dip of the mineralised intercepts.

Lithium Australia announces its Share Purchase Plan, which launched on 12 August 2020, closed on 7 September 2020 with applications for $4.5 million. Managing Director Adrian Griffin commented, saying “We are very pleased that our shareholders backed the Company’s vision of sustainability in the energy metals space. The additional funds raised will allow all debt to be retired, improving the Company’s balance sheet and accelerating the expansion of Envirostream, our battery recycling subsidiary.”

Mincor Resources NL report highgrade massive and matrix nickel sulphide mineralisation at its Cassini North prospect, located 700m to the north of its cornerstone Cassini Main deposit at Kambalda, Western Australia. This is the first diamond hole drilled at Cassini North following a recent reassessment and geological re-modelling of the area completed by Mincor’s exploration team. MDD350 returned a significant intercept of 2.5m @ 6.6% Ni (including a higher-grade core of 2.0m @ 7.7% Ni), comprising a mix of high tenor massive and matrix nickel sulphides. Mincor’s Managing Director David Southam said, “This is a really exciting development which stems directly from the systematic approach which the geology team has adopted to nickel sulphide exploration.”

The Hamilton Copper Project in north-west Queensland has been successfully completed with a total of seven holes for 2,098m drilled under AusQuest Limited Strategic Alliance Agreement with South32. The drilling program has provided an approximate 500m spatial coverage around earlier drillholes, which provided strong indications of alteration
and the potential for nearby copper mineralisation. Managing Director, Graeme Drew, said the successful completion of the Hamilton drilling program was pleasing, particularly given that travel restrictions are still in
place due to COVID-19. “We are now eagerly awaiting assay results so we can identify potential ‘vectors to ore’, given that the holes were drilled so far apart to cover the large scale of the prospect,” he said.

Cyprium Metals Limited has provided an update, announcing granting of the mining lease at the Cue Copper Project, which replaces the Hollandaire exploration tenement and a portion of the Rapier exploration tenement. Cyprium has applied for exploration tenements to the west and east of the Nanadie Well CopperGold Project, to expand our regional presence in the area and increase the projects exploration prospectivity. The Nanadie Well Copper-Gold Project also has the Stark Cu-Ni-PGE prospect along with a number of drill ready targets that offer excellent exploration upside. Executive Director Barry Cahill commented, saying “We are pleased that the mining lease has been granted to remove any uncertainty over the timing of when mining operations could potentially commence, following the successful completion of favourable Cue Copper Project scoping and feasibility studies.