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District Scale Project Brings Multiple Discoveries and High Prospectivity

District Scale: In May 2019, Blackstone Minerals Limited purchased far more than a project with an idled plant and a closed underground mine. The Ta Khoa project in Vietnam consists of a district with 23 prospects already defined, each of them having the potential to replicate the massive sulphide veins mined by the previous owner as well as discover much larger tonnage of disseminated sulphides such as the King Cobra Zone, to support a multi-decade operation at a higher throughput. Exploration ...

Minotaur Exploration Ltd (ASX:MEP) company profile - part 2/3

Minotaur Exploration Ltd (ASX: MEP) is a mineral resource company with a portfolio of exploration and development projects and a 50% interest in a new technology venture. MetalProjectStateOwnersEloise JVQldOZL 70% MEP 30%Copper - GoldJericho JVQldOZL 80%, MEP 20%Breena Plains JVQldSFR 100%, OZL/MEP to earn up to 75%Peake & DenisonSAMEP 100%HighlandsQldMEP 100%Base MetalsWindsorQldMEP 100%Industrial MineralsGreat White Kaolin JVSAADN 51%, MEP 49% ADN earning 75% Halloysite Research & D...

Nova Minerals Ltd (ASX:NVA) company profile

Nova Minerals Ltd (ASX:NVA FSE:QM3 OTCQB:NVAAF) is a mineral resource company based in Australia with a current focus on exploration and development in the Tintina Gold Province in Alaska. The Estelle Gold Project (85% NVA) shows strong similarities with adjacent high margin gold mines such as Eagle (Victoria Gold Corp. VGCX.TSX) and Fort Knox (Kinross Gold Corporation K.TSX). The key elements of NVA strategy are as follows: Undertake resource drilling to increase the confidence and size of the ...

Minotaur Exploration Ltd (ASX:MEP) company profile - part 1/3

Minotaur Exploration Ltd (ASX: MEP) is a mineral resource company with a portfolio of exploration and development projects and a 50% interest in a new technology venture. MetalProjectStateOwnersEloise JVQldOZL 70% MEP 30%Copper - GoldJericho JVQldOZL 80%, MEP 20%Breena Plains JVQldSFR 100%, OZL/MEP to earn up to 75%Peake & DenisonSAMEP 100%HighlandsQldMEP 100%Base MetalsWindsorQldMEP 100%Industrial MineralsGreat White Kaolin JVSAADN 51%, MEP 49% ADN earning 75%Halloysite R&DNatural Nanotech Pty ...

Auroch Minerals Ltd (ASX: AOU) company profile

Auroch Minerals Limited (ASX: AOU) is a mineral resource company currently focused on the exploration and development of two massive nickel sulphide deposits located in the prospective Norseman-Wiluna greenstone belt within the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. The key elements of AOU strategy are as follows: Explore/drill potential strike and down-plunge extensions of existing massive nickel sulphide resources as well as untested new targets.Progress development studies based on existing...

Blackstone Minerals Ltd (ASX: BSX) research report

Blackstone Minerals is developing the district scale Ta Khoa Project in Northern Vietnam where the company is drilling out the large-scale Ban Phuc Nickel-PGE deposit. The Ta Khoa Nickel-Copper-PGE Project has existing modern mine infrastructure built to International Standards including a 450ktpa processing plant and permitted mine facilities.Blackstone also owns a large land holding at the Gold Bridge project within the BC porphyry belt in British Columbia, Canada with large scale drill t...

S&P Global news article on NZC potential acquisition of Goro

From Anthony Barich, S&P Global. Photo source: Vale...

Unique Market Exposure to a REE Project with Superior Economics

Ionic Rare Earths Limited (ASX: IXR): is a mineral resource company currently focused on the exploration and development of the Makuutu Rare Earths Project (earning up to 60% interest) in Uganda. The Makuutu project is similar to the Southern China Ionic Adsorption Clays (IAC) mines from where most of the Heavy Rare Earths Elements (HREE) are produced on a global scale and already has a large mineral resource of 78.6 Mt at 840ppm TREO. The key elements of IXR strategy are as follows: Extend (and...

Impact of EV/ESS Revolution on the Copper and Nickel Markets

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Eagle Mountain Mining (EM2) company profile

Eagle Mountain Mining (ASX:EM2) is a mineral exploration and development company, with two copper projects in Arizona. EM2 are currently focused on their recently acquired, 80% owned, Oracle Ridge Copper Mine which has a mineral resource (Canadian NI 43-101 standard) of 11.7 million tonnes at 1.57% Cu, 0.18g/t Au and 17g/t Ag. Oracle Ridge is an existing underground mine with significant infrastructure in place to support future mining development. The key elements of EM2 strategy are as follows...

Analysts question New Century Resources' ability to contain Goro 'cash bleed'

Further to New Century Resources Ltd announcement on 26 May 2020 regarding the potential acquisition of the Goro project in New Caledonia, Terra Studio contributed to this news article put together by Anthony Barich, journalist at S&P Global.Image source: Vale via New Century Resources....

Asset & Management Quality Warrants Development Financing

World Class Asset: Within polymetallic deposits, volcanic massive sulphides or VMS typically present the best grades, but can be limited in size. The proposed Kudz Ze Kayah project in Yukon has both the size (15.7 Mt ore reserve) and a valuable combination of base and precious metal grades (Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag, Au) to stand out among its peers.Feasibility Study: BMC (UK) Ltd through its subsidiary BMC Minerals (No.1) Ltd, has released the results of a Definitive Feasibility Study in July 20...

Exploring a Significant Nickel Sulphide Camp with a High Success Rate

Good news for St George Mining Ltd (ASX: SGQ) today. Raising $5.2million to fully fund its next phase of aggressive, strategic exploration including a multi-rig drill campaign, targeting new high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE sulphide discoveries. Four deposits with outstanding nickel, copper, cobalt and PGE grades have been discovered so far. Click on the link below to read a summary of SGQ's strategy....

Resources Rising Stars news article on CTM

Resources Rising Stars published a new article on the back of the company profile put together for Centaurus Metals Ltd....

Centaurus Metals (ASX: CTM) company profile

The key elements of CTM strategy are as follows:Convert a large disseminated (+massive) sulphide mineral resource into a more focussed higher grade oneFast-track development studies leveraging the infrastructure, logistics and skilful workforce readily availableIf successful, the key outcomes are:Defining a high value project more suited to a junior/mid-cap companyAttracting development funding to permit, build and operate the Jaguar nickel project...

S&P Global news article on BMC Minerals

From Anthony Barich, S&P Global - Private company BMC (UK) Ltd and a major UK fund believe the project life of the Kudz Ze Kayah polymetallic asset in Canada's Yukon territory may double, but it will be a globally significant zinc and silver project even before that happens....

Top Battery Manufacturer Investing $6.8m in BSX

Blackstone Minerals Limited has signed a binding share purchase agreement with EcoPro Co. Limited (EcoPro, market cap ~US$1 billion). EcoPro’s subsidiary, EcoPro BM, is the world’s second largest and South Korea’s largest nickel-rich cathode materials manufacturer. ...

Corazon Mining Ltd (ASX: CZN) company profile

The key elements of CZN strategy are:Evaluate development options of mineral resources already delineatedExplore for additional deposits in a promising large magmatic sulphide system...

S&P Global News Nickel tipped to rebound best among base metals during COVID-19 recovery

News article written by Anthony Barich from S&P Global with significant contribution from Terra Studio....

COVID-19 impact on base metal prices

This quick analysis shows the impact of COVID-19 on base metal prices in USD, AUD and CAD....

Financial investment to drive next silver boom amid industrial demand doubts

News article written by Anthony Barich from S&P Global Market Intelligence following my publication of the Silver Market Analysis...

Golden Mile Resources Ltd (ASX: G88) company profile

G88 current objective is to make a gold discovery.  G88 has assembled some geologically prospective ground holdings in strategic locationsG88 is exploring a number of projects in parallel to maximise the number of drilling targets and chances of successExploration programs are optimised to minimise cash burn Surface image of the historical workings at the Wildcat Prospect showing collar locations of the historical RC percussion drill holes and the AC drill holes completed by Golden Mile. ...

BMC Minerals (private) company profile

Within polymetallic deposits, volcanic massive sulphides or VMS typically present the best grades, but can be limited in size and are most often mined underground. The Kudz Ze Kayah project in Yukon has both the size (15.7 Mt ore reserve) and a valuable combination of base and precious metal grades (Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag, Au). Then it is close to surface and amenable to open pit mining. Overall a compelling mining project developed by a premier management team with a successful track record of financin...

Blackstone Minerals Ltd (ASX: BSX) company profile

Nothing beats a discovery in terms of share price performance. The King Cobra nickel sulphide mineralisation intersected at Ta Khoa is excellent news for the future of the project....

Pure Minerals Ltd (ASX: PM1) company profile

Pure Minerals Ltd (ASX: PM1), through its wholly owned subsidiary Queensland Pacific Metals, is focused on developing and implementing innovative processing technologies. PM1 aims to build a new treatment plant near Townsville, Queensland to produce nickel sulphate and cobalt sulphate.KEY ELEMENTS OF STRATEGYThe strategy consists of the following three key elements:Import quality (1.6% Ni) lateritic ore feed from New CaledoniaUse the DNi ProcessTM to produce a mixed hydroxide...