This week's Bulls N' Bears Runner of the Week is … Osteopore. Its share price hiked up more than 478 per cent to join mining movers and shakers Base Resources, Orion Minerals and Rincon Resources.
Orion Minerals has released a bankable feasibility study for its Prieska zinc-copper project in South Africa, which details a $378 million capital cost and 2.4 million tonne per annum operation.
Three junior explorers have announced capital raisings worth up to $29.5 million, with Denis Waddell-led Orion Minerals tapping investors for $17.3 million.
Zinc and copper explorer Orion Minerals has received a $3 million investment by private equity group Tembo Capital to fund work at its projects in Africa, and has flagged a further $1.8 million capital raising.
Gold and nickel miner Independence Group has expanded its presence in the Fraser Range after entering into an agreement to farm-in to Orion Gold's tenements in the area for an initial $2 million in cash and scrip.
Leaner times in the junior mining and exploration sector have resulted in widespread cuts to chief executive pay, but the restraint has not been shared equally across the sector, with some actually lifting salaries.
