In this week's edition of Bulls N' Bears Big Hits, we unravel some of the more curious drill intersections revealed on the ASX, including WA1 Resources' 40.1m at 3.2 per cent niobium pentoxide from 126m. We also take a close look at other notable drill hits in the past week from ACDC Metals, Iltani Resources, KGL Resources and Talisman Mining.
There's a quiet rumbling at Talisman Mining that the next major copper-gold discovery in NSW may not be far away. A recently refocused exploration drive initiated by the ASX-listed explorer has unveiled more than a dozen targets hidden under cover at the company's wholly owned Lachlan copper-gold project.
Our board moves wrap includes Roger Harris, Emmanuel Correia, John Ciganek, Faldi Ismail, Shaun Vokes, Russell Gregory, Peter Kennan, Derek La Ferla, Dennison Hambling, and John Hallam.
Shares in Talisman Mining closed up more than 30 per cent after the company announced its first royalty payment over Mineral Resources' new iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
Our board moves wrap includes Boyd Timler, John Dimitropoulos, Anna Sloboda, Vanessa Guthrie, Meagan Hamblin, Karen Gadsby, Zaffer Soemya, Alec Pismiris, Matthew Blake, and David Sanders.
Our board moves wrap includes Kimon Gkomozias, Timothy Turner, Sean Gregory, Octavio Garcia, Mark Major, Stephen Harrison, Shaun Vokes, and Daniel Madden.
Philanthropist and experienced mining executive Kerry Harmanis has been appointed as non-executive chairman of gold explorer Talisman Mining, sending the company's shares up by nearly 14 per cent.
Our daily board moves wrap includes Anthony Mankarios, Mike Johnston, Jonathan Reynolds, Nicholas Anderson, Hansjoerg Plaggemars, Jeremy Kirkwood, Trevor Dixon, Michael Haywood, and Peter Benjamin.
Talisman Mining has announced a $29 million capital return to shareholders in the form of a 15.625 cent per share dividend, following the sale of the company's 30 per cent interest in the Springfield copper-gold project located in the Doolgunna region.
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Sandfire Resources has reached an agreement to purchase Talisman Mining's stake in the Springfield joint venture project in the Goldfields region for $72.3 million.
Aspiring gold miner KIN Mining is still on the hunt for a new managing director after the resignation of Don Harper last week, with the company announcing a board restructure that will include an independent chairperson.
Norway-based investment bank Pareto Securities has completed its first major Australian deal, as sole manager of a $US100 million ($A133 million) bond issue announced today by Pilbara Minerals.
Resources hopeful Talisman Mining has secured a $23 million debt financing agreement to fund the Monty copper and gold project which is to be built in a joint venture with Sandfire Resources.
A joint venture between Sandfire Resources and Talisman Mining has approved plans to spend $72 million on developing a new copper-gold mine north of Meekatharra.
Local gold miner Millennium Minerals has found an internal candidate to replace outgoing chief executive Glenn Dovaston, who has resigned after two years at the helm.
Sandfire Resources has lodged a mining lease application for the development of its majority-owned Monty copper-gold project, located near its flagship DeGrussa mine.
The resignation of Talisman Mining's managing director and the appointment of a new chief executive at Tiger Resources are among the recent board changes at four local junior miners.
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Shares in Platypus Minerals were down more than 31 per cent today as the company announced a $10 million deal to buy Belmont-based lithium explorer Lepidico.
Local company Talisman Mining has tapped investors for a $16.7 million capital raising to fund ongoing exploration at its Springfield copper-gold project in the Murchison region.
Talisman Mining, Evolution Mining and Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines are among a number of miners to win state government exploration grants, with gold, nickel and copper the most popular commodities targeted.
Shares in Sandfire Resources were firmer on news it had intersected a zone of sulphides at its Springfield project in the Bryah Basin mineral province.
Shares in Perth-based gold explorer Talisman Mining have surged more than 70 per cent after the company announced it had entered into a binding agreement for Swiss-based Glencore's Sinclair nickel project in the Goldfields for $10 million.
Sandfire Resources says it remains on track to achieve full-year production guidance, despite posting softer results from its DeGrussa copper-gold mine in the December quarter.
