The Hole Truth

The hunt is on for copper stocks which have not already run hard. Those with some gold, a resource and a proven management team are particularly sought after. In this episode, we speak to one such company which appears to tick all the boxes investors are now looking for. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

PhosCo owns the big Gasaat phosphate project in Tunisia. After years of hard work behind the scenes, Gasaat looks set to have its day in the sun, with an important drilling program about to start followed by a BFS. PhosCo's strategy to create huge value is simple: Establish Gasaat as a world-scale phosphate project which generates vast wealth for the local community, Tunisia and shareholders alike.    ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Minerals 260 (ASX: MI6) has acquired the Bullabulling Gold Project in WA. It has a 2.3 million ounce resource but that all lies within 50 to 100 metres of surface. The company has just started an 80,000 metre drilling programme to grow this resource at depth and along strike. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Javelin Minerals (ASX: JAV) has two brownfields gold exploration projects near Kalgoorlie in WA. Both have established JORC resources and the company has active drilling programmes at each one. Both projects have been exposed to little or no modern exploration, have opened mineralisation and numerous targets to test. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Saturn Metals (ASX: STN) is developing a big heap leach gold project in WA's eastern goldfields. The project has very low CapEx and OpEx forecasts giving it very strong cash margins and fast payback times. It will use well known technology and mining approaches to produce more than 120,000 ounces of gold a year. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

There are now half a dozen reasons to believe that Patriot Battery Metals (ASX: PMT) may be a classic counter cyclical investment opportunity. Changing technology, geopolitical disputes that could open the door to growing demand for non Chinese lithium and battery chemicals and the fact that the share price has been sold off with other lithium stocks means this could be a great opportunity for investors. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Energy Transition Minerals (ASX: ETM) and a rare earths project at the centre of the growing geopolitical storm. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Trek Metals is about to drill the Christmas Creek Project in the Kimberley. It knows it has high-grade gold on its hands. The question is, how much? ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Kingsland Minerals (ASX: KNG) has the biggest graphite deposit in Australia. Tests are underway to prove the graphite is suitable for use in lithium batteries among others and has a very important major shareholder in Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Astral Resource (ASX: AAR) is developing the Mandilla Gold Project on the edge of Kalgoorlie, the PFS is due by June. Managing Director Marc Ducler is convinced the project will come into production with Astral's name on it but given the number of big companies around the outside perhaps it might be taken over first. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Chalice Mining (ASX: CHN) has just made a game changing announcement by revealing substantial changes to the way it processes the metals from its Gonneville Project. The new approach is expected to slash capital and operating costs while also de-risking the project. Alex Dorsch talks to us about why this is such a major breakthrough for Gonneville, the financial implications of what has been achieved and what happens next. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions.   

Neil Biddle returns from Brisbane's Sofitel, where the Resources Rising Stars Summer Series is in full swing. In this episode, the former Pilbara Minerals visionary recaps his breakthrough 2014 presentation and shares his journey over the past decade. Now leading Greenvale Energy into a new era, Neil explains how the company is pivoting into uranium through strategic brownfields exploration projects in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and why this could be a game changer for shareholders. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Bill Beament's Develop (ASX: DVP) about to start printing cash as Woodlawn ramps up. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Strickland Metals (ASX: STK)  owns the monster project called Rogozna in Serbia, it has a resource of 5.4 million ounces of gold equivalent, it also owns the Yandal Gold Project in WA. The company has a series of resource updates planned for this year and drilling is set to resume in March. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD) has the rapidly growing Niagara Bauxite Project in Guinea on its hands. The first drilling programme is just being completed, the main JORC resource is coming in the next couple of months and that will be followed by a scoping study. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Those looking for fresh investment ideas for 2025 would do well to run their rule over Coda MInerals. The apparent disconnect between the value of the Company's Elizabeth Creek copper project in South Australia, where it has a resource of 1Mt of copper-equivalent, and its market cap of just $17m, is hard to ignore. Chief Executive Chris Stevens gives us his thoughts on the project and the strategy for unlocking its value in 2025. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

In this episode of The Hole Truth, we dive into the remarkable journey of Andean Silver over the past 12 months. CEO Tim Laneyrie reflects on the company's rapid growth following the acquisition of the Cerro Bayo Silver-Gold Project in Chile. With resource estimates skyrocketing from 25 million to 91 million ounces of silver equivalent, Tim explains how the team has leveraged historical data, ramped up exploration efforts, and positioned the company for further inventory growth. Tim tells how Andean's strategic drilling campaigns at key targets such as Pegaso 7 and Cristal are set to drive significant news flow and resource updates in the coming year. With the silver price forecast to increase on the back of rising demand from the renewable energy sectors, Tim shares why Andean is attracting attention from major players and investors alike. Whether you're interested in resource expansion, market dynamics or the broader outlook for silver and gold, this episode delivers insights you don't want to miss. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Kingsland Mineral (ASX: KNG) owns Australia's biggest graphite resource in the Northern Territory, it has just struck a game changing deal with a major infrastructure investor that will help develop the project with offtake contracts and the potential to supply renewable energy to the project. Tests underway are aimed at proving the graphite is perfect for use in EV's and lithium batteries. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Trek Metals (ASX: TKM) has just unveiled high grade drilling results from its first program at the Christmas Creek Project in the Kimberley of WA. Results are extremely promising, the question is does Trek have WA's next big green fields gold discovery on its hands. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

David Flanagan's Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD) is developing the Simandou North Iron Ore Project in Guinea and nearby the Niagara Bauxite Project. Both projects sit right next to the railway line being built by the Chinese. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

James Bay Minerals (ASX: JBY) has just acquired the Independence Gold Project in Nevada, USA. The project has a resource of 796,000 oz at 6.5 grammes per tonne, and the mineralisation remains open. The team behind James Bay is also the team behind the Sun Silver success. They plan to apply the same formula to create value through the drill bit. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Nimy Resources (ASX: NIM) has set tongues wagging about its copper find in the WA outback. With assays of more than 2% copper and mineralisation open at depth and along strike, there is a growing view that Nimy may be on to the next big one. It has also hit high-grade gallium 15km away. Gallium is a highly strategic metal and the market is dominated by China, which has said it is clamping down on exports.     ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Flynn Gold is exploring the Golden Ridge Project in Tasmania. MD Neil Marsten explains the significant mineralised footprint which has already been established, the Company's upcoming Exploration Target and strategy to establish a maiden resource. With a market cap of ~$7m, Flynn is highly leveraged to ongoing exploration success. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Sunstone Metals (ASX: STM) has three discoveries in Ecuador covering gold, silver and copper. The discoveries are large with plenty of growth potential. Now the company is considering whether to partner with others to unlock their full value. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Patriot MD Ken Brinsden on the company's extremely high grade lithium project in Canada, the US EV industry and the global lithium market. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

This episode was recorded in Kalgoorlie at the Spartan Resources drill core display. The spectacular core from the Company's Dalgaranga gold project in WA was put on show as part of the Diggers and Dealers conference.  In this episode, Spartan MD Simon Lawson takes us through the discovery, explains the drill core and what it tells us about the find and describes the outlook for the Company and the project. With eye watering grades of up to 2807 g/t and a share price that has gone from 10c to peak at $1.30 since Lawson took the reigns, it's an episode no investor can afford to miss. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

David Flanagan's Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD) has just secured the rights to a big bauxite project in Guinea. Bauxite prices are rising fast on the back of growing demand and falling supply. Flanagan thinks he's landed a winner and he's about to start drilling to find out a whole lot more about what's in the ground. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Rox Resource (ASX: RXL) is on track to be an ASX listed 100,000 ounce a year gold producer at it's Youanmi Project in WA's Murchison region. The company's PFS shows the project will be economically robust with low costs and there is scope for a significant increase in inventory and mine life. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Thunderbird Resources (ASX: THB) is about to start drilling at its Hidden Bay Uranium Project in Canada's Athabasca Basin. It has a market cap of just $7,000,000, the upside is immense and the company has plenty of cash to go with it. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Nimy Resource (ASX: NIM) is about to resume drilling at its Mons Project in WA. It has established 3 separate areas of mineralisation which are supported by strong geophysics. Drilling will be undertaken at each of these three areas starting in just a few weeks time. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Firefly Metal (ASX: FFM) owns the Green Bay Copper Gold Project in Canada. Managing Director Steve Parsons, is pushing hard for substantial and rapid resource growth. They have several drill rigs on the case, the results are spectacular, the news flow is strong, and the company offers strong exposure to copper on the ASX. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Ausgold (ASX: AUC) owns the Katanning Gold Project in the South of WA. The company recently appointed highly experienced gold industry executive John Dorward as Executive Chairman, it aims to grow the industry and develop the project in parallel to maximise returns for shareholders. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Hedley Widdup is Chief Executive of the Lions Selection Group (ASX: LSX), this is an ASX listed fund that invests in resources opportunities. He shares his view on the resources cycle, markets and where the sector is going over coming months. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Kingsland Minerals (ASX: KNG) has just announced outstanding metallurgical results from its Leliyn Graphite Project in the Northern Territory. The results show the company is well on the way to becoming a key supplier of graphite to the lithium battery industry

Sunstone Metals (ASX: STM) has made a substantial gold-silver discovery called Limon in southern Ecuador, drilling and trenching has established high grade mineralisation, the next big drilling programme is about to start any day to test below these trenches. The company aims to establish a substantial open pit operation at Limon, which will then lead into a far bigger project at the Bramaderos Project next door, sunstone has a market capitalization of just $42 million. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Critical Resource (ASX:CRR) is growing the Mavis Lake Lithium Project in Ontario Canada. The company already has a substantial JORC resource and a significant exploration target on top of that. It aims to establish critical mass over the next 18 months or so and become a key player in the North American lithium chain. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

RareX (ASX: REE) has just put its foot on a highly prospective piece of land 300 kilometres east of Kalgoorlie. It believes this land is highly prospective for niobium, previous drilling has already shown it hosts niobium, it's now a question of how much and at what grade. Niobium has driven the enormous success of WA1 Resource, which is now worth $1.3 billion, RareX is worth just $13 million and that difference highlights the enormous upside for RareX shareholders as it starts to drill at its project in WA. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Sun Silver (ASX: SS1) has just made a stunning ASX debut, it's $0.20 shares are now trading at about $0.60 but that still values the company at only $75 million. Executive Director Gerard O'Donovan explains why he says this stock is just warming up. The outlook for silver is unquestionably strong thanks to solar panels and the supply side of the equation is struggling. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Great Western Exploration is about to drill 3 compelling copper targets in the heart of WA. Geophysics shows why these targets are so promising and now the moment of truth has arrived. The company is also preparing to drill 2 humongous copper targets in WA close to the great DeGrussa discovery of Sandfire Resources. Between these targets Great Western stands to make shareholders a lot of money with even the mildest of exploration success company's highly leveraged to these programmes and the drill rig's about to start turning. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Mitre Mining (ASX: MMC) owns the Cerro Bayo silver gold project in Chile, the company has just raised $10.5 million through a placement to fund ongoing drilling at Cerro Bayo. The company has a 50 million oz silver equivalent JORC resource and aims to achieve rapid growth over coming months as it drills out known mineralisation. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Talisman Mining (ASX: TLM) has just released some spectacular results from its Durnings prospect in NSW. Managing Director Andrew Munckton takes us through the assays, where they sit in relation to the assays he discussed on The Hole Truth podcast early last month and the news flow we can expect over the next few weeks. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions.   

Peter Krauth is a highly regarded silver analyst and author of the book The Great Silver Bull. In this edition of the Hole Truth Podcast, he outlines why he believes we're on the cusp of a huge explosion in the silver price thanks to falling supply and rising demand largely off the back of solar panel consumption. Peter is an absolute expert in his field and he outlines in detail why thinks we're on the edge of a new bull run in silver. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

AFL legend turned fund manager Chris Judd, had a fireside chat at a recent investor lunch with Bell Direct analyst Grady Wulff, during the chat Chris, provided some great insights into his life in football, his new career as a fund manager and what he thinks the outlook is for his old team the West Coast Eagles. He also shared some thoughts on what he believes are the key to successful investing. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Hammer Metals (ASX: HMX) has just agreed to sell some of its interests to its neighbour Carnaby Resource (ASX: CNB). This will see the company put $4 million cash in its bank account immediately with the potential for up to $20 million through the sale process. The funds will be used to explore its growing copper inventory in the Mount Isa region of QLD. Hammer, already has a significant inventory in the region and there is plenty of scope to grow this further. Drilling is already underway and the company is also targeting gold at the Bronzewing region of WA. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

DevEx Resource (ASX: DEV), is looking for high grade uranium in the Northern Territory. It has a large parcel of highly perspective land in what's known as the Alligator River Uranium Province. Previous drilling by DevEx has returned some fantastic results. The wet season is about to end, drilling is about to resume to extend that known mineralisation. The company has a market cap of about $120 million. Exploration success could see vast value unlocked for DevEx shareholders. The company is not sitting around waiting, a six month drilling programme is planned, there will be strong news flow and Managing Director Brendan Bradley, is on the front foot marketing the stock. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Kingsland Minerals (ASX: KNG) has just announced a maiden resource on its Leliyn Graphite Project in the Northern Territory. It now officially has the biggest graphite resource in Australia. This puts it in the box seat to become a key supplier of this essential battery material to European, American and Asian EV makers and battery producers. Managing Director Richard Maddocks, takes us through the resource and the outlook for this company, which has a market capitalization at the time of recording of just $13 million. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Talisman Mining (ASX: TLM) has made a substantial discovery at the Rip and Tear prospect in New South Wales. Wide intersections of lead and silver with some zinc have already been announced, further assays are pending. Mineralisation is being outlined over 2.6 kilometres and it remains open. The discovery is big, just a question of how big it is! Questions of continuity and grade will only be answered with ongoing drilling. Kerry Harmarnis of Jubilee fame is driving this company. There's plenty more to come from what looks like a major discovery in the heart of NSW. Paul speaks with Talisman's Managing Director Andrew Munckton. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Gateway Mining (ASX: GML) has a market capitalization of just $9 million, it also has a resource of more than 500,000-ounces at the Montague Project in WA. The company is drilling a host of new targets, it generated some great results from the first couple of holes, it also has a fascinating copper target - there is a big anomaly there and diamond drilling at that target is now underway. Drilling is ongoing, assays are pending, the company is in a very interesting space. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Spartan Resource (ASX: SPR) and it's Managing Director Simon Lawson, can lay claim to having one of the greatest turn around stories the WA gold industry has ever seen. The Never Never gold deposit in WA now has a resource of nearly 1,000,000 ounces. The results they put out this week suggests this is just the start. Mineralisation is being intersected 170 metres below the resource and in multiple places along strike. A new exploration target is set to be published within weeks and an exploration update scheduled for the middle of the year. This is a growth story on steroids. Simon Lawson tells us why he believes there's so much more to come that Never Never. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

This first episode for 2024 comes courtesy of Legacy Minerals (ASX: LGM). Managing Director, Chris Byrne is a young geologist who is looking to make a name for himself and his company. Legacy has three highly prospective land holdings in the Lachlan Fold Belt in NSW. It's a very desirable residence for exploration and the company did very well to put its foot on these properties. It has drilling programmes planned in two places, assays pending in another and notably one of the porphyry targets is being supported and funded in part by S2 Resources. Chris is giving us an outline of why they like these targets and most importantly what they're doing to unlock the value. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD) is a tiddler… The company's share price at the time of recording this podcast was just .3 cents a share. Incoming Managing Director David Flanagan, is anything but a tiddler. He's got a big reputation, he was the founding Managing Director of Atlas Iron and he's well known throughout the Australian business community as a mover and a shaker. Arrow Minerals has just raised money to explore the Simandou North iron ore project in the West African country of Guinea. David Flanagan, is very excited about the opportunity, he says there's huge upside at Simandou North, and he's going to test it. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate. Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions.