Metals and Mining Sector
Australia is a fortunate country as it has abundance of minerals underneath it. The metals and mining sector is the major contributor in the country’s GDP, making it an export-oriented country. Australia is an important supplier of iron ore, gold, copper, aluminium etc. making it one of the top 4 major mineral producing countries.
Aldoro Resources
About the company: Aldoro Resources Limited (ASX: ARN) is a junior exploration entity, formed to explore and develop Ryans Find, Leinster Projects, Kalgarin, Cathedrals and many other mineral opportunities. The project has over 1,100 km2 of secured tenure with the prospects for any of the two, or both, nickel-cobalt mineralisation.
Acquired new exploration projects: Aldoro Resources notified on 6 September 2019 that it had inked a binding option agreement to procure 100 percent of Altilium Metals Limited. Altilium has many advanced exploration projects in the Murchison Region which includes the multi-commodity Narndee Project Area and the Penny South Gold Project in the Youanmi Gold Mining District. As per the agreement, Aldoro has agreed to pay $50,000 option fee to lock the option to procure full ownership of the issued share capital of Altilium.
Also, Altilium currently has 2 Exploration Licence Applications and 5 Exploration Licences in the Murchison Region. The tenements cover several exploration plans surrounding the Windimurra-Narndee Igneous Complex and the Younami Gold Mining District. The main focus of the projects are gold, nickel and copper mineralisation. The tenements have 4 main project areas, covering an entire area of 756 km2.
Altilium’s Managing Director, Dr Caedmon Marriott and Chairman Rhod Grivas will join the board of ARN and would add substantial mineral exploration and capital market experience to the company.
New Discovery in Cathedrals Belt: The company reported a new discovery of nickel-copper sulphides at Mt Alexander Project, which is close to Aldoro’s Cathedrals Belt Nickel Project. St George proclaimed that nickel-copper sulphides were intersected in its first ever drillhole at the new Radar Prospect. In addition to that, it reported surface geochemical results related to EM anomalies, Fish Hook Propsect.
ARN is expecting on ground exploration to begin during the upcoming months period, which will mainly focus on regions recognised in the analysis of the aeromagnetic data.
Stock Performance: On 10th September 2019, the stock of ARN last traded flat at a price of AUD 0.195, which was near its 52-week high of AUD 0.250, with a market cap of around AUD 6.93 million and approximately 35.53 million outstanding shares. In the previous one-week period, the company has given a total return of 50%.
White Cliff Minerals Limited
About the company: White Cliff Minerals Limited (ASX: WCN) is a mineral exploration company. The Company’s cobalt-nickel projects are located in Western Australian region. Further, it holds interest in Aucu Gold-Copper Project, Kyrgyz Republic and Merolia Nickel and Copper Project among many others.
RTG to acquire stake in Chanach Gold Project: On 6 September 2019, WCN notified the market through the update of RTG Mining Inc (ASX: RTG) announcing that RTG had entered into a SPA (Sale and Purchase Agreement) with WCN to buy a 90% stake in Chanach gold and copper project in the Kyrgyz Republic from WCN. The total cost of acquiring the project will be close to US$3.65 per ounce of Gold and US$0.0063 per pound of Copper. The deal is valued for the amount of US$2.15 million cash and US$0.5 million in RTG Mining Inc’s stock (which is escrowed for twelve months period). The transaction is dependent on WCN shareholder approval with an aim to conclude it by middle to late October this year.
Request for trading halt: On 4th September this year, WCN requested for a trading halt of its securities pending a release of an announcement by the company, related to the disposal of the company’s 90 percent stake in the Aucu gold-copper project.
Stock Performance: On 10th September 2019, the stock of WCN last traded at a price of AUD 0.006, which was near its 52-week low of AUD 0.003, with a market cap of around AUD 3.29 million and approximately 470.35 million outstanding shares. In the previous one-week period, the company has given a total return of 33.33%.
Australian Vanadium Limited
About the company: Australian Vanadium Limited (ASX: AVL) is involved with the exploration for vanadium/titanium and other economic resources, along with the development of vanadium electrolyte production.
Successfully upgraded the calcine iron content: On 9 September 2019, AVL updated on benchmark scale testwork on iron and titanium rich calcine, considered as a tailings stream under the Australian Vanadium Project roast-leach process, defined in the Pre-Feasibility Study.
AVL further elaborated that it can successfully upgrade the calcine from a lower grade (<55% Fe) iron concentrate to a higher grade (>62%) iron product which can be further sold in the global market. This will help AVL to improve its revenue in the coming years as higher-grade iron ore seeks more value in the global market.
Further, testing is in process, which will separate titanium from the high-grade iron calcine, thus improving its product quality. The by-product sales would have a positive effect on overall costs and hence can could help the AVL to achieve the goal of becoming one of the lowest cost producers of vanadium worldwide.
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