Public Company News

Solar window glass innovator, ClearVue Technologies, now looks set to break into the burgeoning European renewable energy market after meeting all of the requirements of two key International Electrotechnical Commission safety standards for its unique solar window glass technology. ClearVue’s solar PV IGU was given both IEC 61730 and IEC61215 certification by the international testing company TÜV SÜD, confirming the product’s electrical and safety credentials.

One of Indonesia’s largest integrated resources companies, Indika Energy, is looking to take a 40% stake in Nusantara Resources’ two million ounce Awak Mas gold project in Indonesia, virtually clearing a pathway for the mine to be built. Indika plans to invest up to AUD$58m in Nusantara’s wholly-owned subsidiary, PT Masmindo DWI Area to secure its 40% share in the proposed gold mine.

Kingwest Resources’ Menzies project has gold hits coming in thick and fast, with the latest round of results identifying two previously unrecognised, high-grade lodes in both the hangingwall and the footwall of the Princess May historical deposit at the company's Yunndaga prospect. Above the deposit, one drill hole hit 1.3m @ 19.82g/t Au from 92.0m and below it, 2.28m @ 17.87g/t Au from 99.65m.

Legend Mining has outlasted the field of Fraser range hopefuls that flocked to the area after Sirius Resources discovered the heralded Nova nickel and copper deposit. They mostly came armed with one shot in the locker and most walked away with their tails between their legs. Legend’s staying power and methodical, almost obsessive attention to geological detail, however, has finally heralded results with a cracking new discovery in the area.

Strike Energy has kicked off a 3D seismic campaign at its Walyering conventional gas discovery in the Perth Basin, where it has previously defined prospective resources of up to 263 billion cubic feet of gas and 6.3 million barrels of associated liquids condensate. The discovery was originally made in 1971 at about 3,350m depth, where the Walyering-1 gas well flowed at 13.5 million standard cubic feet per day.

Azumah Resources has released a statement confirming that all independent company directors are now unanimously recommending shareholders accept private equity firm, Ibaera Capital’s, 3.3 cents a share takeover offer. Ibaera now has a relevant interest in 83% of Azumah’s shares with all Azumah directors and major shareholders now accepting Ibaera’s offer, sidestepping the problematic scenario of becoming a minority shareholder in an unlisted company.

King River’s plans to push its giant Speewah vanadium, titanium and iron deposit in the East Kimberley towards a definitive feasibility study have been given a boost with the production of an almost pure, high purity alumina product, or “HPA” through further refinement of its metallurgical flowsheet. The pioneering company will now commence tests using the new HPA process to extract alumina directly from waste fractions.

Adriatic Metals’ confidence that it can grow its spectacular high grade polymetallic Rupice prospect in central Bosnia even further has received a boost after two new assays indicated the area’s mineralisation is larger than previously thought. Results from one of the two holes testing Rupice’s southern extensions returned 16 metres at 1.96 grams/tonne gold, 350g/t silver, 5.3% zinc, 3.4% lead, 0.5% copper and 43% barite from 330m.

Great Southern has backed up its maiden drilling results released last month, with ounce-plus hits rolling off the drill bit at its Cox’s Find project. New results include 5 meters grading a magical ounce to the tonne gold from 134 meters down-hole that includes a super-high one-metre zone grading 143 grams per tonne gold. These drill holes are stacking up well against old production files that recorded an amazing historical cut-off grade of 12g/t gold.

Hot Chili has the West Perth mining glitterati and their followers on St Georges Terrace all abuzz with news of its nearly 1km long mineralised drill hole at its Cortadera project in Chile. The latest drill result may well rank up there with some of the all-time remarkable drill intercepts and is most likely the best hit anywhere in Australia and possibly even around the globe for 2019.

Aurora Labs has partnered with engineering firm Gränges AB to embark on a potentially lucrative research project that will investigate the possibility of commercialising Aurora’s 3D printing technology for the high value, high turnover automotive spare parts industry. The innovative pair will look to combine their expertise, potentially paving the way for significant sales of Aurora’s “RMP1” 3D metal printer into the car parts manufacturing industry.

With a recent new drill hole at its Penny North prospect going 2.87m at 14.7g/t from 363m downhole, Spectrum Metals appears to be showing that its shiny new ore body, recently discovered just to the north of the historic Penny West open pit in W.A, is not going to give up anytime soon. Penny North is located 25km south of Youanmi.