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Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts recently reported to the ASX.

BULLS N’ BEARSBig Hits: Aldoro Resources, Pantoro Gold and Mithril Silver & Gold fire up

Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits looks at big drill intercepts recently reported to the ASX, led by Aldoro Resources’ critical metals hit in Namibia, high-grade gold from Pantoro Gold in WA and silver-gold from Mithril.

Doug Bright

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Hydrix Limited.

BULLS N’ BEARSASX Runners of the Week: Hydrix, KTEK Aerosystems, AnteoTech & Castle

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Hydrix Limited, which surged after unveiling a strategic pivot into counter-drone defence technology through a deal with NIOA Group.

Andrew Todd

Dateline Resources’ proposed plant at its Colosseum gold project in California.

BULLS N’ BEARSDateline taps global project manager for California gold push

Dateline Resources has drafted global project giant Alvarez & Marsal to steer construction at its Colosseum gold play in California as it charges towards a production restart.

Murray Ward

Outcropping white pegmatites at Solis Minerals’ recently acquired Brazil lithium project.

BULLS N’ BEARSSolis reunites lithium dream team for Brazilian rerun

Solis Minerals has reunited the discovery dream team behind Latin Resources in the hunt for lithium on newly acquired Brazilian ground beside its biggest shareholder, lithium giant PLS Group.

Andrew Todd

Terrain Minerals is applying for a haul road linking its Smokebush gold project mining lease to the gazetted Warriedar Coppermine Road in WA’s Mid West region.

BULLS N’ BEARSTerrain flags July maiden resource for Mid West gold play

Terrain says it is closing in on a maiden July mineral resource estimate for its Lightning gold project, with final surveys, approvals and metallurgy work now lining up in WA’s Mid West region.

Doug Bright

Mount Ridley Mines has started phase one metallurgical test work at its Winstons and Keiths prospects, part of the company’s massive Grass Patch rare earths project near Esperance in WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSMount Ridley kicks off WA critical metals processing testwork

Mount Ridley Mines has launched phase one metallurgical test work with Perth laboratory Nagrom to unlock a processing pathway for its big regolith-hosted heavy rare earths deposit in Western Australia.

Murray Ward

88 Energy has secured Nordic-Calista’s Rig-3 as it progresses Augusta-1 towards a planned Q1 2027 spud in Alaska.

BULLS N’ BEARS88 Energy locks in rig for giant 2027 Alaskan oil shot

88 Energy Ltd says its Augusta-1 Alaska well is on track for Q1 2027, with the rig locked in whilst camp, access and logistics are progressing as it targets 134 million barrels across three stacked reservoirs.

Doug Bright

Critica Limited’s rare earths minerals from its Jupiter project in WA, which has received fresh WA research funding to fast-track the company’s metallurgical testwork.

BULLS N’ BEARSCritica lands WA Govt-backed cash boost for rare earths studies

Critica Limited has secured $300,000 in non-dilutive Western Australian R&D funding to accelerate metallurgical studies at its massive Jupiter rare earths project near Mt Magnet in the state’s Mid West region.

Doug Bright

Aguia Resources has optimised mining methods and significantly improved the head grade at its high-grade Santa Barbara gold project in Colombia.

BULLS N” BEARSAguia tune-up delivers major Colombian gold grade jump

Aguia Resources has achieved a massive grade turnaround at its Santa Barbara gold project in Colombia, ramping head grades up to 12 grams per tonne gold after switching to narrow-vein underground mining.

Murray Ward

Corazon Mining has snapped up the high-grade Chalice gold project 50 kilometres northwest of Norseman in WA from Westgold Resources.

BULLS N’ BEARSCorazon snaps up Westgold’s high-grade WA Chalice gold project

Corazon Mining has secured full ownership of Westgold Resources’ high-grade Chalice gold project in Western Australia, launching its transition into an emerging developer backed by a beefed-up balance sheet.

Murray Ward

Terrain has kicked off metallurgical testwork at its Lightning gold project in WA’s Mid West as it closes in on a maiden resource estimate, due in July.

BULLS N’ BEARSTerrain kicks off metallurgical testwork in Mid West gold push

Terrain has begun metallurgical testwork at its Lightning gold project in WA’s Mid West, with early signs pointing to non-refractory feed and conventional processing, ahead of a maiden July resource estimate.

Doug Bright

Viridis Mining and Minerals’ drilling at its Colossus rare earth project in Brazil

BULLS N’ BEARSViridis locks in major permitting step for Brazilian rare earths giant

Viridis has lodged an Installation Licence application for its giant Colossus rare earths project in Brazil, pushing the globally significant clay-hosted development closer to construction, financing and FID.

Penny Taylor

Maritana Minerals drilling near Black Swan where the company has recently secured additional extensive tenure while offloading non-core ground.

BULLS N’ BEARSMaritana swaps non-core ground for Kalgoorlie gold growth

Maritana has divested the company’s non-core Balagundi project and swapped into tenure at Kanowna East near its Black Swan processing hub and Gordons Dam prospect, sharpening its Kalgoorlie gold focus.

Doug Bright

FlyCart30 heavy lift quadcopter being used by Estrella Resources at its Ira Miri manganese project in Timor-Leste.

BULLS N’ BEARSEstrella deploys drone tech to hunt deeper Timor-Leste manganese

Estrella Resources has taken a high-tech leap at its Ira Miri project in Timor-Leste, deploying an advanced drone-borne survey to hunt for deep extensions of its high-grade manganese system.

Murray Ward

True North Copper’s Aquila copper, silver and cobalt discovery sits four kilometres northeast of the company’s Vero resource in Queensland.

BULLS N’ BEARSFresh geophysics fuels growing True North Qld copper target

Induced polarisation geophysics has pushed True North Copper’s Aquila discovery another 500 metres north, growing the mineralised copper-silver-cobalt strike to more than 1.5km.

Rowena Duckworth

Dalaroo Metals’ onshore-to-offshore footprint at its Blue Lagoon project in Greenland.

BULLS N’ BEARSGreenland approvals supercharge Dalaroo rare earths hunt

Dalaroo Metals has secured approval for two new licences in Greenland, expanding its onshore-to-offshore hunt for rare earths and heavy minerals across a district-scale system ahead of upcoming fieldwork.

Penny Taylor

Castle Minerals’ geologists conducting reconnaissance across the highly prospective Niellé gold project, highlighting ease of access to the prospective site.

BULLS N’ BEARSCastle snaps up bonanza-grade West African gold play

Castle Minerals is set to acquire a 90 per cent stake in the high-grade Nielle gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, positioned within the prolific Birimian greenstone belt boasting major multi-million-ounce deposits.

Murray Ward

Ora Banda Mining’s Riverina underground mine is a significant contributor to the company’s resource base, with a total resource of 724,000 ounces of gold.

BULLS N’ BEARSOra Banda lifts Kalgoorlie gold resources to 3.57 million ounces

Ora Banda Mining has massively lifted its resources to 3.57 million ounces and reserves 136 per cent to 555,000 ounces near Kalgoorlie, driven by major gains at its Round Dam and Waihi mining operations.

Doug Bright

Site works completed at PLC Resources’ Rochefort prospect, part of the company’s Abbotts North project near Meekatharra.

BULLS N’ BEARSPLC kicks off drilling at Murchison gold target

PLC Resources has kicked off its maiden drilling campaign at its Rochefort gold prospect in WA’s Murchison region. The program follows a fresh $1.8m raise and will test a compelling, undrilled gold target.

Murray Ward

A drill rig in action at Augustus Minerals’ Music Well project near Leonora in WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSAugustus raises $2.5M for WA gold drilling

Augustus Minerals has locked in $2.5M to fast-track drilling at its Music Well gold project near Leonora after recent wide intersections, including 32m at 0.9g/t gold. Funds will go to a new 2,800m campaign.

Bill McConnell

Rotary dryer at Aguia Resources’ phosphate processing plant in Caçapava do Sul, equipped with all lifting blades, ready for the start of operations.

BULLS N’ BEARSAguia gets green light, kicks off Brazilian phosphate mine

Aguia Resources has secured the final operating licence for its Tres Estradas phosphate project in Brazil and has immediately commenced mining, transforming it into a domestic fertiliser producer.

James Pearson

ADX Christmas tree and well head installed on the HOCH-1 well in preparation for mid-June testing.

BULLS N’ BEARSADX primes pivotal Austrian shallow gas well for testing

ADX Energy has completed and cased its HOCH-1 shallow gas well in Upper Austria, ready for production testing across the deeper Base Hall reservoirs and to de-risk nearby prospects to be drilled later this year

Penny Taylor

Track mounted RC drilling rig at Forrestania Resources Mt Palmer project, close to Southern Cross in Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSForrestania clocks shallow, rich gold at historic WA mine

Forrestania Resources strikes high-grade gold intersections up to 7.6 grams per tonne from shallow depths during a 38-hole reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Mt Palmer gold project in WA.

Murray Ward

Critica Ltd’s latest metallurgical testwork has produced a mixed rare earth oxide grading 97.1 per cent TREO from sample material drawn from its remarkable Jupiter rare earths project near Mt. Magnet in WA’s Mid West.

BULLS N’ BEARSCritica lifts WA mixed rare earth oxide to 97% purity

Critica Ltd has produced a mixed rare earth oxide grading 97.1 per cent TREO, with up to 71 per cent TREO recovery and 76 per cent magnet rare earth oxide recovery from its Jupiter project in WA’s Mid West.

Doug Bright