The Hole Truth: Mining Investment Podcast

The Hole Truth: Mining Investment Podcast

The Hole Truth: Mining Investment Podcast is a product of Resources Rising Stars, hosted by Paul Armstrong, a seasoned expert in the world of finance and resources. With more than 30 years of experience as a finance journalist under his belt, Paul brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to his conversations with some of the most prominent figures in the industry. Each episode of The Hole Truth: Mining Investment Podcast is a deep dive into the inner workings of those resources companies which are making things happen, quizzing those in charge about their projects, their prospects, the challenges they face and the opportunities they offer to investors. Whether you’re an investor, industry professional, or simply interested in the latest developments in mining, energy, and resources, The Hole Truth is the podcast for you. Join Paul and his guests to hear about the latest investment opportunities in the resources sector. Produced by Resource Media ———— The Hole Truth: Mining Investment Podcast 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.

Episodes

July 28, 2025 13 mins

Thunderbird Resources (ASX: THB) offers huge leverage to gold and antimony in Australia, with a market cap of just $4 million and drilling programmes being planned.

Executive Chairman George Ventouras, has over 15 years’ experience in the resources sector and over 30 years’ experience in business development, corporate restructuring and marketing. He has managed multiple businesses in various industries...

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Sipa Resources (ASX: SRI) has started drilling at its new South Australian gold projects. The projects already host known mineralisation and are located close to other well established big deposits. The company is poised for strong news flow as it moves the rigs from one area to the next.

Managing Director Andrew Muir, is a highly regarded mining executive with approximately...

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Firetail Resources (ASX: FTL) has just secured two outstanding gold projects in the US. It's another example of ASX companies unlocking the value of dormant North American projects. Some of the drilling results are absolutely spectacular and would win huge support if they were in Australia. Firetail plans to follow a well-worn path by applying its experienced people and capital to these projects to unlock their full value.   Fir...

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Ausgold (ASX: AUC) has just tabled the DFS on its Katanning Gold Project in WA. The study shows the project will generate very strong financial returns and the resource has strong scope to continue growing the inventory and mine life.

John Dorward has over 25 years of experience in the mining and finance industries. Mr Dorward was the CEO of TSX-listed gold producer Roxgold Inc. from 2012 to 2021, where he led the construction o...

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Silver is hot and Andean Silver (ASX: ASL) is one of the few ASX listed companies offering substantial exposure to the metal. The company already has a sizable resource and drilling results show that it is poised for substantial growth. This is against a backdrop of extensive M&A action in the silver space and more-and-more of the North American institutions are coming on the Andean register.

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Sun Silver (ASX: SS1) positions itself as the most leveraged silver stock on the ASX. The company’s Maverick Springs Project already has a very big resource with scope to continue growing while upgrading the inferred resource to indicated status, carrying out metallurgical studies and preparing for a scoping study.

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Flynn Gold (ASX: FG1) has recently unveiled some highly promising results at the Grenadier Prospect which sits within the Golden Ridge Project in Tasmania. The results suggest it could be on to a significant discovery. The company has a market cap of just $12 million and many followers believe the area is an extension of the rich goldfields which hosts the $1.5 billion Southern Cross discovery.

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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.

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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.   

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Energy Transition Minerals (ASX: ETM) and a rare earths project at the centre of the growing geopolitical storm.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 T...

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Bill Beament’s Develop (ASX: DVP) about to start printing cash as Woodlawn ramps up.

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