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.

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December 22, 2025 20 mins
Chalice's fortunes are strongly linked to the palladium price, and the palladium price is running as the world realises that hybrids and petrol engines are a big part of the future of the car industry. Guest Bio Alex Dorsch is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Chalice Mining. He is a geologist with more than 15 years’ experience across exploration, project development and capital markets, having worked in senior ...

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Black Bear Minerals (ASX: BKB) has just acquired a silver project in Texas. It's the highest-grade silver resource on the ASX. The company has an aggressive drilling

program already underway, with assays set to come in the new year. The

exploration program will take place in conjunction with the ongoing work at the

company's gold project in Nevada.

 

 

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E-79 has just acquired the Cue Gold Project. This is becoming a very hot region in WA — a project known to host mineralisation and sharing geological features with other big deposits nearby.

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Ned Summerhayes – Chief Executive Officer, E79 Gold Mines Ned Summerhayes is the CEO of E79 Gold Mines, an Australian exploration company focused on high-potential gold and critical-metal projects. Ned is a geologist with extensive e...

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AusQuest (ASX: AQD) believes it has a major porphyry discovery on its hands in Peru. It’s already returned some fascinating drilling results with mineralisation intersected over huge widths. Managing Director Graeme Drew believes it’s yet to find the “eye” of the porphyry system and that’s what the current drilling programme is about. If he’s correct, the company’s market cap of A$56 million could do just about anything.

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Nimy Resources’ (ASX: NIM) maiden gallium resource is one of the highest-grade in the world at more than 100 g/t, and the western world is desperate for non-Chinese gallium supply. Nimy says it can help meet that need. The resource is already significant but Managing Director Luke Hampson tells us there is huge scope for growth. The company is also advancing its copper exploration programmes in WA.

Guest bio: Luke Hampson is Managi...

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Everyone knows the nickel price is down, but Centaurus Metals (ASX: CTM) MD Darren Gordon says that's why there's a great investment opportunity. The company is in talks with potential partners regarding its Jaguar Nickel Project in Brazil, it also has active copper and gold exploration activity in the country.

Mr Gordon is a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience in the mining industry as a senior finance and resource...

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The rare earths space is hot, creating the perfect environment for the imminent re-listing of shares in Mont Royal (ASX: MRZ). The re-listing follows the company's success in securing the world-scale Ashram rare earths project in Canada, giving it the critical minerals which the rest of the world wants. With the capital raising completed, Mont Royal will hit the ground running with its strategy to unlock the immense value of this a...

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Bellevue Gold (ASX: BGL) has bounced back with a vengeance. The company's latest operational results are strong showing it's on track to meet guidance. MD Darren Stralow tells us about the changes that were made at an operational level, why they've been so effective and what the next twelve months holds.

Darren Stralow is the CEO and Managing Director of Bellevue Gold, leadi...

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CZR is coming to life in a big way with around $74 million cash in the bank, some fantastic WA exploration assets and numerous drilling programmes being lined up between now and Christmas.

Managing Director Stefen Murphy led the development and commissioning of the Roper Bar iron ore mine in the Northern Territory. His experience in developing integrated mine-to-port logisti...

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This week on The Hole Truth, David Southam, Executive Chairman of Cygnus Metals (ASX:CY5), joins us to unpack a 78% increase in measured & indicated resources at the company’s Chibougamau Copper–Gold Project in Québec, Canada. With a new total of 2.2 million ounces gold-equivalent at 4.5 g/t, more than 3Moz of silver and nearly $20M in cash, Cygnus believes the market hasn’t yet caught up to the scale and quality of what they’v...

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In this special episode of The Hole Truth, mining gurus Chris Cairns, Simon Lawson and Hedley Widdup explain the technical terms we see in ASX releases every day yet so often don't understand. This informative - and fun - episode was recorded before a live studio audience on the eve of last week's Resources Rising Stars investor conference on the Gold Coast. Listen, learn and laugh with these legends.

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PolarX (ASX: PXX) has just struck a far-out deal with Northern Star Resources that will see the gold giant spend up to 60-million Australian dollars for a stake in up to 70% in PolarX’s Alaska Range Project.

Mark Bojanjac is a Chartered Accountant with almost 30 years’ direct experience in developing resource companies. He was a founding director of a public company which di...

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This week on The Hole Truth, we sit down with Sky Metals (ASX: SKY) to dig into the latest results from the Tallebung Tin Project in NSW. With standout silver and tin intercepts, breakthrough ore sorting results, and a pathway to becoming a globally significant tin producer, Sky is pushing hard to prove up scale and economics in one of Australia’s most exciting tin plays.

 

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Leeuwin Metals (ASX: LM1) are out to join those who believe that one man's trash can be another man's treasure in the WA gold exploration game.

Managing Director Chris Piggot is a Geologist with extensive background in gold and nickel exploration with a track record of discovery and corporate development.

Recent rol...

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Arika Resource (ASX: ARI) has just put out some cracking results from its Yundamindra project in WA’s easter goldfields. The company plans to keep the drill rig turning for many months as it tests any number of compelling targets across the project.

Managing Director Justin Barton is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years experience in accounting, international finance, M...

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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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