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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September 21, 2026 • 15 mins

Xpedra has generated some sensational drilling results from its Springfield gold project in New South Wales. The company and the project appear to be at an inflection point. Another round of drilling is about to start. There's plenty of gold. It's just a question of how much.

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Gateway appears to have cracked the code at its Yandal Gold Project in Western Australia, with some cracking results. The upside now could be huge.

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Richard Pugh is Chief Executive Officer of Gateway Mining Limited (ASX: GML), a Perth-based gold explorer whose flagship Yandal Gold Project covers 1,780 square kilometres on the eastern flank of the Yandal greenstone belt in Western Australia, alongside the Glenburgh South an...

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Kaoko's share price has run wild on the back of the first two holes at its copper project in Namibia. The company is clearly onto something. The only question is, how big is it?

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Gerard O'Donovan is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kaoko Metals Limited (ASX: KAO), a West Perth-based explorer advancing the Chalkos Copper-Silver Project in Namibia's Kaoko Copper Belt and the Karibib Copper-Gold-Tungsten Proje...

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Lachlan Star is churning out some fantastic drilling results from its New Waverley Gold project. It's a brownfields exploration campaign. The project has sat relatively dormant for many years in the hands of private prospectors, and now Lachlan Star is hitting it hard with the drill rig.

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Andrew Tyrrell is Chief Executive Officer of Lachlan Star Limited (ASX: LSA), a Perth-based gold ...

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Nothing happens by halves in David Flanagan's world. After a long period of suspension on the ASX, Arrow Minerals is back in business with two projects in WA and two in Guinea. The company has a market cap of just sixteen million dollars.

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David Flanagan is Managing Director of Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD), which returned to trading in 2026 after Arrow secured clarity over its tenement ownership in Guinea. The company now hol...

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Powerhaus has just raised $9 million in an IPO. The company has two exploration projects in Argentina and one in Canada. It’s looking for big uranium deposits with a potential to generate strong returns with low costs, and capitalise on the fantastic outlook for the uranium price.

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Siobhan Lancaster is Managing Director and CEO of Powerhaus Uranium (ASX: POW), a uranium exploration company targeting regional-scale, r...

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Solstice Minerals has a major copper discovery in Western Australia and

appears set to develop a super pit of copper 100 kilometres south of Meekatharra.

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Nick Castleden is Managing Director and CEO of Solstice Minerals Limited (ASX: SLS). He

is a geologist with more than 25 years' experience in mineral exploration and development,

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Noronex has put its foot on a substantial tin project in Alaska. It has a historical resource, and the emphasis will be on establishing a JORC resource and then growing this to capitalise on booming global demand for tin. Tin is on the US Critical Minerals list, but there are no tin producers in America.

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James Thompson is Chief Executive Officer of Noronex Limited (ASX: NRX), an ASX-listed mineral explorer advancing the n...

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Lac Gold has 1.66 million ounces of resources at the Rouyn Gold Project in Canada. Two rigs now drilling, with the potential to add a third or even a fourth. The name of the game is to grow the resource in what is a highly desirable address for gold deposits.

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Andrew Stocks — Managing Director, Lac Gold Limited (ASX: LAC)

Andrew Stocks is Managing Director of Lac Gold Limited (ASX: LAC). He is a mining engineer with...

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Tetragon Energy has just listed on the ASX. It holds some highly prospective acreage off the Philippines coast. It aims to bring in a big multinational partner to help fund the exploration program, in the hope of making a major oil and gas discovery.

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Conrad Todd is Managing Director of Tetragon Energy (ASX: TET), a newly listed Southeast Asian-focused oil and gas explorer targeting large-scale gas discoveries offshore and...

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Andean silver has three avenues to share price growth, resource increases, upgrading inferred resources to measured and indicated, and undertaking economic studies to show how profitable this project can be.

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Matthew Allen joins The Hole Truth fresh from his appointment as Managing Director of Andean Silver Limited (ASX: ASL, OTCQX: ADSLF), having stepped up from the role of Chief Executive Officer, which he took on in Feb...

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Description: Strategic Energy Resources is about to embark on an extensive drilling campaign at three copper and gold projects in Queensland. Two of these will be funded by big JV partners. There's known mineralisation at each. The drill rigs will be turning almost non-stop between now and Christmas with assays to flow.

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Dr David DeTata is the Managing Director of Strategic Energy Resources Limited (ASX: SER), a role he ha...

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Greenvale has just put its foot on a big lump of land. It says it's highly prospective for uranium in the Northern Territory. It already has extensive known mineralisation and resources, but it believes this is just the start of the game. The exploration program is already underway and Neil Biddle and Alex Cheeseman are wasting no time in pushing the case for their project

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Neil Biddle is the Executive Chairman of Greenval...

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Killi Resources (ASX: KLI) has just acquired an exceptional iron ore project in Western Australia. It will produce iron ore which is very different from anything else produced in Australia. Killi Resources has just acquired an exceptional iron ore project in Western Australia. It will produce iron ore which is very different from anything else produced in Australia. This product will be in hot demand among the new generation of low...

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AusQuest has outlined a big copper footprint at its project in Peru. Extensive shallow mineralisation has already been defined. The question is, is there high-grade material below this? The company is just starting a deep drilling programme in the hope of finding the high-grade source, which could be a company maker.

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PMET is closing in on a key economic assessment of a huge lithium project in Canada. The project is set to be the fifth biggest budget main producer in the world. Meaning it is ideally placed to be a key supplier to North American and European markets looking to diversify from China. 

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Australian Vanadium has put its hands up to build a big battery storage system in Kalgoorlie. The company plans to produce the key ingredient — vanadium electrolyte — using its own technology and plant for that battery. It believes that the Kalgoorlie battery will provide a role model for how vanadium batteries can be used elsewhere around Australia.

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Graham Arvidson is Chief Executive Officer of Australian Van...

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Firefly Metals (ASX: FFM) owns the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Canada. It's been one of the great success stories in this space over the past two years. Another resource update and economic studies are pending, and the company has just completed the sale of its Pickle Crow Project to Bellavista. Firefly shareholders will get a chunk of Bella Vista shares, and Firefly will be a major shareholder in Bella Vista.

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As the Western world looks for non-Chinese supplies, Sky Metals has an abundance of both tin and tungsten at the Tallebung Project in New South Wales.

Guest bio Mr Davies joined SKY as a geologist in 2019. He was appointed to Exploration Manager in 2021, then to CEO in early 2022 and subsequently to Managing Director in September 2024. Prior to SKY, Mr Davies was in exploration and operational roles with Evolution Mining and Alkane...

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Great Western Exploration is preparing to launch a six-month drilling campaign targeting multiple copper-gold prospects near the legendary DeGrussa discovery in Western Australia.

Managing Director Shane Pike joins The Hole Truth to explain why the Yerrida Basin may host more DeGrussa-style volcanic massive sulphide deposits, and how Great Western has systematically built eight high-priority drill targets across its project portfol...

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