The Explorers Podcast with Barry FitzGerald

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Barry FitzGerald has covered the resources industry for over 30 years. The inaugural winner of the Diggers & Dealers Media Award in 2003, Barry is one of Australia's most established and respected industry journalists. Putting aside the pen and picking up the microphone, Barry chats fireside with a different leader in the mining industry each week.

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October 13, 202620 min

Ballard Mining targets two million ounces as Mount Ida advances

Ballard Mining (ASX: BM1) is advancing its Mount Ida Gold Project in Western Australia, with its gold resource climbing 56% to 1.84 million ounces. In this episode of the Stockhead Explorers Podcast, managing director Paul Brennan discusses the push towards two million ounces, ongoing drilling, the project’s development potential and its advanced permitting position. With further assays ahead and a potential 2027 investment decision, discover what could shape Ballard’s next phase of growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 13, 202625 min

Latrobe Magnesium targets global growth as its Victorian pilot nears completion

Latrobe Magnesium (ASX: LMG) is developing Australian technology to produce magnesium, a critical metal used in defence, aerospace and automotive manufacturing. In this Stockhead Explorers Podcast, CEO Rob Stein explains the company’s Victorian demonstration plant, its plan to turn brown coal ash into magnesium metal and its ambitions for international expansion. With the United States emerging as a major growth opportunity, discover the technical milestones that could shape Latrobe’s push to diversify global magnesium supply chains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 11, 202620 min

Azzuro Resources develops fresh dual-project Copper strategy

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Azzuro Resources managing director Gan-Ochir Zunduisuren to discuss the company’s 2 copper-focused projects in southwestern Mongolia, just 8km apart and around 280km from the Chinese border. They cover the Red Hill project and its planned maiden resource, the Oval copper-nickel-PGE discovery, Mongolia’s operating environment, infrastructure and the company’s exploration plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 8, 202621 min

Northstone advances Serbian gold while unlocking major copper exploration upside

Northstone Resources is advancing its Serbian gold and copper portfolio, led by the Tlamino Gold Project and its Barje deposit. In this episode, managing director Max Piirto discusses recent high-grade drilling, resource growth plans and the pathway towards further development studies. The conversation also explores Timok East, a district-scale copper-gold opportunity near Serbia’s major Bor mining complex, and how Northstone is positioning both projects for future exploration and development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 5, 202620 min

Jacaranda brings drill-ready gold, copper targets to ASX

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Arvind Misra, founder and executive chairman of Jacaranda Natural Resources, ahead of the company’s planned ASX listing. Misra outlines the new explorer’s copper and gold portfolio across Queensland and Botswana, including drill-ready targets, the proposed IPO and the experienced team behind the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 1, 202619 min

Unity Metals eyes a bigger Cambodian gold discovery ahead of drilling

Unity Metals is building an intriguing gold exploration story across Cambodia and Thailand, with broad, high-grade mineralisation emerging at its O’Phlay and Ngot projects. Recent drilling has delivered standout intersections, while trenching and geophysics are revealing a growing pipeline of targets. With fresh funding secured and drilling set to accelerate, Unity is entering a critical phase that could determine whether its early discoveries develop into a much larger gold system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 1, 202618 min

Cannindah expands Queensland copper resource with plenty more growth ahead

Cannindah Resources is expanding its copper-gold story in southeast Queensland, with a major resource upgrade taking the Cannindah Breccia to 23.2 million tonnes at 0.93% copper equivalent. With only around 20% of the identified strike tested, two drill rigs are now targeting further growth. Add encouraging metallurgical results, major porphyry targets and strong copper prices, and Cannindah has plenty of catalysts ahead as it works to define the project's scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 1, 202621 min

Altitude targets Nevada gold and silver with drilling ahead

Altitude Minerals is building a portfolio of gold and silver exploration opportunities across Nevada, with its Firenze and W-Projects offering exposure to potentially high-grade low-sulphidation epithermal systems. In this episode, managing director Duncan Chessell discusses the geological thinking behind the targets, historical mineralisation, upcoming drilling and the company’s strategy of identifying overlooked opportunities in established mining jurisdictions. The conversation explores why Nevada has become a central focus for Altitude’s discovery strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 28, 202622 min

Barkly Rare Earths chases NT project's billion tonne scale

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Barkly Rare Earths Managing Director, Craig Wright to discuss the company’s emerging Northern Territory rare earths project. They cover its unusual sand-hosted geology, high proportion of magnet rare earths, large exploration target, ongoing drilling, metallurgical work and the newsflow expected through the rest of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 28, 202622 min

Nexus Minerals targets bigger Wallbrook Gold System

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Nexus Minerals Managing Director. Andy Tudor to discuss the company’s sizeable gold resource in WA’s Eastern Goldfields and the exploration strategy behind its flagship Wallbrook project. They cover resource growth, development options, surrounding infrastructure, recent funding and the exploration results and newsflow expected over coming months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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