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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June 15, 202621 min

Mont Royal advances Ashram Rare Earths Project with key PEA milestone

Mont Royal’s (ASX:MRZ) Ashram rare earths project in Canada has delivered an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA), marking a key milestone in its development pathway. Managing director Nick Holthouse discusses the project’s growing interest from government and industry as Western nations seek to secure alternative rare earth supply chains outside China, with rising strategic attention and support building around the asset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 12, 202622 min

Waratah targets Australia’s next major multi-million-ounce gold discovery story

Waratah Minerals is rapidly emerging as one of the ASX’s most compelling gold exploration stories, with drilling at the Spur and Consols project pointing to a potentially multi-million-ounce system in New South Wales. In this episode, executive chairman Andrew Stewart discusses the aggressive 80,000-metre drilling campaign, exceptional metallurgical results, exploration upside across a six-kilometre corridor and why Waratah is prioritising long-term scale over short-term milestones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 4, 202621 min

Great Divide Mining advances Challenger with gold offtake deal

Great Divide Mining is advancing toward gold production at its Challenger gold mine in New South Wales after securing a gold concentrate offtake agreement, providing a pathway to near-term cash flow. CEO Justin Haines discusses the company's transition from explorer to producer, plans to expand mining activities and the potential to unlock value from historical workings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 4, 202619 min

Green & Gold Minerals chases copper, gold and indium upside

Green & Gold Minerals (ASX: GG1) is drilling across multiple Queensland projects as it pursues copper, silver, tin, gold and the critical mineral indium. In this episode, director Ted Boulton discusses high-grade rock chip results, the growing significance of indium in AI and semiconductor markets, exploration plans at Herberton and Chiligo, and the company's strategy to advance Mount Wondoo toward production while targeting new discoveries and resource growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 4, 202622 min

MinRex advances Serbian gold project amid growing development momentum

MinRex Resources is advancing its Serbian growth strategy with drilling underway at the high-grade Tlamino gold project. In this episode, CEO Max Piirto discusses plans to upgrade and expand the Barje resource, the potential for new discoveries along the broader epithermal system, and the company’s exposure to the prolific Timok copper-gold district. With assays, resource updates and economic studies approaching, MinRex is entering a catalyst-rich period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 3, 202619 min

Redcastle Resources enters new gold chapter as it transitions to producer

Redcastle Resources is advancing its gold ambitions in Western Australia's Goldfields, with development activities underway and exploration continuing across a growing project portfolio. In this episode, managing director Ron Miller discusses transition from an explorer to producer, recent progress, upcoming milestones and the broader opportunity emerging across the company's highly prospective ground position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 202624 min

Ariana Resources advances Dokwe toward major Zimbabwe gold development milestones

Ariana Resources is advancing the Dokwe gold project in Zimbabwe toward definitive feasibility, with updated studies outlining a long-life operation capable of producing up to 100,000 ounces annually. In this episode, managing director Kerim Sener discusses the project’s billion-dollar valuation potential, strategic backing from Chinese engineering group Xinhai, reserve growth opportunities and why Zimbabwe is re-emerging as a serious destination for large-scale gold development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 202622 min

Black Rock Nears Mahenge Funding and Graphite Development Breakthrough

Black Rock Mining is closing in on development at its Mahenge graphite project in Tanzania, one of the few globally permitted and debt-backed graphite projects ready for construction. In this episode, CEO John de Vries discusses strategic funding talks, the project’s premium large flake graphite advantage, the partnership with POSCO and why Mahenge could become a critical non-Chinese graphite supply source for industrial, defence and battery markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 18, 202621 min

West Coast Silver Accelerates High Grade Elizabeth Hill Production Plans

West Coast Silver is accelerating plans at the high-grade Elizabeth Hill silver project in Western Australia’s Pilbara, combining rapid resource growth with potential near-term production. In this episode, executive chairman Bruce Garlick discusses the maiden 2.8-million-ounce silver resource, native silver discoveries, low-capex development options and how rising silver prices could transform Elizabeth Hill into a fast cash-generating operation amid growing global demand for silver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 17, 202625 min

Terra Metals Chases West Musgrave Discovery with Major Growth Potential

Terra Metals has emerged as one of the ASX’s fastest-rising exploration stories, growing from an $8 million company to a near-$300 million market contender within a year. In this episode, CEO & Managing Director ,Thomas Line discusses the Dante Project in Western Australia’s West Musgrave region, high-grade PGE discoveries, aggressive drilling plans, and why the mining industry is watching closely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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