The Explorers Podcast with Barry FitzGerald

Black Canyon (ASX: BCA) is advancing its Wandanya manganese project in Western Australia’s Pilbara, with a maiden resource of 23.6 million tonnes grading 25.8% manganese. In this Stockhead Explorers Podcast, managing director Brendan Cummins explains the high-grade manganese opportunity, the additional iron ore resource and the potential advantages of existing transport infrastructure. With a scop...

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Nordic Resources Managing Director, Rob Wrixon to discuss the company’s growing gold portfolio in Central Finland. They cover the latest resource upgrade at Kopsa, the addition of a fourth gold project, potential processing options and the opportunity to build a district-scale gold development story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lodestar Minerals (ASX: LSR) is building momentum across gold, heavy rare earths and copper, with exploration projects spanning Australia, the United States and Chile. In this Stockhead Explorers Podcast, CEO Coraline Blaud discusses the maiden 200,000-plus-ounce Ned’s Creek gold resource, promising heavy rare earths grades at Virgin Mountain and the copper-gold potential of Lodestar’s Chilean por...

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...

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...

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 explora...

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 minin...

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

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 p...

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 tha...

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 ident...

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 y...

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 m...

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with BOA Resources Managing Director, Graeme Purcell to discuss the company’s growing copper story in WA’s Murchison region. They discuss recent drilling at Ricci Lee, the broader Neds Creek project, upcoming assay results, potential resource growth and Boa’s plans to build scale across its copper portfolio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Astral Resources Managing Director Marc Ducler to discuss the company’s progress towards developing its Mandilla gold project near Kalgoorlie. They cover the upcoming DFS, funding strategy, near-term milestones and exploration across the broader project area, including recent drilling that could expand future mining opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Albion Resources CEO Peter Goh to explore the company’s Gidgee Gold Project in WA’s Murchison region. With drilling now underway, the conversation covers the project’s geological setting, previous exploration, upcoming work and the infrastructure surrounding the ground, while also touching on the company’s broader exploration portfolio. Learn more about your ad choi...

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Felix Gold Executive Director Joseph Webbto discuss the company’s growing role in the US antimony supply chain. Webb outlines developments at Treasure Creek, plans for a domestic US smelter and the company’s gold ambitions, with substantial drilling, permitting and feasibility work ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Critica CEO Deysel to discuss the company’s two-pronged critical minerals strategy, spanning rare earths in WA and tin-tungsten in Tasmania. With scoping studies approaching for both projects, Diesel outlines the company’s development plans and why shifting critical minerals markets could open new opportunities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Flynn Gold managing director and CEO Neil Marston to discuss the company’s growing portfolio across Tasmania. From Golden Ridge to Fire Tower, the conversation explores what is happening across the projects, the work still to come and why Tasmania could be an increasingly interesting destination for mineral explorers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Buxton Resources Non-Executive Chair, Gervaise Heddle and Managing Director, Martin Moloney. The company discusses ramping up its focus on Arizona copper projects, while continuing exploration in WA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stockhead's Explorers Podcast catches up with Theta Gold Mines (ASX:TGM) executive chairman Bill Guy on the company's push toward first gold in early 2027 from a historic South African goldfield. We unpack a feasibility study showing strong returns at conservative gold prices, an advanced construction timeline, secured financing, and why Guy believes the market still hasn't caught up to Theta's ne...

Stockhead's Explorers Podcast catches up with Invert Graphite (ASX:IVG) managing director Andrew Lawson and Dr Jason Fogg on the company's leap from Tanzanian graphite explorer to vertically integrated player. They unpack the Rapid Pulse technology, which purifies natural graphite and converts biomass into synthetic graphite within seconds, a heavyweight US-focused board, and the milestones invest...

In this episode, Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Xpedra Resources Managing Director Scott Funston to unpack the company’s Springfield gold project in NSW, where recent drilling has confirmed broad zones of mineralisation and higher-grade intervals. They discuss Springfield’s exploration history, the scale emerging from the latest drilling and upcoming RC drilling. Learn more about your ad choices....

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Chariot Resources Executive Chairman and Managing Director Shanthar Pathmanathan to discuss a new pathway towards potential lithium production in Nigeria. They explore the Chinese-backed deal, upcoming drilling, trial mining and the company's broader US lithium portfolio as the market continues to strengthen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Latitude 66 managing director Grant Coyle to discuss the company's advancing gold and cobalt projects in Finland alongside growing exploration success in Western Australia. They explore permitting progress, development plans and why the company sees significant upside across two highly prospective jurisdictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...