Coffee with Samso

There are discoveries that change a region's prospectivity forever. The Challenger Gold Mine in the Gawler Craton is one of them. In this episode of Coffee with Samso , I sat down with David Edgecombe, the geologist who was instrumental in the discovery of the Challenger Gold Deposit  in outback South Australia. David is not simply a man who happened to drill a good hole. He is a geologist's geolo...

Coffee with Samso – John Anderson and the Thinking Behind the Paris Silver Discovery There are mining discoveries, and then there are stories about why  discoveries happen. The difference matters. In this episode of Coffee with Samso , I sat down with John Anderson, the geologist most closely associated with the discovery of the Paris Silver Deposit  on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. John is no...

Coffee with Samso – Echo IQ Limited: AI Diagnostics, Mayo Clinic & the Path to a Cardiovascular Platform A much awaited Coffee with Samso conversation with Dustin Haines from Echo IQ Limited (ASX: EIQ)is all about a clear investment narrative: this is not just an AI story, but a proven data-driven healthcare business building a scalable diagnostic platform anchored in real clinical need . The main...

A Magnetite Iron Ore Project Sitting Where the Market Is Going - Steel Decarbonisation In this episode of Coffee with Samso, we are having a conversation with Iron Bear Resources Limited again since May 2025. The business has progressed and we are now anticipating the release of the Pre Feasibility Study which will be the platform that begins the studies towards a Decision To Mine. As a shareholde...

In this episode of Coffee with Samso, Noel Ong sits down with OD6 Metals Limited Managing Director Brett Hazelden and Chief Technical Officer Dr. Darren Holden to unpack the company's acquisition of the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, USA. The discussion centres on why OD6 has expanded beyond its rare earths and copper portfolio into fluorite (fluorspar), a critical mineral increasingly tied to...

Coffee with Samso - Episode 220 | Kaiser Reef Limited (ASX: KAU) | The University Club | Crawley | Western Australia There are moments in the ASX mining space where a transaction changes everything for a company. This Coffee with Samso conversation with Brad Valiukas from Kaiser Reef Limited is one of those moments. Filmed back at Samso HQ at the University of Western Australia, this discussion ce...

Coffee with Samso - Episode 221 | Tusker Minerals Limited (ASX: TSK) | Capetown - South Africa | Perth - Western Australia There are times when you revisit a story and it just feels different. This Coffee with Samso with Tusker Minerals Limited and CEO Cliff Fitzhenry is one of those moments. The last time we spoke in 2025, the narrative was still forming. This time around, you can see where thing...

Coffee with Samso - Episode 218 | Investigator Silver (ASX: IVR) – Understanding the Leverage to Silver Through the Paris Project  | Adelaide Markets | Adelaide | South Australia In this episode of Coffee with Samso , I had the opportunity to sit down with Lachlan Wallace, Managing Director of Investigator Silver Limited, to discuss what I would call a very timely story in the current commodities...

In this episode of Coffee with Samso , Noel Ong sits down with the team from PTR Minerals Limited to discuss the discovery of the Rosewood Titanium Deposit in South Australia. This is a fascinating conversation with a team that carries strong exploration credentials, including members linked to the discovery of Prominent Hill . The discussion covers how PTR Minerals moved from its Petrotherm origi...

Coffee with Samso | Episode 215 | Adelaide Markets | Adelaide | South Australia Guest:  Derek Carter  – Managing Director (later Chair) of Minotaur during the discovery period Tony Belperio (Exploration Lead)  – Exploration Manager Barry Van Der Stelt (Contract Geologist)  – first recognition of copper Peter Reid (Senior Geologist) – senior geologist involved in the Prominent Hill work Introductio...

Coffee with Samso | Episode 214 | Hotel indigo - Adelaide markets | Adelaide | South Australia Guest: Michael Beven – CEO, Pioneer Minerals Limited (ASX : PMM )   Introduction In this episode of Coffee with Samso, I sat down with Michael Beven, CEO of Pioneer Minerals Limited (ASX: PMM), in the heart of Adelaide, to unpack what is shaping up as one of the more technically compelling US critical mi...

Coffee with Samso | Episode 213 | London - UK, Perth - Western Australia. Guest: Oliver Friesen – CEo & Executive Director, Guardian Metals Resources Plc (LON: GMET - OTCAX: GMTLF )     Introduction In this episode of Coffee with Samso , I speak with Oliver Frieson , the CEO and Executive Director of Guardian Metals Resources PLC , about one of the most compelling but under-discussed metals in the...

Introduction In this episode of Coffee with Samso, we reconnect with Brett Hazelden , Managing Director of OD6 Metals , to explore how the company is navigating two of the most intriguing thematic opportunities in the market today — rare earth elements (REEs)  and copper . OD6 was first introduced to the Samso audience in a very different market — rare earth sentiment was hot, clay-hosted projects...

Coffee with Samso | Episode 212 | UWA Club, Crawley, Western Australia. Guest: Darren Cooke – CEO, FireFly Metals Ltd (ASX: FFM) Introduction In this episode of Coffee with Samso , we continue our Exploration Discovery Series  with one of the most fascinating stories to come out of Western Australia's goldfields — the Pegasus gold discovery . This story is special. Not because Pegasus was a greenf...

Coffee with Samso | Episode 210 | DY6 Metals (ASX: DY6) | UWA Club, Crawley, Western Australia Guest:  Cliff Fitzhenry, CEO – DY6 Metals Ltd Introduction In this latest episode of Coffee with Samso , we return to the UWA Club in Crawley to meet with Cliff Fitzhenry , CEO of DY6 Metals Ltd (ASX: DY6) . This conversation cuts through the technical noise to examine what could become a globally signif...

Coffee with Samso | Episode 209 | UWA Club, Crawley, Western Australia In this latest episode of Coffee with Samso , I reconnect with exploration legend Jon Hronsky  to unpack one of the most significant emerging geological stories in Australia: the Westrunter carbonatite province . This conversation builds on John's recent presentation at the AIG's event and dives deep into how Encounter Resource...

In this episode of Coffee with Samso, we sat down with Dustin Haines, the newly appointed CEO of Echo IQ Limited (ASX: EIQ) , to unpack the company's transformative AI-based technology for cardiovascular diagnosis. While the format shifted to Zoom to accommodate Dustin's base in the United States, the conversation was no less in-depth as we explored how Echo IQ is aiming to solve one of the most p...

Coffee with Samso Episode 207 is all about a company that is feeling left behind in the midst of a unprecedented gold price rush. Gold miners, the producing companies on the ASX, are all buoyant and experiencing an emotional high on valuation. Shareholders are in a state of euphoria but in the rush, there are always some hidden value. The hidden value that is typically brushed aside by the juggern...

Coffee with Samso Episode 206 is about how we understand and interact with AI. We all know what Artificial Intelligence is about but do we really know ? Are we just taking it for granted what we actually know and is it sufficient to just take what people say about about what AI will do for or to us in the coming years. After a short break to launch Samso News  — our new platform blending ASX annou...

Coffee with Samso Episode 205 is all Miramar Resources Limited (ASX:M2R) and the potential of the Gidji and Bangemall projects. Miramar as a company, is now for better or worst, perfectly valued at less than AUD 3M market capitalisation. Its primmed now for discovery. The Miramar story has been featured on the Samso platform since February 2021 and I still consider this exploration company one tha...

Coffee with Samso Episode 204 is all about Lupins and Lupin Protein Isolate. Coupled with the favourable growing climate in Western Australia, Wide Open Agriculture Limited (ASX:WOA) could become a major player in a billion-dollar market. The Wide Open Agriculture came across my screen about two weeks ago, and it caught my attention because I was doing content on superfoods and came across the ben...

Coffee with Samso Episode 203 may well be one of the best ASX small-cap resource business in 2025, that is largely unknown to the general investing community. The Cyclone Metals Limited (ASX:CLE)  is about the pedigree of the Iron Bear magnetite project. In Australia, the general ASX punter thinks of iron ore as haematite are greater than 62% Fe, but there is a new sheriff in town and he is called...

Coffee with Samso Episode 202 brings retail investors into an ASX company that may have the potential to become a multi-bagger investment. The LCL Resource Limited (ASX:LCL) story is one that will resonate with many retail small cap investors. A low market capitalisation of AUD $10M and an inferred gold resource of 831,000 ounces in a booming gold market where drilling results are being rewarded....

Coffee with Samso Episode 201 is all about looking at a mineral explorer to ride the current market excitement for mineral resource discoveries. There is a visible and coherent bullish shift with investors within the mineral exploration sector of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). The E79 Gold Mines Limited (AIM:E79) story is being reviewed as it is primed for potential discovery, and now cashed...

Coffee with Samso Episode 200 is a David and Goliath story that could be a second chance for those investors who felt they missed out on past opportunities. The Greatland Gold Plc (AIM: GGP) is the classic case of the need to understand the content of management and the technical aspects of a mineral resource project. Like all investment partitioners, their main challenge is hearing fellow partici...