Proactive - Interviews for investors

Surface Metals CEO Steve Hanson joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company's Nevada-focused portfolio and plans to advance both its Cimarron Gold Project and Clayton Valley lithium project. Hanson said Surface Metals is focused on developing North American resource assets, with a portfolio that includes the Cimarron Gold Project and two lithium properties, including a lithium resou...

International Biotechnology Trust (LSE:IBT) portfolio manager Ailsa Craig joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the surge in biotech M&A activity, following Vertex Pharmaceuticals' acquisition of Crinetics at a 102% premium. Craig said the deal wave reflects a structural dynamic: most new drugs now originate from biotech, while large pharmaceutical companies face a significant wave of pate...

Trinity One Metals Ltd. (TSX-V:TOM) CEO Tom Wood joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company's flagship Silver-1 project in Ecuador, a historic underground mine that previously produced around one million ounces of silver annually at grades of approximately 927 grams per tonne. Community engagement has been a priority alongside technical work, with the company opening a local office...

American Mineral Resources CEO Ryan Cunningham talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's growing portfolio of precious metals and critical minerals projects, the changing funding environment for junior mining companies and why capital is increasingly flowing towards artificial intelligence infrastructure. Cunningham explained that American Mineral Resources has built a portfolio...

Dalaroo Metals (ASX:DAL) CEO John Morgan joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss encouraging progress at the Blue Lagoon rare earth project in southern Greenland, where the 2025 field season is around three-quarters complete. The company has significantly scaled up activity, expanding its sampling programme from just over 100 samples last year to nearly 300 this season, alongside geological...

Fineqia International Inc (CSE:FNQ) senior associate Matteo Greco joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the latest trends in the crypto ETP market and what could reignite investor demand in the second half of 2026. Greco said the fall in crypto ETP AUM has been driven primarily by weaker prices rather than widespread investor withdrawals, with Bitcoin ETP assets largely tracking BTC's pric...

Alkane Resources Ltd managing director and CEO Nic Earner talked with Proactive about the company’s FY2026 production performance after it ended the year in the top half of guidance. Alkane produced 42,491 gold-equivalent ounces in the June quarter and 168,337 gold-equivalent ounces for the full year, placing the company in the upper half of its 160,000 to 175,000-ounce production guidance range....

Kingfisher Mining managing director Chris Bittar talked with Proactive about the company’s transition toward a focused New South Wales exploration strategy, centred on the Broken Hill Project and its Copper Blow, Allendale and Stephens Trig prospects. Bittar said the past six to nine months had been “a pretty transformative period for the company”, following the acquisition of 11 licences in New S...

Trillion Energy International Inc. (CSE:TCF, OTCQB:TRLEF, FRA:Z620) president Scott Lower talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's M47 Block in Türkiye, explaining why management believes the project is positioned within one of the world's most exciting new onshore oil discovery regions. Lower discussed the recent restructuring of the earn-in agreement, upcoming exploration mile...

Digi Power X Inc (NASDAQ:DGXX, FRA:1NQ0, NEO:DGX) CEO Michel Amar joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company's latest operational milestones, including progress on its Alabama AI data centre and the launch of AI revenue generation through NeoCloudz. Amar said the first phase of the Alabama project with Cerebras remains on schedule, with long-lead equipment and labour secured. The US...

Canadian Copper CEO Simon Quick joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s brownfields base metals development strategy in New Brunswick, its recent inclusion in the CSE25 Index, and the progress made since listing in 2022. Quick said Canadian Copper is advancing its Murray Brook project alongside the fully permitted Caribou processing plant, creating a capital-efficient developm...

PowerPlay Media Executive Chairman Othman Shoukat joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company's business model, international growth strategy, and the expanding opportunity in women's sports ahead of its planned IPO. Shoukat explained that PowerPlay Media operates a capital-light sports media and live events business, focused on women's sports and combat sports. Rather than producin...

Lightning Minerals managing director Troy Brice talked with Proactive about the company’s completed Western Zone soil geochemistry program at the wholly owned Mt Turner Gold Project in northern Queensland, as it works toward refining the next round of gold drill targets. Brice said the program was a significant step forward for the company’s exploration strategy, with the field team collecting 551...

First Graphene Ltd managing director and CEO Michael Bell talked with Proactive about the company’s Memorandum of Understanding with The Sixth Element (Changzhou) Material Technology Co Ltd to distribute its PureGRAPH® CEM additive into China, opening a pathway into the world’s largest cement and concrete market. Bell said the scale of the opportunity in China is significant when compared with oth...

Gunnison Copper Corp CEO Craig Hallworth and Melissa Mackie, Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company's latest financing milestone, which eliminates its remaining convertible debt and significantly strengthens its capital structure. Hallworth explained that Gunnison has now reduced its secured debt to zero and has settled it...

Arizona Gold and Silver SVP of Exploration Dr. Lex Lambeck joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s newly approved Bureau of Land Management (BLM) permit, which paves the way for the next phase of drilling at the Philadelphia gold-silver project in Arizona. Lambeck explained that the permit modifies the existing environmental assessment and authorizes access to 16 new drill pad...

Almasar Minerals CEO Dr Brock Salier joined Proactive to discuss the company's exploration strategy in Saudi Arabia, its investment case and a planned ASX IPO targeted for mid-August. Salier explained that Almasar has built a portfolio of five exploration licences covering around 420km², targeting geological settings the company believes are comparable with major mineral belts across Egypt, Sudan...

TNR Gold Corp (TSX-V:TNR, FRA:TNW, OTC:TRRXF) executive chairman Kirill Klip joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company's normal course issuer bid, its royalty strategy and progress across its portfolio. Klip said the share buyback reflects management's view that TNR's price doesn't fully reflect underlying value, particularly following a strategic investment by Canadian royalty gia...

NewPeak Metals Ltd (ASX) managing director Mark Purcell talked with Proactive about assay results from the first drill hole of the company’s 2026 drilling program at its 100%-owned Las Opeñas Gold Project in San Juan Province, Argentina. The company confirmed a large-scale gold-zinc-silver discovery from discovery hole 26-LODH-023, which returned mineralisation across the full 663-metre hole at 0....

Noble Helium chief exploration officer and co-founder Justyn Wood talked with Proactive about the company’s upcoming helium drilling campaign in Tanzania, including refinements made following seismic reprocessing and gravity anomaly analysis. Wood said the latest technical work had helped Noble Helium further de-risk the campaign at North Rukwa, with two optimised firm well locations now identifie...

Grey Matters Health CEO Christopher Moreau joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the arrival of the company’s first brain-dedicated PET scanning system for its flagship NovaScan Neuroimaging Clinics™ location, which is scheduled to open soon in Davie, Florida. Moreau said the clinic will be the first in the United States dedicated exclusively to brain PET imaging, helping address growing...

Purepoint Uranium Group CEO Chris Frostad joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss why uranium exploration in Saskatchewan follows distinct winter and summer drilling seasons, and how seasonal conditions affect exploration efficiency, logistics, and costs. Frostad explained that while year-round drilling may seem ideal, winter often provides the most efficient operating conditions. Frozen la...

RedwoodAI Corp CEO Louis Dron joined Steve Darling from to discuss the company’s inclusion in the CSE25 Index and its planned acquisition of Quantum. IQ Technologies, a move that expands its artificial intelligence platform into quantum cybersecurity. Dron said RedwoodAI has been added to the CSE25 Index following the Canadian Securities Exchange’s latest quarterly rebalancing. The index tracks th...

PT Asset Management CEO Sean Dranfield joined Proactive's Steve Darling to discuss the current bond market environment, the Performance Trust Total Return Bond ETF, and where investors may find opportunities amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding interest rates, inflation, and credit markets. Dranfield said the yield curve has flattened as short-term interest rates have risen more sharply than long-...

Futura Medical PLC (AIM:FUM, OTC:FAMDF, FRA:GYX) CEO Alex Duggan and head of R&D Ken James joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss a new US commercial partnership for Eroxon and encouraging clinical data for women's sexual health candidate WSD4000. Duggan explained that Market Performance Group brings extensive consumer healthcare experience and will handle commercial execution, advertising,...