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The Hole Truth: Mining Investment Podcast

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The Hole Truth: Mining Investment Podcast is a product of Resources Rising Stars, hosted by Paul Armstrong, a seasoned expert in the world of finance and resources. With more than 30 years of experience as a finance journalist under his belt, Paul brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to his conversations with some of the most prominent figures in the industry. Each episode of The Hole Truth: Mining Investment Podcast is a deep dive into the inner workings of those resources companies which are making things happen, quizzing those in charge about their projects, their prospects, the challen...

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Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Alex Dorsch - Chalice Mining Back in Business (ASX: CHN) 24.02.2025

Chalice Mining (ASX: CHN)  has just made a game changing announcement by revealing substantial changes to the way it processes the metals from its Gonneville Project. The new approach is expected to slash capital and operating costs while also de-risking the project. Alex Dorsch talks to us about why this is such a major breakthrough for Gonneville, the financial implications of what has been achi...

Neil Biddle - Pilbara Lithium Mastermind Shifts Into Uranium With Greenvale Energy (ASX: GRV) 18.02.2025

Neil Biddle returns from Brisbane’s Sofitel, where the Resources Rising Stars Summer Series is in full swing. In this episode, the former Pilbara Minerals visionary recaps his breakthrough 2014 presentation and shares his journey over the past decade. Now leading Greenvale Energy into a new era, Neil explains how the company is pivoting into uranium through strategic brownfields exploration projec...

Bill Beament - Develop Taste Production and Cashflow (ASX: DVP) 09.02.2025

Bill Beament’s Develop (ASX: DVP) about to start printing cash as Woodlawn ramps up. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Paul L’Herpiniere - Strickland Metals (ASX: STK) A Big Serbian Porphyry Project With a Difference 27.01.2025

Strickland Metals (ASX: STK)  owns the monster project called Rogozna in Serbia, it has a resource of 5.4 million ounces of gold equivalent, it also owns the Yandal Gold Project in WA. The company has a series of resource updates planned for this year and drilling is set to resume in March. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read C...

David Flanagan - Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD) - Flanagans’ Speeding Arrow 20.01.2025

Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD) has the rapidly growing Niagara Bauxite Project in Guinea on its hands. The first drilling programme is just being completed, the main JORC resource is coming in the next couple of months and that will be followed by a scoping study. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read Corporate does not provide invest...

Chris Stevens - Coda Minerals (ASX: COD) : An Opportunity for 2025 16.12.2024

Those looking for fresh investment ideas for 2025 would do well to run their rule over Coda MInerals . The apparent disconnect between the value of the Company's Elizabeth Creek copper project in South Australia, where it has a resource of 1Mt of copper-equivalent, and its market cap of just $17m, is hard to ignore. Chief Executive Chris Stevens gives us his thoughts on the project and the strateg...

Tim Laneyrie – Andean Silver (ASX: ASL) Set For More Growth at Cerro Bayo Project 09.12.2024

In this episode of The Hole Truth, we dive into the remarkable journey of Andean Silver over the past 12 months. CEO Tim Laneyrie reflects on the company’s rapid growth following the acquisition of the Cerro Bayo Silver-Gold Project in Chile. With resource estimates skyrocketing from 25 million to 91 million ounces of silver equivalent, Tim explains how the team has leveraged historical data, ramp...

Richard Maddocks - Kingsland Minerals (ASX: KNG) Set To Crack Holy Grail of Downstream Mineral Processing 12.11.2024

Kingsland Mineral (ASX: KNG) owns Australia's biggest graphite resource in the Northern Territory, it has just struck a game changing deal with a major infrastructure investor that will help develop the project with offtake contracts and the potential to supply renewable energy to the project. Tests underway are aimed at proving the graphite is perfect for use in EV’s and lithium batteries. ---- P...

Derek Marshall – Trek Metals (ASX: TKM) Has Christmas Come Early at Christmas Creek? 04.11.2024

Trek Metals (ASX: TKM) has just unveiled high grade drilling results from its first program at the Christmas Creek Project in the Kimberley of WA. Results are extremely promising, the question is does Trek have WA's next big green fields gold discovery on its hands. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read Corporate does not provide...

David Flanagan - Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD) David Flanagan's Arrow Targets Iron Ore and Bauxite Riches 28.10.2024

David Flanagan's Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD) is developing the Simandou North Iron Ore Project in Guinea and nearby the Niagara Bauxite Project. Both projects sit right next to the railway line being built by the Chinese. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek pe...

Andrew Dornan - James Bay Minerals (ASX:JBY) Snatches Big Nevada Gold Project 21.10.2024

James Bay Minerals (ASX: JBY) has just acquired the Independence Gold Project in Nevada, USA. The project has a resource of 796,000 oz at 6.5 grammes per tonne, and the mineralisation remains open. The team behind James Bay is also the team behind the Sun Silver success. They plan to apply the same formula to create value through the drill bit. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth i...

Luke Hampson - Nimy Resources (ASX: NIM) Makes WA Copper Discovery 14.10.2024

Nimy Resources (ASX: NIM) has set tongues wagging about its copper find in the WA outback. With assays of more than 2% copper and mineralisation open at depth and along strike, there is a growing view that Nimy may be on to the next big one. It has also hit high-grade gallium 15km away. Gallium is a highly strategic metal and the market is dominated by China, which has said it is clamping down on...

Neil Marston - Flynn Gold (ASX: FG1) In Like Flynn at Golden Ridge in Tasmania 17.09.2024

Flynn Gold is exploring the Golden Ridge Project in Tasmania. MD Neil Marsten explains the significant mineralised footprint which has already been established, the Company’s upcoming Exploration Target and strategy to establish a maiden resource. With a market cap of ~$7m, Flynn is highly leveraged to ongoing exploration success. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of...

Patrick Duffy (ASX: STM) Sunstone on the March 10.09.2024

Sunstone Metals (ASX: STM) has three discoveries in Ecuador covering gold, silver and copper. The discoveries are large with plenty of growth potential. Now the company is considering whether to partner with others to unlock their full value. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and i...

Ken Brinsden - Patriot Battery Metals (ASX: PMT) Patriot's Expat Talks EVs, Lithium and the Global Market 26.08.2024

Patriot MD Ken Brinsden on the company’s extremely high grade lithium project in Canada, the US EV industry and the global lithium market. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors should seek personalised advice before making any investment decisions. 

Simon Lawson - Spartan Resources (ASX: SPR) The Core of a Great Discovery 12.08.2024

This episode was recorded in Kalgoorlie at the Spartan Resources drill core display. The spectacular core from the Company's Dalgaranga gold project in WA was put on show as part of the Diggers and Dealers conference.  In this episode, Spartan MD Simon Lawson takes us through the discovery, explains the drill core and what it tells us about the find and describes the outlook for the Company and th...

David Flanagan - Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD) Agree to Acquire Bauxite Project in Guinea 05.08.2024

David Flanagan's Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD) has just secured the rights to a big bauxite project in Guinea. Bauxite prices are rising fast on the back of growing demand and falling supply. Flanagan thinks he's landed a winner and he's about to start drilling to find out a whole lot more about what's in the ground. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate ....

Rob Ryan - Rox Resources (ASX: RXL) It's all About Youanmi 29.07.2024

Rox Resource (ASX: RXL) is on track to be an ASX listed 100,000 ounce a year gold producer at it's Youanmi Project in WA's Murchison region. The company’s PFS shows the project will be economically robust with low costs and there is scope for a significant increase in inventory and mine life. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read...

George Bauk - Thunderbird Resources (ASX: THB) Thunderbirds Are Go At Uranium Project 23.07.2024

Thunderbird Resources (ASX: THB) is about to start drilling at its Hidden Bay Uranium Project in Canada's Athabasca Basin. It has a market cap of just $7,000,000, the upside is immense and the company has plenty of cash to go with it. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and investors...

Luke Hampson - Nimy Resources (ASX: NIM) About To Drill 3 Areas of Known Mineralisation 15.07.2024

Nimy Resource (ASX: NIM) is about to resume drilling at its Mons Project in WA. It has established 3 separate areas of mineralisation which are supported by strong geophysics. Drilling will be undertaken at each of these three areas starting in just a few weeks time. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read Corporate does not provid...

Steve Parsons – Firefly Metals (ASX: FFM) Firefly on Fire 01.07.2024

Firefly Metal (ASX: FFM) owns the Green Bay Copper Gold Project in Canada. Managing Director Steve Parsons, is pushing hard for substantial and rapid resource growth. They have several drill rigs on the case, the results are spectacular, the news flow is strong, and the company offers strong exposure to copper on the ASX. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Cor...

John Dorward - Ausgold (ASX: AUC) And A New Chairman Unlocking The Katanning Gold Project 24.06.2024

Ausgold (ASX: AUC) owns the Katanning Gold Project in the South of WA. The company recently appointed highly experienced gold industry executive John Dorward as Executive Chairman, it aims to grow the industry and develop the project in parallel to maximise returns for shareholders. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read Corporate...

Hedley Widdup And The Lion Selection Group’s Crystal Ball (ASX: LSX) 17.06.2024

Hedley Widdup is Chief Executive of the Lions Selection Group (ASX: LSX), this is an ASX listed fund that invests in resources opportunities. He shares his view on the resources cycle, markets and where the sector is going over coming months. ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read Corporate does not provide investment advice and i...

Richard Maddocks - Kingsland Results Support Lithium Battery Strategy 12.06.2024

Kingsland Minerals (ASX: KNG) has just announced outstanding metallurgical results from its Leliyn Graphite Project in the Northern Territory. The results show the company is well on the way to becoming a key supplier of graphite to the lithium battery industry 🚗 🔋  ---- Produced by Resource Media ---- The Hole Truth is a product of Read Corporate . Please note that Read Corporate does not provi...

Patrick Duffy - Sunstone Metals (ASX:STM) Drilling Starts This Week 10.06.2024

Sunstone Metals (ASX: STM) has made a substantial gold-silver discovery called Limon in southern Ecuador, drilling and trenching has established high grade mineralisation, the next big drilling programme is about to start any day to test below these trenches. The company aims to establish a substantial open pit operation at Limon, which will then lead into a far bigger project at the Bramaderos Pr...

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