Western Australia’s Pilbara Gold Rush
Projects are advancing on the road to production in Western Australia’s Pilbara gold rush. Recent exploration activity in the Pilbara region of Western Australia has renewed interest in one of the country’s...
Mining Investment in South Africa: It Can Still Be Attractive
In 1980, South African-listed mining equities accounted for nearly 50% of the world market capitalisation for mining companies. An incredible statistic that illustrated the strength of the mining industry in...
Australian Research Independent Investment Research – Metalicity Limited (ASX: MCT)
As part of a comprehensive re-focussing of their business, Metalicity Limited (“Metalicity” or “the Company”) has recently entered into an agreement with Nex Metals Exploration Limited (“Nex”, ASX:NME) to earn...
Australian Research Independent Investment Research – PolarX Limited (ASX: PXX)
PolarX Limited (“PolarX” or “the Company”) is set for an active 2019 field season over the Alaska Range Project (“the Project”), and is well cashed up with ~A$8 million in...
Australian Research Independent Investment Research – Liontown Resources Limited (ASX: LTR)
KATHLEEN VALLEY RESOURCE UPGRADE DELIVERS WORLD CLASS LITHIUM PROJECT The updated Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) for Kathleen Valley has delivered a world-class Resource of 74.9 Mt @ 1.3% Li2O and...
Rare Earths Deja Vu
There's persistent market chatter and media headlines that suggest China might try to leverage their control of rare earths production as a result of a seeming escalation of the trade...
Africa: Still the Land of Opportunity
As a mining executive search, advisory and consulting firm, Stratum International’s coverage is inevitably global. Yet, historically nearly 40% of our recruitment and consulting mandates have been on the African...
The Sixth Extinction? – Changes in the Financial Ecosystem of the Mining Sector
Since the beginning of life on earth 540 million years ago or the beginning of the Cambrian, there have been five mass extinctions recorded, (Fig. 1). The rate of growth...
Q&A with David De Witt and Hayley De Witt
Can you give short intros of yourselves and how you got started in mining? David: I kind of fell into it frankly. I was working as a Crown Prosecutor for...
Golden Days in Africa
As a long serving international precious metal merchant and financier, Auramet maintains relationships with gold mines located in key African countries. Our investments have ballooned in the past five years...
