Night darkest before the (nickel) dawn

Night darkest before the (nickel) dawn

Australia’s Paydirt, Issue 332 The November issue of Paydirt is usually dedicated to a full review of the Australian Nickel Conference but the eagle-eyed among our readers will notice this year’s coverage only extends to eight pages This is not because we are...
Are we seeing the first signs of a gold junior revival?

Are we seeing the first signs of a gold junior revival?

Gold Mining Journal, Issue 157 Regular readers will know I’ve been anticipating this revival for some time and like any broken clock, I will eventually end up correct, even if just for a minute. But several movements of the last few months point to a genuine changing...
Exploration an investment for the future

Exploration an investment for the future

Australia’s Paydirt, Issue 331 Ironically, given the current sentiment towards the sector on capital markets, exploration remains the lifeblood of the entire mining industry Without a thriving exploration sector, the entire mining ecosystem comes under threat....
Diggers still the best industry barometer

Diggers still the best industry barometer

Australia’s Paydirt, Issue 330 Diggers & Dealers, to which we dedicate much of this edition, is usually a good measure of the state of Australia’s mining industry and where it is headed. The problem this year was the barometer reading was so blurred nobody...
Where it all went wrong for WA nickel

Where it all went wrong for WA nickel

Australia’s Paydirt, Issue 329 As is traditional with our August edition, we dedicate the larger part of this edition to previewing Africa Down Under (ADU), to be held in Perth on September 4-6 As long-time readers will know, ADU has been at the vanguard of not...