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Resouro Strategic Metals (ASX: RAU) chief executive officer Christopher Eager joins Small Caps to discuss the company's upcoming listing on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Resouro is a Canadian mineral explorer concentrating its efforts on discovering and developing critical mineral resources in Brazil.

The company's primary focus is on its Tiros project in Minas Gerais, which is rich in rare earth elements and titanium, and two gold projects—Novo Mundo and Santa Angela—both situated in the state of Mato Grosso.

The company raised $8m at $0.50 per share and is set to list on the ASX on Friday the 14th of June 2024.

Resouro also listed on the TSX-V under ticker 'RSM' in April 2022 and will remain dual-listed once trading commences on the ASX. The company also has its securities traded on the OTC market in the US and FRA market in Germany.
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RareX (ASX: REE) chief executive officer James Durrant joins Small Caps to discuss the company's plan to significantly increase its niobium exposure with the acquisition of a district-scale project in Western Australia.

Already the holder of significant niobium and rare earths resources at its Cummins Range project in northern WA, RareX has now added six highly prospective tenements at the new Khaleesi project.

Khaleesi is located along strike from the rich Ponton Dyke, which has returned some of Australia’s best rare earth intersections.

RareX is already preparing to fast-track an exploration program which will target areas of elevated niobium within the project area.

Niobium is a critical metal that is considered rare and difficult to find. It is attracting growing interest around the world as new uses for its many unique capabilities are uncovered.

The global niobium market size was valued at $3.5 billion in 2022 and is tipped to reach $4.3 billion in 2028, with a CAGR of 3.78% during 2024-2030.

Niobium has been listed as a critical metal in many jurisdictions due to it being an essential component in many high-strength corrosion-resistant low-alloy (HSLA) steels and superalloys and because of its high supply risk; a single country, Brazil, is responsible for over 90% of global niobium production.

New technology uses for the metal are expected to drive market growth in coming years.

Article:https://smallcaps.com.au/rarex-secures-acquisition-historic-district-scale-khaleesi-niobium-project/

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Copper Search (ASX: CUS) chief executive officer Duncan Chessell joins Small Caps to discuss the company's upcoming drill program which will test to prime prospects at the Peake project.

Using a significant library of data and in-depth studies, Copper Search will focus on the large-scale Paradise Dam and Douglas Creek copper prospects which have been prioritised from an initial 40 geophysical anomalies.

Paradise Dam is estimated to have 3km of strike and was identified from structural analysis and an induced polarisation (IP) geophysics survey completed in January 2024.

The Douglas Creek prospect is a large-scale shallow classic IOCG- style coincident “magnetics and gravity” anomaly only recently cleared for drilling after consultation with the traditional owners over the last two years.

While copper prices have slid back from record highs in recent days as traders look to grab an early profit, analysts are forecasting they may have to hit as high as A$22,500 (US$15,000) per tonne due to supply constraints.

Along with its IOCG exploration activities, Copper Search is undertaking an early-stage geochemical sampling program to assess the gold potential on its Mt Denison claim.

Article:https://smallcaps.com.au/copper-search-timely-drill-program-soaring-copper-prices/

For more information on Copper Search:https://smallcaps.com.au/stocks/asx-cus/
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Latrobe Magnesium (ASX: LMG) chief executive officer David Paterson joins Small Caps to discuss the company's success in producing a world first batch of magnesium oxide from fly ash, a waste resource from local brown coal power generation in Victoria.

The recent successful commissioning of the first phase of its 1000-tonnes per annum Stage 1 demonstration plant in Victoria and the production of the magnesium oxide has demonstrated Latrobe's unique technology, while bringing in a capital via the sale of the environmentally friendly product.

The early-stage magnesium oxide production is being sold under an agreement to WA-based specialist company Rainstorm Dust Control.

After achieving this initial success, Latrobe is now focused on undertaking a bankable feasibility study and financing discussions in relation to a 10,000-tonnes per annum Stage 2 commercial plant.

Latrobe's hydromet technology extracts magnesium from brown coal fly ash and ferro-nickel slag tailings and converts the unwanted waste resource into saleable products.

The company is able to produce magnesium while emitting 60% less CO2 than the industry average.

Article:https://smallcaps.com.au/latrobe-magnesium-produces-worlds-first-batch-magnesium-oxide-fly-ash/

For more information on Latrobe Magnesium:https://smallcaps.com.au/stocks/asx-lmg/
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Sun Silver (ASX: SS1) executive director Gerard O'Donovan joins Small Caps to discuss the company's listing on the ASX today after completing a record breaking, $13 million initial public offering (IPO).

Backed by a highly regarded board and management team and a world-class silver asset, Sun Silver smashed the record for the fastest IPO raising on the Automic Investor Portal, hitting its capital raising target almost a month ahead of schedule.

That saw the company gain its ASX listing significantly in advance of expectations and with a very healthy market cap of $25 million.

Those funds will now be directed towards the commercialisation of the rich Maverick Springs project in the well-known US mining jurisdiction of Nevada.

Sun Silver is looking to take advantage of Maverick Spring's large, high-grade JORC compliant mineral resource of 292 million ounces of silver equivalent at 72.4 grams per tonne silver and a very strong silver market that is being boosted by the precious metal's growing use in the renewable energy sector.

Articles:https://smallcaps.com.au/sun-silver-fast-tracked-ipo-asx-launch-sector-interest/https://smallcaps.com.au/sun-silver-targets-early-asx-listing-strong-response-ipo/

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QMines (ASX: QML) chairman Andrew Sparke joins Small Caps to discuss the company's receipt of positive news from a pre-feasibility study (PFS) of its proposed development of the Mt Chalmers copper and gold mine in Queensland.

The Mt Chalmers study demonstrated that the project is a technically and financially robust and supports a stand-alone 1 million tonnes per annum process plan.

A significant milestone for QMines, the PFS result demonstrates Mt Chalmers is a

project with scale and potential for development.

The study also confirmed significant growth options within the Sulphide City, Scorpion and Woods Shaft deposits not currently in the mine plan.

Importantly, studies confirmed Mt Chalmers can be commercialised using industry standard treatment processes and techniques, providing low-cost development options at a time when gold and copper prices are surging.

Article:https://smallcaps.com.au/qmines-study-viable-future-mt-chalmers-copper-gold-deposit/

For more information on QMines:https://smallcaps.com.au/stocks/asx-qml/
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