Proactive - Interviews for investors
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Rome Resources CEO: New Kalayi zones point to deeper, stronger tin mineralisation
Rome Resources Plc (AIM:RMR) CEO Paul Barrett spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnionabout the latest exploration at the Kalayi project, including two newly identified zones, MINZ8 and MINZ9, and the potential for further high-grade mineralisation at depth. Barrett said the new zones remain open at depth, with drilling also pointing to further potential to the north. He discussed the significant intercept from hole 33, with an estimated true thickness of around 10 metres, and explained why more drilling is needed to test the extent of mineralisation. MSA's latest block modelling has identified an undrilled continuation of the high-grade trend to the southeast...
Rockfire Resources' CEO: Molaoi 'pushing ahead on multiple fronts' toward 2027 feasibility study
Rockfire Resources PLC (LSE:ROCK) chief executive David Price spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about progress at the Molaoi project in Greece, where drilling and technical studies are feeding into a planned feasibility study next year. Price said infill drilling continues to intersect zinc as expected, while the company is also analysing for germanium, previously unassayed, aiming for a maiden inferred germanium resource alongside an upgraded indicated resource for zinc, lead and silver. Drilling is set to restart in late August after the summer shutdown, with Rockfire's own rig arriving in September. The plan is to run two rigs, including...
Empire Metals' MD: Pitfield's 8-billion-tonne titanium upgrade an 'enormous achievement'
Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE, OTCQX:EPMLF) managing director Shaun Bunn spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the major resource upgrade at the Pitfield titanium project, calling it an "enormous achievement." Bunn said the updated resource now exceeds 8 billion tonnes, including 350 million tonnes of contained TiO₂, with 374 million tonnes now in the measured category. Moving material into that category boosts geological confidence, including grade continuity, while the ore's near-surface nature supports progress towards mine planning. The interview also covered processing progress, including a demonstrated route to producing titanium dioxide above 99% purity. Bunn highlighted the purity of both product and ore, no...
Pitcher Partners CIO discusses Australian earnings: retail weakness, miners hold firm
Pitcher Partners CIO Cameron Curko talked with Proactive about the contrasting trends emerging from the Australian earnings season, with consumer-facing stocks coming under pressure while resources and energy companies continue to show resilience. He pointed to higher interest rates and weaker housing market activity as important pressures on goods-focused retailers. A slowdown in property transactions can reduce spending on furniture, appliances and other household products, while businesses facing weaker demand may respond with discounting, cost reductions and store rationalisation. Curko also discussed the growing importance of efficiency across corporate Australia. He highlighted cost control and investment in artificial intelligence, including...
Pinnacle Extends high-grade Gold-Silver mineralization at El Potrero
Pinnacle Silver and Gold CEO Robert Archer joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the company’s ongoing underground drilling program at the El Potrero gold-silver project in Durango, Mexico, where drilling is focused on defining the size, shape and grade of mineralized zones within historic mine workings. Archer said 58 of 108 planned underground holes have now been drilled, with assays received for the first 37 holes. Most drilling has focused on the Pinos Cuates mine, located along the Dos de Mayo vein structure. Among the highlights is hole EPUG26035, drilled horizontally from the upper level of the Pinos Cu...
SECUR3D Holdings targets AI-driven counterfeits with automated brand protection platform
SECUR3D Holdings CEO Otis Perrick joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss how the company is using artificial intelligence and automated monitoring technology to combat the growing threat of counterfeit, infringing and unlicensed content online. Perrick said SECUR3D developed its platform in response to the rapid rise of generative AI, which has made it easier for bad actors to create convincing copies of brand logos, products, digital merchandise and other intellectual property. The company's technology is designed to identify potentially infringing material across online marketplaces and platforms and proactively initiate takedown actions. SECUR3D currently monitors up to 14...
Gunnison Copper expands $15M drill program as metallurgical testing accelerates
Gunnison Copper Corp CEO Craig Hallworth and Melissa Mackie, Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the company’s district-wide 2026 drill program at the Gunnison Copper Project in Arizona, with work focused on metallurgical optimization, resource expansion, resource conversion and defining the broader mineralized system. The company currently has two drill rigs operating on site, with the initial phase of metallurgical drilling at the Gunnison deposit now complete. Core samples have been collected and submitted to independent laboratories for analysis, with the results expected to support the company's ongoing metallurgical op...
American Rare Earths signs Novex MoU to advance U.S. rare earth metal production
American Rare Earths CEO Mark Wall joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s Memorandum of Understanding with Novex, LLC, a U.S. rare earth metallurgy and metallization company, aimed at advancing the conversion of separated rare earth oxides from the Halleck Creek Project in Wyoming into rare earth metals used to produce permanent magnets. Wall said the agreement creates a framework for a potential long-term commercial relationship covering process optimization, metallization of demonstration plant output, and the joint development of a domestic rare earth metal production facility. The oxide-to-metal conversion step is considered a key bottleneck in th...
U.S. Global Investors: Strong travel demand creates opportunity for airline stocks
U.S. Global Investors CEO Frank Holmes joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the continued strength of the global travel industry and what the resilient demand environment could mean for airline, hotel and travel-related stocks. Holmes said the global travel sector continues to show strong momentum, with Air Canada indicating that the fall travel season could rank among its strongest ever. He pointed to a resurgence in corporate travel and a reduction in traditional seasonality as important drivers, suggesting that demand is becoming more consistent throughout the year. Holmes highlighted Delta Air Lines as a classic "growth at a...
Royal Road CEO: Hanash North shaping up as 'significant' Saudi zinc-silver project
Royal Road Minerals Ltd (TSX-V:RYR, OTC:RRDMF, FRA:RLU) CEO Dr Tim Coughlin tells Proactive's Stephen Gunnion the company is 18 drill holes into Hanash North in Saudi Arabia, defining what he calls a zinc-silver project of significant potential, helped by zinc being 2026's best-performing metal so far. Coughlin explained the project showed little at surface, with only a thin, average-grade copper hit from a 1980s Rio Tinto hole. By untangling complex structural geometry, Royal Road identified a target at depth: mineralisation now extends over 350 metres of strike, remains open in multiple directions, with down-hole thicknesses of up to 20 metres...
