James Pearson

London

European Cybersecurity Correspondent at Reuters

European Cybersecurity Correspondent, @Reuters via Hanoi, Seoul and Pyongyang. “A bum who wrote an ignominious jumble of stories” - DPRK.

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Articles

Plot thickens as Xanadu axes Mongolian copper-gold sell down vote

1 week ago | thewest.com.au | James Pearson

When veteran geologist Colin Moorhead took up the invitation to chair Xanadu Mines in late 2019, the veteran geologist was under no illusions. The company, which owns a controlling interest in the massive Kharmagtai project in Mongolia - hosting 4.7 million tonnes of copper and 11 million ounces of gold - needed a major reset if it was ever going to generate a solid return for shareholders.
Zijin Mining backs Strickland with $5M strategic placement

1 week ago | thewest.com.au | James Pearson

Strickland Metals share price surged 21 per cent higher to 11 cents after the company bagged a $5 million cash injection from Chinese mining giant Zijin Mining to supercharge exploration at its 7.4-million-ounce Rogozna gold-copper juggernaut in Serbia.
Pilot grabs $5M for WA oil play and clean energy pivot

1 week ago | thewest.com.au | James Pearson

In a move to supercharge its clean energy transition, ASX-listed Pilot Energy has locked in $5 million of fresh capital through a heavily oversubscribed placement at an impressive 100 per cent premium to its last traded share price. Pilot will use the funds to shore up its deal to buy a remaining 82 per cent stake off Triangle Energy in the Cliff Head oil project off Western Australia’s Mid West coast, while also powering the company’s broader corporate ambitions to pivot to clean energy.
Aurum drills monster 89m gold hit at flagship West African project

1 week ago | smh.com.au | James Pearson

By James Pearson April 16, 2025 — 1.34pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Aurum Resources has smashed out another big gold hit in West Africa, striking a massive 89 metres at 2.42 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 213m at its Boundiali gold project in Côte d’Ivoire.
KalGold strikes rich gold in fresh rock at high-grade Pinjin prospect

1 week ago | thewest.com.au | James Pearson

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has struck up to 9 metres grading 3.52 grams per tonne (g/t) of gold from 58m in fresh rock at its Lighthorse project near Pinjin, 140 kilometres northeast of Kalgoorlie. The company says the first-pass reverse circulation drilling program appears to have cracked the code by confirming high-grade primary mineralisation exists below a shallow supergene blanket that was discovered two months ago.
Strickland marches in sixth rig to target Serbian gold resource

1 week ago | thewest.com.au | James Pearson

Strickland Metals has hit top gear at its monster 7.4-million-ounce gold equivalent Rogozna project in Serbia by mobilising a sixth diamond rig to fuel what the company says is the biggest drilling campaign in the project’s history. The fresh rig is hard at work at the gold-rich Gradina deposit as part of the company’s effort to deliver a maiden resource at the prospect by the end of the year.
Auric fires up maiden owner-operated WA Munda gold mine

1 week ago | thewest.com.au | James Pearson

Auric Mining has fired up the engines to shift first ore this week from a newly approved starter pit at the company’s flagship Munda gold mine, 5 kilometres from Widgiemooltha in Western Australia. The company has boots on the ground and a newly leased mining fleet from MHM Contracting – to be operated by Auric - as it gears up to launch the company’s first wholly owned mining operation. A 12-person camp is up and running and earthworks are underway.
Flagship moves to lock up big Chilean gold project

1 week ago | smh.com.au | James Pearson

By James Pearson April 14, 2025 — 12.50pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The price of Flagship Minerals has jumped out of the gates this morning up as much as 45 per cent at 6.4 cent a share after making what the company says is a game-changing move to lock up an option to buy the one-million-ounce Pantanillo gold project in Chile’s fabled Maricunga gold belt.
Larvotto opens hub as NSW gold-antimony study nears completion

1 week ago | smh.com.au | James Pearson

By James Pearson April 11, 2025 — 4.32pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As Larvotto Resources powers ahead with a definitive feasibility study at its flagship Hillgrove antimony-gold project in New South Wales, the company has thrown open the doors to its brand-new community hub in the regional city of Armidale.
Lindian breaks ground on top-shelf Malawi rare earths project

1 week ago | thewest.com.au | James Pearson

In a big step towards bringing one of the world’s largest undeveloped rare earth deposits into production, Lindian Resources has fired the starter’s gun on the company’s world-class Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi by kicking off early site works. The company says Kangankunde, which sits in the southern part of Malawi bordering Mozambique, is one of the richest rare earth projects on the planet, with a whopping grade of 55 per cent total rare earth oxides (TREO).