Proactive - Interviews for investors

Olympio Metals Ltd (ASX:OLY, OTC:COPGF) managing director Sean Delaney talked with Proactive’s Tylah Tully about the company’s recent letter of intent (LOI) with Bullion Gold Resources Corporation (TSX-V:BGD) to acquire the Bousquet Gold Project in Quebec.

Delaney explained that the project is located along the Cadillac Break, a well-known gold-producing region.

Olympio now has 30 days to complete due diligence before finalising the acquisition.

Previous drilling at the site has returned strong results, including up to 17 grams per tonne over nine meters.

The project sits near operating mines and an underutilised mill, which could present development opportunities.

Beyond this acquisition, Olympio is advancing its Dufay Gold Project and finalising approvals for drilling.

Delaney noted that drill sites have been prepared and a contractor selected, with drilling expected to begin soon.

He highlighted the company’s focus on high-grade gold and copper exploration in Quebec, describing the region as one of the world’s premier mining jurisdictions.

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Northisle Copper and Gold CEO Sam Lee joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the results of a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for the company’s North Island Project, highlighting strong economics from a two-phase development approach. The 2025 PEA outlines the staged development of the Northwest Expo and Red Dog deposits, followed by the Hushamu deposit alongside a plant expansion.

Lee explained that the PEA considers processing 753 million tonnes of mineable material from three open-pit deposits over a 29-year mine life. Phase 1 targets a throughput of 40,000 tonnes per day, requiring an initial capital expenditure of approximately $1.1 billion.

During this phase, production will include gold doré and gold-rich copper concentrate, with a rapid payback period of just 1.9 years and operating cash flows of approximately $400 million annually—enabling self-funding for Phase 2 construction beginning in year five.

In Phase 2, the company plans to twin the mill, doubling throughput to 80,000 tpd by year six. This phase will focus on producing copper concentrate containing significant payable gold, additional gold doré, and molybdenum concentrate. The phased approach is designed to maximize cash flow and enhance long-term project viability.

Looking beyond the PEA, Northisle sees significant exploration upside across its property. The company is fully funded for its 2025 exploration program, with a budget of $7 million focused on the Northwest Corridor. Exploration efforts will include testing for the causative intrusion at Northwest Expo, expanding the footprint of West Goodspeed both along strike and through fault offsets, and infill drilling to improve resource continuity. The discoveries within the Northwest Corridor have already contributed to improving overall resource grade and margin, with near-surface mineralization presenting an opportunity to further enhance the project’s economics.

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Arizona Gold and Silver CEO Mike Stark spoke with Steve Darling from Proactive to share encouraging results from recent core drilling at the Philadelphia Project in northwestern Arizona. Stark emphasized the promising gold intercepts from the Rising Fawn target, where ongoing drilling continues to reveal significant mineralized zones.

Two newly reported drill holes, located approximately 30 meters north of previously announced holes PC24-141 and PC24-142, delivered notable results. Hole PC24-143, starting at surface, intercepted 142.5 feet averaging 1.56 grams per tonne (gpt) gold and 12.35 gpt silver. Similarly, hole PC24-144 returned 113.0 feet grading 1.32 gpt gold and 9.01 gpt silver, also beginning at surface.

Stark noted that additional assay results, including those from shallow sub-horizontal holes at Rising Fawn, are pending from Skyline Labs in Tucson. The current drilling program is focused on testing the down-dip extension of the mineralized intercepts at Rising Fawn to assess the continuity and depth potential of the deposit.

In addition, exploration at the Red Hills target is ongoing, with assay results pending. These results will help guide the placement of future drill holes as the company continues to expand its exploration footprint across the Philadelphia Project.

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Candel Therapeutics CEO Dr. Paul Peter Tak joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce positive final overall survival data from the company’s Phase 2 clinical trial of its investigational immunotherapy combined with an antiviral agent and standard-of-care (SoC) chemoradiation, followed by surgery, in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The updated results, reflecting an additional nine months of follow-up, demonstrated a durable survival advantage for patients receiving the combination therapy plus SoC compared to SoC alone.

Patients treated with the investigational immunotherapy (n=7) achieved an estimated median overall survival of 31.4 months after enrollment, significantly longer than the 12.5 months observed in the control group (n=6). Notably, long-term survivors in the immunotherapy group—alive at 66.0, 63.6, and 35.8 months post-enrollment—experienced disease recurrence but responded to salvage chemotherapy, leading to prolonged post-progression survival, further underscoring the therapy's sustained benefits.

Dr. Tak emphasized that pancreatic cancer remains one of the most challenging diseases to treat, as patients with borderline resectable PDAC often harbor undetectable metastases not cleared by current neoadjuvant chemoradiation and surgery. The investigational immunotherapy, designed to stimulate an in situ vaccine-like response against the patient’s tumor, shows potential to improve long-term outcomes and extend survival in this aggressive cancer setting.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has previously granted the therapy Fast Track and Orphan Drug Designations in combination with the antiviral agent for the treatment of PDAC, supporting its expedited development as a promising new treatment option for this devastating disease.

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Ocean Power Technologies CEO Philipp Stratmann joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company's successful demonstration of its defense and security solutions during NAVDEX in Abu Dhabi. Partnering with Remah International Group (RIG), a UAE-based company specializing in military and civilian services, OPT showcased its advanced technologies designed for maritime security and intelligence operations.

During live demonstrations, OPT highlighted the capabilities of its WAM-V® Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), which are equipped with underwater sensors and can integrate with aerial drones for enhanced surveillance and reconnaissance. The company also exhibited its Next Generation Powerbuoy—an autonomous offshore power and communications platform—and the AI-capable Merrows system, designed to support real-time data processing and maritime monitoring.

Stratmann emphasized that the demonstrations, along with discussions held with key stakeholders, are expected to create new growth opportunities for OPT in the region. These opportunities include supporting autonomous anti-submarine warfare, mine countermeasures, national security applications, and maritime intelligence solutions. The company plans to provide further updates as these engagements progress into order backlogs and revenue generation.

In addition to the NAVDEX showcase, Stratmann highlighted OPT’s recently published whitepaper on Ocean-Based Edge AI, which explores the future of artificial intelligence in maritime environments. The whitepaper outlines how AI-powered systems can enhance real-time data analysis and decision-making, paving the way for smarter, more efficient maritime operations in both commercial and defense sectors.

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Great Boulder Resources Ltd has discovered multiple shallow gold zones at the newly identified Side Well South prospect, part of the Side Well Gold Project in Western Australia.

First-pass reconnaissance aircore drilling returned results of up to 34 metres at 1.25 g/t gold from 17 metres, including a higher-grade section of 8 metres at 3.16 g/t from 26 metres.

Another intercept recorded 41 metres at 0.57 g/t gold from 57 metres, with a high-grade portion of 7 metres at 1.11 g/t. GBR believes these could be extensions of high-grade lodes near the historical Golden Bracelet mine.

The company is awaiting results from an additional 62 aircore holes at Side Well South and 22 at the Saltbush prospect. Nine aircore holes drilled this year have identified a new shallow, high-grade gold lode, located 200 metres north of Golden Bracelet and 140 metres west of a high-grade discovery announced in January.

The company highlights the area's strong exploration potential, marked by historical mine workings and surface anomalies identified through auger geochemistry.

Further drilling is planned alongside ongoing reverse circulation (RC) drilling at Mulga Bill North. GBR will also conduct an RC program at Side Well South to follow up on broad mineralised zones up to 40 metres wide containing high-grade intersections.

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Yandal Resources Ltd (ASX:YRL) continues to advance exploration at the Ironstone Well-Barwidgee (IWB) Gold Project in Western Australia, focusing on the Arrakis, Siona and New England Granite (NEG) prospects.

At Arrakis, initial reverse circulation (RC) drilling has identified gold mineralisation at depth. The prospect, part of the three-kilometre-long Caladan regolith anomaly, has sub-vertical mineralisation that remains untested at depth and along strike. Yandal has commenced deeper RC drilling to further investigate.

At the newly discovered Siona prospect, the company has launched a 1,200-metre diamond drilling program to extend previous RC holes and assess deeper gold potential. The drilling aims to confirm extensions to prior results, including 107 metres at 1 g/t gold from 96 metres and 11 metres at 0.5 g/t gold from 270 metres.

RC drilling continues at NEG, targeting the eastern intrusive margin and internal structures. An infill ground gravity survey has been completed, with data now being processed.

Additionally, first-pass aircore drilling at Irulan has returned promising results, including 11 metres at 1.7 g/t gold from 97 metres. Further aircore drilling is planned. Yandal expects results from NEG in March and Siona diamond drilling in April.

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Leeuwin Metals Ltd is preparing for its first-phase exploration program at the Marda Gold Project in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields. The company has engaged a drilling contractor and submitted a program of works for the initial round of drilling.

The acquisition of Marda is also progressing and is expected to be finalised at a shareholder meeting on March 17, 2025. Once complete, exploration will begin immediately. The project spans more than 500 square kilometres of granted mining, exploration and prospecting leases, hosting eight open pits and several historical workings with significant exploration potential.

Leeuwin has conducted a comprehensive data review and target generation program, leading to plans for a 10,000-metre multi-phase drilling program, funded by a recent $3.25 million share placement. The company has also hired a senior geologist and applied for additional tenure surrounding the existing Marda leases.

The initial drilling phase will target high-priority areas, including extensions of previously mined pits and untested anomalies identified through historical data analysis. Once the acquisition is complete, drilling crews and equipment will be mobilised to commence the 2025 exploration program.

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Century Lithium Chief Financial Officer Braam Jonker joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company’s successful completion of its initial internal Optimization Study, which identified potential capital expenditure (CAPEX) reductions of up to 25% for Phase 1 of its Angel Island Project. This optimization follows the company’s Feasibility Study released in April last year, which estimated initial Phase 1 CAPEX at $1.581 billion.

Jonker explained that cost savings are expected through several key improvements, including modifications to the flow sheet, optimized equipment selection, and updated vendor quotes for critical processing areas such as filtration, Direct Lithium Extraction, and the chlor-alkali plant. Additionally, an internal review of engineering and construction plans identified opportunities to streamline processes, reduce redundancies, and enhance efficiency from mining through to the on-site production of battery-grade lithium carbonate.

The company also anticipates reductions in indirect costs, including contingency and engineering, procurement, and construction management, as a percentage of overall CAPEX, thanks to these optimizations. Furthermore, Century Lithium expects to generate additional revenue by selling surplus sodium hydroxide produced during the lithium extraction process, further improving the project's economics.

With these promising results, Century Lithium will now initiate work on an Updated Feasibility Study to validate the findings of the Optimization Study to the required level of confidence. The company believes that the combination of enhanced mine planning, streamlined processing, and additional by-product sales will position Angel Island as a competitive, cost-efficient producer of battery-grade lithium carbonate, supporting the growing demand for lithium in the global energy transition.

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Northstar Gold Corp CEO Brian Fowler Joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share partial results from the company’s seven-hole, 1,465-metre diamond drill program at the Miller Copper-Gold Property in Ontario. Conducted by Wiijiiwaagan Drilling Limited Partnership—a collaboration between Boart Longyear and the Matachewan First Nation—the program ran from November 23 to December 12.

Fowler explained that the drill program targeted near-surface copper-gold-silver volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) mineralization and associated electromagnetic (EM), induced polarization (IP), and magnetic geophysical anomalies. The focus was on a 1,000-metre southeast strike extension of the historic, high-grade Cam Copper Mine VMS horizon, known for direct-shipping ore.

The company is encouraged by initial results, which confirmed that all three holes intersected a stratiform, semi-massive to stringer pyrrhotite-dominated sulphide horizon containing anomalous gold and zinc concentrations over a 500-metre conductive strike length. Multiple intervals of semi-massive, gold-bearing sulphides were discovered in the footwall of a large rock unit, suggesting the presence of thicker, high-grade zones within the system.

Looking ahead, Northstar plans to prioritize follow-up exploration along this newly identified gold horizon. The 2025 exploration program will include surface prospecting, 3D IP surveys, potential borehole IP surveying, and mobile metal ion soil geochemistry sampling. These initiatives aim to refine drill targets and identify thicker sulphide sections for future testing, advancing the Miller Property’s potential as a source of copper, gold, and silver mineralization.

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