Proactive - Interviews for investors

HANetf head of research Tom Bailey talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the economic and market outlook for 2025. Bailey noted a generally benign global economic environment, driven by a strong US economy and easing monetary policies. However, he warned of emerging inflation risks tied to government fiscal positions and geopolitical uncertainties.

Bailey highlighted key themes such as the structural demand for copper, driven by renewable energy, electric vehicles, and AI infrastructure. He explained that copper's role is expanding beyond traditional sectors, becoming vital for the energy transition and technology advancements.

On uranium, Bailey acknowledged a disappointing 2024 but emphasised the bullish long-term outlook. He pointed to strong demand growth, supply constraints, and bipartisan U.S. support for nuclear energy as catalysts for the sector. The expansion of AI and data centres, along with industrial shifts in emerging markets, was also noted as a driver of high energy demand, further strengthening the case for nuclear energy.

Bailey concluded with optimism for both copper and uranium, underpinned by their critical roles in the global energy transition and emerging technologies.

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Hercules Site Services PLC (AIM:HERC) CEO Brusk Korkmaz and chief financial officer Paul Wheatcroft talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's record performance in 2024. Korkmaz highlighted that Hercules surpassed market expectations with over £100 million in revenue, driven by growth in its labour supply and civil projects divisions. He emphasised the importance of cross-selling between divisions, which contributed significantly to their success.

The company recently divested its suction excavator business to focus on increasing cash flow, profit before tax, and earnings per share, aiming to deliver more value to shareholders. Hercules also saw revenue boosts from its acquisition of Future Build Recruitment and the establishment of the Hercules Construction Academy.

Wheatcroft outlined impressive financial growth, with a 28% increase in revenue from continuing operations, bringing it to £102 million. He noted a remarkable 34% rise in adjusted EBITDA and a 43% boost in pretax profit. The year also saw strong cash generation and effective credit management, positioning the company for further expansion.

Looking ahead, Korkmaz said the company is focused on leveraging growth opportunities in the labour supply sector and capitalising on infrastructure investments. He expressed confidence in delivering another year of exceeding expectations while continuing Hercules’ consistent growth trajectory.

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Genflow Biosciences PLC (LSE:GENF, OTCQB:GENFF) CEO Dr Eric Leire talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s strong progress in 2024 and its priorities for 2025. Leire outlined four major projects: the MASH project targeting liver disease, advancements in sarcopenia, research on Werner syndrome through synthetic organ development, and the innovative life-extension project for dogs.

The MASH project is in its preclinical phase, focusing on demonstrating efficacy and ensuring compliance with manufacturing standards to progress toward clinical trials. Sarcopenia research, addressing age-related muscle loss, aims to restore mitochondrial function, potentially benefiting the immune system and brain health. Werner syndrome research leverages synthetic liver models, enabling more accurate preclinical results for clinical trials.

Additionally, the company is conducting groundbreaking trials on life-extension solutions for dogs. Using a cohort of ageing dogs, Genflow aims to determine the efficacy of its treatment by late 2025 or early 2026. Leire expressed enthusiasm about these projects and the potential they hold for both humans and animals.

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GoviEx Uranium Inc (TSX-V:GXU, OTCQX:GVXXF) CEO Daniel Major talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's progress in 2024 and its strengthened focus on the Muntanga project in Zambia. Major shared updates on the comprehensive work completed, including geotechnical studies, water management, and engineering designs for five deposits. He highlighted that GoviEx moved directly from a preliminary economic assessment to a bankable feasibility study, saving time despite the complexity.

Major revealed that the feasibility study is near completion and will be issued in the coming weeks. Once finalised, it will enable the company to pursue financing options and complete the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for construction approvals. GoviEx aims to begin commercial production at Muntanga by 2028, with early works potentially starting in 2025.

He also discussed plans for the Lundazi license in Zambia, including initial fieldwork once environmental sign-offs are completed.

"Our target is to get Muntanga into production as soon as we can," Major said.

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Immunic Inc (NASDAQ:IMUX) chief operating officer Jason Tardio talked with Proactive about the company’s clinical advancements and future milestones. Tardio highlighted the differentiated pipeline, including vidofludimus calcium, which addresses both relapsing and progressive forms of multiple sclerosis. The compound's dual mechanisms, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective, could revolutionise MS treatment with its safety and efficacy profile.

He also discussed the significant milestones achieved in 2024, such as the positive interim analysis of the ENSURE trials and the anticipation of the CALLIPER study results in April 2025. Tardio emphasised the growing visibility of Immunic’s programs through publications, conferences, and strengthened leadership, positioning the company for impactful progress.

Quoting Tardio: “Vidofludimus calcium is the first oral disease-modifying therapy that could treat both relapsing and progressive forms of the disease.” He also stressed its unique mechanisms targeting unmet needs in the MS space.

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Yandal Resources Ltd (ASX:YRL) managing director Chris Oorschot talks with Proactive’s Tylah Tully about the company’s 2024 Siona RC drilling program results and plans for the 2025 campaign.

Oorschot described the results as “relatively positive”, noting mineralisation continuity across the Siona trend and additional structures extending up to 100 metres into the footwall.

He explained, “What we're seeing is quite a large-scale, complex mineralised system,” with evidence of broad-scale mineralisation, narrow high-grade deposits and multiple mineralisation events.

These findings set the stage for further exploration and stepping out from Siona.

Oorschot also discussed the company’s plans for the 2025 RC program at the New England Granite Project.

This includes testing structural targets north of Siona, with the goal of expanding the mineralisation footprint.

He highlighted upcoming results from the Caledon and Irulan target areas, encouraging investors to stay tuned for updates.

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Great Boulder Resources Ltd (ASX: GBR) managing director Andrew Paterson talks with Proactive’s Tylah Tully about the latest drilling results from its flagship Side Well Gold Project in Western Australia.

Paterson highlighted high-grade intercepts, including 54.3 g/t, as part of a follow-up program aimed at expanding the Mulga Bill resource to the north.

Paterson explained, “The current Mulga Bill resource is about 1,100 metres long, and we think this will add about 300 metres to the north, pushing it towards Mulga Bill North.”

He noted that the combined resource length was now approximately 2.5 kilometres, with ongoing drilling extending mineralisation further north.

Paterson also emphasised the significance of a diorite contact hosting high-grade quartz veins, which has been tracked another kilometre into Mulga Bill North.

Looking ahead, Great Boulder Resources plans to update the Mulga Bill resource while continuing exploration throughout 2025, targeting resource expansion and new discoveries.

The company aims to achieve a 1.5 million-ounce resource milestone and advance its development plans.

Paterson also previewed metallurgical test results on gravity and leach gold recoveries, expected to be released shortly.

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Alkane Resources Ltd (ASX:ALK) managing director Nic Earner talked with Proactive’s Tylah Tully about the company’s quarterly activity report.

In what he said was a “significant quarter”, Earner highlighted the successful commissioning of two key circuits, including the flotation and fine grind circuit, designed to enhance gold recovery by approximately 7%.

“To date, we've had sometimes seven but we've averaged about five as we commission that circuit,” he said of the recovery improvements.

Earner discussed the challenges and successes of the quarter, noting the completion of significant capital projects totalling more than $70 million.

He also addressed a drop in production due to operational adjustments during the holiday season but assured investors that production and recovery rates were expected to improve in the coming quarters.

Looking ahead, Alkane Resources anticipates steady growth in production and cash flow over the next 18 months, bolstered by its newly implemented systems.

Earner expressed optimism, stating that the company is well-positioned for a strong performance in the latter half of the year.

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Asian Battery Metals PLC (ASX: AZ9) managing director Gan-Ochir Zunduisuren talks with Proactive’s Tylah Tully about the latest assay results from the company’s Phase 2 2024 drilling campaign at the Oval discovery in Mongolia.

These results have confirmed significant findings of high-grade copper, nickel and PGEs from shallow depths, further validating the potential of the Oval.

Zunduisuren shared that drill hole 27 revealed a 6-metre intercept with grades of 4.16% copper, 3.5% nickel and 0.9 grams per tonne PGE. This was accompanied by credits for cobalt and gold, indicating an enriched mineral system.

Additionally, the 26-metre halo surrounding this intercept highlights the broader potential of the mineralized zone.

Discussing future exploration, Zunduisuren said: “We are exploring systematically and further successful results will hopefully come from the 2025 drilling program.”

Plans for 2025 include geophysics, geological mapping and deeper drilling to evaluate the system’s size and metal content.

The Oval project continues to demonstrate potential as a greenfield discovery with consistent, high-grade results across multiple locations.

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Midnight Sun Mining Corp Director of Marketing and Communications Adrian O’Brien joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share updates with Proactive about the company's successful completion of its exploration program at the Kazhiba Target, part of its Solwezi Property in Zambia. The program incorporated a multi-faceted approach, including reverse circulation (RC) drilling, induced polarization (IP) surveying, and partial ionic leach sampling, all aimed at delineating oxide copper mineralization and identifying potential new targets.

O’Brien reported that the company completed 2,005 metres of RC drilling across 54 holes at the Kazhiba Target. Although the total metres drilled were less than initially planned due to the shallower-than-expected depth to bedrock, the work followed a spatially constrained pattern specifically designed to form the basis of an oxide mineral resource estimate.

Additionally, the company conducted a geochemical survey using partial ionic leach sampling, a highly sensitive proprietary method developed by ALS Chemex. This advanced technique is more effective than traditional methods in detecting base metal anomalies, particularly in areas covered by regolith or other obscuring materials. The geochemical 'fingerprint' generated over the known mineralized area at Kazhiba will aid in interpreting data from the rest of the license area, with the potential to identify new, similar targets.

The program also included an induced polarization (IP) survey, which tested nearby anomalies for potential sulfide mineralization, further enhancing the exploration potential of the Kazhiba License. The combined data from drilling, geochemical sampling, and IP surveying positions the company to refine its understanding of the property and advance toward future resource estimation and development.

Midnight Sun Mining remains optimistic about the results from Kazhiba, underscoring the significance of its Solwezi Property, located within Zambia's prolific Copperbelt region, as a promising asset in the search for high-grade copper mineralization.

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