Good morning from London, where the FTSE is down again this morning following news from China that its exports fell by 7.5% in May – far more than the estimated drop of 0.4%.

UK high street lender Halifax meanwhile reported the first fall in UK house prices since December 2012 meanwhile, saying that average prices are now 1% lower on the year.

Shell shares fell at the open after a regulatory ruling that banned three of the energy giant’s adverts over misleading environmental claims.

Lloyds Bank has threatened to push the owners of the Telegraph into administration, following failed debt negotiations over the latter’s long-standing loans with the lender.

British Airways is among firms facing an ultimatum from hackers, who have threatened to publish personal information from staff if they do not contact the gang.

And shares in 888 Holdings soared after UK gambling industry veterans revealed their investment vehicle FS Gaming Investments now holds a 6.5%-plus stake in the William Hill owner.

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Jindalee Resources Ltd (ASX:JRL) managing director Lindsay Dudfield tells Proactive the company has recruited engineering and construction giant Fluor Corporation to lead a PFS on its McDermitt Lithium Project in Oregon, USA, in preparation to meet the rapidly growing US demand for domestically produced lithium. The company is conducting test work to refine the preferred flowsheet for processing McDermitt ore after earlier tests concluded that acid leaching with beneficiation (to upgrade the leach head grade) delivered the lowest operating costs and best financial outcome.

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Discovery Alaska Ltd (ASX:DAF) director Jerko Zuvela tells Proactive the company has executed a formal option agreement with 1Minerals Corp to acquire the Mia Adjacent Lithium Project in Quebec. The project covers 120 square kilometres of lithium-prospective ground, directly adjacent – as the name suggests – to Q2 Metal’s Mia Lithium Property, where outcropping lithium has already been confirmed at the Mia-1 and 2 lithium prospects.

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ReNu Energy Ltd (ASX:RNE) CEO Greg Watson tells Proactive the company and Australian superannuation fund HESTA have signed a Platform Agreement that provides the framework for evaluation and co-investment in hydrogen projects developed by ReNu Energy. Hydrogen projects in Tasmania owned by RNE’s subsidiary, Countrywide Hydrogen, will be the first projects presented to HESTA for potential co-investment this year. HESTA is the largest superannuation fund dedicated to Australia’s health and community services sector.

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Poseidon Nickel Ltd (ASX:POS) MD Peter Harold speaks with Proactive after announcing an increase to the Black Swan disseminated resource estimate of 26.3 million tonnes at 0.72% nickel for 189,000 tonnes of contained nickel. He says the update is an important milestone for the company underpinning the project operating model as POS moves towards making a final investment decision.

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Surefire Resources NL (ASX:SRN) MD Paul Burton tells Proactive the company is making good progress with highly detailed work as part of a PFS for the 100%-owned flagship Victory Bore Vanadium Project - 400 kilometres from Geraldton Port in Western Australia. As well as the PFS economic assessment, the company is assessing value-adding initiatives in novel vanadium extraction and high purity alumina (HPA) extraction potential.

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Adavale Resources Limited (ASX: ADD) executive director David Riekie tells Proactive massive nickel sulphides over 4.15 metres have been intersected on the company’s Luhuma Central prospecting licence within the flagship Kabanga Jirani Nickel Project in Tanzania. He says the intersection validates Adavale’s exploration strategy and builds confidence in the prospectivity of their other priority target areas within the Luhuma trend.

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Noble Helium Ltd (ASX:NHE) CEO Justyn Wood speaks with Proactive soon after announcing the company has raised $13.5 million from institutional and sophisticated investors including existing shareholders. The cash will be used to drill the company’s first exploration well and purchase long lead items for the second exploration/appraisal well at its North Rukwa Helium Project in Tanzania in Q3 this year.

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Maple Gold Mines CEO Matthew Hornor joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share news the company has announced assay results from its deep drilling program at the Telbel Mine area of the Joutel Gold Project in Quebec. The 3 holes were approximately 575 metres below the lowest level of historical mining at Telbel.

Hornor telling Proactive all the holes intersected significant horizons of semi-massive to massive sulfides, 5.8 g/t Gold over 2 Metres Within 3.9 g/t Gold over 4.5 Metres, and up to 11.1 g/t Gold. Hornor also highlights the importance of Eagle and Telbel areas, which and the next steps, which involves analyzing multi-element testing data and planning the next drill program.

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Plurilock Security CEO Ian L. Paterson joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share news the company has released its Q-1 financial numbers and the strategic acquisitions of Integra and Atrion appears to be paying off with a doubling of revenue year over year to 15.8 million dollars. Gross margins have also increased to 13.6% in Q1 2023 from 6.6% in Q1 2022. The company also saw 16 sale orders and contract renewals. Plurilock remains open to potential acquisitions, taking advantage of market opportunities.

Paterson also told Proactive the company has made a key hire naming Scott Myers as its new Chief Financial Offer. Paterson telling Proactive, Myers has 20 years of experience working at large multinational firms including Canadian Komatsu Ltd., Schneider Electric SE, Kinectrics, Liberty Health Sciences and React Gaming Group.

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