The Explorers Podcast with Barry FitzGerald

Black Canyon (ASX: BCA) is advancing its Wandanya manganese project in Western Australia’s Pilbara, with a maiden resource of 23.6 million tonnes grading 25.8% manganese.

In this Stockhead Explorers Podcast, managing director Brendan Cummins explains the high-grade manganese opportunity, the additional iron ore resource and the potential advantages of existing transport infrastructure. With a scoping study on the horizon and global supply dynamics shifting, discover what could make Wandanya a significant growth opportunity.

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Lodestar Minerals (ASX: LSR) is building momentum across gold, heavy rare earths and copper, with exploration projects spanning Australia, the United States and Chile.

In this Stockhead Explorers Podcast, CEO Coraline Blaud discusses the maiden 200,000-plus-ounce Ned’s Creek gold resource, promising heavy rare earths grades at Virgin Mountain and the copper-gold potential of Lodestar’s Chilean portfolio. Hear about upcoming drilling, key exploration milestones and the opportunities ahead for this small-cap explorer.

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Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Nordic Resources Managing Director, Rob Wrixon to discuss the company’s growing gold portfolio in Central Finland. They cover the latest resource upgrade at Kopsa, the addition of a fourth gold project, potential processing options and the opportunity to build a district-scale gold development story.

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Ballard Mining (ASX: BM1) is advancing its Mount Ida Gold Project in Western Australia, with its gold resource climbing 56% to 1.84 million ounces.

In this episode of the Stockhead Explorers Podcast, managing director Paul Brennan discusses the push towards two million ounces, ongoing drilling, the project’s development potential and its advanced permitting position. With further assays ahead and a potential 2027 investment decision, discover what could shape Ballard’s next phase of growth.

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Latrobe Magnesium (ASX: LMG) is developing Australian technology to produce magnesium, a critical metal used in defence, aerospace and automotive manufacturing.

In this Stockhead Explorers Podcast, CEO Rob Stein explains the company’s Victorian demonstration plant, its plan to turn brown coal ash into magnesium metal and its ambitions for international expansion. With the United States emerging as a major growth opportunity, discover the technical milestones that could shape Latrobe’s push to diversify global magnesium supply chains.

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Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Azzuro Resources managing director Gan-Ochir Zunduisuren to discuss the company’s 2 copper-focused projects in southwestern Mongolia, just 8km apart and around 280km from the Chinese border. They cover the Red Hill project and its planned maiden resource, the Oval copper-nickel-PGE discovery, Mongolia’s operating environment, infrastructure and the company’s exploration plans.

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Northstone Resources is advancing its Serbian gold and copper portfolio, led by the Tlamino Gold Project and its Barje deposit. In this episode, managing director Max Piirto discusses recent high-grade drilling, resource growth plans and the pathway towards further development studies.

The conversation also explores Timok East, a district-scale copper-gold opportunity near Serbia’s major Bor mining complex, and how Northstone is positioning both projects for future exploration and development.

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Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Arvind Misra, founder and executive chairman of Jacaranda Natural Resources, ahead of the company’s planned ASX listing. Misra outlines the new explorer’s copper and gold portfolio across Queensland and Botswana, including drill-ready targets, the proposed IPO and the experienced team behind the company.

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Unity Metals is building an intriguing gold exploration story across Cambodia and Thailand, with broad, high-grade mineralisation emerging at its O’Phlay and Ngot projects. Recent drilling has delivered standout intersections, while trenching and geophysics are revealing a growing pipeline of targets.

With fresh funding secured and drilling set to accelerate, Unity is entering a critical phase that could determine whether its early discoveries develop into a much larger gold system.

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Cannindah Resources is expanding its copper-gold story in southeast Queensland, with a major resource upgrade taking the Cannindah Breccia to 23.2 million tonnes at 0.93% copper equivalent.

With only around 20% of the identified strike tested, two drill rigs are now targeting further growth. Add encouraging metallurgical results, major porphyry targets and strong copper prices, and Cannindah has plenty of catalysts ahead as it works to define the project's scale.

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