The Explorers Podcast with Barry FitzGerald

Stockhead's Explorers Podcast catches up with Invert Graphite (ASX:IVG) managing director Andrew Lawson and Dr Jason Fogg on the company's leap from Tanzanian graphite explorer to vertically integrated player. They unpack the Rapid Pulse technology, which purifies natural graphite and converts biomass into synthetic graphite within seconds, a heavyweight US-focused board, and the milestones investors should watch as the company chases battery grade production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Xpedra Resources Managing Director Scott Funston to unpack the company’s Springfield gold project in NSW, where recent drilling has confirmed broad zones of mineralisation and higher-grade intervals. They discuss Springfield’s exploration history, the scale emerging from the latest drilling and upcoming RC drilling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Chariot Resources Executive Chairman and Managing Director Shanthar Pathmanathan to discuss a new pathway towards potential lithium production in Nigeria. They explore the Chinese-backed deal, upcoming drilling, trial mining and the company's broader US lithium portfolio as the market continues to strengthen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Latitude 66 managing director Grant Coyle to discuss the company's advancing gold and cobalt projects in Finland alongside growing exploration success in Western Australia. They explore permitting progress, development plans and why the company sees significant upside across two highly prospective jurisdictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Iron Bear Resources managing director Paul Berend to discuss a landmark feasibility study for one of the world's largest undeveloped iron ore projects. They examine the Vale partnership, green steel opportunity and why the company believes the project's scale could reshape its future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leeuwin Metals is rapidly growing the Marda Gold Project in Western Australia's Southern Cross region, where it has built a 380,000-ounce gold resource in less than two years. In this episode, executive chairman Chris Piggott discusses low-cost resource growth, development options ranging from toll milling to a standalone operation, high-priority exploration targets including Mount King and Deception Hill, and why Marda's broader exploration upside is only beginning to emerge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moonlight Resources is advancing an ambitious exploration campaign across its Clermont project in central Queensland, with drilling accelerating at the Leo Grande gold deposit, Goldfinger prospect and Peak Downs copper project. In this episode, managing director Greg Starr discusses the upcoming maiden gold resource, high-grade historical results, copper exploration potential and why Moonlight believes its portfolio offers multiple pathways to discovery, resource growth and future development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

49 Metals is exploring for the next significant gold discovery in Nevada’s prolific Walker Lane trend, where recent drilling at the Gold Mountain project has returned high-grade gold intercepts and strengthened confidence in a large epithermal system. In this episode, CEO Phil Carter discusses the company’s exploration strategy, resource growth potential, heap leach development pathways and why 49 Metals believes it has substantial leverage to ongoing drilling success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Silver Mines has unveiled a definitive feasibility study for the Bowdens project, one of the largest undeveloped silver assets in the world. In this episode, managing director Jo Battershill discusses the project's expanded reserve base, 26-year mine life, strong silver leverage and pathway to development. The conversation also covers permitting progress in New South Wales, financing plans and regional exploration opportunities that could further enhance the long-term growth story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stelar Metals is advancing the Hill of Leaders project in the Northern Territory, targeting exposure to one of the world’s fastest-rising critical minerals markets. In this episode, executive chairman Stephen Biggins discusses high-grade tungsten results, the upcoming maiden bedrock drilling campaign, the project’s scale potential and why tightening global supply following Chinese export restrictions is creating renewed interest in Western tungsten discoveries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Pivotal Metals managing director Ivan Fairhall to discuss a Canadian copper project moving into its next phase. They explore resource growth, an imminent scoping study, exploration upside and why quality pre-development copper assets could become increasingly valuable in today's market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Evion Group managing director David Round to discuss why the company is expanding beyond graphite into another strategically important critical mineral. They explore growing demand, US government interest, downstream processing opportunities and how multiple projects could reshape the company's growth story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jameson Resources is advancing the Crown Mountain project in British Columbia, one of the world’s most advanced undeveloped premium steelmaking coal assets. In this episode, interim chairman and managing director Michael Gray discusses the project’s strong economics, upcoming permitting milestones, growing interest from Asian steelmakers and why tightening global supply of premium hard coking coal could create a significant opportunity as Crown Mountain moves toward development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stellar Resources is advancing the Heemskirk tin project in Tasmania following a major resource upgrade that has strengthened its position as one of the world’s most significant undeveloped high-grade tin assets. In this episode, managing director Simon Taylor discusses the upcoming pre-feasibility study, support from strategic investor Metals X, exploration upside at Ringville and why tightening global tin supply could create a compelling backdrop for long-term project development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PTR Minerals is advancing the Rosewood titanium project in South Australia, where a maiden resource has revealed one of the highest-grade large-scale titanium mineral sands discoveries globally. In this episode, CEO Peter Reid discusses Rosewood’s exceptional leucoxene-rich resource, low-cost development potential, improving titanium market dynamics and why PTR believes the project could become a major long-life supplier into critical global titanium markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Newly ASX listed, Kaoko Metals is advancing a portfolio of copper, silver, gold and tungsten projects in Namibia, a jurisdiction attracting growing attention from explorers and investors alike. With exploration programs underway across the underexplored Kaoko Belt and Karibib region, the company is positioning itself to test a series of prospective targets. Managing Director and CEO Gerard O’Donovan joins Barry Fitzgerald to discuss the projects, the geology and the opportunity emerging in Namibia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with FIN Resources geology manager Xavier Braud to discuss the Cabin Lake gold project in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The pair explore recent exploration success, the growing target pipeline, and how modern geophysics is helping unlock the potential of a large, underexplored high-grade gold system Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lithium Plus Minerals is advancing their flagship Bynoe lithium project in the Northern Territory, with a scoping study underway to assess a low-capex direct shipping ore (DSO) development pathway. Barry Fitzgerald sits down with General Manager of Exploration and Development Dr. Bryce Healy to discuss the project’s resource, proximity to Darwin Port, and plans to position the company for a recovering lithium market. The conversation also explores exploration upside across the broader Bynoe district, along with emerging gold and critical minerals opportunities elsewhere in the portfolio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barry Fitzgerald sits down with Nordic Resources Executive Director Robert Wrixon to discuss recent high-grade drilling at the Kopsa project in central Finland. The pair explore how the results could support resource growth beyond the current estimate, upcoming resource updates and development studies, and the broader potential of the company’s Finnish gold-copper portfolio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perpetual Resources is broadening its critical minerals ambitions with a move into the US tungsten sector. In this episode, management discusses the strategic rationale behind the acquisition, what attracted the company to the historic Nevada asset, and how it could complement the broader growth strategy amid increasing focus on secure Western supply chains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices