Imelda Cotton
Imelda Cotton has over 20 years experience as a journalist and communications professional. She has spent the bulk of her career in the resources sector, having also worked directly with oil and gas majors and as a journalist covering a vast array of ASX listed companies within the resources, energy, science and health sectors.

Nelson Resources Reports Spectacular Grades from Sampling At Gold Point Project
Rock-chip sampling by Nelson Resources (ASX: NES) at its newly acquired Gold Point project in the US state of Nevada has returned spectacular grades of up to 32.7 grams per tonne gold and 574g/t silver.

Aruma Resources to Acquire 85% of Tillex Copper Project in Canada’s Prolific Timmins Minerals District
Aruma Resources (ASX: AAJ) has signed a deal with Canadian exploration company Metals Creek Resources to acquire 85% of the Tillex copper project and 100% of adjoining patent claims in the Timmins minerals district of Ontario.

Peninsula Energy Commences Production Reset Plan at Lance Uranium Project
Peninsula Energy (ASX: PEN) and wholly-owned subsidiary Strata Energy have commenced the acidification process at Header House 16 under a production reset plan for mine unit 4 within the mothballed Lance uranium project in the US.

Australian Mines Records Second-Highest Gram-Metre Result to Date at Boa Vista Project
First assays from diamond drilling at Australian Mines’ (ASX: AUZ) Boa Vista gold project in Brazil have confirmed strong and broad gold mineralisation within the interpreted mineralised envelope.

Ordell Minerals Reports Bonanza Gold Hit from Infill Drilling at McNabs East Target
Ordell Minerals (ASX: ORD) has reported a bonanza gold grade of 182.32 grams per tonne from infill drilling at the McNabs East target within its flagship Barimaia project in Western Australia.

Barton Gold Reports Final Phase 1 Assays from Drilling at Tunkillia Project
Final Phase 1 assays from upgrade drilling at Barton Gold’s (ASX: BGD) (OTCQB: BGDFF) Tunkillia project in South Australia have offered indications of higher-grade vertical structures in the shallow parts of the system.

EcoGraf Delivers Strong Results from Maiden Exploration at Hazina Gold Prospect in Tanzania
EcoGraf (ASX: EGR) has reported strong results from maiden exploration including stream sediment and rock chip work in 16 locations at the Hazina prospect within its Southern Frontier gold project in Tanzania.

Nanoveu Launches $7.5m Capital Raising to Accelerate ECS-DoT Chip Commercialisation
Nanoveu (ASX: NVU) has received firm commitments to raise $7.5 million to support the development and commercialisation of its cutting-edge technologies including the system-on-a-chip semiconductor developed by subsidiary Embedded AI Systems (EMASS).

Australian Rare Earths Simplifies Koppamurra Process Flowsheet to Produce High-Purity MREO
Australian Rare Earths (ASX: AR3) has simplified and improved the processing flowsheet for its Koppamurra ionic clay project in South Australia, resulting in the production of a high-purity mixed rare earth oxide.

Mithril Silver and Gold Advances Copalquin Target 1 with Shallow High-Grade Intercepts
Mithril Silver and Gold (ASX: MTH) has reported high grades in shallow intercepts from expansive resource drilling at Target 1 within the district-scale Copalquin property in Mexico, ahead of a planned mineral resource estimate update.

Haranga Resources Moves Closer to JORC-Compliant MRE with Drilling at Lincoln Gold Project
Haranga Resources (ASX: HAR) has confirmed good continuity and encouraging initial core results from the early stages of a 2,000-metre drilling campaign at the Lincoln project in California’s Mother Lode gold belt.

Trek Metals Returns Additional High-Grade Manganese Results from Christmas Creek’s Kuro Prospect
Trek Metals (ASX: TKM) has reported outstanding manganese rock chip results from the Kuro prospect within its Christmas Creek project in Western Australia.

Riversgold Intersects Shallow Gold at Northern Zone, Secures $1m Investment from Mega Resources
Riversgold (ASX: RGL) has hit shallow mineralisation in 21 drill holes at the Northern Zone intrusive-hosted gold development within its Kalgoorlie project in Western Australia.

Australian Gold and Copper Delivers Strong Grades at South Cobar’s Achilles Target
Australian Gold and Copper (ASX: AGC) has reported strong gold and silver grades from ongoing drilling at the northern high-grade zone of the Achilles target within the South Cobar project in New South Wales.

Resolution Minerals Engages Tungsten Expert to Develop Historical Golden Gate Mine
Resolution Minerals (ASX: RML) has engaged the services of seasoned geologist and tungsten expert David Hembree to help advance development of the historical Golden Gate mine within the company’s Horse Heaven gold-antimony-tungsten-silver project in the US.

Kuniko Prepares for Phase 1 Drilling at Commonwealth Project under Earn-In Agreement with Impact Minerals
Under an earn-in and joint venture agreement with project owner Impact Minerals (ASX: IPT), Kuniko (ASX: KNI) has completed a MobileMT airborne electromagnetic program over 328 line-km of the Commonwealth gold-silver-copper project in NSW.

Mithril Silver and Gold Starts Maiden Drilling Campaign at Copalquin District’s Target 3
Mithril Silver and Gold (ASX: MTH) has commenced a 3,300-metre drilling campaign at Target 3 within its Copalquin District gold-silver project in Mexico’s Durango state.

Red Mountain Mining Returns up to 34.3% Antimony from Sampling at Oaky Creek Prospect
Red Mountain Mining (ASX: RMX) has returned high-grade antimony assays from 13 rock chip samples at the Oaky Creek prospect within its Armidale antimony-gold project in New South Wales.

betr Entertainment Reports 24.5% Growth in Turnover, Launches On-Market Share Buyback Scheme
Pure-play digital wagering operator betr Entertainment (ASX: BBT) has reported a 24.5% growth in turnover from 163,504 active customers during the three months to end December.

The Calmer Co Records Highest Monthly Revenue to Date Across Wholesale and Retail Channels
Beverage business The Calmer Co International (ASX: CCO) has delivered its strongest single-month performance since listing on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2018, with unaudited sales of $910,767 in December.