
COMPANY DESCRIPTIONS
Below is a brief summary of the companies presenting at this year's event.

Aeris Resources (ASX: AIS | MC $169m)
ANDRE LABUSCHAGNE - Executive Chair
A mid-tier base and precious metals producer with three operating assets and a strong pipeline of organic growth opportunities.

AIC Mines (ASX: A1M | MC $226m)
AARON COLLERAN - Managing Director
An Australian copper miner, developer and explorer in the highly prospective Mt Isa-Cloncurry Region in NW Queensland.

Alkane Resources (ASX: ALK | MC $378m)
NIC EARNER - Managing Director
An Australian exploration, development, and gold production company. Projects include Tomingley and Boda-Kaiser in central west New South Wales.

Alligator Energy (ASX: AGE | MC $132m)
GREG HALL - Chief Executive Officer
An emerging uranium producer advancing our Samphire In-Situ Recovery Project through pilot trial, feasibility, approval.

Alma Metals (ASX: ALM | MC $6m)
FRAZER TABEART - Managing Director
Focused on the development of Briggs Copper Deposit in Central Queensland where over 1 Mt of copper metal has been found to date.

Antares Metals (ASX: AM5 | MC $5m)
JOHAN LAMBRECHTS - Chief Executive Officer
Focused on the high-quality Mt Isa North Copper and Uranium Project in Queensland.

Antipa Minerals (ASX: AZY | MC $245m)
ROGER MASON - Managing Director
A premier exploration and development company with large-scale, world-class gold and copper assets in Western Australia.

Ardea Resources (ASX: ARL| MC $83m)
ANDREW PENKETHMAN - Managing Director
An ASX-listed nickel developer with an underway DFS for the Goongarrie Project in Western Australia.

Arrow Minerals (ASX: AMD | MC $26m)
DAVID FLANAGAN - Managing Director
Fast-tracking development of a high quality bauxite product at it's Niagara Bauxite project in Guinea.

Astral Resources (ASX: AAR| MC $156m)
MARC DUCLER - Managing Director
A gold focussed exploration and development company, advancing the Mandilla Gold Project towards development.

Astron Corporation (ASX: ATR | MC $117m)
TIGER BROWN - Managing Director
Focused on the development of the Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project in Regional Victoria.

Auking Mining (ASX: AKN | MC $5m)
PAUL WILLIAMS - Managing Director
Focused on the development of the Koongie Park copper/zinc project in Western Australia and certain highly prospective uranium projects in Tanzania, Africa.

Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA | MC $16m)
JAMES GURRY - Managing Director
Focused on a portfolio of advanced stage high grade gold projects across Victoria including its flagship Irvine Project in the Stawell Corridor.

Aurelia Metals (ASX: AMI | MC $432m)
BRYAN QUINN - Managing Director
A base metals mining and exploration company with two operations and two development projects in the Cobar Basin.

Ausgold Limited (ASX: AUC | MC $194m)
JOHN DORWARD - Managing Director
Focused on the development of the 100%-owned Katanning Gold Project, located in the SW Yilgarn gold province in Western Australia.

Ballymore Resources (ASX: BMR | MC $24m)
DAVID A-IZZEDDIN - Managing Director
An ASX-listed company exploring historic mining areas for gold and base metals in North Queensland.

Barton Gold (ASX: BGD | MC $70m)
ALEXANDER SCANLON - Managing Director
Targeting 150,000ozpa South Australian gold production, targeting a 2026 ‘Stage 1’ startup for its existing Central Gawler Mill.

BCI Minerals (ASX: BCI | MC $722m)
DAVID BOSHOFF - Managing Director
Developing its 100% owned Mardie Salt & Potash Project located on the West Pilbara coast.

Bellevue Gold (ASX: BGL | MC $1.7b)
DARREN STRALOW - Managing Director
Has a high-grade, Western Australian gold project with world-class characteristics and fantastic growth prospects.

Black Cat Syndicate (ASX: BC8 | MC $562m)
GARETH SOLLY - Managing Director
A fast emerging high-grade Western Australian gold producer with three advanced assets and two producing operations.

Bowen Coking Coal (ASX: BCB | MC $46m)
DARYL EDWARDS - Chief Executive Officer
A Queensland coal miner producing high-quality metallurgical coal for steelmaking.

Brightstar Resources (ASX: BTR | MC $228m)
ALEX ROVIRA - Managing Director
An emerging gold company with production and development stage assets in Western Australia's prolific goldfields.

Carnaby Resources (ASX: CNB | MC $74m)
ROB WATKINS - Managing Director
Australian explorer focused on the development and expansion of the Greater Duchess Copper Gold Project near Mount Isa in Queensland.

Catalyst Metals (ASX: CYL | MC $1.03b)
JAMES CHAMPION DE CRESPIGNY - Managing Director
An Australian gold producer with a dominant landholding in three prolific Australian gold belts.

Chalice Mining (ASX: CHN | MC 541m)
ALEX DORSCH - Managing Director
The largest palladium-nickel-copper development project in the Western world

Challenger Gold (ASX: CEL | MC $106m)
KRIS KNAUER - Managing Director
Developing complementary gold/copper projects in South America with a 2.8 Moz resource estimate recently announced for the Hualilan Gold Project in Argentina.

Cyprium Metals (ASX: CYM | MC $47m)
MATT FIFIELD - Executive Chair
An ASX-listed Australian copper company. Its flagship property is the Nifty Copper Complex in Western Australia.

DevEx Resources (ASX: DEV | MC $40m)
TODD ROSS - Managing Director
A rare ASX-listed uranium opportunity with a dual strategy to explore and grow through advanced acquisitions.

Diatreme Resources (ASX: DRX | MC $110m)
NEIL MCINTYRE - Chief Executive Officer
Emerging silica sands producer focused on its Northern Silica Project in Queensland, a critical minerals project helping power the solar energy boom.

Dreadnought Resources (ASX: DRE | MC $62m)
DEAN TUCK - Managing Director
A highly active West Australian mineral explorer focused on finding the metals needed for our future.

Elementos Limited (ASX: ELT | MC $15m)
JOE DAVID - Managing Director
Advancing the EU's only mine-to-metal tin project, whist maturing their tin, precious and critical mineral project in Tasmania.

Elevate Uranium (ASX: EL8 | MC $93m)
MURRAY HILL - Managing Director
Has large strategic uranium holdings which include 112 Mlbs of uranium resources and four recent discoveries IN Namibia.

Emmerson Resources (ASX: ERM | MC $86m)
MIKE DUNBAR - Managing Director
With an emerging gold royalty business, a large landholding in the Tennant Creek Mineral Field and a prospective portfolio in NSW’s Macquarie Arc.

EQ Resources (ASX: EQR | MC $104m)
KEVIN MACNEILL - Chief Technical Officer
Leading Western producer of the critical mineral, tungsten. Driving sustainable mining operations in Australia and Spain

Fenix Resources (ASX: FEX | MC $219m)
JOHN WELBORN - Executive Chair
Operating a highly profitable, fully integrated mining, port and logistics business.

FireFly Metals (ASX: FFM | MC $632m)
MICHAEL NAYLOR - Executive Director
A leading high-grade copper and gold explorer developer in Canada

Great Boulder Resources (ASX: GBR | MC $54m)
ANDREW PATERSON - Managing Director
Has a portfolio of highly prospective gold and base metals assets in Western Australia including the company-making Mulga Bill Side Well gold deposit.

Hillgrove Resources (ASX: HGO | MC $93m)
BOB FULKER - Managing Director
Australian copper producer operating the Kanmantoo copper mine in South Australia.

Horizon Minerals (ASX: HRZ | MC $135m)
GRANT HAYWOOD - Managing Director
An emerging gold producer with one of the largest landholdings in the heart of the Western Australian goldfields.

Iltani Resources (ASX: ILT | MC $13m)
DONALD GARNER - Managing Director
Attractive portfolio of silver and base metal projects. Discovered Orient – Australia’s largest silver-indium deposit and still growing

Impact Minerals (ASX: IPT | MC $22m)
MIKE JONES - Managing Director
Boasting an extensive portfolio of tenements spanning 5,500 square meters, including its centrepiece the Lake Hope High Purity Alumina (HPA) Project in WA,

Investigator Resources (ASX: IVR | MC $40m)
LACHLAN WALLACE - Managing Director
A silver and critical mineral development company and explorer within South Australia and Northern Territory.

Larvotto Resources (ASX: LRV | MC $286m)
RON HEEKS - Managing Director
Larvotto’s Hillgrove Antimony-Gold Project in NSW, Australia’s largest antimony deposit, is set to produce 7% of global antimony supply.

Lincoln Minerals (ASX: LML | MC $10m)
JONATHON TREWARTHA - Chief Executive Officer
Advancing multi-commodity critical minerals projects in Australia’s world-class Gawler Craton.

Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN | MC $111m)
ROBERT MARTIN - Executive Chair
An Australian based company developing the world class Kangankunde Rare Earths Project in Malawi.

Lunnon Metals (ASX: LM8 | MC $49m)
ED AINSCOUGH - Managing Director
With a strong cash position, aggressive drill campaign for gold in heart of Western Australia’s 16Moz St Ives camp plus >110kt nickel metal.

Maronan Metals (ASX: MMA | MC $55m)
RICHARD CARLTON - Executive Director
An advanced NW Queensland polymetallic project with 118Moz silver 2Mt lead 272kt copper 758Moz gold rapidly approaching mine ready.

Matsa Resources (ASX: MAT | MC $43m)
PAUL POLI - Executive Chair
An ASX-listed gold explorer with projects in Western Australia and Thailand, focusing on gold and lithium.

Meeka Metals (ASX: MEK | MC $351m)
TIM DAVIDSON - Managing Director
With a portfolio of high quality 100% owned projects across Western Australia including their flagship Murchison Gold Project.

Metro Mining (ASX: MMI | MC $372m)
SIMON WENSLEY - Managing Director
An independent bauxite explorer/producer, with its 100% owned Bauxite Hills Mine operation near Weipa shipping alumina bauxite overseas.

Native Mineral Resources (ASX: NMR | MC $59m)
BLAKE CANNAVO - Managing Director
Delivering a rare ground-floor gold opportunity: small-cap entry, near-term cashflow, high-leverage exposure to Queenslands gold revival.

Pantoro Limited (ASX: PNR | MC $1.05b)
PAUL CMRIEC - Managing Director
An established producer with operations near Norseman in Western Australia. It holds a large position with outstanding growth options.

Ramelius Resources (ASX: RMS | MC $2.54b)
MARK ZEPTNER - Managing Director
A Western Australian gold producer that has been listed on the ASX since 2003 and in continuous production since 2006.

Red Metal (ASX: RDM| MC $43m)
ROB RUTHERFORD - Managing Director
With the unique Sybella discovery near Mount Isa hosting over 4.8 Bn tonnes of potentially heap leachable REO mineralisation.

Regis Resources (ASX: RRL| MC $2.8b)
JIM BEYER - Managing Director
One of the largest, unhedged, Australian gold producers listed on the ASX.

Rox Resources (ASX: RXL| MC $207m)
PHILL WILDING - Managing Director
An emerging developer focused on the development of the high grade Youanmi Gold Project in Western Australia.

Rumble Resources (ASX: RTR | MC $31m)
PETER HAROLD - Managing Director
A gold and base metal explorer and developer with significant resources at Western Queen and Earaheedy.

Southern Cross Gold (ASX: SX2 | MC $959m)
MICHAEL HUDSON - Managing Director
A Victorian gold explorer that has already delivered 24 >100 gram x metres (“AuEq g/t x m”) intercepts at its flagship property, Sunday Creek.

Sunshine Metals (ASX: SHN | MC $13m)
DAMIEN KEYS - Managing Director
A Queensland based & focussed Au-Cu explorer, with the flagship 904Koz AuEq Ravenswood Consolidated Project located near Charters Towers.

True North Copper (ASX: TNC | MC $34m)
BEVAN JONES - Managing Director
A copper-focused exploration company with a highly prospective portfolio of copper assets in the worldclass Mt Isa Inlier, Queensland.

Turaco Gold (ASX: TCG | MC $320m)
JUSTIN TREMAIN - Managing Director
Focused on developing the Afema Gold Project in southern Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa.

29 Metals (ASX: 29M | MC $247)
JAMES PALMER - Chief Executive Officer
A copper-focused base and precious metals mining company.

Vertex Minerals (ASX: VTX | MC $51m)
ROGER JACKSON - Executive Chair
Developing its advanced Hargraves and Hill End gold projects located in the highly prospective Eastern Lachlan Fold Belt of Central West NSW.

Waratah Minerals (ASX: WTM | MC $36m)
PETER DUERDEN - Managing Director
An Australian exploration company, developing a portfolio of gold and copper projects in Australia.

Warriedar Resources (ASX: WA8 | MC: $59m)
AMANDA BUCKINGHAM - Managing Director
An advanced gold exploration business with a current resource base of 2.3 Moz and growing.

Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX | MC: $2.7b)
WAYNE BRAMWELL - Managing Director
An innovative, profitable, 250kozpa Western Australian gold miner that returned to market significance following a transformation in 2023,

Yandal Resources (ASX: YRL | MC: $46m)
CHRIS OORSCHOT - Managing Director
A gold focused exploration company targeting new large-scale discoveries in Western Australia.

Zeotech Limited (ASX: ZEO | MC $91m)
JAMES MARSH - Chief Executive Officer
An integrated mineral processing company advancing concrete decarbonisation and climate change mitigation technologies.

Qmines Limited (ASX: QML | MC $30m)
ANDREW SPARKE - Executive Chair
A Queensland focused copper and gold development company, owning rights to 100% of the Mt Chalmers and Develin Creek deposits.

Rimfire Pacific Mining (ASX: RIM | MC $132m)
DAVID HUTTON - Managing Director
A New South Wales critical minerals explorer focussed on scandium, copper and cobalt.

Terra Uranium (ASX: T92 | MC $5m)
ANDREW VIGAR - Executive Chair
Exploring a portfolio of high-quality Uranium assets in the Athabasca Basin, Canada