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

Aeris Resources (ASX:AIS|MC $467m)
ANDRE LABUSCHAGNE - Executive Chair
A mid-tier copper and gold producer with a copper-dominant portfolio of high-quality assets.

AIC Mines (ASX:A1M|MC $471m)
AARON COLLERAN - Managing Director
An Australian copper miner, developer and explorer advancing disciplined growth in the highly prospective Mt Isa-Cloncurry region.

Alicanto Minerals (ASX:AQI|MC $229m)
JEFF SANSOM - Chief Executive Officer
Has acquired the Mt Henry Gold Project in Western Australia, a 0.9Moz gold asset offering compelling potential for rapid resource growth.

Alkane Resources (ASX:ALK|MC $2.01b)
NIC EARNER - Managing Director
An Australian exploration, development, and gold production company. Projects include Tomingley and Boda-Kaiser in central west New South Wales.

Andean Silver (ASX:ASL|MC $410m)
TIM LANEYRIE - Chief Executive Officer
An Australian mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing its 100% owned Cerro Bayo Silver-Gold project.

Antipa Minerals (ASX:AZY|MC $421m)
ROGER MASON - Managing Director
Focused on gold-copper exploration and project development, with the Minyari Pre-feasibility Study in progress, in WA's Paterson province.

Ardea Resources (ASX:ARL|MC $144m)
ANDREW PENKETHMAN - Managing Director
An ASX-listed nickel-cobalt developer with an underway DFS for the Goongarrie Project in Western Australia.

Astron Ltd (ASX:ATR|MC $238m)
TIGER BROWN - Managing Director
Focused on the development of the Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project in Regional Victoria.

Aurelia Metals (ASX:AMI|MC $500m)
BRYAN QUINN - Managing Director
An exploration company with a highly strategic landholding in the Cobar Basin in western NSW.

Ausgold Ltd (ASX:AUC|MC $510m)
JOHN DORWARD - Executive Chair
On track to becoming Australia’s next mid-tier gold producer through the development of the Katanning Gold Project in Western Australia

Ballard Mining (ASX:BM1|MC $302m)
PAUL BRENNAN - Managing Director
A fully permitted explorer/developer focussed on its Mt Ida Project which hosts >1Moz high grade resource.

Bathurst Resources (ASX:BRL|MC $132m)
PETER WESTERHUIS - Non Executive Chair
With metallurgical coal projects in NZ and Canada, Bathurst Resources (ASX: BRL) FY26 EBITDA guidance is $35m-$45m.

BCI Minerals (ASX:BCI|MC $1.11b)
STEVE FEWSTER - Chief Financial Officer
Developing the Mardie Project in WA’s Pilbara, producing industrial salt and SOP to support manufacturing and agriculture.

Black Cat Syndicate (ASX:BC8|MC $820m)
JAMES BRUCE - Managing Director
A multi-asset gold producer focused on delivering value and growth from its operations in Western Australia

BMC Minerals (ASX:BMC|MC $862m)
MICHAEL MCCLELLAND - Managing Director
A minerals exploration company developing its Kudz Ze Kayah Project in the Yukon, Canada, becoming a globally significant polymetallic producer.

Broken Hill Mines (ASX:BHM|MC $209m)
PATRICK WALTA - Executive Chair
A leading Australian miner advancing Rasp and Pinnacles operations to deliver silver, lead and zinc growth.

Cannindah Resources (ASX:CAE|MC $64m)
CAM SWITZER - Chief Executive Officer
Advancing exploration at the Mount Cannindah Project (Cu/Au) while evaluating
strategic options for the Piccadilly Project.

Caspin Resources (ASX:CPN|MC $31m)
GREG MILES - Managing Director
An active explorer focused on growing its flagship asset the Bygoo Tin Project in New South Wales.

Centaurus Metals (ASX:CTM|MC $322m)
DARREN GORDON - Managing Director
An Australian-based critical minerals developer focused on the near-term development of its Jaguar Nickel Sulphide Project, located in Northern Brazil.

Chalice Mining (ASX:CHN|MC $571m)
ALEX DORSCH - Managing Director
A globally recognised explorer-developer based in Western Australia with a strong track record of value creation for shareholders.

Cyprium Metals (ASX:CYM|MC $211m)
MATT FIFIELD - Executive Chair
An Australian copper company focused on the restart and expansion of its flagship Nifty Copper Complex in Western Australia.

DevEx Resources (ASX:DEV|MC $146m)
MARNIE FINLAYSON - Managing Director
A new force in uranium focused on uncovering the next discovery in Australia.

Diatreme Resources (ASX:DRX|MC $85m)
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.

Elementos Ltd (ASX:ELT|MC $161m)
JOE DAVID - Managing Director
Developing the EU's only mine-to-metal tin project, whist maturing their tin, tungsten and critical mineral project in Tasmania.

Emerald Resources (ASX:EMR|MC $3.86b)
TOM RIDGES - Business Development, Technical
Gold mining company operating Okvau in Cambodia, producing 300koz annually, AISC US$887/oz, with second project planned for 2026 construction.

Emmerson Resources (ASX:ERM|MC $250m)
MIKE DUNBAR - Managing Director
A Perth based copper/gold explorer with a large landholding in the rich Tennant Creek Mineral Field (TCMF) in the Northern Territory.

Energy Transition Minerals (ASX:ETM|MC $143m)
DANIEL MAMADOU - Managing Director
Exploring and developing rare earth and critical mineral projects in Greenland
and Spain for global supply chains.

Fenix Resources (ASX:FEX|MC $245m)
JOHN WELBORN - Executive Chair
Operating a highly profitable, fully integrated mining and logistics business, with the ability to generate strong operating margins.

FireFly Metals (ASX:FFM|MC $1.38b)
DARREN COOKE - Chief Executive Officer
An emerging copper-gold company focused on advancing the high-grade Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Canada.

GBM Resources (ASX:GBM|MC $118m)
DAN HASTINGS - Chief Executive Officer
Holding 1.84 Moz Au in Australia's most high grade, under explored, epithermal gold belt.

Hillgrove Resources (ASX:HGO|MC $133m)
BOB FULKER - Managing Director
A cash-generating Australian Copper producer unlocking multi-year underground growth and significant near-mine exploration potential.

Horizon Gold (ASX:HRN|MC $212m)
SCOTT WILLIAMSON - Managing Director
Focused on its 100% owned Gum Creek Project in WA that currently contains a mineral resource estimate of 37.97Mt @ 1.89g/t Au for 2.30 million ounces of gold.

Investigator Silver (ASX:IVR|MC $151m)
LACHLAN WALLACE - Managing Director
Advancing the Paris Silver Project in South Australia, targeting production from Australia’s only pure-play silver development.

Kincora Copper (ASX:KCC|MC $46m)
SAM SPRING - Chief Executive Officer
An active copper-gold explorer applying a hybrid prospect generator funding model with an industry leading technical team and partners.

Kingston Resources (ASX:KSN|MC $75m)
ANDREW CORBETT - Managing Director
An Australian gold and copper company, focused on building long-term value from the Mineral Hill Mine in New South Wales.

Larvotto Resources (ASX:LRV|MC $650m)
RON HEEKS - Managing Director
Focused on its Antimony-Gold Project in NSW, Australia’s largest antimony deposit, is set to produce 7% of global antimony supply.

Lefroy Exploration (ASX:LEX|MC $39m)
GRAEME GRIBBIN - Managing Director
Active gold exploration company developing high-grade deposits in WA, with production underway via a profit share mining agreement.

LinQ Minerals (ASX:LNQ|MC $73m)
CLIVE DONNER - Executive Chair
Gold and copper advanced exploration pre-production company with a substantial JORC MRE in the Macquarie Arc geological province in NSW, Australia.

Lunnon Metals (ASX:LM8|MC $83m)
ED AINSCOUGH - Managing Director
A gold miner with an enviable position in one of the world’s great mineral belts, the St Ives / Kambalda district.

Magmatic Resources (ASX:MAG|MC $14m)
DAVID RICHARDSON - Managing Director
With four advanced gold and copper projects in Australia's two dominant gold regions.

Meeka Metalss (ASX:MEK|MC $398m)
TIM DAVIDSON - Managing Director
With a portfolio of high quality 100% owned projects across Western Australia including its flagship Murchison Gold Project.

Metro Mining (ASX:MMI|MC $398m)
SIMON WENSLEY - Managing Director
Focused on its flagship Bauxite Hills Mine project in Far North Queensland, one operating mine covering both the Bauxite Hills and Skardon River tenements.

MGX Resources (ASX:MGX|MC $460m)
PETER KERR - Chief Executive Officer
An established miner diversifying from iron ore to gold through the planned development of the Central Tanami Gold Project.

Middle Island Resources (ASX:MDI|MC $23)
PETER SPIERS - Chief Executive Officer
Focused on its highly prospective Barkly Copper-Gold Super Project in NT and gold and base metals exploration projects in Serbia.

Minerals 260 (ASX:MI6|MC $1.75b)
LUKE MCFADYEN - Managing Director
Advancing the Bullabulling Gold Project – one of Australia’s largest undeveloped gold projects in a world class mining region.

Northern Minerals (ASX:NTU|MC $220m)
SHANE HARTWIG - Managing Director
Developing its Browns Range Heavy Rare Earths Project in the East Kimberley seeking to supply critical magnet rare earth elements incl. Dysprosium (Dy) & Terbium (Tb).

Novo Resources (ASX:NVO|MC $33m)
MIKE SPREADBOROUGH - Executive Chair
Focused on discovering standalone gold and copper projects across its significant
land package covering areas in Pilbara WA. Bendigo Victoria and northern NSW.

Odyssey Gold (ASX:ODY|MC $52m)
MATT SYMES - Executive Director
Substantial gold development and exploration potential in the prolific Murchison region.
High-grade open pit resource of 407,000oz (5.14Mt @ 2.5g/t)

Ora Banda Mining (ASX:OBM|MC $2.51b)
LUKE CREAGH - Managing Director
Focused on the Davyhurst Project, a significant gold mining operation 120 km northwest of Kalgoorlie, right in the heart of WA's Eastern Goldfields.

Pacgold Ltd (ASX:PGO|MC $54m)
MATT BOYES - Managing Director
An ASX-listed emerging near-term gold producer with highly prospective projects situated in North Queensland and South Australia.

Pantoro Gold (ASX:PNR|MC $1.25b)
PAUL CMRIEC - Managing Director
A West Australian producer with operations in the Norseman District. Production is currently 100KOzpa targeting 200KOzpa.

Pivotal Metals (ASX:PVT|MC $18m)
IVAN FAIRHALL - Managing Director
With 100% owned high-grade Cu-Ni-PGM discoveries in Quebec - >400kt Cu @ 1.1% CuEq, open pit, scoping study underway.

QMines Ltd (ASX:QML|MC $37m)
ANDREW SPARKE - Executive Chair
A Queensland based copper and gold exploration and development company, advancing its Mt Chalmers mine back into production.

Ramelius Resources (ASX:RMS|MC $6.43b)
MARK ZEPTNER - Managing Director
A high-growth ASX 100 gold producer with profitable WA operations, zero debt and a clear path to 500,000oz annual production.

Regis Resources (ASX:RRL|MC $5.42b)
JIM BEYER - Managing Director
One of Australia's largest unhedged gold miners, producing +370koz from its Western Australian operations in FY25.

Rox Resources (ASX:RXL|MC $577m)
PHILL WILDING - Managing Director
A West Australian gold exploration and development company, focused on advancing its 100%-owned flagship Youanmi Gold Project.

Silver Mines (ASX:SVL|MC $355m)
JO BATTERSHILL - Managing Director

Sky Metals (ASX: SKY|MC $173m)
OLIVER DAVIES - Managing Director
As a leading Australian tin explorer, focused on its flagship 100% owned Tallebung Tin Project, located in Central Western NSW.

Southern Palladium (ASX:SPD|MC $192m)
ROGER BAXTER - Executive Chair
Developing the world-class Bengwenyama PGMs project in South Africa. It is a tier-1, low-cost, high-grade, shallow deposit.

St George Mining (ASX:SGQ|MC $472m)
JOHN PRINEAS - Executive Chair
Focused on developing critical minerals projects in Brazil and Western Australia, including the Araxá Niobium Rare Earths Project.

Sunshine Metals (ASX: SHN|MC $73m)
DAMIEN KEYS - Managing Director
Advancing gold and base metals projects in North Queensland.

Sunstone Metals (ASX: STM|MC $83m)
PATRICK DUFFY - Managing Director
An ASX-listed mineral exploration company with two world-class gold and copper assets in Ecuador.

Tali Resources (ASX:TR2|MC $38m)
RHYS BRADLEY - Managing Director
An Australian exploration company that is focused on exploring for copper in the West Arunta.

Tesoro Gold (ASX:TSO|MC $187m)
ZEFF REEVES - Managing Director
Unlocking a district-scale gold system in a world class jurisdiction.

True North Copper (ASX:TNC|MC $61m)
ANDREW MOONEY - Managing Director
An Australian copper company advancing a portfolio of 100%-owned assets in the world-class Mt Isa region of Northwest Queensland.

Turaco Gold (ASX:TCG|MC $606m)
JUSTIN TREMAIN - Managing Director
An ASX-listed gold exploration and development company advancing the Afema Gold Project in southern Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.

29 Metals (ASX:29M|MC $403m)
JAMES PALMER - Chief Executive Officer
Copper-focused base and precious metals producer with two key assets: Golden Grove in Western Australia and Capricorn Copper in Queensland.

Unico Silver (ASX:USL|MC $358m)
TODD WILLIAMS - Managing Director
Focused on the development of the Joaquin and Cerro Leon silver-gold assets in Argentina.

VBX Ltd (ASX:VBX|MC $52m)
RYAN DE FRANCK - Managing Director
A responsible and near-term producer of high-quality, low-silica Australian bauxite from scalable assets in a rapidly growing market.

Venari Minerals (ASX:VMS|MC $16m)
MATTHEW HEALY - Managing Director
Advancing a high-grade sedimentary lithium project in the world-class mining jurisdiction of Nevada, USA.

Waratah Minerals (ASX:WTM|MC $219m)
ANDREW STEWART - Executive Chair
Focused on its flagship Spur Gold and Copper Project, NSW where ongoing exploration highlights an emerging major gold discovery.

Westgold Resources (ASX:WGX|MC $5.14b)
WAYNE BRAMWELL - Managing Director
An innovative and progressive West Australian gold producer located in the Murchison and Southern Goldfields regions of WA

Yandal Resources (ASX:YRL|MC $84m)
CHRIS OORSCHOT - Managing Director
A gold focused exploration company making new discoveries in the Yandal Greenstone Belt of Western Australia.

Zeotech Limited (ASX: ZEO|MC $156m)
JAMES MARSH - Chief Executive Officer
An integrated mineral processing company advancing concrete decarbonisation
and climate change mitigation technologies.
