First Phosphate CEO John Passalacqua joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share updates on the company’s Bégin-Lamarche Phosphate Project in Quebec. The company has filed its Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) Technical Report, outlining the potential for open-pit mining to produce phosphate concentrate and recover magnetite as a secondary pro…

HANetf co-CEO Hector McNeil talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about key trends shaping financial markets in 2025. McNeil highlighted the inherent volatility in Bitcoin, which has surged above $100,000, predicting it could reach $150,000 by mid-year as more established investors enter the market. He emphasised the role of ETFs in democratising…

Quantum Blockchain Technologies PLC (AIM:QBT) chairman and CEO Francesco Gardin discussed the company’s patent application for its AI Oracle technology with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion. Gardin explained the intricate process behind filing the patent, which protects a groundbreaking algorithm designed to enhance the efficiency of ASIC chips in Bitco…

HeLIX Exploration PLC (AIM:HEX) chairman David Minchin takes Proactive's Stephen Gunnion through the latest developments at the company’s Rudyard helium project in Montana. Minchin confirmed that production is on track to commence in the second quarter of 2025 following the acquisition of a processing plant at a cost of just $500,000—saving 90% of …

Digbee Limited founder and CEO Jamie Strauss and Strickland Metals Ltd (ASX:STK) managing director Paul L’Herpiniere talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the benefits of an independent ESG assessment for Strickland Metals.L’Herpiniere explained how Digbee's ESG evaluation provided valuable insights for improving internal and external pract…

Alternus Clean Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ALCE, OTC:ACLEW) CEO Vincent Browne talked with Proactive's Stephen about the company’s recent milestones and its vision for 2025. Browne shared exciting news about achieving full permitting for the first of 11 solar projects in Italy, a key focus market for Alternus since 2017. He highlighted that construction for…

AJ Bell investment analyst Daniel Coatsworth talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the FTSE 100 reaching a new high and the key factors driving it.Coatsworth highlighted three major drivers behind the gains: the weaker pound, ongoing merger activity in the mining sector, and Chinese GDP figures supporting commodity demand. He explained that…

Lightning Minerals Ltd (ASX:L1M) managing director Alex Biggs talked with Proactive’s Tylah Tully about significant progress at the Esperança Project, including confirming the presence of spodumene-bearing pegmatites.Biggs explained that this discovery follows test work conducted after identifying the mineral at the site last year.“We’ve got spodum…

Proactive’s Tylah Tully breaks down ‘Just the Facts’ of the latest news from Ora Banda Mining Ltd (ASX:OBM, OTC:ESGFF).Ora Banda concluded 2024 in a strong financial position, holding A$57.8 million in cash and having fully paid off its Riverina Underground operations at the Davyhurst Project in Western Australia.In the December quarter, the compan…

Standard Uranium Vice President of Exploration Sean Hillacre joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company’s acquisition of two promising uranium projects, Umbra and Sable, in the eastern Athabasca Basin. These strategic acquisitions, encompassing 3,680 and 1,590 hectares respectively, were secured through low-cost staking and are now…

Callinex Mines CEO Max Porterfield joined Steve Darling from Proactive to unveil the company’s ambitious plans for 2025, following a highly productive 2024. The company has positioned itself for significant growth and development, focusing on expedited permitting processes, resource expansion, and exploration of its newly acquired land package.Refl…

GSP Resource Corp CEO Simon Dyakowski joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share groundbreaking updates from the company’s 2024 diamond drill campaign. The program, which consisted of seven drill holes totalling 812 metres, was strategically designed to explore potential extensions of high-grade copper and gold zones at the Alwin Property in Brit…

Voyageur Pharmaceuticals CEO Brent Willis joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share details from a recently released Letter from the CEO, highlighting the company’s significant achievements in 2024 and its ambitious plans for 2025.Willis reflected on 2024 as a transformative year for Voyageur, with the company entering into a Letter of Intent wi…

Foresight Solar Fund Ltd (LSE:FSFL) fund manager Ross Driver talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s outlook for 2025, highlighting the key drivers for renewable infrastructure in the new year. Driver pointed out that energy prices have stabilised, supporting long-term planning, while a pro-renewables agenda in the UK government…

Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Ltd (LSE:CORD) Managing Director Atul Roy joined Stephen Gunnion in the Proactive studio to discuss the evolving role of data infrastructure. Roy provided an overview of data centres, explaining their purpose, history, and how they serve as the backbone for storing and processing data.He highlighted the different typ…

Proactive’s Tylah Tully breaks down ‘Just the Facts’ of the latest news from Riversgold Ltd (ASX:RGL).Riversgold is advancing exploration at the Saint John copper, gold, silver and antimony project in New Brunswick, Canada.The company has secured drilling approvals for the Little Lepreau Prospect and is conducting on-ground fieldwork supported by a…

Proactive Australia's latest segment explores the oil and gas sector's outlook for 2025, highlighting its ongoing role in the global economy.Despite the push for greener technologies, oil and gas remain crucial for industries like transportation, power generation and petrochemicals, driven further by rising energy demands from sectors such as artif…

Proactive’s Tylah Tully breaks down ‘Just the Facts’ of the latest news from St George Mining Ltd (ASX:SGQ).St George Mining Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Liaoning Fangda Group, a major global steel producer, via its subsidiary Beijing Fangda Carbon-Tech Co.The MoU focuses on developing the Araxá Niobium-Rare Earth Element…

Proactive’s Tylah Tully breaks down ‘Just the Facts’ of the latest news from Livium Ltd (ASX:LIT, OTC:LMMFF).Livium Ltd, through its subsidiary Envirostream Australia, has signed an exclusive recycling agreement with Hithium Energy to recycle lithium-ion batteries supplied to Lightsource bp’s Woolooga Solar Farm in Queensland. The arrangement also …

Charbone Hydrogen Chief Operations Officer Daniel Charette joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share a significant update with Steve Darling from Proactive, announcing that Hydro-Québec has confirmed its Sorel-Tracy flagship green hydrogen project will be officially connected to the grid by March 4, 2025. This critical engineering milestone ensu…

Futura Medical PLC (AIM:FUM, OTC:FAMDF) head of R&D Ken James talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s groundbreaking advancements in sexual health. Futura, a UK-based innovator, specialises in the development of patented sexual health products. Its lead product, Eroxon, a topical gel for male erectile dysfunction, has been launc…

Galliford Try Holdings PLC (LSE:GFRD) CFO Kris Hampson talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's strong first-half performance for FY2025 and its strategic outlook to 2030. Hampson highlighted Galliford Try’s focus on delivering critical economic and social infrastructure, including schools, highways, and water, while emphasising …

Oriole Resources PLC (AIM:ORR) CEO Martin Rosser talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about progress at the company's projects and plans for 2025. Rosser highlighted the progress on their Bibemi gold project in Cameroon, where 83% of the drilling programme has been completed. Notable results include 5.30 metres at 1.68g/t gold and 1.2 metres at …

Solvonis Therapeutics CEO Anthony Tennyson talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's rebranding from Graft Polymer (UK) PLC (LSE:GPL) to Solvonis Therapeutics PLC, reflecting its commitment to advancing mental health and substance use disorder treatments. Tennyson highlighted Solvonis' plans to acquire Awakn Life Sciences in an al…

Elixir Energy Ltd (ASX:EXR, OTC:ELXPF) managing director Neil Young talks with Proactive’s Tylah Tully about a landmark announcement regarding the company's gas resource in Queensland.This milestone transitions the company’s prospective resource into a contingent resource, with gas successfully flowing from the deepest coal ever recorded in Austral…

Great Boulder Resources Ltd (ASX: GBR) managing director Andrew Paterson talks with Proactive’s Tylah Tully about the company’s latest metallurgical results from the Mulga Bill prospect, part of the Side Well Gold Project in Western Australia.Paterson explained that the results marked a significant step in de-risking the project, with gold recoveri…

International Graphite Ltd (ASX: IG6) managing director and CEO Andrew Worland talks with Proactive’s Tylah Tully about the $4 million grant the company has received from Western Australian Government to fast-track development of the Springdale graphite resource for its Collie downstream processing facilities and to develop the next stages of techn…

Yandal Resources Ltd (ASX:YRL) managing director Chris Oorschot talks with Proactive’s Tylah Tully about the latest aircore drilling results from the large Caladan target area, part of the Ironstone Well-Barwidgee Gold Project in Western Australia.Oorschot explained how the company drilled into a 1-kilometre-long, 3-kilometre-wide fault structure c…

The healthcare and biotech sectors are set to regain investor interest in 2024 due to long-term growth prospects, aided by structural drivers such as ageing populations and rising healthcare expenditure.Healthcare now contributes 10.2% of global GDP, with annual spending expected to reach $14 trillion by 2030.Previously overshadowed by technology, …

U.S. Global Investors CEO Frank Holmes joined Steve Darling from Proactive to reflected on a highly successful 2024, as the company’s innovative smart beta 2.0 ETFs delivered robust gains, highlighting the strength of its quantitative investment strategy. The company’s ETF offerings, which include the U.S. Global Jets ETF, U.S. Global Go Gold and P…

Volta Metals CEO Karem Usenmez joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share news the company has announced the initial sampling results from the company’s recently acquired ZigZag Property, located in the Thunder Bay Mining District of Northwest Ontario. Situated within the Caribou Greenstone Belt, the under explored ZigZag property benefits from i…

Caledonia Mining Corporation PLC (AIM:CMCL, NYSE-A:CMCL) chief executive Mark Learmonth talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's 2024 performance and 2025 plans. Despite challenges mid-year, including a fall of ground in a high-grade area, the company achieved strong fourth-quarter results, producing 76,600 ounces of gold—within …

Proactive’s Tylah Tully breaks down ‘Just the Facts’ of the latest news from Lindian Resources Ltd (ASX:LIN, OTC:LINIF).The company continues to advance development at the Kangankunde Rare Earths Project in Malawi.Lindian has secured a US$50 million non-binding term sheet with Gerald Group for funding and offtake, with due diligence and technical r…

Proactive’s Tylah Tully breaks down ‘Just the Facts’ of the latest news from Australian Vanadium Ltd (ASX:AVL, OTCQB:ATVVF).The company has secured Western Australia Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for the Gabanintha Vanadium Project.This project, part of the larger Australian Vanadium Project in the Mid-West region, includes plans f…

Proactive’s Tylah Tully breaks down ‘Just the Facts’ of the latest news from Peninsula Energy Ltd (ASX:PEN, OTCQB:PENMF).The company has has updated stakeholders on its Lance ISR Uranium Project in Wyoming, USA, following its December 18, 2024, restart.The project has run efficiently, capturing 1,100 pounds of uranium in the ion exchange system by …

Livium Ltd (ASX:LIT, OTC:LMMFF) managing director and CEO Simon Linge talked with Proactive’s Tylah Tully about the company's progress with its proprietary LieNA® technology.A partnership with Mineral Resources (MinRes) to progress the lithium extraction technology focusing on the commercialisation of this innovation has taken a significant step fo…

Voyageur Pharmaceuticals CEO Brent Willis joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the commencement of human testing for the company's latest suite of barium contrast products, designed to optimize radiographic examinations of the gastrointestinal tract. The product lineup, including SmoothX, SmoothHD, SmoothLD, VisionHD, and VisionLD, is ta…

Hillcrest Energy Technologies CEO Don Currie joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share significant updates on the company’s strategic initiatives, marking a new phase in its evolution. These initiatives underscore the maturation of Hillcrest's proprietary Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) technology and an expanded focus on application-specific devel…

C3 Metals CEO Dan Symons joined Steve Darling from Proactive to unveil promising results from the company’s surface mapping and rock sampling program at its Khaleesi copper-gold project in Southern Peru. The project, located on the world-class Andahuaylas-Yauri Porphyry-Skarn belt, continues to deliver significant mineralization, showcasing the pro…

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd chief executive Gil Holzman talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s strategic moves and plans for 2025. Holzman explained a key development—the completion of a $12 million equivalent share buyback through a swap with Africa Oil, reducing the share count by 16%. He emphasised that this enhances sharehol…

Roquefort Therapeutics PLC (LSE:ROQ, OTCQB:ROQAF) CEO Ajan Reginald discussed the company’s proposed sale of subsidiary Lyramid to Pleiades Pharma with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion. Reginald explained that the sale, valued at a minimum of $10 million in cash and equity, marks the first step in Roquefort’s transformational strategy for 2025. He descr…

Bitwise Asset Management European head Bradley Duke talked with Proactive about Bitcoin's record-breaking performance in 2024. Duke highlighted the cryptocurrency's 121% annual return, significantly outperforming traditional assets like the S&P 500 and gold. He also discussed Ethereum's strong year and the broader cryptocurrency market's 81% MSCI i…

Ilika PLC (AIM:IKA, OTCQX:ILIKF) CEO Graeme Purdy joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion with news of the successful commissioning of manufacturing equipment for Stereax batteries at Cirtec Medical’s facility in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the US. He explained that the company has completed commissioning and is moving into process qualification, with com…

Provaris Energy Ltd (ASX:PV1, OTC:GBBLF) managing director and CEO Martin Carolan talked with Proactive about the company's latest milestone: the culmination of a term sheet agreement. This achievement marks Provaris’ progress in compressed hydrogen shipping solutions, specifically within the European market.Carolan explained the collaboration with…

hVIVO PLC (AIM:HVO) chief scientific officer Dr Andrew Catchpole talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s recent success in developing a human challenge model for human metapneumovirus (hMPV). Catchpole highlighted the pilot characterisation study, which showed clear viral infection curves, strong symptom visibility, and ensured …

Alasdair Bremner, CEO of Alusid, a Frontier IP Group PLC (AIM:FIPP) portfolio company, talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s recent strides, starting with its first international distribution agreement with FRONT Materials. Based in Amsterdam, FRONT specialises in sustainable building materials and will distribute Alusid’s inn…

HANetf head of research Tom Bailey talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the economic and market outlook for 2025. Bailey noted a generally benign global economic environment, driven by a strong US economy and easing monetary policies. However, he warned of emerging inflation risks tied to government fiscal positions and geopolitical uncert…

Hercules Site Services PLC (AIM:HERC) CEO Brusk Korkmaz and chief financial officer Paul Wheatcroft talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's record performance in 2024. Korkmaz highlighted that Hercules surpassed market expectations with over £100 million in revenue, driven by growth in its labour supply and civil projects divisi…

Genflow Biosciences PLC (LSE:GENF, OTCQB:GENFF) CEO Dr Eric Leire talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s strong progress in 2024 and its priorities for 2025. Leire outlined four major projects: the MASH project targeting liver disease, advancements in sarcopenia, research on Werner syndrome through synthetic organ development, …

GoviEx Uranium Inc (TSX-V:GXU, OTCQX:GVXXF) CEO Daniel Major talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's progress in 2024 and its strengthened focus on the Muntanga project in Zambia. Major shared updates on the comprehensive work completed, including geotechnical studies, water management, and engineering designs for five deposits.…