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         PAYDIRT (ISSN 1445-3436)                  NEWS
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         Paydirt Media Pty Ltd.                    Strandline Resources is on the path to production
         A.C.N. 063 985 133                        after arriving at a final investment decision on its
                                                   Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia
         Head Office:                              last month. With five sales contracts already in
         Suite 9, 1297 Hay St, West Perth          place, the company is confident of achieving
         Western Australia 6005                    first heavy minerals concentrate production in
         P.O. Box 1589, West Perth                 late 2022. Mark Andrews spoke to Strandline
         Western Australia 6872                    managing director Luke Graham about the finer
         Phone: (+61 8) 9321 0355                  details of the project financing arrangements, as
         Facsimile: (+61 8) 9321 0426              well as what the future holds for the company’s
         mailbox@paydirt.com.au                    Tanzanian assets
         www.paydirt.com.au
                                             18    COVER
         Editorial:                                Copper prices are at all-time highs, but investors
         Editor: Dominic Piper                     are still mulling over how to best ride the red metal
         Deputy editor: Mark Andrews               bandwagon. Unlike the recent gold boom which   6
         Journalist: Michael Washbourne            opened the door for a number of Australian juniors
         Art director: Nick Brown                  to break into the mid-tier space, there appears
         Contributors: Brendan Ryan                to be very few in the copper space capable of
         (Johannesburg)                            moving into that void. Paydirt editor Dominic Piper
                                                   looks at both past and recent trends and asks
         Advertising:
         Advertising manager: Richa Fuller         a number of copper enthusiasts what is likely to
                                                   keep driving prices higher
         Subscriptions: Kate Blanchard
         Phone: (+61 8) 9321 0355
         Facsimile: (+61 8) 9321 0426        24    COPPER

         Pre-press and printing:                   Sandfire Resources and Oz Minerals have carried
         Vanguard Press, 26 John St,               the can for the Australian copper sector for the best
         Northbridge WA 6003                       part of the last decade. While one is considering
         Member of:                                expansion options for its operations, the other is
                                                   turning its attention abroad with its flagship asset
                                                   rapidly being depleted of resources. As part of our
                                                   extended coverage on the red metal, we analyse the
                                                   Sandfire and Oz quarterly reports and take a closer
                                                   look at the next tier of explorers and developers

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         Executive chairman: Bill Repard     40    SOUTHERN STATES
         Finance manager: Giovanny Jefferson
         Accounts/administration:                  Tasmania is back on the Australian resources
                                                   map after the re-elected State Government threw
         Lana Luketic                              its support behind near-term producers Venture
         Conferences: Namukale Nakazwe,            Minerals and King Island Scheelite, while Flynn
         Christine Oelschlaeger,                   Gold launched the Apple Isle’s first IPO in more
         Mitchelle Matambo, Melita Fogarty         than a decade. It comes as Victoria continues its
                                                   resurgence from both a mining and exploration
                                                   perspective. Paydirt provides a snapshot of the
          June 2021  VOLUME 1. ISSUE 294  $11.95
 Investing in Australia’s                          standout stories emerging from both states
 Battery Minerals Value Chain
 Lycopodium is playing a key role in the development of capability that will   60  REGIONAL ROUNDUP
 enable Australia to participate more broadly across the future battery
 industries value chain.  Australia’s Paydirt                                                                                                 June 2021
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 The Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre   Copper: opper: opper:
 (FBICRC) has been established to facilitate the growth of Australia’s   Another West Africa gold producer has been
 battery industries.  It brings together industry, researchers,   The 2 pence coin pusher
 governments and the community to ensure Australia plays a
 leading role in the global battery revolution.    T T The penny finally dropshe penny finally dropshe penny finally drops
                      arcade game were a popular   snapped up with Americas-focused Fortuna
 We are proud to leverage our ingenuity and specialist capability to
 support the growth of Australia’s emerging battery industry sector.
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            l  Victoria & Tasmania focus           Silver Mines set to acquire Roxgold for $C1.1
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                                                   billion. Michael Washbourne reports on why
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         Member of:                                both companies believe the proposed business
                                                   combination is in the best interests of all
                                                   stakeholders                              40
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