Proactive - Interviews for investors

Purepoint Uranium Group (PTU) CEO Chris Frostad tells Proactive that the first drill hole at the Q24 zone on its Dorado project returned 7.4 meters of radioactivity at 8,760 counts per second, with peaks reaching 50,000 counts per second. Frostad describes the result as highly significant given it came from the very first hole drilled in that zone. The Q24 zone is separate from both the Nova and Q23 targets within the broader Dorado project, which Purepoint holds in partnership with ISO Energy across approximately 100,000 hectares in the Athabasca Basin. Frostad highlights that the radioactivity was found at the unconformity, a classic uranium-bearing...

C3 Metals Inc (TSX-V:CCCM, OTC:CUAUF) CEO Dan Symons tells Proactive’s Stephen Gunnion that new gravity and magnetic surveys at the Khaleesi copper project in Peru have identified a major anomaly around two kilometres northeast of the main drill zone. The company has expanded the survey area by more than 65% to 1,500 hectares and plans to drill-test the new target in Q4. Symons said the main Khaleesi mineralised zone extends to 500 metres depth and remains open, while glacial cover means geophysics is key to identifying concealed copper-bearing magnetite skarns. A 3D IP survey is also due to start at th...

Gunnison Copper Corp (TSX:GCU, OTCQB:GCUMF, FRA:3XS0) CEO and President Craig Hallworth tells Proactive's Gunnion that the company will receive an $8 million non-dilutive payment from Nuton in exchange for adding approximately 3 million tons of mineralized material to the Johnson Camp Mine plan. Hallworth said the additional material will be mined and processed using Nuton's sulfide leaching technology within the existing stage two period, which ends in mid-2030, and the proceeds will be directed to the flagship Gunnison Copper project. Hallworth also addressed the decision not to proceed with 48C tax credits, saying the company cannot claim more than...

Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp (TSX-V:KLDC, OTCQB:KLKLF) CEO Stefan Sklepowicz tells Proactive's Stephen Gunnion the company has hit 25.85 grams per tonne gold over three metres in a 150-metre step-out at its Mirado project, calling it a high-grade feeder beneath the historical deposit and a sign of a strong, long-lived orogenic system. Sklepowicz highlighted the Mirado West zone as a standout opportunity, with a geophysical anomaly stretching 6.5 kilometres north and only two holes drilled into it so far. He said there are no edges on the system yet, raising the possibility it could become a large deposit in its own...

Pantheon Resources CEO Max Easley and Chief Development Officer Erich Krumanocker joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the company's ongoing farm-out process and development activities in Alaska, highlighting strong industry interest and encouraging results from its Kodiak seismic reprocessing program. Since launching its farm-out initiative in March 2026, Pantheon has attracted significant attention from a broad range of potential partners, including major international energy companies, mid-sized operators, independent exploration firms and financial investors. Management reported a high level of engagement throughout the process, with numerous parties evaluating the opportunity. The company currently has ten active participants reviewing...

Ilika PLC (AIM:IKA, OTCQX:ILIKF, FRA:I8A) CEO Graeme Purdy spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the appointment of a recently retired major general as a defence advisor and the market opportunity for the company's Goliath batteries. Purdy highlighted Anderton-Brown's decades of military experience across procurement, logistics and communication systems, saying he is helping Ilika engage with defence manufacturing partners and identify applications where Goliath could be particularly well differentiated. The appointment comes as Ilika builds on positive results announced earlier in the year following battlefield testing of Goliath batteries. Batteries manufactured towards the end of 2025 were provided...

Coyote Copper Mines CEO Daniel Weir joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss a major advancement at the company's wholly owned Copper Springs Project, announcing that Coyote has received full approval for its Phase 1 drilling permits following the successful completion of its Plan of Operations. The approval represents an important milestone for the company as it moves from exploration and target generation into an active drilling phase aimed at unlocking the project's copper potential. Weir explained that regulators have authorized a total of 37 drill locations across the Copper Springs Project. Each location can accommodate multiple drill holes, providing the company...

Harena Rare Earths Executive Chairman Ivan Murphy joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss a major financing milestone for the company's flagship rare earths project in Madagascar, announcing that Harena has secured a US$5 million project funding facility from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Murphy described the funding as the first step in what could become a broader strategic financing relationship with the DFC and other organizations connected to the U.S. government's critical minerals initiative. He noted that additional funding opportunities may become available as the project progresses through key development milestones and moves closer to...

HANetf product specialist for the Making Europe Great Again ETF, Harry Halewood, spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about how Europe could benefit from AI's growth, with infrastructure, computing capacity and investment potentially creating opportunities beyond the programming and development segment dominated by the US and China. Halewood said that while attention often focuses on major developers like OpenAI, Anthropic and DeepSeek, AI requires significant supporting infrastructure - an area where Europe is already seeing investment in data factories, supercomputers and computing capacity. "There's more to the AI universe than that, and there's lots of supporting infrastructure that's required to keep...

accesso Technology Group PLC (LSE:ACSO, OTC:LOQPF, FRA:LQG) CEO Lee Cowie spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's interim results, the improvement in cash EBITDA, its move towards a connected software ecosystem, and growth opportunities from accesso Intelligence and accessoPay. Cowie explained that while revenue was broadly flat, cash EBITDA rose almost 50%, reflecting cost action taken in January. He said Accesso had been "very judicious on our costs," with those measures now flowing through and driving the improvement. The CEO also discussed accesso's shift from individual products towards a connected software ecosystem, aiming to serve venues more...

Tertiary Minerals PLC (AIM:TYM, OTC:TTIRF, FRA:TMU) managing director Richard Belcher spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's latest drilling results, including what he described as its best intersection yet: 121 metres at 78 grams per tonne silver equivalent. Belcher said the standout feature was the extent of mineralisation, running from four metres below surface to around 125 metres vertically, with the hole ending in mineralisation and the grade holding consistent throughout. "It's a fantastic result for us," he said. The latest drilling is also giving Tertiary further insight into the potential depth and scale of mineralisation. Belcher explained that...

First Graphene commercial manager Neil Armstrong talked with Proactive about the company’s first production purchase order from Australian manufacturer Pacific Urethanes for PureGRAPH® graphene, which will be used in polyurethane systems targeting fire-retardant applications in the mining industry. Armstrong said the order represents an important first commercial step following around two years of development work by the customer, including extensive testing against the standards required to bring the technology to market. He explained that graphene can contribute to fire-retardant performance by forming a physical barrier that helps protect the underlying material. When combined with traditional non-halogenated fire-retardant additives, Armstrong sai...

MicroSalt PLC (AIM:SALT) CEO Rick Guiney spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's low-sodium technology, its milestone of more than 1.5 billion servings, and the growth it expects from relationships with major multinational food companies. Guiney explained that MicroSalt physically reduces the size of salt crystals, increasing surface area so the salt dissolves more effectively on the tongue - letting consumers experience full flavour while using less sodium. The technology can work across different salt types and a wide range of food categories. The company has now surpassed 1.5 billion servings across four continents, spanning snacks, dairy and bakery products...

EMV Capital (AIM:EMVC, FRA:NTK1) has bought a Rotterdam plastics recycling plant for an undisclosed price through new subsidiary Winalot. It plans to retrofit new tech and get it running again within around 18 months. Pantheon Resources PLC (AIM:PANR, OTCQX:PTHRF) says new seismic work could lift its Kodiak oil resource estimate by at least 25%. Ten parties remain active in the data room as farm-out talks continue. MP Evans Group PLC (AIM:MPE) says its rising palm oil harvest has carried into the second half after a record first half. Gross profit jumped 25%, and the interim dividend's up 39%. Cerillion...

hVIVO PLC (AIM:HVO) chief executive Yamin 'Mo' Khan spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's results for the first half of 2026, its record order book, full-year guidance and the expansion of its clinical research services. Khan said hVIVO generated around £16.3 million in revenue in H1, alongside an EBITDA loss of £4.5 million, ending the period with £13 million in cash, a performance in line with the company's previous guidance that 2026 would be weighted towards the second half. A key focus was the order book. Three sizeable human challenge trial contracts, including hVIVO's first pivotal Phase 3 trial with ILiAD, took it to...

IP Group PLC (LSE:IPO) CEO Greg Smith spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about a strong start to 2026, with NAV per share reaching around 117p and cash proceeds topping £85 million year to date. Smith discussed progress in Pfizer’s obesity programmes, including the berobenatide and amylin combination moving into Phase 2b, alongside further positive data from Pfizer’s lead Phase 3 programme. He also highlighted the wider portfolio, with companies raising more than £540 million of third-party capital in the first half across areas including quantum computing, AI, healthtech and cleantech. IP Group has now generated more than £150 million of realisations since the sta...

Honey Badger Silver CEO Chad Williams joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share news the company is taking significant steps toward unlocking value from two of its key northern Canadian assets, advancing plans to restart the historic PC Silver Mine in the Northwest Territories while expanding exploration efforts at its Nanisivik Project on Baffin Island, Nunavut. Williams explained that the PC Silver Mine is a rare asset because it already contains an extensive processing facility that was substantially completed in 1982 but never entered commercial operation. The facility has remained largely intact and well preserved for decades after the project was...

1911 Gold Corporation CEO Shaun Heinrichs joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss new assay results from the company’s underground resource expansion drilling program at the True North Gold Project in southeastern Manitoba, highlighting continued success in extending mineralization beyond the current resource estimate. The latest results include eight underground diamond drill holes totaling 2,955 metres, focused on testing the potential connection between the L10 Zone and the larger 710-711 Zone, both of which lie outside the boundaries of the current mineral resource estimate. Heinrichs said the drilling campaign was conducted from Level 16 of the mine and was specifically designed to te...

intana Energy CEO Robert Bose joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the company's expanding exposure to Angola and the upcoming exploration program at the highly prospective KON-16 block, while also outlining several key catalysts across its broader international portfolio. Bose said Sintana has structured its investment in KON-16 to provide significant upside while maintaining a capital-efficient approach. The company holds a small direct working interest in the block, along with a 2.5% profits interest on the first $50 million of profits generated from the project. Thereafter, Sintana would retain a 1.5% profits interest. According to Bose, the company's strategy...

U.S. Global Investors CEO Frank Holmes joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the resilience of the global travel industry and why recent volatility in airline and tourism stocks may present a compelling investment opportunity. Holmes noted that while airline shares have faced pressure from geopolitical tensions and rising fuel costs, underlying travel demand remains robust. He pointed to strong passenger traffic and full flights as evidence that consumer appetite for travel continues to outweigh broader market concerns. “The numbers are coming out, Steve, and they're quite dramatically more positive than the negative sentiment,” Holmes said, adding that airlines have...

BioVie CEO Cuong Do joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss what the company believes is a significant breakthrough in the treatment of long COVID, reporting that its lead drug candidate, Bezisterim, became the first therapy to demonstrate improvements across the three hallmark symptoms of the condition—fatigue, malaise and brain fog—in a well-controlled clinical trial. Do noted that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) RECOVER Initiative has supported eight clinical studies evaluating 13 different interventions for long COVID, yet none have demonstrated meaningful effectiveness to date. Against that backdrop, he said BioVie’s results stand out as an important milest...

Hive Digital Technologies Chief Financial Officer Darcy Daubaras joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the appointment of renowned capital markets executive Hubert Marleau as an Independent Director of HIVE’s wholly owned subsidiary, BUZZ High Performance Computing (BUZZ HPC), a move designed to strengthen governance and strategic oversight as the company expands its sovereign AI infrastructure platform across Canada. Daubaras said Marleau's appointment brings an exceptional level of experience in capital markets, corporate governance and strategic growth at a pivotal time for BUZZ HPC. As demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure continues to accelerate globally, HIVE is positioning BUZZ HPC as...

Renforth Resources CEO Nicole Brewster joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on ongoing exploration and resource development activities at the company's Parbec Gold Deposit in Quebec, highlighting progress on drilling, surface sampling and an internal mineral resource estimate update. Brewster explained that Renforth has completed logging and sampling of drill core from two undercut drill holes completed in August 2026, marking the first drilling conducted on the Parbec Gold Deposit since 2022. The company has also carried out additional stripping and washing programs aimed at better defining previously identified gold-bearing surface channels located within the current open-pit footprint. The...

Ilika PLC (AIM:IKA, OTCQX:ILIKF, FRA:I8A) CEO Graeme Purdy spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the latest progress with the company's Goliath battery technology following completion of its PRIMED programme, and why Ilika is focusing on commercial opportunities for its 10Ah cell. Purdy highlighted improved manufacturing repeatability as a particularly important outcome, with Ilika using its automated pilot line to produce a consistent set of cells for evaluation by different partners, something he said matters when engineers assess cells for integration into battery packs. On the decision to optimise the 10Ah format rather than move straight to 50...

Regan Capital CIO Skyler Weinand joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss his outlook on U.S. monetary policy, interest rates and fixed-income markets, arguing that the Federal Reserve should implement a 50-basis-point rate increase at its upcoming meeting to help stabilize the bond market and bring longer-term yields lower. Weinand noted that long-dated Treasury yields have continued to climb, with the 10-year Treasury yield recently reaching approximately 5% and the 20-year Treasury bond trading near 5.45%. In his view, those elevated rates reflect growing concerns about inflation, government borrowing and future supply pressures in the bond market. According to Weinand, financial...

Hive Digital Technologies Executive Chairman Frank Holmes Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss a major leadership appointment and a significant operational milestone as the company continues to expand its artificial intelligence and high-performance computing business. HIVE announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, BUZZ High Performance Computing (BUZZ HPC), has appointed Mark Volk as Senior Vice President, Revenue. The move is designed to accelerate commercialization efforts and strengthen the company's position in the rapidly growing AI infrastructure market. Volk brings nearly three decades of experience building and scaling businesses across artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, cloud infrastructure and enterprise technology. In his...

First Graphene commercial manager Neil Armstrong talked with Proactive about the company’s first production purchase order from Australian manufacturer Pacific Urethanes for PureGRAPH® graphene, which will be used in polyurethane systems targeting fire-retardant applications in the mining industry. Armstrong said the order represents an important first commercial step following around two years of development work by the customer, including extensive testing against the standards required to bring the technology to market. He explained that graphene can contribute to fire-retardant performance by forming a physical barrier that helps protect the underlying material. When combined with traditional non-halogenated fire-retardant additives, Armstrong sai...

Purepoint Uranium Group CEO Chris Frostad joined Steve Darling from Proactive reported encouraging new assay results from its 2026 winter drill program at the Nova Target, part of the 50/50 Dorado Joint Venture with IsoEnergy Ltd., further strengthening the project's potential as a significant uranium discovery in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin. Frostad shared with Proactive the latest results, highlighting that Hole NV26-05 returned 1.65% U₃O₈ over 0.3 metres from a depth of 390.4 metres at the unconformity. The intercept adds to a growing body of evidence supporting the presence of uranium mineralization along the Nova electromagnetic (EM) conductor. The nine-hole winter drilling campaign successfully inte...

Medicus Pharma CEO Dr Raza Bokhari joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss a transformative agreement with Pfizer that significantly strengthens the company’s position in precision oncology and provides key resources to advance its lead cancer program. Under the development and licensing agreement, Medicus has secured rights to a CD228-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) program, while Pfizer is contributing approximately $2 million in development funding, along with inventory and infrastructure support. Bokhari described the transaction as a major milestone that effectively provides the company with the resources needed to continue development from where Pfizer concluded its Phase 1 dose-escalation work. The CD...

Ocean Power Technologies CEO Philipp Stratmann joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company's participation in a week-long U.S. Army demonstration designed to evaluate advanced autonomous maritime technologies operating in some of the most challenging nearshore environments. The demonstration is being conducted by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory at its Field Research Facility in Duck, North Carolina. Following a competitive technical evaluation process, OPT was selected to showcase its WAM-V® autonomous maritime drone platform in live coastal conditions that include surf zones, breaking waves, strong currents and coastal inlets. T...

Itaconix CEO John Shaw joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company's strong first-half performance, highlighted by breakeven adjusted EBITDA, a stronger cash position, and continued revenue growth as demand for its sustainable polymer technologies expands across key markets. Shaw said the company's progress can be measured by three critical metrics moving in the right direction simultaneously: revenue growth, profitability, and cash generation. Achieving breakeven adjusted EBITDA marks an important milestone for Itaconix as it continues to scale its business while maintaining financial discipline. A major driver of growth remains the company's TSI polymer technology, which is increasingly being...

Krakatoa Resources Ltd CEO Mark Major talked with Proactive about high-grade gold and antimony results from the company’s 2026 drilling program at the Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project and the work underway to advance the project toward a JORC-compliant resource. Major said the latest results broadly reaffirmed the grades seen in the project’s historical data. He noted that previous work had returned gold grades of around 28 grams per tonne, while the latest sample batch included grades of around 17 grams per tonne gold. On the antimony side, Major highlighted a result of around 15%, alongside grades of more than 20% encountered in previous drilling. Work...

Titan Minerals CEO Melanie Leighton talked with Proactive about the latest drilling results from the company’s Dynasty Gold Project in southern Ecuador, where extensional and infill drilling continues to expand and upgrade the known gold-silver mineralisation. Leighton highlighted a new result of 16 metres at 2.8 grams per tonne gold and 9.1 grams per tonne silver, which delivered an additional 30-metre step-out on one lode. She explained that the latest announcement also included a number of infill results, with broad mineralised zones in the range of around 15 to 20 metres and grades of up to approximately 2.6 to 2.8 grams per tonne gold. According to Le...

Gaming Realms PLC (LSE:GMR, OTCQX:PSDMF, FRA:RNE1) CEO Mark Segal spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about first-half performance, accelerating content licensing growth, expansion into new regulated markets and plans to increase the pace of game releases. Segal said core content licensing revenue grew 12% in the first half, followed by 23% growth in the subsequent two months, driven by content quality, market expansion, closer partner relationships and strong player engagement. On the UK, Segal noted the remote gaming duty increase began at the start of Q2 and is expected to have a greater impact in the second half, though play...

genedrive PLC (AIM:GDR) CEO Dr Gino Miele spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the diagnostic company's progress in rapid point-of-care genetic testing, growing NHS adoption and international expansion plans. Miele explained that Manchester-based genedrive has developed two CE-IVD-approved, NICE-recommended tests to help clinicians make safer prescribing decisions in emergency and acute care. The MT-RNR1 test identifies newborns at risk of irreversible hearing loss from aminoglycoside antibiotics, while the CYP2C19 test identifies stroke patients unlikely to respond well to the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel. On MT-RNR1, Miele highlighted completion of patient recruitment for the PALOH UK programme, covering more than 6,000...

Meridian Mining Plc (LSE:MNO, TSX:MNO, OTCQX:MRRDF) CEO Gilbert Clark spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's plans to become a mid-tier copper-gold producer, with its Cabaçal project in Brazil central to that growth strategy. Clark said Meridian is approaching publication of the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for Cabaçal, with the focus on demonstrating the strength and longevity of the project's economics ahead of the next phase: project financing. The company has already started ordering long-lead equipment to lock in prices and bring forward the potential construction completion date. With around US$90 million in the ba...

Domestic Metals CEO Gord Neal joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the start of the company's fully funded 9,000-metre diamond drilling program at its Smart Creek Project in Montana, a major exploration campaign aimed at testing high-grade porphyry copper mineralization identified through extensive exploration work completed over the past two years. Neal said the program will consist of approximately six to eight drill holes focused primarily on the Smart Creek and Sunrise Mine targets. These targets were generated through a combination of induced polarization (IP) geophysical surveys, surface sampling, historical drilling results, and advanced 3D geological modeling designed to...

Purepoint Uranium Group CEO Chris Frostad joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide his perspective on the current uranium market and explain why he believes a major shift in utility purchasing could be the catalyst that reignites uranium equities. Frostad noted that many U.S. utilities were purchasing uranium in the mid-to-high US$50 per pound range last year, despite spot uranium prices trading in the high US$80s. He explained that this apparent disconnect was largely due to flexibility provisions embedded in long-term contracts signed several years ago, allowing utilities to access lower-priced uranium even as market prices moved significantly...

Pinnacle Silver and Gold CEO Robert Archer joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss new drilling results from the company's Potrero Project in Mexico, where ongoing exploration has successfully confirmed and extended high-grade gold and silver mineralization at the historic Pinos Cuates mine. One of the standout results came from hole EPUG26035, which was drilled horizontally along the Dos de Mayo vein to evaluate the strike continuity of previously identified mineralization. The hole intersected 13.18 metres grading 9.69 grams per tonne gold and 143 grams per tonne silver, confirming the presence of a broad and robust mineralized zone. Follow-up drilling from the Main...

Arrow Exploration CEO Marshall Abbott joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an operational update on the company's activities at the Icaco field on the Tapir Block in Colombia's prolific Llanos Basin, while also highlighting record corporate production levels and a strong financial position following its recent acquisition in Canada. Abbott reported that Arrow's total corporate production has now surpassed 6,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), marking the highest production rate in the company's history. The record output includes contributions from the recently acquired Thorsby field in Alberta and reflects the success of recent drilling campaigns, strong workover...