Lion Rock Minerals Limited (ASX: LRM) has secured a strategic placement and technical partnership with Tronox Holdings plc (NYSE: TROX)—one of the world’s largest vertically-integrated titanium dioxide and zircon producers. This is not just funding; it’s an alignment with an operator that mines, upgrades, and markets titanium feedstocks (including rutile) and rare earth-bearing monazite at industrial scale. The move signals an intention to fast-track drilling, resource defini

In this latest episode of Coffee with Samso, I reconnect with exploration legend Jon Hronsky to unpack one of the most significant emerging geological stories in Australia: the Westrunter carbonatite province. This conversation builds on John's recent presentation at the AIG’s event and dives deep into how Encounter Resources Limited (ASX: ENR) has methodically uncovered what may become a globally significant carbonatite-hosted niobium and rare earth element (REE) district in