Bulls N' Bears (Commercial Content)

Sipa Resources' maiden drilling program in the lucrative Paterson mining district north of the giant Telfer mine has identified a very large gold-copper system with a strike length of more than 4km. The extensive hits have provided strong encouragement for the discovery of a deposit similar to the recent 1+ million oz finds on neighbouring tenements.

Neometals have kicked off a big month of news by announcing plans to fast-track planning for a downstream lithium processing plant near their soon-to-be commissioned Mt Marion mine. This month is also expected to see the shipping of the first lithium concentrates, and news of yet another resource upgrade following spectacular drill results in August.

Terrain Minerals' revival of the Great Western mine near Leonora is racing ahead, with a 30-hole drill program set to begin as soon as possible. The new drill data will fill one of the last remaining gaps in in the resource for the high-grade deposit, which Terrain expects to be the foundation of even more exploration success and growth.

The owners of low grade, uneconomic Lithium deposits around the world might end up being in the money after all given ASX listed Lithium Australia's announcement that their much talked about, low cost method of processing Lithium might actually work. The company told the ASX today that a pilot plant trial of their “Sileach” processing technology was a resounding success.

MGC Pharmaceuticals says delivery of its Californian distribution deal for its cannabis-based skincare products is imminent. In an operations update, the medical cannabis hopeful says it is ramping up cosmetics production at its Slovenian facility and is in advanced discussions on additional distribution agreements as it ramps up its international presence.

Stargroup look set to add the missing link to their burgeoning Automatic Teller Machine business after signing an MOU to buy the ATM machine switching, settlement and processing assets of 45 year old company Indue Limited. The debt funded acquisition which will cost $6.5m, will drop another $1.7m to Starhgroup's growing bottom line.

Sky and Space Global has taken another step towards the launch of its innovative nano-satellite communications network, firming up its technical offering by gaining approval from the UK Ministry of Defence to use its UHF frequency. The company's share price recently jumped 44% in a singe day as the project looks more and more likely to come to fruition.

Hammer Metals continues to shake up the Mt Isa exploration scene with a boost to its Kalman resource the latest in a run of exceptional news. The copper equivalent grade at Kalman has jumped from 1.3% to 1.8% following recent successful drilling and Hammer believes the deposit, which is open along strike and down plunge, still has more to offer.

Before we talk markets, I wanted to talk Emefcy Ltd. (EMC) this morning

American global electronics magazine EE Times has added a company that was backdoor listed in Perth to its highly anticipated annual list of hot tech start-ups to watch. ASX listed Weebit, that was recently backdoor listed into Radar Iron by Nedlands based corporate advisory firm Armada Capital, has made the EE Times “Silicon 60” list this year.

It's been a good 24 hours on markets, will our friend Yellen confirming that US interest rates will not rise until December 2016…

It is certainly getting harder for companies to list on the ASX……In effect, early stage companies with a market value of under $20 million and less than $5 million in net tangible assets w

Janet Yellen, you little beauty…………..

Blackham Resources has provided some certainty for investors by locking in forward gold sales at near record prices for part of its production from the 100,000+ oz-per annum Matilda gold project. More than 1/3rd of gold sales over the next 18 months are locked away providing Blackham with a solid foundation to launch big expansion plans.

MGC Pharma and The University of Sydney have released a new report on the clinically proven benefits of medicinal cannabis in a bid to increase its acceptance and draw attention to its potential medical benefits. More than 100 studies are currently underway which will provide a base load of clinical evidence for doctors and patients.

Well its official – Lithium mining is very lucrative and the hype surrounding the industry is real and justified. Pilbara Minerals had the market sitting upright with eyes and ears at the ready this week when they released their stunning financial projections for what could be the world's largest Lithium mine just 100km south of Port Hedland in W.A.

Sky and Space Global has attracted another big name partner as it counts down to the launch of its first nano-satellites in the second quarter of next year. The company has entered an MOU with US$7 billion tech giant Flextronics, just one week after signing with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic to ferry its nano-satellites into orbit.

Yesterday's “shut-down” for 98% of the day's trade, was nothing short of “embarrassing” for the new ASX CEO.

The University of Cambridge has begun a second phase of canine trials of PharmAust's promising anti-cancer drug, taking it a step closer to widespread availability for pet owners. The trial will also provide information on the potential for the Perth-based company's new drug as a breakthrough cancer treatment for humans.

With a swag of drill results from two exciting projects on two different continents due out over the next few weeks, ASX punters will no doubt be watching Sipa Resources closely with one hand on the buy button. Sipa this week starts a new phase of drilling at Akelikongo, its highly-rated nickel-copper prospect in Uganda.

The “big-one”… the FOMC federal meeting that will divide economists, analysts and central banks…

ASX listed PharmAust subsidiary Epichem has been elevated to a select group of biotech companies that have achieved ISO 9001:2015, an internationally recognised certification for quality, continual improvement and customer focus. Epichem unertakes biotech research for some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies in Perth.

The transformation of Drake Resources into a stock riding the global cyber security boom is reaching its final stages, with a shareholder meeting to approve the reverse takeover of Israeli firm Genome expected in November. Genome are also about to release a mobile version of their unique technology that finds human weeknesses in IT systems.

It has been a tough week for equities, with global markets “shaken” by volatility leading into to the US Fed meeting on Wednesday next week.

A fairly “uneventful night” last night (we like that), with the SP500 falling by 0.1%

Sky and Space Global has announced a deal with Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic to use its LauncherOne spacecraft to deliver a “constellation” of miniature satellites into space. The agreement is a major step forward for the Perth-headquartered company as it rapidly moves ahead with establishing its own global satellite telecommunications network.

Hammer Metals will shortly produce a maiden copper-cobalt-gold resource estimate at the Millennium prospect in Mt Isa just months after acquiring the project for a song. Hammer has also identified a promising new target on the Millennium leases that boasts small scale historic production with copper grades of 26%. The project is also looking good for Cobalt.

ASX listed PharmAust has taken the next significant step in the development of its exciting canine cancer drug known as Monepantel or MPL. The company this week announced that it had added two new locations to its Phase 2 trials in Australia, one at the Animal Referral Hospital at Homebush, NSW and the other at Queensland Veterinary Specialists in Brisbane.

We feel “battered and bruised” of late, with the ASX down from 5,600 to 5,230 over the past two weeks.

In a move that Stargroup has described as financially significant for the rapidly growing financial payments company, Goldfields Money, who have a banking license, will place up to $15m of their excess cash into Stargroup's 350 ATM machines across the country for at least the next 3 years. The deal is expected to impact Stargroup's bottom line in a meaningful way.

With the Dow closing down a “whopping” 394 points on Friday night, it's time to go to the beach……….

Tonight, our Hawks take on the Cats at the “G” and if it continues to rain, the hawks are in the box seat…