‘Extremely hurtful': WNBA player hits back at cheating allegations
Former Mercury forward Sophie Cunningham has denied allegations that she had an affair with Josh Bartelstein, the married CEO of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, which was mentioned in a lawsuit filed in May by Gene Traylor, the director of security for the Suns.
The 28-year-old Cunningham, who was traded to the Indiana Fever in January, explained that she does not know Traylor and called the allegations 'untrue and extremely hurtful' in a statement posted to her social media, the NY Post reports.
'I am deeply saddened by the recent false accusation made against me by Gene Traylor, someone I do not know and have never met,' Cunningham said. 'Let me be clear his statements are untrue and extremely hurtful.
'I am here to compete, play basketball at the highest level and win for my team and my fans, while inspiring other women that they can do or be anything they ever dream of becoming. I hold myself to the highest integrity and my values are what guide me on and off the court.
'To the media who reported on this, I have always spoken the truth and been transparent with any press inquiry. In this instance it feels irresponsible that I was never asked for comment about the accusation before several clickbait stories went to print.
'I will not let untrue gossip take my focus away from what is most important to me which is basketball, my supportive team and my fans.'
Cunningham played for the Mercury from 2019 until 2024. The franchise drafted her in the second round of the 2019 WNBA Draft.
Traylor alleges in his lawsuit that Cornelius Craig, the Suns' vice president of security and risk management, claimed Bartelstein was engaged in an affair with Cunningham.
Bartelstein, 35, who has yet to address the allegations, has been married to his wife, Sydney, for two years as of November 2024, according to Phoenix Mag.
Traylor's lawsuit, first reported by ESPN, alleges discrimination, harassment and retaliation by the team.
Traylor alleges in the lawsuit that the Suns hired Craig to get rid of him.
The lawsuit claims the team demoted Traylor from his role as director of safety, security and risk management after he gave a presentation to management highlighting multiple incidents around the Suns and Mercury in 2023.
Traylor also alleges the orgazniation discouraged him from taking protected leave after he was diagnosed with cancer.
The Suns have denied Traylor's accusations.
'The recent reports concerning Josh Bartelstein and Sophie Cunningham are entirely false and morally reprehensible,' Suns senior vice president of communications Stacey Mitch said.
Traylor is seeking undisclosed damages.
'We have seen the civil complaint filed Tuesday and will let the legal process take its course,' NBA spokesman Mike Bass told ESPN.
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Gold Digger: This fundie says gold miner valuations are at a 25-year low
Gold prices are at all-time highs, but miners' valuations are sitting at "25-year lows" T8 Capital's Roscoe Widdup says gold bull market has more room to grow Free cash flow multiple for world's top five miners at a third of 2012 levels Gold prices are sitting at all-time highs and could go even higher, as the order of global trade breaks down and central banks around the world increasingly aim to buttress their exposure to the US economy. JPMorgan analysts in early May said in a note that even a 0.5% shift of foreign US assets to gold could yield 18%pa returns that could take gold to US$6000/oz by 2029 as fears over the US debt pile and trade unpredictability threaten an unwind of the substantial position foreign reserve banks have built up over five decades. Their latest forecasts have gold hitting US$4100/oz by 2026. Wowzers. At US$3373/oz on Thursday gold prices are already close to record highs in nominal terms, having hit US$3500/oz at the peak of US-China trade tensions in April. Yet fundie Roscoe Widdup, whose firm Triple Eight Capital runs the NO17 Gold fund, says gold miners are now at a 25-year valuation low. That suggests there's plenty more value to be found in the long unloved precious metals sector. Analysis from T8 shows the world's top five gold miners were running at a free cash flow multiple of as much as 29x at their post-GFC peak in 2012, before a 2013 crash that caught out miners which had invested heavily in growth, lowered cut-off grades and let costs run out of control. Nowadays, they're running at just 9x as of March 31 on T8's analysis. That's despite an environment in which prices have risen strongly and margins have expanded to an even stronger degree. "If you look at this period here, this bear market period for gold miners. We had you low free cash margins and high debt on leverage ratio," Widdup told Stockhead. "It's flipped. It's the inverse now. " The cash margins that the gold mining companies are generating are considerable and they are unlevered. " So where we are today is ... from this peak, gold bullion price is up 70% and gold miners have weakened." Oh how things change The ugly duckling of the resources market for so long, gold miners are starting to show their value as margins expand. Theoretically, each dollar move up in the gold price should expand margins twice over. Now that cost escalation from two periods – the post GFC boom and the post-Covid inflation crisis – is over, gold producers are starting to see the benefits. "Over these multiple time horizons we are not yet seeing that disconnect close. Last year, gold bullion was up over 20%, gold miners did half. And that's widening those jaws," Widdup said. "So far this year US$ traded gold bullion is up 28% year to date as of US close (on Wednesday) and the index of gold miners is up 57%. "So this year that leverage – that two beta – is working. It didn't work last year, didn't work the year before. And so what's encouraging to us in terms of how this cycle plays out and how we believe it is playing out, is the laws of physics are returning." The potential catch up here is significant, Widdup thinks. He said the top gold miners are now generating free cash margins that are 10% stronger than copper producers. "The top five gold miners should be trading on – at mid-cycle – low 20s one year forward price to free cash flow multiple and at top of cycle that multiple can be higher, at bottom of cycle, which is where we believe we are, that cohort is trading on if you jump to the punch line is trading on on less than ten times," he said. "That is a huge disconnect." Bull market goes higher Widdup says the fundamentals support a continuation of the gold bull market, with miners struggling to add supply in a market starting to grow at rates above historical norms thanks to a rush of central bank and investor demand. " Gold demand over a long term has grown at between 0.75 and 1% per annum. We see a period of elevated growth," he said. "Supply has been more or less able to match that, albeit at a higher and higher marginal cost, hence the higher gold price. "But at this present time, we see a period for genuinely elevated demand driven by central banks and investors and we see a real difficulty in the supply side being able to respond." There are real concerns now about the reliability of US Treasuries, exposure to which foreign central banks could look to cut further. JPMorgan estimates around US$8.8tn of these bonds are held outside the US, with Widdup saying US$4tn is held by central banks. "From a liquidity perspective gold bullion is ... to our reckoning the only asset class that is actually sufficiently liquid and sufficiently defensive to be able to fill that gap of US treasuries," Widdup said. " And if you then translate that into central bank demand for gold in the traded gold market, that's equivalent to adding a fifth of annual demand every year. An extraordinary amount." At the same time, conversations with the world's top 20 miners across the past 18 months has shown the amount of "scar tissue" these is across the large established gold miners from the failures of the post-GFC boom. "The investor perception is that high gold prices means redraw the pit shell, lower cut-off grades, poor cost control. They're going to jump into M&A, they're going to launch big projects," Widdup said. " The perception of markets is that there won't be margin expansion, it will all be withered away." But the general economic environment now is more constructive for gold, with the crude oil and energy prices down, unemployment increasing and weakness in other sectors of the mining industry helping to ease labour inflation. " Of course, you can't just buy the whole index because there are low quality companies in there with end-of-life assets," Widdup cautions. "This is why a concentrated, actively managed portfolio of really good gold miners will generate outsized returns both through delivering that genuine leverage to the gold price, but then also taking advantage of that rerate of ... that long run valuation multiple, returning to what Cap-M theory says you should value gold miners at mid-cycle." Winners and losers CODE COMPANY PRICE WEEK % MONTH % 6 MONTH % YEAR % MARKET CAP BYH Bryah Resources Ltd 0.016 300% 220% 300% 100% $11,309,396 BMO Bastion Minerals 0.003 100% 0% -40% -57% $1,355,441 CY5 Cygnus Metals Ltd 0.11 51% 47% 0% 86% $89,368,825 ICL Iceni Gold 0.093 50% 72% 50% 9% $28,882,829 MOM Moab Minerals Ltd 0.002 50% 0% -25% -63% $2,600,499 IVR Investigator Res Ltd 0.031 41% 35% -18% -44% $44,502,628 DTR Dateline Resources 0.125 36% 468% 3471% 862% $395,113,011 GMN Gold Mountain Ltd 0.002 33% 33% 0% -33% $8,429,639 PNT Panthermetalsltd 0.016 33% -11% -6% -49% $4,212,664 GPR Geopacific Resources 0.024 33% 9% 12% 12% $63,649,307 GED Golden Deeps 0.025 32% 39% -14% -38% $4,251,017 LEX Lefroy Exploration 0.105 30% 38% 48% 18% $26,084,114 MTH Mithril Silver Gold 0.48 30% 37% 30% 123% $62,678,314 RML Resolution Minerals 0.018 29% 125% 38% 13% $9,464,163 SPD Southernpalladium 0.51 29% 108% -22% 16% $43,201,250 SNG Siren Gold 0.062 27% 19% -6% -23% $12,919,266 USL Unico Silver Limited 0.285 27% 27% 36% 104% $111,675,658 AUN Aurumin 0.092 26% 44% 56% 142% $46,954,714 PRX Prodigy Gold NL 0.003 25% 25% 25% 12% $7,937,639 SVL Silver Mines Limited 0.125 25% 28% 9% -29% $195,775,293 MDI Middle Island Res 0.025 25% 32% 67% 79% $7,037,615 BM8 Battery Age Minerals 0.058 23% 2% -52% -66% $6,947,834 GRL Godolphin Resources 0.011 22% 22% -35% -59% $4,713,170 TGM Theta Gold Mines Ltd 0.14 22% 0% -15% 0% $123,120,008 ARI Arika Resources 0.041 21% 37% 37% 105% $31,223,824 NVA Nova Minerals Ltd 0.375 21% 15% 50% 92% $127,583,980 ARD Argent Minerals 0.026 21% 21% 16% 34% $33,249,731 AVM Advance Metals Ltd 0.048 20% -2% 45% 118% $12,721,672 HRN Horizon Gold Ltd 0.6 20% 33% 41% 122% $85,455,555 WTM Waratah Minerals Ltd 0.385 20% 64% 141% 285% $82,896,854 NES Nelson Resources. 0.003 20% 0% 0% -14% $6,515,783 ICG Inca Minerals Ltd 0.006 20% 20% 0% -14% $9,458,340 MEK Meeka Metals Limited 0.16 19% 19% 88% 357% $389,934,301 DRE Dreadnought Resources Ltd 0.013 18% 0% -7% -19% $71,113,000 NWM Norwest Minerals 0.013 18% -19% -24% -48% $9,683,586 AZY Antipa Minerals Ltd 0.72 18% 48% 188% 454% $387,414,603 FAU First Au Ltd 0.004 17% 40% 75% 17% $6,215,980 M2R Miramar 0.004 17% 17% -13% -66% $3,488,881 LCL LCL Resources Ltd 0.007 17% 17% -22% -42% $8,363,689 TSO Tesoro Gold Ltd 0.028 17% 8% 22% -26% $52,427,724 NXM Nexus Minerals Ltd 0.085 16% 13% 52% 77% $51,923,327 AS1 Asara Resources Ltd 0.059 16% 42% 127% 436% $63,868,315 SLA Solara Minerals 0.145 16% 21% -26% -41% $8,407,799 PUA Peak Minerals Ltd 0.023 15% 130% 239% 616% $61,761,068 PGD Peregrine Gold 0.15 15% 0% 15% -43% $11,878,684 HMG Hamelingoldlimited 0.084 15% -7% 27% -7% $17,521,875 ADN Andromeda Metals Ltd 0.013 14% -38% 79% -40% $53,386,803 MEI Meteoric Resources 0.125 14% 30% 37% -32% $292,107,848 LAT Latitude 66 Limited 0.043 13% -16% -34% 2050% $5,162,425 RMX Red Mount Min Ltd 0.009 13% 13% -10% -10% $4,184,620 FML Focus Minerals Ltd 0.4 13% 70% 135% 158% $113,190,665 ANX Anax Metals Ltd 0.009 13% -10% -10% -75% $7,945,268 SBR Sabre Resources 0.009 13% 29% -18% -47% $3,155,695 LM8 Lunnonmetalslimited 0.23 12% 5% -2% -8% $50,744,480 KAL Kalgoorliegoldmining 0.047 12% 9% 96% 34% $17,928,722 BNZ Benzmining 0.45 11% 17% 13% 181% $73,177,166 CHN Chalice Mining Ltd 1.27 11% 16% -8% -19% $511,570,226 SMI Santana Minerals Ltd 0.598 11% 15% 20% 75% $426,404,018 FG1 Flynngold 0.03 11% 20% 11% 15% $12,522,127 HRZ Horizon 0.05 11% -9% 28% 0% $120,836,034 STN Saturn Metals 0.345 11% 23% 47% 50% $158,582,777 SX2 Southgold Consol 6.79 11% 31% 0% 0% $999,101,249 BCM Brazilian Critical 0.011 10% 22% 10% -50% $11,692,544 WA8 Warriedarresourltd 0.115 10% 0% 89% 140% $110,041,431 BC8 Black Cat Syndicate 0.878 10% -4% 18% 193% $643,745,355 AAJ Aruma Resources Ltd 0.011 10% 22% -21% -39% $2,775,727 MKR Manuka Resources. 0.043 10% 39% 23% 8% $34,052,242 MM8 Medallion Metals. 0.285 10% 27% 228% 482% $147,507,250 GSN Great Southern 0.023 10% 5% 44% 21% $22,926,499 NAG Nagambie Resources 0.017 10% -15% -29% 89% $13,656,140 TM1 Terra Metals Limited 0.04 10% 58% 36% -10% $16,605,402 KSN Kingston Resources 0.125 9% 37% 39% 52% $102,880,662 YRL Yandal Resources 0.12 9% -14% -59% -11% $37,108,198 AAR Astral Resources NL 0.19 9% 27% 41% 150% $276,495,041 EM2 Eagle Mountain 0.006 9% 20% -54% -87% $4,540,149 KCC Kincora Copper 0.038 9% -3% 9% -32% $8,712,726 BGD Bartongoldholdings 0.79 9% 60% 204% 177% $178,568,319 AGC AGC Ltd 0.175 9% 17% -8% -49% $42,338,542 ZAG Zuleika Gold Ltd 0.012 9% 0% -25% -40% $8,902,559 SBM St Barbara Limited 0.348 9% 14% 2% 54% $378,996,219 A8G Australasian Metals 0.073 9% 1% -13% -9% $4,225,950 HAV Havilah Resources 0.19 9% 15% -17% 0% $62,762,415 MTC Metalstech Ltd 0.14 8% 33% 22% -35% $29,221,028 AMI Aurelia Metals Ltd 0.325 8% 12% 86% 91% $583,937,561 BNR Bulletin Res Ltd 0.068 8% 0% 66% 51% $19,378,479 MVL Marvel Gold Limited 0.014 8% 0% 40% 56% $19,504,320 SFM Santa Fe Minerals 0.04 8% 8% 38% 0% $2,839,933 SVY Stavely Minerals Ltd 0.013 8% -4% -35% -69% $6,528,505 CEL Challenger Gold Ltd 0.098 8% 21% 100% 46% $169,050,919 GG8 Gorilla Gold Mines 0.535 8% 13% 123% 1802% $342,222,148 CAZ Cazaly Resources 0.016 7% 0% -20% -30% $7,380,848 CYL Catalyst Metals 6.71 7% 20% 142% 592% $1,722,126,219 WWI West Wits Mining Ltd 0.029 7% 53% 107% 123% $78,849,797 CLA Celsius Resource Ltd 0.008 7% 7% -32% -25% $20,380,675 NSM Northstaw 0.032 7% -24% 78% 40% $8,757,648 OBM Ora Banda Mining Ltd 1.135 7% 13% 62% 255% $2,411,181,608 AQI Alicanto Min Ltd 0.029 7% -3% -28% 86% $25,444,289 FXG Felix Gold Limited 0.16 7% 3% 68% 186% $67,855,722 CDR Codrus Minerals Ltd 0.038 6% 19% 138% -27% $8,682,844 KCN Kingsgate Consolid. 2.16 5% 20% 48% 23% $559,321,172 ADT Adriatic Metals 5.3 5% 34% 27% 40% $1,604,651,162 WGX Westgold Resources. 3.115 5% 15% 5% 37% $2,961,364,427 GAL Galileo Mining Ltd 0.115 5% -4% 5% -57% $20,750,617 TMB Tambourahmetals 0.022 5% -15% -19% -70% $2,941,801 TRE Toubani Res Ltd 0.295 5% 11% 74% 74% $74,618,436 AKA Aureka Limited 0.12 4% -8% 14% -99% $11,780,013 HCH Hot Chili Ltd 0.57 4% 21% -26% -41% $89,441,728 VRL Verity Resources 0.029 4% 81% 35% -40% $8,298,839 CBY Canterbury Resources 0.027 4% 35% 35% -40% $5,600,904 POL Polymetals Resources 0.855 4% 1% -3% 167% $217,930,717 KAI Kairos Minerals Ltd 0.027 4% 42% 108% 145% $69,719,173 HMX Hammer Metals Ltd 0.034 3% 3% 0% 0% $31,071,555 G50 G50Corp Ltd 0.185 3% 85% -3% 19% $32,119,532 MAU Magnetic Resources 1.72 3% 16% 27% 60% $464,232,143 EMR Emerald Res NL 4.705 3% 13% 26% 28% $3,135,881,084 PNR Pantoro Gold Limited 3.53 3% 27% 108% 131% $1,417,030,752 GUE Global Uranium 0.067 3% -6% 8% -28% $29,559,054 PDI Predictive Disc Ltd 0.393 3% 6% 51% 107% $1,035,072,491 CWX Carawine Resources 0.098 2% 1% -11% -7% $23,140,294 TBR Tribune Res Ltd 4.9 2% -4% 10% 40% $266,013,150 TCG Turaco Gold Limited 0.51 2% 16% 59% 149% $456,510,638 VAU Vault Minerals Ltd 0.443 2% 1% 25% 2% $3,061,113,022 NST Northern Star 20.71 2% 8% 25% 44% $30,028,091,551 PRU Perseus Mining Ltd 3.905 2% 16% 39% 67% $5,379,734,403 IGO IGO Limited 4.185 2% 5% -16% -39% $3,286,542,308 RND Rand Mining Ltd 1.9 1% -2% 24% 28% $110,623,744 TTM Titan Minerals 0.385 1% -3% -13% 13% $102,978,754 AUC Ausgold Limited 0.65 1% 16% 60% 86% $243,064,732 SFR Sandfire Resources 11.7 1% 16% 14% 32% $5,375,731,481 IDA Indiana Resources 0.08 1% 3% 33% 90% $51,418,597 MAT Matsa Resources 0.069 1% 10% 60% 146% $48,379,304 GOR Gold Road Res Ltd 3.35 1% 3% 62% 107% $3,650,300,842 UVA Uvrelimited 0.093 1% -1% -1% -7% $5,598,600 UVA Uvrelimited 0.093 1% -1% -1% -7% $5,598,600 MRR Minrex Resources Ltd 0.01 0% 25% 25% 0% $9,763,808 NPM Newpeak Metals 0.012 0% 0% 20% -56% $3,864,861 ASO Aston Minerals Ltd 0.022 0% 29% 175% 57% $28,491,414 G88 Golden Mile Res Ltd 0.014 0% 27% 56% 17% $9,796,461 NMR Native Mineral Res 0.195 0% 0% 550% 491% $183,667,906 ARL Ardea Resources Ltd 0.4 0% -6% 21% -33% $83,113,101 GTR Gti Energy Ltd 0.004 0% 60% 33% -27% $11,995,799 IPT Impact Minerals 0.006 0% -8% -47% -69% $19,776,650 MOH Moho Resources 0.004 0% 0% -11% 0% $2,981,656 MRZ Mont Royal Resources 0.041 0% 0% 3% -23% $3,486,222 AAU Antilles Gold Ltd 0.004 0% 0% 0% -33% $8,605,471 BMR Ballymore Resources 0.155 0% 15% -6% -11% $28,276,894 ERM Emmerson Resources 0.13 0% -7% 117% 202% $82,630,454 AM7 Arcadia Minerals 0.017 0% -6% -23% -69% $1,995,518 MLS Metals Australia 0.018 0% -8% -28% -18% $13,116,951 ASR Asra Minerals Ltd 0.002 0% 0% -33% -67% $5,533,072 CTO Citigold Corp Ltd 0.004 0% 0% 0% -20% $12,000,000 MHC Manhattan Corp Ltd 0.023 0% 44% -8% -31% $5,167,776 SVG Savannah Goldfields 0.021 0% -9% 14% -14% $25,114,695 EMC Everest Metals Corp 0.155 0% 15% 11% 29% $33,619,688 GUL Gullewa Limited 0.074 0% -15% 25% 4% $16,133,641 VKA Viking Mines Ltd 0.006 0% -25% -40% -25% $8,063,692 BCN Beacon Minerals 0.028 0% 4% 27% 0% $122,565,468 MEG Megado Minerals Ltd 0.014 0% 27% 0% 34% $5,875,566 VRC Volt Resources Ltd 0.004 0% -20% 33% -11% $23,423,890 ARV Artemis Resources 0.007 0% -7% -35% -54% $17,699,705 RDN Raiden Resources Ltd 0.006 0% 20% -45% -84% $20,705,349 EMU EMU NL 0.018 0% -14% -36% -39% $3,802,472 CMM Capricorn Metals 9.375 0% 1% 34% 102% $4,155,509,700 RGL Riversgold 0.004 0% 0% 33% -43% $6,734,850 ALK Alkane Resources Ltd 0.748 0% -5% 44% 38% $472,322,676 RDS Redstone Resources 0.005 0% 0% 67% 43% $5,171,337 CXU Cauldron Energy Ltd 0.007 0% 3% -54% -78% $10,229,832 DLI Delta Lithium 0.18 0% 13% 3% -27% $125,394,814 ALY Alchemy Resource Ltd 0.005 0% 0% -17% -29% $7,068,458 AVW Avira Resources Ltd 0.007 0% 0% -65% -65% $1,754,286 GML Gateway Mining 0.031 0% 3% 19% 0% $12,673,429 STK Strickland Metals 0.14 0% 47% 63% 27% $339,353,970 XAM Xanadu Mines Ltd 0.079 0% 52% 44% 32% $181,005,684 KTA Krakatoa Resources 0.01 0% 11% -9% -38% $6,821,474 MBK Metal Bank Ltd 0.013 0% 18% -24% -47% $6,466,967 TAR Taruga Minerals 0.009 0% -10% -10% 13% $6,423,787 SPQ Superior Resources 0.004 0% -11% -43% -50% $10,669,422 PUR Pursuit Minerals 0.045 0% -2% -68% -78% $4,288,560 RMS Ramelius Resources 2.825 0% 8% 23% 46% $3,326,170,451 NMG New Murchison Gold 0.016 0% 0% 45% 220% $167,464,452 TRM Truscott Mining Corp 0.065 0% 8% -17% 4% $12,444,156 PNM Pacific Nickel Mines 0.024 0% 0% 0% -17% $10,103,835 AYM Australia United Min 0.003 0% 50% 50% 0% $5,527,732 SPR Spartan Resources 2.2 0% 6% 40% 199% $2,883,522,562 GMD Genesis Minerals 4.51 0% 15% 71% 146% $5,334,770,088 FEG Far East Gold 0.155 0% 3% 0% 29% $56,889,255 CLZ Classic Min Ltd 0.001 0% 0% 0% -67% $1,544,026 TMS Tennant Minerals Ltd 0.006 0% 0% -33% -74% $6,691,233 LM1 Leeuwin Metals Ltd 0.135 0% -13% 108% 125% $16,129,021 RRL Regis Resources 4.9 -1% 11% 81% 174% $3,890,710,330 ZNC Zenith Minerals Ltd 0.041 -2% -9% -2% -33% $16,297,657 KZR Kalamazoo Resources 0.084 -2% 1% 0% -7% $18,648,449 EVN Evolution Mining Ltd 8.71 -2% 7% 69% 125% $18,161,573,140 ENR Encounter Resources 0.235 -2% 27% -33% -34% $122,204,118 MI6 Minerals260Limited 0.138 -2% 10% 15% -17% $299,763,333 RXL Rox Resources 0.29 -2% -3% 57% 87% $219,759,038 PTN Patronus Resources 0.057 -2% -8% 2% -2% $85,144,686 ILT Iltani Resources Lim 0.22 -2% -17% 47% -27% $11,340,190 GWR GWR Group Ltd 0.092 -3% -1% 5% -2% $29,124,599 ADV Ardiden Ltd 0.15 -3% 0% 15% 0% $9,065,038 QML Qmines Limited 0.037 -3% -5% -40% -40% $15,112,292 KAU Kaiser Reef 0.185 -3% 9% 19% 23% $109,806,038 CDT Castle Minerals 0.092 -3% 70% 53% -39% $10,672,880 ARN Aldoro Resources 0.305 -3% 5% 91% 349% $56,947,899 BEZ Besragoldinc 0.036 -3% -20% -42% -63% $14,957,891 BTR Brightstar Resources 0.56 -3% 9% -23% 60% $271,732,046 FFM Firefly Metals Ltd 1.03 -4% 36% -4% 49% $591,678,637 BGL Bellevue Gold Ltd 0.915 -4% -1% -31% -52% $1,380,364,910 RSG Resolute Mining 0.585 -4% 16% 36% 9% $1,288,075,258 NH3 Nh3Cleanenergyltd 0.023 -4% -12% 10% 28% $14,115,120 OZM Ozaurum Resources 0.079 -4% -16% 147% 76% $18,328,150 PGO Pacgold 0.067 -4% -16% -17% -52% $8,675,986 AAM Aumegametals 0.035 -5% -5% -20% -44% $21,143,956 GIB Gibb River Diamonds 0.033 -6% -11% -13% -31% $7,078,812 SKY SKY Metals Ltd 0.046 -6% -2% -16% 18% $33,403,049 REZ Resourc & En Grp Ltd 0.017 -6% -19% -37% 42% $11,417,865 HWK Hawk Resources. 0.016 -6% -16% -38% -64% $4,876,730 GBR Greatbould Resources 0.063 -6% -8% 31% 5% $48,689,456 GNM Great Northern 0.016 -6% 23% 7% 33% $2,783,323 KRM Kingsrose Mining Ltd 0.029 -6% -12% -17% -41% $22,605,796 TLM Talisman Mining 0.135 -7% -23% -40% -50% $26,364,849 M24 Mamba Exploration 0.013 -7% 8% 18% -32% $3,837,153 SMS Starmineralslimited 0.022 -8% -19% -42% -19% $4,273,553 WCN White Cliff Min Ltd 0.024 -8% 4% 50% 26% $57,681,268 CPM Coopermetalslimited 0.035 -8% -5% -26% -60% $2,742,448 A1G African Gold Ltd. 0.153 -8% 27% 172% 487% $76,803,172 ORN Orion Minerals Ltd 0.011 -8% -8% -27% -39% $75,354,926 TOR Torque Met 0.12 -8% 29% 145% -40% $33,707,991 VMC Venus Metals Cor Ltd 0.123 -9% 23% 88% 61% $22,554,799 PRS Prospech Limited 0.02 -9% -9% -29% -43% $6,576,518 WAF West African Res Ltd 2.445 -9% 7% 50% 67% $2,986,512,321 MEU Marmota Limited 0.041 -9% -5% 11% -7% $49,488,843 HAW Hawthorn Resources 0.048 -9% 9% 14% -31% $16,080,749 THR Thor Energy PLC 0.01 -9% 0% -29% -41% $7,107,898 AWJ Auric Mining 0.175 -10% -22% -48% 0% $32,546,693 LCY Legacy Iron Ore 0.008 -11% 0% -20% -41% $78,096,341 TG1 Techgen Metals Ltd 0.024 -11% 0% -29% -25% $3,807,977 TNC True North Copper 0.275 -11% 53% -91% -95% $35,864,120 PXX Polarx Limited 0.008 -11% 0% 0% -33% $19,004,008 S2R S2 Resources 0.085 -12% -11% 31% -32% $38,492,929 NAE New Age Exploration 0.004 -13% -13% -22% -13% $7,978,197 GBZ GBM Rsources Ltd 0.007 -13% -13% -13% -36% $8,197,490 DTM Dart Mining NL 0.004 -13% -30% -68% -83% $4,193,195 GSM Golden State Mining 0.007 -13% -13% -22% -36% $1,955,594 CST Castile Resources 0.051 -14% -31% -32% -37% $16,204,675 TAM Tanami Gold NL 0.048 -14% 37% 66% 41% $56,404,658 FAL Falconmetalsltd 0.12 -14% 14% -14% -56% $22,125,000 SLZ Sultan Resources Ltd 0.005 -17% -17% -17% -50% $1,157,350 TMX Terrain Minerals 0.003 -17% 0% -29% -17% $5,621,392 PKO Peako Limited 0.003 -17% 0% -17% -35% $4,463,226 ADG Adelong Gold Limited 0.006 -21% -31% 10% -8% $12,412,060 AQX Alice Queen Ltd 0.003 -25% -50% -57% -57% $3,748,920 SRN Surefire Rescs NL 0.002 -25% -40% -55% -78% $3,729,668 KNB Koonenberrygold 0.044 -35% -52% 238% 144% $63,530,934 BRX Belararoxlimited 0.055 -42% -25% -68% -74% $8,993,390 DEG De Grey Mining 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $5,915,063,112 Geopacific Resources (ASX:GPR) Geopacific Resources is getting some serious support with experienced Papua New Guinea gold producer St Barbara Mines (ASX:SBM) moving to acquire a 14.4% interest in the company. SBM is acquiring 458.6 million GPR shares in exchange for its shareholding in Patronus Resources (ASX:PTN), making it a substantial and strategic shareholder in GPR. This will be hugely beneficial for GPR as SBM's existing operational presence in the country through its Simberi gold mine provides deep local experience and strategic alignment with GPR's 1.67Moz Woodlark gold project. GPR is currently working on a definitive feasibility study for Woodlark and is working to define additional epithermal gold resources along with searching for porphyry mineralisation to unlock a new phase of district-scale exploration potential. In May, it noted that an independent expert review had identified 14 untested porphyry copper-gold target environments on Woodlark Island. Historical exploration on the island had focused on near-surface and epithermal gold systems, ignoring the newly uncovered deeper porphyry potential. All 14 porphyry copper-gold target environments require further investigations to assess their potential with fieldwork to be completed over the next six months as part of the current exploration program. These includes three high priority porphyry targets identified in close proximity to the Kulamadau, Busai, and Little Mackenzie gold deposits. Lefroy Exploration (ASX:LEX) Grade control drilling at Lefroy's Lukcy Strike project delivered the goods with an initial set of holes returning exceptional near-surface assay results. Notable intersections include: 19m at 4.1g/t gold from 31m including 7m at 9.58 g/t from 41m (LEFR563) 22m at 2.91g/t gold from 24m including 1m at 12g/t from 40m (LEFR602); and 7m at 8.46g/t gold from 17m including 1m at 20.1g/t from 20m (LEFR493). These results further validate the company's confidence in the resource and geology model. Drilling is fully funded by mine profit share partner BML Ventures. Gold grades have exceeded expectations in the top 40-50m of the planned northern pit, demonstrating the significant high grade mining opportunity that exists at Lucky Strike. Diamond drilling is poised to start shortly targeting a possible larger Stage 2 at Lucky Strike, which currently has a resource of 1.27Mt at 1.95g/t gold, or 79,600oz of contained gold. It is the first of three separate resources, totalling 1 million ounces, that LEX intends to develop over the next few years. Firetail Resources (ASX:FTL) Acquisitions are the name of the game this week with Firetail increasing its gold exposure by securing options to acquire 80% of the Excelsior Springs project in Nevada and 100% of the Bella project in South Dakota. Excelsior Springs is located within the >40Moz Walker Lane Tectonic Zone and has historical production of 19,200oz at 41g/t gold from shallow underground workings. Meanwhile, Bella lies within the world-class Homestake Gold Belt that has a gold endowment of ~85Moz and is just 20km along trend from the Homestake mine which has produced ~42Moz. FTL can earn up to 80% in Excelsior Springs by paying the vendor an initial consideration of $200,000 in cash and 32m FTL shares along with a commitment to spend US$5m over a five-year period while for Bella, the company is paying the vendor $600,000 in cash and 17 million FTL shares with no work commitment.
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Richard Simmons' home has hit market for $10 million
Richard Simmons' longtime Los Angeles mansion has hit the market for $US7 million ($A10.7 million) just one year after he died inside the home. The fitness guru, who shot to fame in the 1970s, passed away in July 2024, days after he celebrated his 76th birthday. The weight loss guru had become increasingly reclusive in the 10 years before his death, Realtor reports. Despite his once-prominent Hollywood profile, from 2014, Simmons was seen outside of his home on just a handful of occasions. Yet, the fitness expert maintained a close connection with his fans through Facebook updates in which he would offer glimpses of his life — while also sharing inspirational messages. The reason behind his disappearance became the source of intense media scrutiny. A TMZ documentary, titled 'What Really Happened to Richard Simmons' claimed that his decision to step away from public life was the result of a longtime ailment that he had suffered since birth. 'Something that happened to him at birth is directly connected to his disappearance — a birth defect that significantly affected one of his legs,' TMZ editor Fabian Garcia claimed in the documentary, according to the New York Post. 'He was born without a full set of bones in his foot, and it causes physical and emotional problems.' In 2024, before his death, Simmons addressed the speculation about his disappearance in a social media post, urging his fans to pay no attention to the rumours. 'Don't believe everything you read. I no longer have a manager, and I no longer have a publicist. I just try to live a quiet life and be peaceful,' he wrote. Still, Simmons' family faced continued scrutiny in the wake of his death, particularly after it was revealed that they had become embroiled in a bitter legal battle with the fitness guru's longtime housekeeper, Teresa Reveles. Two months after her boss' death, Reveles filed a petition with a Los Angeles court in which she claimed that she had been pressured into giving up her role as a co-trustee of his estate, accusing Simmons' brother, Lenny, and his wife, Cathy, of carrying out a 'nefarious scheme' to remove her from all future decisions about his finances. Lenny and his family quickly hit back at the claims, insisting that their only desire was 'protecting and maintaining' Simmons' legacy — while accusing Reveles of 'greed.' Simmons 'would be heartbroken to learn of Teresa's greed and insulted that she would diminish their three decades of supposed friendship in such a public way,' family spokesperson Tom Estey told People in a statement. 'Her actions threaten to harm Richard's incredible legacy, which we are working hard to preserve.' Lenny issued his own statement: 'First, I am solely interested in protecting and maintaining my brother's legacy. 'It was never my intention to play this out in public, but due to circumstances beyond my control, I have been forced to do so. 'Second, we have filed papers with the court that address and refute 'what Teresa has claimed. 'They also provide a brief summary of the reasons I declined Teresa's request to serve as co-trustee and my concerns about why she is proceeding with this litigation.' Lenny also accused Reveles of 'refusing to vacate' his brother's home — stating in court papers that she remained in the dwelling for 76 days after his death and alleging that, when she did finally leave the property, she took $US1 million worth of jewellery and 'other valuable pieces of fine art' with her. 'Although Teresa has her own home, she had a room in Richard's house that she refused to vacate after his death' the court papers read, according to NewsNation. 'When she finally did leave, 76 days later, she took almost $US1 million of Richard's jewellery and other valuable pieces of fine art, which she has refused to return 'And, as discussed below, she participated in the effort to misappropriate the Trust's intellectual property. 'Teresa's counsel has not informed the Trustee whether Teresa intends to keep this property or return it. 'If she decides to try to keep it, the Trustee will have no choice but to file a petition to recover it, which is a clear reason she should not be Co-Trustee. 'The Trustee and his counsel need to appraise any property to be sold and may need to sell it to pay the taxes. 'Teresa should not be permitted to interfere with this process absent serious, legitimate concerns about the administration of the estate that do not exist here.' Now, Simmons' family appears ready to move on from the legal drama — and are parting ways with his expansive dwelling. According to property records, Simmons purchased the home in the 1980s and it is understood to have served as his main residence until he died. However, the dwelling, which was built in 1937, was transferred to a trust of which Lenny is the trustee, after Simmons' death. The online listing calls attention to the property's illustrious history, describing it as the 'Richard Simmons Estate.' However, the images reveal that almost every trace of its former owner has been cleared out — with just a few unique murals left in memory of its famous prior resident. Despite its impressive heritage, the listing also concedes that the property may well be viewed by prospective buyers as a teardown, stating that it presents 'a one-of-a-kind opportunity to own a landmark home or construct a new masterpiece.' The home features a number of unique amenities — not least the sensational views that can be enjoyed from its hilltop perch above the Sunset Strip. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the home comes equipped with a private gym, although the listing notes that this space could be converted if a buyer desires, while a maid's suite and additional guest suite provide ample rooms for guests. Outside, the home's 0.56-acre plot features beautifully landscaped gardens, as well as a swimming pool that is surrounded by trees and a white picket fence for ample privacy.
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‘IT'S GOOD!' Haliburton winner rocks OKC
NBA: Tyrese Haliburton hits the game-winner, giving the Pacers a 111-110 victory in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
