In this episode of CrashLabs, Cejay Kim and Mat Wilson dive into the hottest drill season plays and discuss the make-or-break stories shaping the mining sector. From Great Pacific Gold’s massive hits in Papua New Guinea to Stellar Africa Gold’s assays in Morocco, they cover the exploration projects catching market attention.The team also breaks down the pros and cons of juniors partnering with majors, before sitting down with Chris Paul, CEO of Hercules Metals, to discuss his company’s recent Barrick deal, the discovery of Idaho’s first porphyry copper belt, and the future of porphyry exploration.0:00 – Market rip & drill season kickoff0:28 – Great Pacific Gold’s big hit in PNG2:52 – Stellar Africa Gold drilling in Morocco6:50 – Should juniors partner with majors?16:28 – Chris Paul joins: Hercules & Barrick deal24:06 – Challenges of porphyry exploration26:34 – Dig This Deal: Stock picks & debates43:01 – Final thoughts & wrap-upCompanies mentioned: Great Pacific Gold Corp. — ($GPAC.V) Stellar AfricaGold Inc. — ($SPX.V) American Eagle Gold Corp. — ($AE.TSXV) Canada Nickel Company Inc. — ($CNC.TSXV) ATEX Resources Inc. — ($ATX.TSXV) Hannan Metals Ltd. — ($HAN.TSXV) Midnight Sun Mining Corp. — ($MMA.TSXV) Hercules Metals Corp. — ($BIG.TSXV) Bell Copper Corporation — ($BCU.TSXV) Barrick Mining Corp — ($ABX.TSX) San Lorenzo Gold Corp. — ($SLG.TSXV) Probe Gold Inc. — ($PRB.TSXV) Xtra-Gold Resources Corp. — ($XTG.TSXV) #investing #Stocks #ResourceInvesting #Mining #Gold #Silver #CriticalMinerals --------------------------------------This podcast does not provide any investment, financial, economic, legal, accounting, or tax related advice or recommendations. The content in this podcast is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain more specific or professional advice before taking, or refraining from, any action or inaction on the basis of the contents of this podcast. The information contained in this podcast does not constitute an offer to buy or sell securities or any other product and should not be relied upon to evaluate any potential transaction. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of EarthLabs Inc. ("EarthLabs") and its respective directors, employees, officers, agents, shareholders, or affiliates. EarthLabs is not providing any investment, financial, economic, legal, accounting, or tax related advice or recommendations in this podcast. EarthLabs makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content in this podcast is accurate, complete, or up to date. Any and all liability is expressly disclaimed, and EarthLabs has no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the use of this podcast.   This podcast may include content provided by third parties. All statements and/or opinions expressed by third parties are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. Such materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of EarthLabs. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published, or reproduced, in whole or in part without the express written consent of EarthLabs.EarthLabs, its affiliates and/or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may, from time to time, buy and sell or otherwise effect transactions involving the securities of issuers which are featured or referenced in this podcast. Accordingly, EarthLabs, its affiliates and/or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may realize significant gains or losses as a result of any variation in the price of the securities of any such issuers. EarthLabs does not endorse or accept any liability for any investment in any issuer referenced in this podcast and expressly advises listeners to rely solely on their own counsel, accountants, and other similar expert advisors for legal, accounting, tax, investment and other similar advice.