On 1st February Ariana Resources (AIM:AAU) update the market on current exploration activity at its Red Rabbit Gold Project in western Turkey, including news of the confirmation of the presence of new vein systems. We took this opportunity to put some investor focused questions to Managing Director Kerim Sener:

Edison Investment Research published an update on Ariana Resources (LON:AAU) on 11^th April which takes into consideration some recent developments, notably the agreement to purchase certain Turkish licenses from Kefi Minerals and the release of a revised JORC compliant scoping study report on the Kiziltepe project.

Managing Director Kerim Sener is in London this week and Ariana will be exhibiting at the Master Investor Show this Saturday. We caught up with him yesterday to discuss these recent developments and also to see how things are progressing on the ground in Turkey. You can listen to the exclusive podcast interview, which we trust investors will find of interest. Of particular note to us was Kerim’s elaboration on the significance of their silver grades and the upside this will offer in production terms. We hope you enjoy listening:

If you are going to the Master Investor Show this Saturday, be sure to drop in to see Ariana on stand 35. Kerim will personally be available for most of the day until the early afternoon and is looking forward to meeting investors - and potential investors!

Ariana Resources (LON:AAU) reported to the market today details of its latest resource upgrade with the news that it has increased the Kiziltepe JORC resource by 25 percent, with a significant 60% increase in the Measured and Indicated component.

This new resource model will form the basis for the formal Bankable Feasibility Study which is about to be undertaken by their newly formed JV Company Zenith Mining. We took the opportunity to speak to Ariana's Managing Director Kerim Sener and asked him a to expand on the significance of todays news. Here's what he had to say:

In a recent Q&A session with MiningMaven, commenting on the successful completion of the joint venture with Proccea, Ariana Resources  (LON:AAU) Managing Director, Kerim Sener pointed out quite vociferously that the Company's mantra is to set realistic goals and to deliver without fail.

A quick note for those following the Ariana Resources (AIM:AAU) story; you will probably want to read the the maiden research note published today by Edison Investment Research, now available on the Company Website (click here to view).

This morning, Ariana announced  geophysical  test results from their Kisiltepe project in Turkey (click here to view). We took the opportunity to put a few quick questions to MD Kerim Sener. Here's what he had to say:

After our last chat with Managing Director Kerim Sener at the beginning of the month, he certainly seemed confident that things were progressing well on all fronts. So most Ariana shareholders were no doubt expecting the next news coming out from the Company would be the JV sign off by the end of Q1 – still 6 weeks away.

At the beginning of January we presented a value proposition for Ariana Resources, the Turkish gold developer which has its sights on near term production through a 50/50 joint venture with Proccea a major Turkish engineering and construction firm.