AN EXHIBITION that presents replicas of Nová Baňa buildings made from legos can be seen in the local Pohronské (i.e A replica of the town-hall required 40,000 legos “The historical building of Nová Baňa town-hall was made by Michal Budinský from Pezinok weighing 20 kilograms,” Jana Potocká of the museum told the TASR newswire a model of the local parish Church of the Virgin Mary has been installed “Another dominant is the model of Porter’s fire steam machine– the first steam machine on the European continent,” Potocká explained adding that it pumped ground water in local gold and silver mines in the 18th century Another local curiosity is the “bottle of patience” – both the original and its copy made of Lego bricks are exhibited – which are bottles with tiny figures installed in them Bottles of patience are still made in Nova Baňa by Pavol Konečný The exhibition called “In a Child Dream” organised by the Pohronské museum and the Slovak Lego fan-club can be seen in the Nová Baňa museum until August 21 Eric Bana is one of Australia’s most successful actors but it’s his authenticity and humility that’s seen him resonate with millions of people around the world Howie and Eric delve into Eric’s journey to superstardom: from his humble beginnings in Tullamarine to starting in stand-up comedy … and going on to become Hollywood’s unlikeliest superstar The all-encompassing chat offers a front-row seat to the magic behind the movies and the indomitable spirit of one of Hollywood’s most versatile Aussie talents Listen to part A of the interview here. Listen to part B here. and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Click here to sign up to our free daily newsletter for the latest in radio, audio and podcasting news and jobs Flag … Prospech is one of the mining companies looking to find riches in Slovakia a former communist country prior to its peaceful split with Czechoslovakia back in the early 90s is carving out a name as an attractive mining destination One soon-to-be-listed gold and silver explorer is hoping to strike it rich in the landlocked country Prospech’s initial public offering is due to close August 25 with an ASX listing tipped for later this quarter The company is trying to raise $5 million through the issue of 25 million shares at a 20c issue price and 12.5 million attaching loyalty options There is a provision to raise a further $2.5 million the company will have 98.3 million shares on issue market cap of about $19.7 million and enterprise value of $12.3 million Prospech’s board has been on the road recently spruiking its prospectus to analysts and brokers Mr Beckton said the market was still challenging “It’s quite a tight market and the market demands quality,” he said however you have to explain the whole Europe piece and that you are not starting a mine out the back of Paris or something “But the IPO should fill itself very soon.” Established in 1993 after Czechoslovakia split into two countries Slovakia is an advanced economy with one of the faster growth rates in the European Union and OECD with a population of 5.5 million and land area of 48,000 sq km which joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone in 2009 is often called the Central European Tiger or Tatra Tiger and is considered an attractive destination for foreign investment with a 20 per cent flat rate tax and stable economy While not a world-leader in mineral wealth the primary focus was mining base metals such as copper But Sydney-based Prospech believes Slovakia has significant untapped gold and silver that remain untouched Prospech owns multiple known gold and silver epithermal deposits in three exploration licences with its principal focus on the Hodrusa-Hamre and Nova Bana projects Location of Prospech’s gold and silver projects in Slovakia The Hodrusa-Hamre exploration licence lies 200 km east of Vienna and covers the majority of the historic Hodrusa-Hamre/Banska Stiavnica mining district in the caldera of the Neogene Stiavnica Stratovolcano It hosts some 120 epithermal veins — with major veins reaching a length of 8 km The Nova Bana and Rudno licences 15 km west of Hodrusa-Hamre cover an epithermal gold system with veining known to extend over an area of 3.8 km by 1.6 km Prospech will undertake further exploration on its licence areas The company warns in its prospectus that it “does not expect to generate any revenue in the near future” However based on more than a millennia of mining activity and recent exploration encouragement Prospech believes the exploration licences have a multi-million ounce target potential The company has identified an exploration target of 2.8 to 6.8 million ounces of gold and 81 to 290 million ounces of silver based on historic production Prospech hopes to add to this target once it undertakes further exploration on its tenements The company’s main aim is to start work on the Schopfer Vein system which is one of the biggest structures at Hodrusa-Hamre and a significant historical producer of gold and silver “We will start drilling in Schopfer and it’s going to be a resource,” Prospech managing director Jason Beckton said “We have already got a model and we’ve got underground drilling completed and a bunch of historic grade information which we have spatially arranged in 3D So with those three things combined you start to get towards inferred status But what finishes it off and gets it to inferred status is surface drilling “We have done some underground drill holes that go 10 to 15 metres and that’s great because we have drill-tested an area of Schopfer that averaged 2 grams per tonne of gold and 200 grams per tonne of silver.” Prospech’s board boasts a wealth of experience Chairman Thomas Mann was previously non-executive chairman of ASX-listed Aeon Metals and has 30 years experience in financial market Mr Beckton is a professional geologist with 20 years experience in exploration production and management in Australia and internationally This article does not constitute financial product advice You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions Get the latest breaking news and stocks straight to your inbox company profiles and industry insights from Australia’s best business journalists – all collated and delivered straight to your inbox every day