July 2026

Kali Metals has completed its Phase II drilling at Marble Bar, confirming gold mineralisation continuity and identifying four new high-grade gold prospects, while maintaining a strong cash position of $6.84 million.

Ballard Mining has delivered its highest gold intercept to date at the West Knell Prospect within the Mt Ida Gold Project, reporting 9 metres at 27.1 grams per tonne gold. This breakthrough expands mineralisation along the underexplored Ballard Fault Zone and supports an upcoming resource update and mining lease application.

Koonenberry Gold (ASX:KNB) bolstered its NSW portfolio by acquiring the Gundagai Gold-Copper Project and delivering strong drill results at Enmore and Junee JV, positioning for an active exploration phase.

Patrys Limited is pushing forward with a proprietary injectable formulation of quetiapine targeting the lucrative delirium treatment market, leveraging a faster, lower-cost FDA 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway and strong patent protection.

Perpetual Resources has validated multiple high-grade tungsten zones at its Paraíba Project in Brazil, underpinning a strategic push into critical minerals with a planned follow-up exploration phase.

Union Star Metals has sharpened its exploration focus on the Cobb Creek Gold Project in Nevada, identifying a significant concealed gold target and progressing toward maiden drilling while divesting non-core assets to streamline operations.

Bayan Mining has launched its first-ever drilling program at the Desert Star Rare Earth Project, confirming key mineralisation and signing a strategic MoU with US Critical Materials to develop processing technologies.

Enova Mining has launched a major 198-hole auger drilling campaign at its Naked Hill Project in Brazil, aiming to map the extent of high-grade ionic adsorption clay rare earth mineralisation. Early results confirm strong recoveries of critical rare earths, underpinning the project's development potential.

GoldArc Resources has discovered two major gold mineralisation corridors exceeding 600 metres at its Yttria prospect, expanding beyond its existing rare earth element resource and setting the stage for follow-up drilling.

Kingfisher Mining has completed extensive drilling at its Broken Hill Project, delivering high-grade copper-gold assays that push the Copper Blow project closer to a maiden resource estimate while progressing a strategic partnership with Broken Hill Mines.

Cooper Metals has completed its first RC drilling at Mt Isa East, visually spotting copper sulphides, and secured the Pyramid Gold Project through an asset swap, backed by a $979,500 placement.

Tali Resources has kicked off a broad aircore drilling campaign at its West Arunta Project, backed by a $3 million placement and a $270,000 government grant to fund further prospect testing.

Capricorn Metals has transformed its Mt Gibson Gold Project with a new underground mine, lifting annual production to 260,000 ounces and extending mine life to over 19 years, backed by a robust $6.1 billion NPV.

Mamba Exploration has completed its acquisition of a 70% stake in the Meeka East Gold Project, identified over 20km of gold anomalies through soil sampling, and secured $90,000 in government co-funding for an upcoming drilling program.

Encounter Resources has pinpointed a 1.2-kilometre copper-gold target zone at its Elsa prospect in WA’s Paterson Province, following a 10,000m RC drilling program that intersected broad, shallow mineralisation coinciding with extensive weathering and potential deeper sulphide zones.

Genmin has locked in A$3 million in unsecured director loans to fund working capital for its Baniaka iron ore project, avoiding immediate shareholder dilution while advancing project financing.

ECS Botanics plans to introduce two 2g all-in-one vape products under its OzSun brand in mid-August 2026, expanding its higher-margin B2C portfolio with a capital-efficient supply model.

S2 Resources secured new tenements, completed heritage and aeromagnetic surveys, and obtained drilling approvals across WA, NSW, and Victoria, maintaining a robust cash position of A$18.57 million.

Vulcan Energy has kicked off civil construction at its Lionheart geothermal power plant in Landau, marking a key milestone in its integrated lithium and renewable energy project targeting 24,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide annually.

Terrain Minerals has delivered a maiden Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate of 54,000 ounces of gold and 156,500 ounces of silver at its Lightning Gold Project in Western Australia, setting a foundation for resource expansion and development.

Patronus Resources has confirmed that high-grade gold mineralisation extends well below the historical Tally Ho pit and outside the current Mineral Resource at its Pine Creek Project in the Northern Territory, following final assay results from a four-hole diamond drilling program.

Talga Group has taken a significant step toward securing long-term supply and investment for its Vittangi Anode Project by signing a non-binding Letter of Intent with Japan’s Hanwa. The agreement targets binding contracts by year-end, reinforcing Talga’s foothold in the global battery materials market.

Auric Mining's integrated Scoping Study outlines a $138 million capital plan to restart mining at Munda and upgrade Burbanks processing plant, targeting first gold in early 2028 with robust economics and scalable infrastructure.

LinQ Minerals has delivered significant drilling results at its Gilmore Project, confirming a large shallow copper-gold porphyry system at Monza and extending high-grade gold-copper mineralisation at Dam. With a strong cash position and multiple assay results pending, the company is well placed for further exploration.