Latest Gold And Base Metals Exploration News

Nordic Resources has appointed Henrik Grind, a seasoned mining executive with 35 years of experience in Finland and Sweden, as Country Manager to accelerate its gold and nickel-copper projects. This strategic hire coincides with the commencement of a key drill campaign at the Kopsa gold-copper project.

Strickland Metals reports a significant new gold and base metals discovery at its Kotlovi Prospect near the Medenovac deposit, highlighting strong growth potential at the Rogozna Project in Serbia.

Ballymore Resources has raised $4.5 million through a well-supported placement to accelerate exploration and development across its North Queensland projects, including the promising Dittmer gold deposit.

Patronus Resources (ASX – PTN) reveals a robust financial position with $81 million in cash and investments against a $106 million market cap, underpinned by 2.3 million ounces of gold equivalent resources across Western Australia and Northern Territory.

Askari Metals has marked a pivotal quarter with strategic acquisitions in Ethiopia’s gold and copper sectors and advanced polymetallic exploration in Namibia, while securing fresh capital to fuel its African growth ambitions.

Ballymore Resources has reported exceptional high-grade gold intersections at its Dittmer Project, alongside government grants to accelerate exploration and a key mining lease approval recommendation.

West Cobar Metals has completed the acquisition of the Mystique Gold Project in Western Australia and reported a maiden inferred mineral resource at its Bulla Park copper-antimony deposit in New South Wales, while drilling assays from its Fraser Range copper-gold targets are pending.

Sultan Resources advances exploration in NSW’s Lachlan Fold Belt with promising gold-copper targets while managing a modest capital raise and reviewing WA assets.

Scorpion Minerals has completed initial drilling at its Pharos Gold Project with assays expected soon, while expanding its Murchison footprint through a strategic JV. The company also explores options to unlock value from its Mt Mulcahy copper asset.

AustChina Holdings has launched initial fieldwork at its Sulphide Creek Gold-Antimony Project and secured a key exploration licence for its Mersey Base Metals and Gold Project in Tasmania, signaling a strategic push in mineral exploration.

Enterprise Metals Ltd reported significant progress across multiple Western Australian projects in its June 2025 quarterly update, supported by a government drilling grant and a $780,000 share placement.

Rumble Resources has boosted its Western Queen gold resource by 29% to 370,000 ounces at a higher grade, while advancing underground mining studies and preparing a maiden tungsten resource estimate. Simultaneously, the company progresses its Earaheedy zinc-lead-silver scoping study, signaling a pivotal phase for its Western Australian portfolio.