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St Barbara Limited has closed a A$389 million investment deal with Lingbao Gold Group, greenlighting a US$333 million expansion of the New Simberi Gold Project and securing key environmental approvals for its Nova Scotia operations.

Asian Battery Metals has completed its acquisition of the Maikhan Uul Cu-Au VMS Project and is poised to start a fully permitted 2026 drilling campaign across its Mongolian copper and battery metals assets, backed by $5.25 million in cash.

Bellevue Gold Limited surged to record underlying free cash flow of A$158 million in the March 2026 quarter, driven by a 28% jump in ore grades and increased production. The company also advanced exploration with a new high-grade discovery and progressed its $35-40 million paste plant project while maintaining a strong sustainability profile.

Sovereign Metals' March 2026 update reveals a robust DFS for its Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project, a substantial resource upgrade, strategic offtake MOUs, and a high-value heavy rare earth by-product discovery.

Cannindah Resources has broadened its drilling campaign at the Cannindah Breccia deposit following promising signs of resource expansion, including newly identified mineralised zones extending over 550m beyond the current resource boundary.

Belararox has ramped up drilling at its TMT Project in Argentina, unveiling a significant high-grade silver zone at Toro Central and expanding its landholding with the El Faro acquisition. Meanwhile, exploration in Botswana gears up with a major airborne electromagnetic survey, and the company contemplates divesting its Australian Belara Project to sharpen focus on core assets.

Patronus Resources has validated extensive gold targets at Pine Creek and begun diamond drilling at Fountain Head, while securing full ownership of Guppy-Benalla and divesting non-core assets to maintain a strong $75 million cash position.

New Frontier Minerals has secured technical approval for its Big One Copper Deposit Mining Lease Application, updated exploration targets across multiple copper prospects, and expanded its rare earths footprint in Australia and Canada.

Yari Minerals has lifted its total coal resource at Rolleston South to approximately 223 million tonnes, including a maiden indicated resource of 33.7 million tonnes. The project’s shallow coal seams and strong quality underpin potential open-cut mining and export opportunities.

Auric Mining has delivered a stellar quarter with its Munda Starter Pit producing 46% more gold than forecast, driving a net profit of A$5.2 million and lifting cash reserves to A$42.2 million.

Argosy Minerals pushes forward its 12ktpa Rincon Lithium Project in Argentina, nearing DFS completion and securing a key 40MW energy infrastructure agreement amid robust lithium market demand.

Ragusa Minerals has taken a major step in its US expansion by acquiring a controlling stake in Pegasus Tel Inc. and its Purple Pansy Manganese-Gold Project, backed by high-grade assay results and fresh capital.