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Legacy Minerals has locked in a farm-in deal with Aurelia Metals for its Cobar Project, allowing Aurelia to earn up to 90% by funding exploration. This partnership leverages Aurelia's established Cobar Basin operations while Legacy focuses on its flagship Mt Carrington project.

White Cliff Minerals has extended its Danvers copper mineralisation footprint to over 1.8km strike, revealing multiple thick, high-grade zones including bornite-rich sulphides along new fault contacts.

Yugo Metals has secured a $5 million oversubscribed placement to ramp up drilling across its gold, nickel-cobalt, and base metals projects in the Balkans, positioning the company for significant exploration milestones over the next 18 months.

St George Mining has restructured its Lithium Star joint venture, with battery giant Amperex Technology Limited exchanging its 10% JV stake for a 12.5 million shareholding in St George at a 36% premium. This move consolidates lithium exploration under St George while giving ATL exposure to the Araxá niobium-rare earths project and offtake rights on future lithium production.

Santana Minerals' Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project has entered the hearing phase of its regulatory assessment, with concurrent technical hearings scheduled for June and a statutory decision due by late October 2026.

Carnaby Resources has uncovered a significant new shallow mineralised shoot, the Miniboom Lode, at its Mount Hope Central site within the Greater Duchess Project, delivering a standout 232m at 1.3% copper equivalent from surface.

Avenira Limited has approved a $2.6 million budget to kickstart a comprehensive drilling and sampling campaign at its Jundee South Gold Project in Western Australia, aiming to unlock new gold targets within the prolific Yandal-Wiluna province.

Godolphin Resources has agreed to sell its 49% interest in the Calarie Project to Adavale Resources in a deal structured around shares and long-dated options, aligning with a strategic shift towards its core assets.

Megado Minerals is poised to kick off its maiden drilling campaign at the Iberian Copper Project in northern Spain, targeting historic copper oxide deposits and exploring for deeper sulphide mineralisation with new geophysical surveys underway.

Nelson Resources has appointed Nevada Rand LLC to lead the next phase of underground diamond drilling at its Gold Point Project in Nevada, targeting high-grade vein extensions beyond historic workings.

Union Star Metals (ASX: USM) has identified a significant concealed gold target beneath shallow volcanic cover at its Cobb Creek Project in Nevada, with integrated geophysical and geochemical data converging to define the prospect. Drilling is targeted for September 2026 following upcoming DDIP surveys and advanced permitting.

Black Bear Minerals has engaged Ausenco for detailed restart studies at its Shafter Silver Project, while securing a non-binding financing support letter from Export Finance Australia to explore funding pathways aligned with U.S.-Australia critical minerals priorities.