Latest Locksley Resources (ASX:LKY) News

Small-cap shares delivered the week’s biggest moves, led by Mamba’s exploration funding and Cettire’s rebound. Clinical failures, cash shortages and delayed projects kept the broader market cautious.

Small-cap materials shares produced wide gains and losses as fresh discoveries competed with funding warnings and delayed mine starts.
Rare earths, lithium, gold and copper projects added scale, but approvals, cash and construction remain the key tests.

Locksley Resources has halted active field exploration across its Mojave antimony and rare earths project after antimony prices fell more than 57% from mid-2025 peaks. The strategic reset came as the company reported a widened FY26 loss of A$15.65 million and shifted attention to copper-gold assets in New South Wales.

Locksley Resources has ceased active exploration at its US critical minerals projects following a technical review and a sharp drop in antimony prices, opting to maintain claims on a low-cost basis while reassessing its hydrometallurgical technology partnership.

Locksley Resources has demonstrated significant progress in antimony recovery through its collaboration with Rice University, successfully upgrading raw ore to high-purity antimony products and producing metallic antimony via electrodeposition.

Exploration wins and funding deals kept the materials sector busy, but price action was uneven. Big winners came from fresh drill results and new targets, while several stocks gave back early gains after trading resumed.

Locksley Resources’ maiden diamond drilling at El Campo reveals significant NdPr-enriched rare earth mineralisation akin to Mountain Pass, while Desert Antimony Mine drilling extends high-grade stibnite zones beneath historic workings.

Battery tech, biotech and balance-sheet repair drove the biggest gains this week, while guidance cuts and weak post-halt trading hurt several names. Deal-making and fresh equity funding stayed busy, especially in rare earths, defence and gold.

Coal, gold and critical minerals names drove the biggest share moves this week, but strong project news did not always lead to lasting gains. Several stocks jumped on funding, deals and study results, while others gave back early gains as traders locked in profit or worried about dilution.

Locksley Resources’ maiden diamond drilling at the Desert Antimony Mine reveals high-grade antimony mineralisation extending beneath historic underground workings, including a standout 33.51% Sb intercept.

Locksley Resources has secured an option to acquire 100% of the Iron Duke Copper & Gold Project near its Tottenham asset, adding an inferred resource of 1.3 million tonnes grading 1.0% copper and 0.6 g/t gold. The low-cost, milestone-based deal supports a district-scale exploration strategy in the Cobar region.

Locksley Resources has secured an option to acquire the Iron Duke Copper & Gold Project in NSW, enhancing its district-scale strategy near Tottenham with high-grade mineralisation and multiple drill-ready targets.