Latest Santana Minerals (ASX:SMI) News

Small caps did the heavy lifting this week, led by two big discovery stories in resources. Funding raises and takeover moves kept attention on who can pay for the next step, not just promise it.

Speculative money piled into new discoveries and tight-supply metals, while a handful of small caps were sold hard on thin liquidity. The week’s biggest moves came from PGMs and tungsten on the way up, and micro-cap gas on the way down.

Santana Minerals has cleared key regulatory and operational hurdles for its Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project in New Zealand, with a 30-year mining permit granted and strong drilling results boosting project prospects ahead of targeted mid-2026 construction.

Santana Minerals has reported exceptional high-grade gold drill results at the Rise & Shine deposit, confirming continuity of its core mineralisation and extending underground mine life by 60%. These findings reinforce the geological model and hint at a larger operation ahead.

Santana Minerals has secured formal acceptance from New Zealand's Environmental Protection Authority for its Fast-track Approvals application, moving the Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project closer to construction.

Santana Minerals has expanded the high-grade gold footprint at its Rise and Shine deposit, delivering strong drill results featuring visible coarse gold that reinforce the deposit’s underground mining potential.

Santana Minerals has been granted a 30-year mining permit for its Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project in Central Otago, surpassing earlier expectations of a 25-year term and providing long-term operational certainty.

Santana Minerals has been granted a crucial 25-year mining permit for its Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project in New Zealand, paving the way for construction and gold production pending environmental approvals.

Santana Minerals has lodged a comprehensive Fast-track Approvals application for its Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project in New Zealand, aiming for development consents by the end of the 2026 financial year. The project promises significant economic and employment benefits for the Central Otago region.

Santana Minerals reports robust progress on its Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project with an updated Pre-Feasibility Study, strategic land acquisitions, and a substantial capital raise, positioning the project for development in 2026.

Santana Minerals has taken a major step forward by acquiring freehold ownership of critical lands and extinguishing royalties at its Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project, enhancing project economics amid a strong gold market.

Santana Minerals reports robust assay results from its RAS North drilling program, confirming strong grade continuity and potential resource upgrades. Concurrently, the RINA drilling reveals a fertile, largely untested gold system along the Rise and Shine Shear Zone, hinting at significant regional expansion opportunities.