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Lux Copper has begun its maiden drilling campaign at the 100%-owned Baird Copper Project in Alaska, targeting historical high-grade copper results at Omar and Frost. The first assay results are expected in October, creating a near-term test of the project's exploration potential.

Nova Minerals has received approximately 500 tons of processing and refining equipment at Port MacKenzie, bringing its planned Alaska antimony facility closer to construction. The company says the delivery arrived ahead of schedule and remains targeting production in 2027.

Noronex Limited has exercised its option to acquire Alaskan Critical Minerals, unlocking ownership of the Sleitat Tin Project in Alaska. The company secured an ASX waiver allowing milestone-based share issuance beyond the usual timeframe, tying payments to resource milestones and a decision to mine.

Discovery Alaska Limited posted a $459,211 loss for FY2026 amid exploration write-offs and ongoing project development. The company secured $354,000 in a private placement and lined up a $900,000 placement to fund its Idaho and Western Australia gold-silver ventures.

Noronex Limited has kicked off its first modern exploration program at the Sleitat Tin Project in Alaska, deploying detailed geophysical surveys and fieldwork to refine targets ahead of a planned 2027 drilling campaign.

Nova Minerals has kicked off geotechnical drilling for the West Susitna Access Road after AIDEA approved up to US$25 million in additional funding, aiming to unlock critical mineral development and improve logistics for its Estelle Project and antimony refinery.

PolarX Limited has intersected significant massive sulphide copper mineralisation in new zones approximately 60m west of the existing Caribou Dome resource in Alaska, potentially expanding the known deposit. Drilling by the Alaska Range Joint Venture with Northern Star continues, with assays expected in October 2026.

Middle Island Resources has defined extensive gold anomalies at two new prospects within its Priboj Project, setting the stage for initial drilling in a previously unexplored region.

Discovery Alaska Limited (ASX: DAF) has secured a strategic foothold in Western Australia’s Murchison Goldfields through the acquisition of the Cuddingwarra Gold Project, backed by a $900,000 placement to fund exploration and expansion.

Felix Gold's US subsidiary is in line for a substantial non-dilutive federal grant to advance its Treasure Creek antimony pilot processing facility, accelerating its plan for a domestic US supply chain.

AuKing Mining has agreed to acquire 100% of the Machinga Heavy Rare Earths Project in Malawi, adding a high-grade heavy rare earth and niobium asset to its portfolio. The acquisition includes a mix of cash, shares, and performance shares contingent on resource milestones, positioning AuKing to accelerate exploration in a geopolitically strategic region.

Felix Gold has started open-cut extraction of high-grade antimony ore in Alaska and incorporated a US refining platform, moving closer to establishing a domestic ore-to-metal supply chain targeting operation by end 2027.