Latest Block News

Zenith Minerals has identified gold in 20 of 24 Dulcie Central holes, opening the possibility of a maiden resource in a corridor outside its existing 675,000-ounce estimate. At the same time, Forrestania’s unconditional takeover offer has reached a 61.42% relevant interest in Zenith.

Venari Minerals has funded the next stage of its Red Mountain lithium project after raising $6.1 million, while drilling and permitting advance in Nevada. The company is also testing whether strontium and magnesium can add value beyond lithium carbonate, although commercial recovery remains unproven.

MCS Services reported a $467,000 net cash outflow for the September quarter, leaving $1.305 million in cash and no operating business after its Traffic Business sale. Its securities remain suspended while the company explores a potential acquisition and ASX recompliance transaction with no agreement yet signed.

Elixir Energy has reported encouraging early flow results from its Lorelle-3H appraisal well while securing a $205 million strategic farmout with Beach Energy. The deal offers a four-year funding pathway, but the well’s post-soak performance and transaction completion remain important next tests.

Pacific Resources has reported encouraging high-grade results from Snowstorm and Dogwood, including 17.15 g/t gold and 1.10% copper. The exploration progress comes with a sharp funding constraint: cash fell to A$63,000 and the company is seeking further capital after taking a A$100,000 short-term loan from its chairman.

Bounty Oil & Gas is pursuing a 2,322 km² deepwater block offshore Liberia, but the asset remains unlicensed and requires parliamentary approval before a production sharing contract can be executed. The proposed acquisition brings major exploration potential alongside substantial dilution, contingent payments and a fresh $3.5 million capital raise.

Turaco Gold has reported extensions to high-grade mineralisation across its Afema project in Côte d’Ivoire, with a resource update due in the December quarter. The company finished September with $47.4 million in cash as it moves towards a Definitive Feasibility Study targeted for the June 2027 quarter.

Alara Resources delivered its strongest quarterly copper sales since commercial operations began, while production remained above nameplate capacity at its Oman mine. Yet the company says the parent may need to raise about A$6 million in FY27 to cover a projected cash shortfall.

Great Western Exploration has identified zinc-silver-lead mineralisation on the interpreted outer edge of a potential VHMS system at Seymour, near DeGrussa. The company is accelerating permitting for follow-up drilling, although its A$2.35 million cash balance covers an estimated 2.33 quarters at the reported spending rate.

Nimy Resources has identified a third major gold-in-soil anomaly along its 16km Corporate James Trend, while maiden drilling and ground EM surveys move ahead at the Mons Project. Early Block 3 testwork also returned 84% gallium and up to 95% rare earth extraction, although the work remains at an early technical stage.

Kuniko has completed its 2026 drilling campaign at the Commonwealth-Silica Hill project, extending the interpreted Silica Hill mineralised system by about 100 metres and securing 51% ownership ahead of schedule. The exploration progress comes with a funding constraint: the company reported A$1.43 million in cash and 1.43 quarters of available funding at September-end.

Minerals 260 has strengthened the funding and development position of its Bullabulling gold project, reporting approximately A$600 million of pro forma cash and a definitive feasibility study still targeted for Q1 2027. The company has also completed initial grade-control drilling, expanded its mining tenure and advanced village and water infrastructure.