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White Cliff Minerals’ 2026 drilling at the Rae Copper Project in Nunavut confirms visible copper sulphides along a key geological boundary, expanding the Hulk sediment-hosted system’s footprint to 6.3 square kilometres and validating its district-scale potential.

Krakatoa Resources has kicked off its 2026 drilling campaign at the Zopkhito Project in Georgia, aiming to convert a significant foreign resource estimate into a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate while advancing early mine development studies.

PTR Minerals has unveiled a substantial maiden Mineral Resource Estimate at its Rosewood Titanium Project, boasting 463 million tonnes at 8.8% heavy minerals, positioning it among the world’s top heavy mineral sand deposits.

Charger Metals has expanded its Medcalf Lithium Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate by 34% to 10.6 million tonnes at 1.0% Li2O, with tantalum grades also impressively high. The adjacent Medcalf West target adds further upside as Charger refocuses on advancing Lake Johnston.

McLaren Minerals reports exceptional heavy mineral assay results from its ongoing drilling at the McLaren Titanium Project, with bonanza grades up to 34.6% HM and promising extensions beyond current resources.

Renegade Exploration has divested its 22% stake in the Carpentaria Joint Venture to True North Copper for $2.88 million, securing cash, shares, performance rights, and a new Queensland gold project, while preserving exposure to key copper assets.

Bounty Oil & Gas has finalised the first tranche of a $4 million share placement and converted $200,000 of debt into shares, bolstering its capital for drilling and development across Australian oil and gas projects.

Caprice Resources reports metallurgical testwork on its Vadrians deposit achieving up to 94% gold recovery via conventional gravity and CIL processing, supporting a low-cost extraction pathway at its Island Gold Project.

Krakatoa Resources is gearing up to resume drilling at its Zopkhito antimony-gold project in Georgia, buoyed by strong 2025 results and a two-year extension to its exploration license.

IperionX has acquired Covia’s Camden mineral assets adjacent to its Titan Project, consolidating a key U.S. critical minerals province and enhancing its supply chain for heavy rare earths and titanium.

Power Minerals has kicked off its first diamond drilling campaign at the Morro do Ferro Rare Earths Project in Brazil, aiming to expand high-grade rare earth mineralisation and underpin future resource estimates.

Larvotto Resources is set to acquire Hammer Metals in a $54 million all-scrip deal, expanding its Mt Isa copper portfolio to over 530,000 tonnes of copper equivalent and backed by a $15 million strategic placement from Glencore.