Latest Drill Permitting News

Metals Australia Ltd reported robust progress in its December 2024 quarter, including a drilling permit award and a threefold land increase at its Lac Carheil Graphite Project, alongside advancing prefeasibility and metallurgical studies. Exploration success at Corvette River and Warrego East further underscores the company’s diversified critical minerals and gold portfolio.

Firetail Resources has identified a promising new porphyry-style copper target at its Picha Project in Peru, accelerating exploration with support from BHP’s Xplor program. Drill permitting for the high-grade Ichucollo target is progressing, setting the stage for a pivotal phase in the project’s development.

Perpetual Resources reports significant assay results confirming ultra-high grade spodumene at its Isabella Lithium Project and initiates metallurgical testing at the Raptor Rare Earth Project, backed by a strategic MOU with Minas Gerais government and a $1 million capital raise.

Atrum Coal announces the lifting of suspensions on its Alberta coal mining approvals following a new Ministerial Order, while its legal challenge over previous restrictions advances to trial.

DeSoto Resources has secured a strategic manganese project in Brazil and received pioneering drilling approvals in Australia's Northern Territory, setting the stage for significant exploration activity in 2025.

Narryer Metals has launched the next phase of exploration and metallurgical studies at its Rocky Gully project, targeting new geophysical zones and pioneering eco-friendly rare earth extraction methods.

Battery Age Minerals has verified the presence of Germanium-76 in concentrate from Austria’s historic Bleiberg mine, positioning the project as a strategic supplier for semiconductor materials amid tightening global supply.

Rapid Lithium Limited has revised payment terms for its Ingersoll Project acquisition and opted out of a previously planned deal with Patriot Lithium, sharpening its focus on lithium exploration and a new gallium-germanium project.

Benz Mining has completed its acquisition of the Glenburgh and Mt Egerton gold projects in Western Australia from Spartan Resources, marking a strategic expansion with Spartan becoming a significant shareholder and board participant.