Latest Earn In Agreements News

South32 advances its stake in Hammer Metals’ Isa Valley project with a A$3 million exploration commitment, while Sumitomo Metal Mining Oceania signals withdrawal from the Bullrush joint venture.

Legacy Minerals has kicked off an 885m drilling campaign at McMahons Reef within its Harden Gold Project, funded by Hill Tops Gold under a joint venture. Meanwhile, Rio Tinto Exploration has withdrawn from the Thomson Project, returning 100% ownership to Legacy Minerals.

AuKing Mining expands its footprint at the Tundulu Rare Earths Project in Malawi through a structured earn-in agreement and a fresh airborne survey revealing a larger carbonatite system with multiple new drill targets.

Northern Star Resources has pulled out of the Egina Gold Project joint venture with Novo Resources, returning all exploration data and leaving Novo to steer the project solo. Novo plans to resume drilling in the second half of 2026 while continuing other Pilbara exploration programs.

Impact Minerals reports strong assay results from Commonwealth South, confirming polymetallic continuity and setting the stage for a July drilling expansion by JV partner Kuniko.

49 Metals has secured eight additional patented mining claims at its Gold Mountain Project in Nevada, enhancing operational flexibility and exploration potential without extra expenditure.

S2 Resources has secured all exploration licences for the Loch Lilly project in New South Wales, unlocking a vast underexplored belt with multiple copper-gold porphyry targets poised for systematic exploration.

Kincora Copper has accelerated exploration across its Australian and Mongolian assets, leveraging new AI and quantum technology partnerships alongside partner-funded drilling, while reporting a modest net income and a strong cash position in Q1 2026.

Alicanto Minerals has struck strategic earn-in agreements for its Swedish projects potentially worth A$21 million, while expanding its Mt Henry Gold Project footprint in Western Australia and proposing a name change to Sinclair Gold.

Stelar Metals has entered a binding earn-in agreement to acquire 100% of the Hill of Leaders Tungsten Project in the Northern Territory, aiming to leverage surging tungsten prices and its NT development expertise with a planned drilling campaign.

S2 Resources has confirmed and expanded a broad corridor of gold and multielement soil anomalies north of the historic Wedderburn gold field, highlighting intrusion-related mineralisation potential at its Yeungroon project.

Arcadia Minerals (ASX: AM7) has denied possessing any undisclosed information following a sharp rise in its share price and volume. The company retracted parts of a recent market update related to its negotiations with Xinhai Mining Services and confirmed compliance with ASX disclosure rules.