Latest Earn In Agreements News

Stelar Metals has wrapped up its initial fieldwork at the Hill of Leaders Tungsten Project, setting the stage for drilling campaigns later this year and marking a significant step in exploring a largely untouched mineralised system in the Northern Territory.

Rimfire Pacific Mining will increase its interest in the Avondale Project to 60% after Golden Plains Resources vested its 40% stake. The project holds significant scandium deposits in NSW's Fifield District, with Rimfire set to manage the joint venture and fund future exploration alongside its partner.

AuKing Mining has kicked off a significant maiden drilling program at its Tundulu Rare Earths Project in Malawi, aiming to expand and validate rare earth mineralisation across multiple targets identified by recent surveys.

New Frontier Minerals is embarking on metallurgical testwork at its Pomme Rare Earth Element Project in Quebec, deploying both conventional methods and innovative Flash Joule Heating technology to enhance rare earth concentrates.

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 Meanwhile, Rio Tinto Exploration has withdrawn from the Thomson Project, returning 100% ownership to Legacy Minerals.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.