Latest Eastern Goldfields News

Minerals 260 has secured an additional $200 million funding package from Franco-Nevada for its 6.2Moz Bullabulling Gold Project, including $170 million in royalty funding and a planned $30 million equity subscription. The deal strengthens project financing, but the future equity raising and higher royalty burden remain important details for shareholders.

PLC Resources has started an approximately 2,400-metre RC drilling program at Rochefort, testing whether early gold anomalism marks the edge of a larger system. The eight-hole campaign is expected to produce first assays in four to six weeks, but the company cautions that its larger-system interpretation remains conceptual.

Forrestania Resources has finalized its A$300 million acquisition of the Edna May Gold Project from Ramelius, adding a second processing hub in Western Australia and advancing its goal to become a major gold producer.

Cazaly Resources has completed the grant of all five tenements for its Romano Gold Project, finalising Dundas Minerals’ 80% earn-in joint venture with a $1.7 million cash and shares consideration. The project lies adjacent to the 6Moz Gruyere gold mine, setting the stage for systematic exploration.

Dundas Minerals has stitched together a continuous gold corridor north of Kalgoorlie, adding nine licences including the high-grade Gemini prospect. Historical drilling highlights untested mineralisation open along strike and depth, setting the stage for a major drilling campaign starting late September.

Nex Metals Explorations and Wangkatja Tjungula Aboriginal Corporation have significantly enlarged their East Scotia Gold Project in Western Australia, submitting four new exploration licence applications that boost the project area to approximately 873.1 square kilometres.

Cosmo Metals has raised $1.25 million through a discounted placement, setting the stage for maiden drilling at its high-grade Mona VMS copper-gold-silver prospect in northern NSW’s Bingara Project.

Ore Resources Ltd has secured six additional tenements at its Miriam Gold Project, creating a contiguous landholding that expands exploration potential along the Miriam Shear Zone. The acquisition positions the company for targeted drilling campaigns in 2026 and beyond.

PLC Resources is set to resume drilling at Rochefort in September, aiming to expand on promising gold signals from its maiden program. Meanwhile, a fresh structural interpretation has revealed a major regional gold corridor at Abbotts North, broadening exploration prospects.

Recharge Metals has wrapped up a key heritage survey with the Darlot People, clearing the way for its maiden 30,000m drill campaign targeting the 94,500oz Prospero Deposit and surrounding trend in WA’s Eastern Goldfields.

Forrestania Resources secured near-unanimous shareholder approval for its acquisition of the Edna May Project and a $310 million capital raising, clearing the path to expand its gold footprint in Western Australia.

Industrial Minerals Ltd has finalised its takeover of Galleon Metals, adding a 205km² gold exploration portfolio in WA’s Eastern Goldfields. The company also announced key board appointments, including a new Managing Director with direct Laverton expertise.