Latest Exploration Activities News

Ore Resources Ltd has unveiled promising assay results from 290 aircore drill holes at its Coolgardie Gold Projects, reinforcing the Miriam Shear Zone as a fertile gold system and highlighting new prospects at Burbanks East. The company plans an aggressive follow-up drilling campaign in Q4 2026 alongside ongoing lithium exploration.

Alara Resources (ASX: AUQ) is set to close its pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer on 13 August, aiming to raise approximately $3.84 million at $0.032 per share to support its copper projects in Oman.

Altair Minerals has kicked off Phase I diamond drilling at North Peters, part of a fully funded 75,000m exploration program across its Greater Oko gold project in Guyana. The initial 22,600m drilling phase targets high-grade gold mineralisation with plans to expand following assay results.

Miramar Resources has restructured its board and executive roles to bolster its growth strategy, appointing Mark Hanlon as Non-Executive Director and transitioning Marion Bush to Chief Executive Officer. The company also outlined upcoming drilling programs at key Western Australian projects.

St Barbara Limited retracts previously released historical surface sample results after ASX consultation, while announcing a significant 64% increase in its Nova Scotia gold exploration budget to A$4.1 million for FY27, alongside a doubling of its exploration team and an ambitious drilling and survey program.

Ozz Resources reported a $1.06 million loss for FY2025, deepening net liabilities and maintaining voluntary ASX suspension while advancing key exploration projects in Western Australia.

Patriot Resources has expanded its silver-gold footprint in southern Peru by staking the Tassa 5 tenement, increasing its landholding by 50% and pushing the mineralised corridor further south adjacent to its 31.4Moz AgEq inferred resource.

Western Mines Group has completed a $2.7 million placement to fund seismic surveys and drilling at its Mulga Tank nickel-cobalt-copper project, with a final tranche of shares pending shareholder approval.

Dome Gold Mines (ASX:DME) is raising up to AUD 2 million through unsecured convertible notes to accelerate its Sigatoka feasibility study, mining lease application, and copper-gold exploration amid rising metal prices.

GoldArc Resources (ASX:GA8) has struck a binding deal to acquire seven tenements from Regener8 Resources, extending its Leonora South gold corridor in Western Australia. The move consolidates contiguous ground adjacent to existing high-grade deposits, positioning GoldArc for accelerated exploration.

St Barbara Limited is ramping up its gold exploration in Nova Scotia, increasing its FY27 budget by 64% and doubling its exploration team to accelerate resource growth near the 15-Mile Processing Hub.

FMR Resources has boosted exploration confidence at its Los Warbos Project in Chile following a detailed helicopter magnetic and radiometric survey, alongside rock chip sampling that returned significant copper and silver grades.