Latest Exploration Activities News

Connected Minerals has secured shareholder and regulatory approvals to acquire Frontier Group, gaining an 80% stake in Angola’s Bailundo Carbonatite Project with expanded mineral rights including niobium and rare earths. Completion is imminent as exploration activities ramp up.

Oceana Metals has validated extensive high-grade rare earth mineralisation at its Serra Negra project in Brazil, underpinning a major drilling campaign backed by a $20 million capital raise.

Lightning Minerals has executed a strategic reset focusing on Australian gold and critical minerals, securing $1.85 million to accelerate exploration at its flagship Mt Turner and Warby Tungsten projects. Key technical milestones include an independent petrology study validating Mt Turner's gold system and promising tungsten assay results at Warby.

Western Mines Group (ASX:WMG) has wrapped up its Phase 5 drilling at Mulga Tank, delivering standout nickel-cobalt-copper assays and securing a $250,000 government grant for a seismic survey. Post-quarter, a $2.74 million capital raise led by Lowell Resources Fund boosts its exploration firepower.

Sinclair Gold has pushed gold mineralisation deeper at its Mt Henry project, with initial drilling results confirming significant extensions beyond the existing 915,000oz resource. Backed by a $30m placement and a royalty deal, the company is well-funded to continue its 50,000m drilling campaign.

Viking Mines has secured full permitting and contractor engagement for its maiden 63-hole drilling campaign at the Linka Tungsten Project in Nevada, alongside metallurgical testwork exceeding recovery targets and a strategic divestment of its First Hit Gold Project.

AusQuest has confirmed a continuous 1.5km copper-gold mineralised corridor at its Cangallo project in Peru, with broad intercepts and emerging high-grade zones. Diamond drilling has begun, revealing significant vertical extent and setting the stage for deeper exploration.

Resolute Mining reported Q2 2026 gold production of 45,192 ounces with steady operations, while Doropo construction progresses on schedule and the ABC Project's inferred resource grows to 3 million ounces.

Augustus Minerals reported promising gold assay results at its Music Well project, alongside progress in Papua New Guinea exploration and a $2.5 million capital raise featuring Gold Fields’ backing.

Nordic Resources (ASX:NNL) has reported final assays from its 1H 2026 drilling in Finland, revealing record gold grades at Kopsa and significant resource extensions across its key gold projects. Metallurgical testing is underway, with updated resource estimates expected later this year.

Miramar Resources has doubled its gold Exploration Target at the Gidji JV near Kalgoorlie and completed its first drilling program at Chain Pool in over 60 years, while finalising the sale of Randalls Project and securing government grants to fund ongoing exploration.

Koba Resources has completed maiden drilling at its Mt Garnet tin-tungsten prospects and expanded the uranium mineralised strike at Yarramba, setting the stage for significant assay results and follow-up drilling.