Latest Exploration And Acquisition News

Dart Mining (ASX:DTM) has agreed to acquire a large, underexplored gold and lithium project near the Gruyere mine in WA’s Yamarna district, backed by a $2 million capital raise to fund exploration and acquisition costs.

Laramide Resources has secured strategic uranium exploration licences in Sweden’s Hotagen and Arjeplog-Arvidsjaur provinces, capitalising on the country’s recent policy reversal to permit uranium mining.

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.

Codrus Minerals is set to acquire two promising copper and molybdenum projects in Australia and Peru, backed by a $2.5 million capital raise. The deal includes significant share issuance and performance rights tied to exploration milestones.

Felix Gold has started open-cut extraction of high-grade antimony ore in Alaska and incorporated a US refining platform, moving closer to establishing a domestic ore-to-metal supply chain targeting operation by end 2027.

Odessa Minerals has reported encouraging exploration results at its WA projects, confirming potential carbonatite-hosted rare earth elements and new base metal anomalies, while securing $2.65 million in fresh capital to fund a maiden 10,000m drilling campaign and project acquisitions.

Aeris Resources has lifted its Group Mineral Resources by 24% and Ore Reserves by 50% to 61Mt and 21Mt respectively, driven by the Peel Mining acquisition and exploration success across its portfolio.

Elixinol Wellness posted a record quarterly revenue of $4.3 million in Q2 FY26, driven by The Healthy Chef's expansion and a 45% gross margin. Cost cuts helped deliver positive underlying operating cash flow for the third straight quarter despite some one-off expenses.

First Au Limited has significantly boosted its Western Australian gold portfolio with the acquisition of the Riverina East Gold Project and an upgraded resource classification at its Gimlet Gold Project, positioning itself for potential near-term development.

Piche Resources (ASX:PR2) has kicked off a $2.5 million non-renounceable entitlement offer to fund exploration in Argentina and potential acquisitions, alongside a key board change.

Sun Silver has significantly expanded its Maverick Silver Project in Nevada by acquiring the Bayan Springs North Project and staking additional claims, consolidating a continuous 15-kilometre corridor with minimal prior drilling and a promising new exploration target.

Raiden Resources progresses environmental approvals for its Brazilian gold tailings project, identifies new arsenic anomalies in Bulgaria, and moves to sell a major stake in its Western Australian nickel project.