Latest Exploration And Development News

Canadian Phosphate (ASX: CP8) has kicked off a 3,000-metre drilling campaign at its Wapiti Phosphate Project in British Columbia, aiming for a Mineral Resource Estimate by late 2026 that will support both traditional fertilizer and advanced battery material markets.

Prodigy Gold’s latest scoping study for the Hyperion Gold Project outlines a viable open pit operation with a 260,000-ounce production target and strong financial metrics. Meanwhile, exploration funding and ore sorting advances at Old Pirate support near-term development prospects.

Delta Lithium delivered high-grade lithium drilling results at Mt Ida and uncovered significant fluorite mineralisation at Yinnetharra, while securing key tenement acquisitions and maintaining a strong cash position of $49.6 million.

Stanmore Resources bounced back from early-year weather disruptions with a 27% jump in ROM coal production in Q2 2026 and secured a refinancing deal that lowers debt costs and extends maturities, positioning the company for a robust second half.

S2 Resources secured new tenements, completed heritage and aeromagnetic surveys, and obtained drilling approvals across WA, NSW, and Victoria, maintaining a robust cash position of A$18.57 million.

Invictus Energy has cemented its position in Zimbabwe's Cabora Bassa Basin with a landmark Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement and is progressing well towards drilling the high-impact Musuma-1 exploration well, backed by a fresh A$10 million capital raise.

Key Petroleum Limited continued its push for Potential Commercial Area approvals for ATP 920 and ATP 924 while completing two share placements that bolstered its working capital. The company remains focused on securing tenure certainty and expanding its asset portfolio amid measured financial management.

Resouro Strategic Metals has taken a crucial step toward turning its Novo Mundo Gold Project in Brazil from trial mining into a licensed commercial operation by lodging a Mining Concession Application covering 930 hectares.

Reach Resources has locked in a fully funded mining and milling agreement with Andel Resources at Murchison South, alongside a 30% increase in its Blue Heaven gold resource to 80,000 ounces at higher grade.

West Cobar Metals made progress on its Salazar scandium and Cobar West copper projects during the June quarter, while deciding not to proceed with its Baxter Fluorspar acquisition and securing $1.05 million in new funding.

Nelson Resources has kicked off underground drilling at its high-grade Orleans Mine while advancing rehabilitation at Great Western Mine and securing a strategic tungsten property adjacent to a major US project. Exploration spending reached $794k, supported by a $2.1 million cash buffer.

Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX: BRE) has expanded its Monte Alto District with a new +9 km rare earth corridor at Velhinhas, confirmed by high-grade drilling. Shareholders also backed the A$50 million IPO demerger of the Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project into Alurion Resources.