Latest Exploration And Development News

Nickel Industries delivered a robust US$97.3 million Adjusted EBITDA in Q1 2025 despite production challenges and a declining nickel price. Key milestones include approval to nearly double Hengjaya Mine’s ore sales quota and a strategic deferral of substantial ENC acquisition payments.

Apollo Minerals reports completion of Phase 2 drilling at its Salanie Gold Project with promising high-grade results, alongside strategic funding and ongoing exploration in Gabon, Serbia, and France.

Titan Minerals reports significant drilling progress and metallurgical breakthroughs at its Dynasty Gold Project, while JV partner Hanrine accelerates Linderos Copper drilling. The company strengthens its balance sheet with a $25.7 million capital raise and clears debt.

Delta Lithium has announced a substantial 46% increase in the gold resource at its Mt Ida Project, now exceeding 1.1 million ounces, alongside plans to spin off its gold assets into a new ASX-listed entity, Ballard Mining.

Sarama Resources has completed a large-scale soil geochemistry survey at its Cosmo Gold Project in Western Australia, marking the first systematic exploration phase on this underexplored gold belt. Analytical results from approximately 5,000 samples are now under review, setting the stage for potential drill targets.

Vital Metals is nearing completion of a pivotal Scoping Study for its Tardiff deposit in Canada, while spearheading a new Canadian rare earths consortium and securing fresh funding to support its development ambitions.

Prodigy Gold has updated its Hyperion Gold Deposit resource, increasing gold ounces by 7% to 435,000 oz, supported by promising metallurgical testwork indicating high recoveries. The Tanami North Project now holds nearly half a million ounces of gold resources, setting the stage for further development.

Emerald Resources NL reported a solid March quarter with 19.1Koz gold production at Okvau, full debt repayment, and significant resource expansions at its Cambodian and Australian projects.

Metal Bank Limited has reported a substantial 73% increase in its Livingstone Gold Resource in Western Australia, while progressing exploration and development initiatives across Australia, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, supported by a $275k Queensland government grant for graphite.

Carnaby Resources has launched a maiden drilling campaign at the Trekelano Copper Gold Project, aiming to bolster its Greater Duchess Pre-Feasibility Study and unlock further resource potential.

Tivan Limited reported significant progress in Q1 2025, including advancing a binding joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation for its Speewah Fluorite Project and securing seven exploration licenses for its Turiscai copper-gold project in Timor-Leste.

Brazilian Rare Earths Limited (ASX:BRE) reported exceptional exploration results in the March 2025 quarter, including record high-grade rare earth assays at Monte Alto and Pelé projects, alongside a strategic royalty agreement with Rio Tinto for its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project.