Latest Exploration And Development News

Elixir Energy has been granted a 15-year retention license over its entire ATP2044 permit in Queensland’s Taroom Trough, securing 1,362 BCFe of 2C Contingent Gas Resources confirmed by the Daydream-2 well.

ActivEX Limited has completed a $100,000 share placement with Business Victor Investments Limited, aiming to accelerate its exploration activities and strengthen working capital.

US1 Critical Minerals has obtained a Federal Court undertaking preventing the transfer or encumbrance of disputed Rare Earth tenements in California, with a trial scheduled for April 2026.

Pure Resources has completed a $1.7 million placement to fund its Garnet Hills Garnet and Graphite Project, with options to be issued pending shareholder approval.

ADX Energy Ltd is gearing up to resume flow testing at its Welchau-1 well in February 2026 and plans to drill three additional shallow gas wells in Upper Austria, targeting a combined prospective resource of 8.0 BCF.

Scorpion Minerals has executed a binding option agreement to acquire the Old Prospect tenements within its Pharos Gold Project, adding a JORC-compliant resource of over 21,600 ounces of gold. The acquisition consolidates tenure along a highly prospective 5km structural corridor in Western Australia’s Murchison region.

Kairos Minerals has reported compelling drill results from its Mt York Gold Project, highlighting significant gold intercepts that underpin an upcoming resource update scheduled for early 2026.

Rox Resources has completed a $200 million capital raise, including a $134 million second tranche placement, to fund development of its Youanmi Gold Project in Western Australia.

Minbos Resources has obtained a crucial ASX waiver allowing it to issue shares under its Share Purchase Plan without the usual shareholder approval, aligning pricing with its recent Placement and aiming to maintain fairness among investors.

Nova Minerals Limited has successfully closed a $20 million underwritten public offering on NASDAQ, aiming to accelerate exploration and development at its Estelle Gold and Critical Minerals Project in Alaska.

Pearl Gull Iron has completed the sale of its Cockatoo Island Project, receiving $4.5 million in cash, a 4% indirect stake in Crestlink Pty Ltd, and ongoing royalties. The transaction positions the company to pursue new growth opportunities while maintaining exposure to the project’s future upside.

Native Mineral Resources has completed its final gold pour for 2025 at Blackjack, producing approximately 8.36kg of gold doré and generating nearly $10 million in revenue since July. The company is set to begin drilling at the Ravenswood Gold Project in January 2026 under a joint venture with Haoma Mining NL.