Latest Exploration And Drilling News

OD6 Metals has secured A$6.92 million from institutional and sophisticated investors to advance drilling, bulk sampling and resource definition at its Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada. The funding also sets up a proposed rebrand to Adaven, but brings dilution and a substantial package of shareholder approvals.

Xpedra Resources has made Springfield the centrepiece of a sharp shift into New South Wales gold exploration, with drilling outlining broad mineralisation across 400 metres of strike and to at least 150 metres down-dip. The results came alongside a $7.53 million annual loss, $3.09 million in cash and a fresh 44 million-share acquisition of the Neeld Gold Project.

Cooper Metals finished FY2026 with a $611,935 loss and $1.81 million in cash, while its post-year-end Pyramid Gold acquisition reshaped the exploration portfolio. The deal brought AIC Mines in as the company’s largest shareholder, but a larger pool of options and performance rights also raises the importance of future funding and exploration results.

Castle Minerals has reported a $3.23 million net loss for FY2026, with its auditor highlighting material uncertainty over the explorer’s ability to continue without further capital or spending cuts. The company is redirecting its portfolio towards gold assets in Côte d’Ivoire and Western Australia, backed by a partly completed $4 million post-year-end placement.

Core Energy Minerals has expanded into an advanced Namibian uranium joint venture, but its annual report flags a material uncertainty over continued operations. The explorer reported a $3.369 million loss, $469,346 in cash and a $1.49 million working-capital deficit for 2026.

Iltani Resources has paired a substantial Orient silver-indium resource with $8 million in QIC backing, giving the explorer a stronger platform for its next phase of drilling and technical studies. The company remains loss-making and pre-revenue, but ended FY26 with $7.5 million in cash.

Breakthrough Minerals has shifted its centre of gravity to a 952-square-kilometre Queensland copper-gold portfolio, backed by an 18.8Mt JORC resource and early drilling success. The annual report also highlights the constraint: a A$5.69 million loss, ongoing cash burn and material uncertainty over future funding.

Rand Mining lifted fiscal 2026 net profit by 82% to A$23.9 million as gold sales rose and Golden Hind delivered its first ore. The result was also helped by a A$8.7 million Raleigh impairment reversal, while higher costs, inventory and development spending reduced cash generation.

Strategic Energy Resources (ASX:SER) narrowed its FY26 loss and lifted cash to $1.84 million while advancing four Queensland copper-gold projects with Fortescue and Sumitomo. But auditors flagged a material uncertainty over the explorer’s ability to continue as a going concern, leaving future funding central to the investment case.

Bellavista Resources is advancing a 15,000-metre drilling campaign and early development studies at Pickle Crow, while assay results have been pushed into October after Canadian laboratory delays. At Brumby, continuity drilling is complete and CSIRO column leach testwork is being prepared.

Hancock Prospecting has agreed to invest A$8.77 million in White Cliff Minerals for a proposed 13.5% stake, giving the junior explorer fresh capital to accelerate drilling at its Rae Copper Project in Nunavut. The placement still requires shareholder approval.

Galilee Energy posted a $5.42 million loss for FY2026 amid heavy investment in its US Zydeco Gas Project and progressing the sale of its Australian Glenaras asset. The company is pivoting to US operations with drilling underway and a $3.5 million placement announced.