Latest Exploration And Evaluation News

ActivEX has eliminated its borrowings and reported a 310,000-ounce gold resource at Mt Hogan, but the balance sheet remains dependent on future funding. The ASX-listed explorer posted a $2.149 million loss after impairing exploration assets by $2.616 million.

Fulcrum Lithium has delivered a 10.7 million tonne lithium carbonate equivalent maiden resource at Alkali Flats, but its auditor has warned that additional funding is needed to sustain exploration. Cash fell to $1.58 million at 30 June 2026 as the company advanced drilling, metallurgy and resource modelling in Nevada.

Basin Energy’s maiden drilling at Newmans has outlined a 3.3 km shallow magnet rare earth corridor within its expanding Sybella-Barkly project. But the ASX-listed explorer remains pre-revenue, reported a larger annual loss and faces a material uncertainty over its ability to continue funding operations.

Lincoln Minerals has moved Minbrie’s Eagle Ridge prospect towards diamond drilling after air core work supported its geological model. But the ASX-listed explorer remains loss-making, cash-burning and dependent on further funding to continue its exploration program.

Tamboran Resources has moved into initial Beetaloo gas sales, but its first annual report after the milestone still records no fiscal 2026 revenue, a $30.5 million loss and substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The company held $219.1 million in cash at June 30, yet faces heavy development spending, no proved reserves and a material weakness in financial controls.

Perpetual Resources has warned of material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern after its FY2026 loss more than tripled. The ASX-listed explorer finished the year with A$2.34 million in cash, but remains dependent on further capital raisings to fund Nevada Scheelite and Brazilian exploration.

Tetragon Energy has reported a $470,635 comprehensive loss in its first annual report, while highlighting a Philippine exploration portfolio carrying 3.214 Tcf of net mid-case prospective gas resources. The newly listed explorer ended the period with $715,713 in cash, before raising $4 million through its July ASX listing.

Ardea Resources enters FY2027 with its flagship Goongarrie Hub still short of a completed definitive feasibility study, even as Japanese partners and governments deepen their support. The company reported a A$24.6 million consolidated loss, while future funding arrangements beyond the current DFS program remain unresolved.

Lord Resources has extended copper mineralisation across multiple lodes at Ilgarari, but its FY2026 annual report carries a material uncertainty over whether the explorer can continue as a going concern. The company ended the year with $554,820 in cash after a $2.54 million loss and $1.87 million of operating cash outflows.

Magmatic Resources has used FY2026 to turn the newly acquired Weebo Gold Project into its main exploration engine, while Fortescue-funded drilling continued to test copper-gold targets at Myall. The company ended the year with $5.54 million in cash, but a larger annual loss and continued exploration spending keep execution and funding firmly in focus.

US1 Critical Minerals has warned of a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern, with only $302,641 in cash at year-end. Its forecast depends heavily on completing a conditional sale of Tanzanian uranium licences for an initial US$1 million.

Mt Malcolm Mines has moved closer to an integrated gold development model, combining a maiden 13,200-ounce resource with ownership of major 500,000-tonne-per-year processing plant components. The shift came with a $1.639 million loss, $1.445 million of operating cash outflows and a warning that further working capital is likely to be required within 12 months.