Latest Exploration And Evaluation News

Wia Gold is making steady progress on its Kokoseb Gold Project in Namibia, reporting strong high-grade drilling results that bolster underground mining prospects alongside ongoing feasibility studies and strategic leadership appointments.

Ausgold Limited has expanded its Katanning Gold Project drilling program to 54,000 metres, revealing high-grade mineralisation beyond existing resource limits. The company also secured a key cooperation agreement with the Wagyl Kaip Southern Noongar Aboriginal Corporation, while permitting delays push the final investment decision to Q4 2026.

Astral Resources has reported strong drilling results across its Western Australian gold projects, progressing the Mandilla Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) and securing $1.76 million in a recent placement tranche. The company maintains a healthy cash position of $73 million as it targets first gold production in early 2028.

IRIS Metals has fortified its balance sheet with a A$5.5 million placement and is progressing towards an updated lithium-rubidium resource at Beecher while executing a farm-in deal for a tungsten project in Montana, reinforcing its diversified US critical minerals strategy.

Stellar Resources has pushed its Heemskirk Tin Project closer to development readiness, reporting a 41% increase in the Queen Hill resource and uncovering new high-grade tin mineralisation below the Severn deposit. The company also secured a key tailings facility agreement and maintains a strong cash position amid volatile tin prices.

88 Energy has bolstered its Alaska North Slope exploration with a substantial prospective resource update, fresh seismic data acquisitions, and a heavily oversubscribed A$5 million equity placement, setting the stage for its Augusta-1 well spud in early 2027.

Wildcat Resources (ASX: WC8) has expanded its Bolt Cutter Central lithium discovery footprint beyond 2.3km with multiple high-grade spodumene intercepts, while advancing the Definitive Feasibility Study for its Tabba Tabba Project. The company maintains a strong cash position of A$43.3 million as it prepares for further drilling and development milestones.

Mindax Limited pushes forward its vision for a Mid-West iron ore processing hub with metallurgical testing and strategic investments, while managing a cash runway under one quarter and preparing further capital raises.

Nagambie Resources has completed all conditions precedent following strong shareholder approval for an earn-in joint venture with Alkane Resources, enabling Alkane to acquire up to an 80% interest through staged funding over five years.

Ore Resources Ltd (ASX: OR3) has expanded its soil sampling program at the Miriam Project in Western Australia, defining three new refined gold-in-soil anomalies and extending a gold anomalous corridor to 3.2 kilometres. The company is integrating these findings with geophysical data ahead of a substantial drilling campaign.

GreenTech Metals has uncovered material upside potential at its Munni Munni PGE-Cu-Ni project through a detailed review of historical drilling data, with maiden drilling assay results expected in mid-April 2026.

Tesoro Gold has issued a replacement Appendix 5B for the December 2025 quarter to correct an administrative error and reclassify certain deposits, ensuring consistency with its audited FY2025 financial statements.