Latest Exploration And Resources News

Iltani Resources reports exceptional silver-indium assay results from its Orient Project’s Link Zone in Queensland, confirming potential to connect key mineral resources. Backed by a fresh $8 million investment, the company plans an aggressive drilling program to expand and upgrade its resource base in 2026.

Alkane Resources delivered a robust December quarter with 43,663 ounces of gold equivalent production and a significant increase in cash and bullion holdings to A$246 million. The company maintains its FY2026 production guidance amid ongoing exploration and development.

Norwest Minerals has advanced its gold and silver projects with significant drilling campaigns and a strategic focus on its high-grade silver discovery, leveraging soaring silver prices and new geophysical data.

Titan Minerals has confirmed a significant 150-metre extension of gold and silver mineralisation at its Dynasty Gold Project in Ecuador, with promising drill results reinforcing the potential for further resource growth. A Mineral Resource Estimate update is anticipated in the first quarter of 2026 amid advancing strategic discussions with Lingbao Gold International.

MinRex Resources Limited and Electrum Discovery Corp. have agreed to merge, creating a well-capitalised gold-copper exploration company with advanced projects in Serbia and Australia. The combined entity aims to accelerate resource growth and exploration across two Tier-1 jurisdictions.

Patagonia Lithium has reached 335 metres depth in its Formentera lithium brine drilling program in Argentina, successfully collecting brine and core samples for detailed analysis. The company plans further drilling and geophysical surveys to refine its Mineral Resource Estimate.

Asara Resources has released a second tranche of drilling results from its Massan deposit in Guinea, reinforcing the continuity of gold mineralisation and confirming promising depth extensions beyond the current resource model.

West Wits Mining has been granted a new prospecting right adjacent to its existing mining operations in South Africa, enabling a strategic depth extension of the Qala Shallows Kimberley Reef. Geological modelling and resource reviews are underway to capitalise on the current gold price environment.

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.

Emmerson Resources and Pan African Resources have approved a $6.9 million exploration budget for the Tennant Creek Joint Venture in Q1 2026, marking the largest quarterly spend in over two decades. The program targets high-grade gold deposits with extensive drilling and geophysical surveys.

African Gold Limited has reported significant step-out drilling results at its Blaffo Guetto deposit in Côte d’Ivoire, extending gold mineralisation beyond previous estimates and reinforcing the project’s scale and potential under new Montage Gold ownership.

Mithril Silver and Gold accelerates exploration at its Copalquin gold-silver project with a third drill rig mobilized and a 25,000-metre drilling program planned for 2026, targeting multiple high-grade zones.