Latest Exploration And Resources News

Coppermoly Limited's Managing Director and CEO Dickson Leah has resigned for personal reasons but will oversee a handover as the board searches for a successor. The company continues to focus on its expanding copper, gold, and critical minerals portfolio across Queensland and Western Australia.

Rimfire Pacific Mining has appointed Bronwyn Barnes as Executive Chair and secured $2.3 million in a placement to advance its scandium exploration and development strategy.

GoldArc Resources (ASX:GA8) has struck a binding deal to acquire seven tenements from Regener8 Resources, extending its Leonora South gold corridor in Western Australia. The move consolidates contiguous ground adjacent to existing high-grade deposits, positioning GoldArc for accelerated exploration.

Cygnus Metals has lodged its draft scheme booklet with ASIC, moving closer to a planned acquisition by Central Asia Metals. Regulatory approvals in North Macedonia are complete, with Kazakhstan clearance still pending.

Catalina Resources has completed a major soil sampling program at Kirkalocka, collecting around 1,500 samples to sharpen drill targets ahead of a scheduled heritage survey and maiden drilling campaign.

Raptor Metals has confirmed a significant stacked copper-rich VMS system at its Chester Project through maiden drilling, while expanding its footprint with key acquisitions in the Bathurst Mining Camp.

KGL Resources has secured comprehensive funding for its Jervois Copper-Silver-Gold Project, combining a US$300 million streaming deal and a A$300 million equity raise, positioning the project for construction start in Q3 2026 and first copper output in 2028.

Arika Resources has locked in strong assay results extending gold mineralisation at Yundamindra and commenced drilling at Kookynie, backed by full project ownership and a $6.55 million placement.

Riedel Resources has transformed into a multi-project gold explorer with the acquisition of controlling interests in the Cosmo and Mt Venn projects in Western Australia, complementing its Kingman asset in Arizona. The company is gearing up for maiden drilling and expanded exploration across its portfolio.

Kingston Resources faces a major operational setback with the Pearse South open pit failure, prompting a strategic pivot to underground resource expansion and a $12.9 million capital raise to fund a 25,000m drilling campaign.

Rapid Critical Metals has kicked off drilling at its Webbs Silver Project, expanded its NSW footprint with the Tooloom acquisition, and secured a key permit for gallium-germanium drilling in Canada, while metallurgical tests at Webbs and Consol show promising recoveries.

Canadian Phosphate Limited has completed its acquisition of the Diamond Mountain Phosphate Project in Utah, adding a significant 49.9 million tonne phosphate resource to its portfolio. The company plans extensive exploration to validate and upgrade the resource to JORC standards, positioning itself for growth in North American fertiliser and battery markets.