Latest Exploration Licence News

Alice Queen has outlined a potentially lucrative Horn Island development case, but the numbers remain preliminary and depend on further drilling, approvals and funding. The gold explorer ended FY2026 with a A$3.55 million loss and A$3.6 million in cash.

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.

St Barbara is positioning itself as a debt-free Nova Scotia gold developer after a proposed A$453 million Simberi exit, with a potential special dividend and share buy-back still on the table. Its updated 15-Mile study points to a larger reserve, longer mine life and stronger project economics, but those figures remain study-based and conditional on execution.

Barys Resources reported a wider A$2.30 million loss for FY2026 as it secured two gold exploration licences in Kazakhstan but made no progress at its Niger uranium project. With A$2.06 million in cash at year-end, the company is now pursuing a partially underwritten A$2.6 million entitlement offer to fund its next phase of exploration.

Ozz Resources has emerged from suspension after raising $4.8 million, acquiring the Bedaburra nickel-copper-cobalt project and reshaping its exploration portfolio. The annual report also highlights a still-loss-making balance sheet and unresolved funding demands ahead.

Augustus Minerals has reported broad gold mineralisation at its Clifton East prospect in Western Australia, including a 1m interval grading 19.5g/t gold. The explorer’s FY2026 loss narrowed, but continued drilling remains dependent on further equity funding.

Albion Resources has moved into its maiden Gidgee drilling campaign, but the gold explorer’s $2.38 million cash balance and $2.52 million annual operating outflow underpin an auditor warning over its ability to continue without further funding. The company reported a $2.01 million FY2026 loss as it shifted exploration focus towards Gidgee and Yandal West.

Stellar Resources has lifted its Heemskirk tin resource to 115.3kt of contained tin while technical studies move toward a prefeasibility study outcome. The company is better funded, but remains pre-revenue and faces the usual capital, permitting and execution hurdles of mine development.

Australasian Metals has paired a sharply smaller annual loss with a $1.05 million placement aimed at exploring two proposed Côte d’Ivoire lithium projects. The projects remain an option, not an acquisition, while May Queen drilling is being prepared in Queensland.

Peako has completed its 100% acquisition of six Saudi Arabian gold projects covering 862 square kilometres, clearing the way for maiden drilling from October. Recent fieldwork has identified extensive high-grade vein systems, but the reported grades remain exploration indicators rather than a mineral resource.

Connected Minerals has made Angola’s Bailundo niobium and rare earths project its flagship after writing off A$3.40 million in Namibian and Western Australian exploration assets. The pivot is now backed by a completed A$4.5 million placement and a planned 6,000-metre drilling campaign, but Bailundo remains an exploration-stage project without a declared resource.

Sultan Resources has secured firm commitments for a $1.316 million placement to fund its move into Namibia, including initial work at the 171.2 square kilometre Kaalkop project. The deal also carries a substantial option package, with key securities still requiring shareholder approval.