Latest Exploration Licence News

Eminence Minerals has begun field exploration across three pending licence applications at its Tayra rare earth project in Bahia, Brazil, while continuing a planned 70-hole auger campaign at Campo Grande. The work remains early-stage, with no Mineral Resource defined and Tayra’s tenure still awaiting confirmation from Brazil’s mining regulator.

Legacy Minerals has identified three untested induced polarisation targets at its Rockley project in NSW, led by an 800m zone with chargeability of up to 45mV/V. The priority target sits beneath surface copper, gold and silver anomalies, but drilling remains under consideration rather than committed.

Agrimin has completed its withdrawal from the Mackay Potash Project and repositioned itself around exploration at the 480-square-kilometre Mount Squires Project. The pivot reduced the company’s annual loss, but left it with $1.08 million in cash, net current liabilities and no JORC mineral resources or ore reserves.

DPM Metals has extended its Brevene Porphyry South discovery with long, high-grade gold-copper-molybdenum intercepts, including 716.6 metres at 3.30 g/t gold equivalent. Mineralisation now reaches the Chelopech mine concession and remains open in several directions and at depth.

G11 Resources has designed three drill holes to test the Northeast Pyrite copper-gold target in western Tasmania, close to the Great Lyell Fault and Mt Lyell deposits. The program may receive up to $120,000 in Tasmanian Government co-funding, but the geological case still rests heavily on unverified historical data.

Forrestania Resources has agreed to acquire four granted Western Australian exploration licences at Skeleton Rocks for a stated $250,000 consideration. The deal remains subject to due diligence, with the company yet to choose between cash and shares as payment.

Right Resources has begun a fully funded 2,000-metre aircore program at its Blue Prospect near Tumbarumba, testing six tungsten and five gold anomalies for the first time below surface. Assay results are expected progressively during the December Quarter, but the campaign is exploratory and is not designed to define a Mineral Resource.

New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX:NHC) has lifted its reported coal resources to 2.96 billion tonnes, driven by major model updates at Bengalla and New Acland. The larger inventory comes with important qualifications: much of Bengalla’s addition is inferred, while a substantial portion of New Acland’s reserves still depends on future approvals.

Sultan Resources has applied for a 171.2km² copper-gold exploration licence in Namibia’s Central Damara Orogen, a region with established gold deposits and growing copper interest. The opportunity would add a sizeable new landholding without issuing consideration shares, although the licence remains subject to grant and has produced no company exploration results yet.

Chariot Resources has secured A$1.1 million from institutional and sophisticated investors to advance its proposed Nigerian lithium acquisition, exploration and partner-funded development program. The raising also brings potential option dilution and only partially addresses the company’s secured debt.

Estrella Resources has expanded its Timor-Leste exploration footprint by 100km2 while securing conditional approval to export a 100-tonne manganese sample to an Indonesian customer. The company is also preparing 3,000 metres of drilling and a possible upgrade to part of its 621Mt Werumata limestone resource.

Enova Mining has secured an exclusive 30-day option over a large Brazilian monazite project while lining up almost $2 million in funding. The opportunity remains conditional on due diligence, shareholder approval and Enova’s decision to exercise the option.