Latest Exploration Licence News

Mantle Minerals has boosted its Carlton Hill Project by acquiring Far West Metals and securing a new exploration licence, positioning itself near Boab Metals' Sorby Hills deposit with promising base metal potential.

Golden Dragon Mining's latest drilling at Behring Bore within the Cue Gold Project has intersected further high-grade gold near surface, reinforcing the prospect’s potential as a large-scale mineralised system with open extensions.

Greenvale Energy has completed a detailed airborne magnetics-radiometrics survey over its Thunderball Uranium Project in the Northern Territory, supported by a government co-funding grant for further electromagnetic exploration.

Burley Minerals has wrapped up a key heritage survey over 290 hectares at its Cane Bore iron ore project, setting the stage for a maiden reverse circulation drilling campaign planned for July 2026.

Castle Minerals has secured a comprehensive historical exploration dataset worth over US$3 million for its Nielle Gold Project in Côte d'Ivoire, positioning the company for faster drill targeting and advancing the project towards maiden drilling.

Lode Resources has unveiled promising high-grade antimony and gold intercepts from initial drilling at its New England Antimony Project, alongside large soil anomalies that hint at substantial mineralisation potential.

Lachlan Star has confirmed shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation at New Waverley, prompting an expanded 4,000m drilling program to test extensions and increase density along a mineralised shear corridor open in all directions.

Charger Metals has struck a deal to sell its Bynoe Lithium Project to Core Lithium’s subsidiary for up to $14.75 million, including upfront cash, a resource milestone payment, and a capped royalty. The sale lets Charger focus on its Lake Johnston lithium ambitions.

ADX Energy’s HOCH-1 exploration well in Upper Austria delivered a promising clean-up flow of 2.8 million cubic feet per day from its first tested gas zone, signalling encouraging reservoir potential ahead of further testing.

Melbana Energy halts direct involvement in its Cuban Block 9 project following US sanctions on CUPET, its contractual counterparty, while it seeks legal clarity on the complex regulatory landscape.

Avira Resources has completed 1,308 metres of reverse circulation drilling across the Maori Queen and Plantagenet prospects at Mt Cattlin, submitting initial samples for assay as it targets a maiden resource estimate by year-end.

Platina Resources has completed its acquisition of the Mt Morgans South Project from Genesis Minerals, adding 18 tenements in a prolific gold district and setting the stage for a focused exploration campaign.