Latest Exploration Programs News

FMR Resources has extended its second diamond drillhole at the Southern Porphyry target within the Llahuin Project JV in Chile, uncovering visual copper and molybdenite mineralisation linked to a key geophysical anomaly. This advancement sharpens the focus on the core of a significant porphyry system.

Bellavista Resources Ltd has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the high-grade Pickle Crow Gold Project in Ontario, Canada, boasting a 2.8 million ounce inferred resource at 7.2g/t gold. The company is also raising up to A$25 million to fund aggressive exploration and development.

Bellavista Resources Ltd has agreed to acquire up to 80% of the Pickle Crow Gold Project in Ontario, Canada, adding a 2.8 million ounce inferred gold resource at 7.2g/t to its portfolio. The company is raising A$25 million to fund aggressive exploration and development activities.

First Au Limited has successfully raised $5.6 million in a placement to fund exploration at its Gimlet Gold Project and expand its Western Australian gold strategy.

FireFly Metals has agreed to sell its Ontario gold assets, including a 70% stake in the Pickle Crow Project, to Bellavista Resources for up to A$86.1 million in scrip. FireFly shareholders will receive Bellavista shares, maintaining exposure to the assets while FireFly focuses on its copper-gold ambitions.

FireFly Metals has agreed to sell its Ontario gold assets to Bellavista Resources for up to A$86.1 million in shares and performance rights, unlocking value for shareholders while focusing on its copper-gold growth strategy.

North Stawell Minerals has announced key leadership changes, with Campbell Olsen stepping up as Non-Executive Chairman and Bill Reid joining as an Executive Director amid a critical growth phase.

New Frontier Minerals has completed the Stage 1 earn-in to secure an 85% interest in a pivotal tenement at its Harts Range Heavy Rare Earths Project, positioning the company strongly ahead of imminent assay results.

Red Mountain Mining has launched an expanded soil sampling program at its Oaky Creek prospect in NSW, aiming to unlock multiple high-grade antimony-gold targets along a 3km strike. This move builds on impressive assay results and positions the company alongside Australia’s leading antimony projects.

Koba Resources has secured $4.35 million to advance exploration at its newly acquired Stannary Hills and Mt Garnet tin-tungsten projects, with drilling scheduled to begin in late Q1 2026. The company also plans to recommence uranium drilling at its Yarramba Project in February, following promising high-grade intercepts.

Small caps did the heavy lifting this week, led by two big discovery stories in resources. Funding raises and takeover moves kept attention on who can pay for the next step, not just promise it.

Speculative money piled into new discoveries and tight-supply metals, while a handful of small caps were sold hard on thin liquidity. The week’s biggest moves came from PGMs and tungsten on the way up, and micro-cap gas on the way down.