Latest Exploration Programs News

Yandal Resources (ASX:YRL) has identified a third high-grade gold domain at its Arrakis discovery in Western Australia, with recent drilling revealing multiple significant intercepts and untested down-plunge targets.

Ramelius Resources has posted a striking 79% jump in Ore Reserves to 4.3Moz and a 17% increase in Mineral Resources to 14Moz as at 30 June 2026, driven by strong drilling results and strategic acquisitions.

Novo Resources Corp bolsters its Australian gold and copper exploration pipeline with a maiden inferred resource at Belltopper and strategic gains at Egina following Northern Star’s JV exit.

S2 Resources is set to begin drilling at Warraweena in early October targeting gold and copper, while Loch Lilly prepares geophysical surveys and awaits drilling permits. Jillewarra drilling remains on hold pending regulatory and heritage approvals.

Coppermoly Limited’s Managing Director and CEO Dickson Leah has resigned immediately, prompting a board-led strategic review focused on short-term shareholder value amid ongoing exploration and acquisitions.

Hamelin Gold has issued nearly 50 million shares in the first tranche of its $8 million placement, targeting exploration at key Western Australian projects. The second tranche, including director participation, awaits shareholder approval.

Piche Resources Limited has had its PR2OA security class suspended from trading by the ASX until it meets specific listing requirements, affecting only this class of securities.

Discovery Alaska Limited (ASX: DAF) has secured a strategic foothold in Western Australia’s Murchison Goldfields through the acquisition of the Cuddingwarra Gold Project, backed by a $900,000 placement to fund exploration and expansion.

Benz Mining has locked in A$150 million from institutional investors to ramp up its Glenburgh gold drilling campaign, expanding to 14 rigs and accelerating a maiden resource estimate targeted for early 2027.

Eminence Minerals has lodged exploration licence applications for a nearly 3,700-hectare rare earths project in southern Bahia, Brazil, positioning itself alongside major peer IMC Rare Earths in a promising district. The company plans a measured exploration approach amid technical uncertainties around the underlying geology.

Alvo Minerals has secured 100% mineral rights over a 575-hectare tenement contiguous with its Bluebush Heavy Rare Earth Element project in Brazil, expanding its footprint along the northern Serra Dourada HREE province and consolidating the Boa Vista prospect area.

Olympio Metals is set to acquire an 80% stake in the Jacknife High-Grade Silver Project in Idaho, leveraging patented mining claims and a local partner to accelerate exploration in a historically prolific silver district.