Latest Exploration Progress News

Strickland Metals has boosted its Rogozna Project mineral resources to 9.25 million ounces gold equivalent, driven by a 50% increase at the Gradina deposit and a maiden indicated resource at Shanac. Metallurgical tests confirm strong gold recoveries, while drilling delays at Shanac temper near-term exploration progress.

Godolphin Resources has unveiled a significant polymetallic sulphide discovery at Cousin Jack within its Lewis Ponds Project, alongside progressing an IPO to spin out its Narraburra Rare Earths asset into Matrix Critical Minerals.

Connected Minerals has secured shareholder and regulatory approvals to acquire Frontier Group, gaining an 80% stake in Angola’s Bailundo Carbonatite Project with expanded mineral rights including niobium and rare earths. Completion is imminent as exploration activities ramp up.

Oceana Metals has validated extensive high-grade rare earth mineralisation at its Serra Negra project in Brazil, underpinning a major drilling campaign backed by a $20 million capital raise.

Horizon Gold's Definitive Feasibility Study for the Gum Creek Project outlines a 10-year open pit mine with robust production targets, strong financial metrics, and significant exploration progress, backed by a $30 million capital raise.

Western Mines Group (ASX:WMG) has wrapped up its Phase 5 drilling at Mulga Tank, delivering standout nickel-cobalt-copper assays and securing a $250,000 government grant for a seismic survey. Post-quarter, a $2.74 million capital raise led by Lowell Resources Fund boosts its exploration firepower.

Carnaby Resources has agreed to a scheme of arrangement with Evolution Mining, offering shareholders a 60.4% premium and exposure to Evolution’s portfolio, while reporting significant new high-grade copper-gold results at its Greater Duchess project.

Australian Silica Quartz Group (ASQ) finalises its acquisition of Australian Kaolin, securing a 47Mt kaolin resource and mining approval for a 250,000 tonne per annum operation. The company progresses kaolin beneficiation in China, explores high purity quartz projects, and advances gold targets at Koolyanobbing, supported by a $1.33m cash position.

Terra Metals has significantly expanded its Southwest Discovery at the Dante Project with diamond drilling revealing a massive 448-metre continuous PGM-Cu-Ni mineralised interval. The company bolstered its leadership team and secured $20.8 million in fresh funding to accelerate exploration.

Marmota Limited’s maiden drilling program at Greenewood in South Australia delivers multiple bonanza-grade gold intersections, while Stage 3 drilling accelerates resource expansion efforts.

White Cliff Minerals has delivered robust high-grade copper results at its Rae Copper Project, notably along the Teshierpi Fault Zone, while securing significant funding and completing the divestment of its Great Bear Project.

Daly Resources has launched on the ASX with a $12 million IPO, immediately reigniting exploration at its key Huckitta Fluorite-Copper Project in the Northern Territory, supported by strong cash reserves and a major shareholder backing.