Latest Exploration Sector News

Terramin Australia’s subsidiary has nearly doubled its unsecured loan facility with major shareholder Asipac Group and extended loan terms to mid-2026, underpinning its corporate strategy amid ongoing financing plans.

Aston Minerals Limited held crucial shareholder and optionholder meetings to approve its merger with Torque Metals Limited, marking a significant step toward consolidation in the minerals exploration sector.

Moho Resources has completed the sale of its Empress Springs Project, securing an initial payment of $408,500 with a deferred $300,000 to follow next year, reinforcing its asset optimisation strategy.

Bryah Resources has requested an immediate suspension of its shares on the ASX as it prepares to announce a significant acquisition. The suspension follows a recent trading halt and is expected to last until the announcement or the resumption of trading on May 21.

Aguia Resources has initiated a 25-hole diamond drilling campaign at its Santa Barbara Gold Project in Colombia, aiming to define a maiden JORC resource and explore extensive vein systems.

Accelerate Resources has refined its exploration strategy at the Kanowna East gold project by leveraging historic and new gravity survey data, identifying key structural intersections that enhance drill targeting. An imminent 2,000m reverse circulation drilling program is set to test these promising zones.

Red Mountain Mining has initiated a 1000m reverse circulation drilling program at its Kiabye Gold Project in Western Australia, aiming to test newly identified magnetic anomalies and historic gold zones. The program is backed by recent capital raising and coincides with ongoing sampling at its Armidale Antimony-Gold Project.

Zinc of Ireland NL has kicked off its inaugural drilling campaign at the Mt Clere project in Western Australia, targeting the large and previously untested ‘Robin 21’ geophysical anomaly. This move revives interest in a site last partially explored by BHP nearly three decades ago.

Mantle Minerals has won a co-funded drilling grant from the WA Government and completed its Mt Berghaus tenement package, setting the stage for targeted exploration in the Pilbara.

Tolu Minerals has secured a key exploration license in Papua New Guinea, revealing five fresh copper-gold targets from advanced airborne geophysics, while appointing renowned porphyry expert Doug Kirwin to its advisory board.

Kincora Copper Limited reports a strategic pivot to a project generator model, unlocking over A$110 million in partner funding and advancing multiple copper-gold exploration projects across Australia and Mongolia.

Catalina Resources has successfully completed its entitlement and shortfall offer, raising over $2.27 million to strengthen its cash position and advance its diverse mineral projects.