Latest Exploration Spending News

OZZ Resources has completed its return to the ASX with a new critical minerals focus, but its $3.884 million cash balance is yet to translate into Bedaburra exploration spending. The company is now seeking to expand the Western Australian project while it rebuilds its exploration pipeline.

Evergold Minerals has completed a busy exploration quarter at Mt Monger, where drilling confirmed broad and high-grade gold mineralisation and identified the new Vanguard zone. The progress comes with a lower cash balance of $2.765 million and an estimated 2.28 quarters of funding at the latest spending rate.

Australasian Metals is moving toward a December decision on its proposed Côte d’Ivoire expansion, with Atex auger drilling expected to begin in November. The explorer ended September with approximately $3 million in cash and no debt after a $1.05 million placement.

Flagship Minerals has extended its Rosario Copper Project option by one year and cut the final exercise payment from US$2 million to US$1 million. The revised terms give the company more time to advance Isidora before committing further exploration capital to Rosario.

Neu Horizon Uranium has defined a more than 2 km electromagnetic conductor at Storvallflon, where five exploration datasets converge on the strongest surface uranium response recorded during its 2026 campaign. The ASX-listed explorer plans 4,000 metres of diamond drilling in the first quarter of 2027, subject to approvals.

European Resources has lifted bench-scale magnet rare earth extraction at its Korsnäs project to 92% and is moving towards a mixed rare earth carbonate sample for potential customer assessment. The progress comes alongside a new eastern exploration anomaly and a reported cash runway of about two quarters.

Alkane Resources delivered 40,740 gold equivalent ounces in the September quarter, generated A$102 million in mine operating cash flow and reaffirmed FY27 production guidance. The result also funded the company’s maiden dividend while leaving A$440 million in cash and bullion.

Ora Banda Mining (ASX:OBM) kept its FY27 guidance intact despite weather disruption and an extended mill shutdown lifting quarterly AISC to A$4,214 an ounce. The company is spending heavily to build its next production phase, with the new 3.0 Mtpa plant on schedule and Waihi Underground starting ahead of plan.

DeSoto Resources has expanded its Timbakouna power auger program by 200 holes after airborne geophysics generated new targets across Guinea’s Siguiri Basin. The company ended September with A$7.74 million in cash, while initial drilling assays are expected in early November.

Bulletin Resources has shifted its exploration focus further towards Lake Rebecca after reporting a $569,632 loss for the year, with Chifley drilling pointing to a possible concealed gold source but stopping well short of a discovery. The company ended June with $13.5 million in cash and listed investments, although its exploration portfolio still carries permitting and funding risks.

Pantoro Gold delivered 21,864 ounces from Norseman in the September quarter, while cash and gold rose to $240 million despite $36.3 million of project and exploration spending. Underground staffing recovered, Green Lantern began mining and Racetrack drilling returned further high-grade results.

BPM Minerals has completed 9,060 metres of drilling at Beachcomber and 2,854 metres at Bonnie and Clyde, with a stream of assays due through early 2027. The company is targeting a maiden JORC-compliant resource at Beachcomber in the first half of 2027, while a looming BPMOB option expiry could provide up to $3.24 million in additional capital.