Latest Exploration Spending News

Dundas Minerals (ASX:DUN) posted a $5.05 million net loss for FY2026 while advancing its Western Australian gold projects and refreshing its leadership team.

Cazaly Resources has completed the grant of all five tenements for its Romano Gold Project, finalising Dundas Minerals’ 80% earn-in joint venture with a $1.7 million cash and shares consideration. The project lies adjacent to the 6Moz Gruyere gold mine, setting the stage for systematic exploration.

CuFe Ltd posted a $5.14 million net loss for FY26, driven by exploration expenses and share-based payments, while making substantial progress on its Tennant Creek Copper Project, buoyed by a $15.4 million strategic investment from Pan African Resources and a $20.75 million capital raise.

Core Energy Minerals (ASX:CR3) has locked in a staged earn-in agreement to acquire up to 51% of the Nova Uranium Joint Venture in Namibia’s prolific Erongo Region, adding advanced uranium prospects to its growing portfolio.

Regis Resources (ASX:RRL) delivered a landmark FY26 with a 181% surge in net profit to $715 million, underpinned by strong gold production and record prices. The company declared a fully franked 35 cents per share dividend, including a special 5 cents payout from the terminated Vault Minerals merger break fee.

Locksley Resources has ceased active exploration at its US critical minerals projects following a technical review and a sharp drop in antimony prices, opting to maintain claims on a low-cost basis while reassessing its hydrometallurgical technology partnership.

Sarama Resources has offloaded its Cosmo and Mt Venn gold projects to Riedel Resources, securing a substantial equity stake while progressing a US$242 million arbitration claim against Burkina Faso.

Kuniko Limited has fast-tracked its earn-in to a 51% interest in Impact Minerals’ Commonwealth-Silica Hill project, hitting the milestone a full year ahead of schedule after $1.5 million in exploration spend.

St Barbara Limited retracts previously released historical surface sample results after ASX consultation, while announcing a significant 64% increase in its Nova Scotia gold exploration budget to A$4.1 million for FY27, alongside a doubling of its exploration team and an ambitious drilling and survey program.

Aeris Resources outlines FY27 production largely in line with FY26, while sharply increasing growth capital to advance the Constellation project and boosting exploration across assets.

Clara Resources (ASX:C7A) sharpened its exploration focus on the Mareeba Gold Project, unveiling seven new targets from a LiDAR survey and expanding its tenure by 111 km². The company also refreshed its leadership and bolstered its cash position through a $1.13 million equity raise.

Paterson Resources has boosted its Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate at the Grace Gold Project to 200,000 ounces, revealing shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation with strong open cut potential.