Latest Exploration Strategy News

DeSoto Resources has kicked off a substantial 10,000-metre power auger drilling program at its Timbakouna Gold Project in Guinea, aiming to test beneath lateritic cover and build on historic high-grade gold intercepts.

Infinity Metals has submitted a drilling approval request for its 100% owned Yambacoona Tin Project in NSW, aiming to test promising geophysical targets amid a booming tin market.

Golden Horse Minerals (ASX: GHM) has delivered robust assay results from its regional exploration at Southern Cross, confirming high-grade gold and silver mineralisation at Hakes Find and advancing drilling at Greenmount and Hopes Hill.

AuKing Mining has kicked off a significant maiden drilling program at its Tundulu Rare Earths Project in Malawi, aiming to expand and validate rare earth mineralisation across multiple targets identified by recent surveys.

Burley Minerals has closed its Share Purchase Plan (SPP) after receiving applications beyond the $300,000 target, following a recent $700,000 placement. The company may scale back or accept all applications at its discretion, with shares expected to be issued on 12 June 2026.

Macallum New Energy has expanded its exploration prospects in the underexplored southern North Perth Basin with a new oil and gas prospect, Aberfeldy, and plans to pursue helium and hydrogen exploration following recent regulatory changes.

Ozz Resources aims to raise up to AUD 5 million through a public offer to fund the acquisition of Sulphide Minerals and exploration of the Bedaburra Project, pending ASX re-admission and shareholder approval.

Legacy Minerals has kicked off an 885m drilling campaign at McMahons Reef within its Harden Gold Project, funded by Hill Tops Gold under a joint venture. Meanwhile, Rio Tinto Exploration has withdrawn from the Thomson Project, returning 100% ownership to Legacy Minerals.

Chilwa Minerals has confirmed significant niobium mineralisation in its southernmost drillhole at Nakombe, extending the known strike length to 270 metres and reinforcing the scale of its critical minerals project in Malawi.

Chalice Mining has outlined a compelling 2.5km copper-molybdenum-silver soil anomaly near Goomalling, WA, featuring rock chips with over 15% total rare earth oxides and strategic magnet rare earths. An initial drilling program is imminent.

WA Gold (ASX: WAU) has pinpointed several high-priority gold targets at its Bullabulling Project in WA’s Eastern Goldfields, setting the stage for a significant drilling campaign starting this month.

Caspin Resources has identified a significant new tin mineralised zone, the Errol’s Fault Zone, outside the existing resource at its Kelpie Deposit. Early drilling shows promising grades and thickness, with follow-up work underway to define extensions.